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For big companies seeking ROI from AI, people matter more than models

Big companies need to overcome 'learned helplessness' and risk aversion to find ROI from AI, futurist Amy Webb says

Fortune · 23h ago

Top futurist Amy Webb sees Fortune 500 firms suffering from ‘learned helplessness’ with AI, like taxi drivers who need Google Maps

“Let’s be fair, Fortune 500 companies are pretty late to the party on this,” said Webb, founder and CEO of the Future Today Strategy Group.

Fortune · Oct 2

Why the AI economy is like a bad dating app — drowning in decks, pilot purgatory — and it's playing out like the dotcom bubble, except worse

Amy Webb is a futurist who called the rise of AI — and a U.S./China tech Cold War — years ago. She wishes she were happier with what she's seeing.

Fortune · Aug 30

Is AI the future of Hollywood? How the hype squares with reality

For every problem you can think of, someone is out there pitching a solution that involves artificial intelligence. AI could help solve such intractable problems as climate change and dangerous work conditions, the technology's most eager boosters promise.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2023

The place where music artists, filmmakers and tech companies appear before they become household names

SXSW Sydney begins the slow reveal of creatives who will take part when the music, gaming, technology and screen festival travels outside North America for the first time in October.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2023

Heads Up: SXSW Sydney Has Dropped Its First Round Of Speakers Performers So Get Planning ASAP

Bring it.

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 9, 2023