Talent Bytes - May 2024

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Oooooh this training data issue is very interesting, isn’t it? 

For anyone who hasn’t heard, newspaper publishers are suing Microsoft and Open AI over copyright infringement.  

So many of the widely used generative content and image platforms seem not to have worried much about who owns the IP of the data that they have used to build their models.  

It’s uncharted territory and it’s becoming clear that the guiding lines of AI usage is going to be determined in commercial law courts as much as in legislation.  

Check out the work that Ed Newton-Rex is doing at Fairly Trained if you’re interested in finding out more.  

The inspiring Dr Liz Wilson also gives us a tour around Include Chat – the AI EDIB advisor that puts her years of experience at your fingertips.  

I hope you enjoy the latest Talent Bytes!  

Learning Bytes

Japan’s Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI - AP News, May 2024

Key points:

• Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida introduced an international framework for regulating generative AI. 
• Japan initiated the Hiroshima AI Friends Group under its G7 chairmanship to develop guiding principles and a code of conduct for AI developers. It has already been joined by 49 countries and regions. 
• My take: This is the latest of a first wave of international regulation on this critical issue. The real question will fast become who will enforce it? Especially as the greatest will come from a small group of bad actors (I’m talking rogue states here rather than Danny Dyer). It’s unlikely that they’ll care about the latest G7 guidance whilst hacking into our critical infrastructure...  

The Hot Job Coming Soon To A Workplace Near You: AI Employee Manager - Forbes, January 2024

Key points:

• We could see the rise of a role of AI employee managers, who oversee AI-powered teams. 
• The need is driven by the increasing prevalence of AI across business functions.  
• AI agents require human managers to optimize their performance carrying out traditional people management roles, including goal setting, measuring performance, and feedback. 
• My take: It’s interesting to see some of the first AI-created roles hitting the market. I do expect this to be a bit of an exception and for AI to do more of a (relatively) slow transformation of existing role types than creation of new role categories.  

'Strictly prohibited' | Big Four firms crack down on AI use during recruitment process - HR Grapevine, March 2024

 Key points:

• UK's 'Big Four' firms (KPMG, Deloitte, PwC, and EY) are restricting job candidates from using AI during hiring processes  

• They claim that the main reason is to prevent candidates gaining an unfair advantage  
• Job applicants must confirm completion of online tests without external AI tools. 
• BDO is using technology to detect AI usage and plagiarism. 
• Other firms have taken another approach. Shoosmiths encourages AI use but emphasizes its complementary role to human judgment. 
• My take: I think it’s a no brainer to encourage candidates to use AI. Given that all of the Big Four see AI (especially gen AI) as a big part of their futures I don’t understand the logic of banning it in the application process.  

Eight newspaper publishers sue Microsoft and OpenAI over copyright infringement - CNBC, April 2024

  Key points:

• Eight newspaper publishers are suing Microsoft and OpenAI in a New York federal court, alleging copyright infringement claiming that Copilot and ChatGPT use their articles without permission. 
• OpenAI stated they were not aware of the concerns but are engaged in partnerships with news organizations. 
• OpenAI and Google have already signed deals with media companies for access to content to train their AI models. 
• My take: IP will continue to dominate the commercial debate around AI. Celebrities have already signed over rights to their likeness to Meta for use in chatbots and now companies are following. There are loads of unanswered questions and we’ve yet to scratch the surface here. If you’re out there training an AI model the safest thing is to build on strong foundations – get permission and build ethically.  

Big Bytes

Includechat -

Dr. Liz Wilson discusses Includechat, the generative AI chatbot she created that answers any employee diversity, equity, belonging, and inclusion questions in real time and in any language.

We Need To Talk About HR Podcast

Felix speaks to Nic Marks, CEO and founder of Friday Pulse, an organisation focused on measuring happiness in organisations, about the importance of happy employees for productivity and how to improve that in your organisations.

Need to know AI technology for recruitment

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• Includechat - a generative AI chatbot created by behavioural scientist Dr. Liz Wilson to help organisations with issues of diversity, equity, belonging, and inclusion by answering any employee question on those issues in real time.

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