Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.

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BBC, 7th October 2023
In this guide, we'll venture beyond chatbots to discover various species of AI - and see how these strange new digital creatures are already playing a part in our lives.
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Computer Weekly, 27th June 2023
Speaking at London Tech Week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer discussed tech funding, talent and AI safety.
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Harvard Business Review, 26th May 2023
Leaders should focus less on automation and more on innovation. Using AI to ask better questions and be more innovative would push leaders out of their comfort zones and into the position of being intellectually wrong, emotionally uncomfortable, and behaviorally quiet and more reflective, all of which promotes innovative thinking and action.
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Holistic AI, 27th February 2023
An overview of AI risk management, including a summary of the risks and best management practices.
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TechTarget
Google Bard is an AI-powered chatbot tool designed by Google to simulate human conversations using natural language processing and machine learning.
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IISS, 28th March 2023
Russia’s cyber forces had reshaped their operational approach over the past year to better coordinate their actions and account for fighting a longer conflict.
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McKinsey & Co, 15th February 2022
Too many companies still rely on manual forecasting because they think AI requires better-quality data than they have available. Nowadays, that’s a costly mistake.
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Center for Humane Technology, 21st April 0203
When it comes to AI, what kind of regulations might we need to address this rapidly developing new class of technologies? What makes regulating AI and runaway tech in general different from regulating airplanes, pharmaceuticals, or food?
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Control Risks, 4th December 2023
Friday Reading Edition 150 (21st April 2023)
In today’s digitally reliant business world, the collaboration between technical experts and executives enables a shared understanding for secure, compliant and resilient organisations in an age of ever-changing risk and connectivity.
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National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), 19th April 2023
Friday Reading Edition 150 (21st April 2023)
The NCSC alert issued this week, warning of the emerging threat from state-aligned groups and the different forms of activity.
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