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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World Economic Forum , 23rd September 2024
Friday Reading Edition 227 (22nd November 2024)
Effectively managing the jobs transition to ensure growth and protections of workers is possible, and new research by the World Economic Forum has detailed exactly how.
McKinsey & Co, 21st May 2024
Friday Reading Edition 227 (22nd November 2024)
To gain the full productivity benefits of generative AI and other technologies, Europe and the United States will need to focus both on improving human capital and accelerating technology adoption.
Airmic,WTW, 19th June 2023
Friday Reading Edition 227 (22nd November 2024)
Rather than threaten their jobs, AI can help equip risk professionals to bring greater value to their organisations as strategic enablers. And as fears of ethical and other risks around AI grow, it will reinforce the need for human decision making and oversight, a role which risk professionals are well positioned to take up.
WTW
Friday Reading Edition 227 (22nd November 2024)
The future of work creates both opportunity and risk. Learn how to adapt to changing employee expectations, embrace technology and manage potential cyber and regulatory risks.
Bloomberg
Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey discusses the central bank's decision to cut its benchmark interest rate to 4.75%, and the impact tariffs from the US could have on the UK economy following the re-election of Donald Trump.
Swiss Re, 23rd May 2024
Friday Reading Edition 223 (25th October 2024)
[Free to download full report upon sharing contact details] Wherever there are opportunities, there are also risks. And AI, like any technology, can go wrong. AI may fail against performance benchmarks; it may inadvertently perpetuate discrimination; it could be subject to malicious attack; or it will perhaps cause real world damages.
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Airmic TV, 4th October 2023
In this exclusive interview with Daniel Hulme, CEO of Satalia and chief AI officer for WPP, we delve into the forefront of AI technologies and their potential to transform our world.
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Institute for Government, 25th March 2024
This event explored the impact that artificial intelligence will have on the next UK general election – and elections around the world.
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Zurich, 22nd February 2024
Organisations will need to be more proactive in anticipating and mitigating the risks posed by disinformation and misinformation.
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Oliver Wyman
Banks depend on accurate and definitive models and outputs for decision-making, risk management and, ultimately, customer satisfaction. AI is designed in part to provide those reliable outputs — but the results so far have sometimes included mistakes.