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.
Friday Reading Edition 197 (19th April 2024)
The recent rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia signals something much larger in international affairs: China now believes its traditionally passive role no longer suits its interest, taking on a more activist outlook in its foreign policy as a facilitator.
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Friday Reading Edition 196 (5th April 2024)
A contrary view, from Kenneth Rogoff, the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Friday Reading Edition 196 (5th April 2024)
The funding bonanza over AI could add lots of hype and "maybe some grifting," says Demis Hassabis.
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Friday Reading Edition 196 (5th April 2024)
Is there a generative AI bubble? Is the bubble poised to pop? A generative AI bubble is certainly expanding. Here are three reasons that bubble is not poised to pop.
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It’s time for banks to embrace, test, and fail with AI – Decoding AI risks: Fail fast or fall behind Text
Friday Reading Edition 196 (5th April 2024)
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.
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Friday Reading Edition 195 (28th March 2024)
The sudden destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at the Port of Baltimore has implications for some of the largest US energy industries.
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Friday Reading Edition 195 (28th March 2024)
The catastrophic bridge collapse that closed the Port of Baltimore to ship traffic on Tuesday is causing some logistics headaches, but is unlikely to trigger a major new US supply chain crisis as competing East Coast ports are poised to handle more cargo, economists and logistics experts say.
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Friday Reading Edition 194 (22nd March 2024)
Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia – the world’s most valuable chip company benefiting from a spending frenzy, which created a ‘tipping point’ for AI in February – is interviewed on CNBC.
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Friday Reading Edition 192 (8th March 2024)
IfG experts analyse Wednesday's budget announcement.
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Friday Reading Edition 192 (8th March 2024)
As expected it was largely a Budget aimed at workers and families with National Insurance cuts, changes to the High Income Child Benefit Charge, and an increase to the VAT registration threshold. The non-dom announcement perhaps goes further than expected and the drop in the capital gains tax rate for residential property was a surprise.
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