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 223 (25th October 2024)
AI is increasingly becoming an integral asset to various industries, offering insights, streamlining processes, and boosting efficiency. However, its widespread adoption comes with significant challenges for businesses, insurers and regulators.
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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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Friday Reading Edition 222 (18th October 2024)
The fields of AI and robotics have made rapid advancements in recent years. AI in particular has powered much of the growth in equity markets and we believe that we are only at the beginning of the opportunity.
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Friday Reading Edition 222 (18th October 2024)
Tech companies are reporting increased emissions due to running the data centres that power AI. But AI tools can also help facilitate the energy transition.
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Friday Reading Edition 222 (18th October 2024)
Artificial intelligence is having a measurable impact across all aspects of HR — from talent management to compensation, health and benefits, and retirement planning. To effectively harness the technology, HR leaders must ensure both their own teams and the wider workforce are prepared.
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Friday Reading Edition 222 (18th October 2024)
AI adoption by companies is gathering pace, but initial use cases naturally tend to focus on optimization and efficiencies around internal use cases instead of novel AI-enabled products, services, and business models. We use examples from a range of industries, exploring why companies should ensure they are positioned to seize long-term, revolutionary, and client-centric AI opportunities.
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Friday Reading Edition 222 (18th October 2024)
AI is playing an increasingly influential role in the healthcare sector, helping to improve diagnosis, streamline and improve processes, enhance patient care, create efficiencies in data sharing and, critically, save more lives. As the technology continues to advance, the opportunities are vast.
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Friday Reading Edition 222 (18th October 2024)
Major leaps in the effectiveness of Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) have dominated the discussion around AI. Given its growing availability and sophistication, the technology will inevitably reshape the cyber risk landscape.
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Friday Reading Edition 221 (11th October 2024)
Israel has invaded southern Lebanon in a dramatic escalation of its conflict with Hezbollah. The Israeli ground operation began on 30 September, days after an air strike killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Iran-backed armed group.
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Friday Reading Edition 221 (11th October 2024)
Organisations are being advised by global security risk services firm International SOS to evacuate non-essential employees from Israel, Lebanon and neighbouring countries amid an escalating conflict in the region that is “creeping towards” the involvement of Iran and even the US.
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