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 195 (28th March 2024)
BBC Verify has analysed the moment of the collision between the Dali container ship and the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The path of the ship can be followed using data from the ship tracking website MarineTraffic. A closer look at the footage shows that the ship’s lights went out in the minutes before it collided with the bridge.
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Friday Reading Edition 194 (22nd March 2024)
Groundbreaking advancements like AI bring new threats — especially as the rapid acceleration and integration of these technologies can expose businesses to unforeseen digital vulnerabilities. Equally, innovations relating to AI could prove essential to tackling cyber threats.
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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 194 (22nd March 2024)
This Code of Conduct for Claims aims to serve to guide both the actions of the insurer and any suppliers involved, and also to reassure the claimants that due consideration had been given to the proper use of AI.
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Friday Reading Edition 194 (22nd March 2024)
In the first three parts of our series, we looked at the vital elements that AI applications must fulfil to benefit the insurance industry, the countless possibilities it opens up, and what it will take to foster trust in rapid machine advancements: What do these impending business changes mean for future generations working in the insurance industry?
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Friday Reading Edition 194 (22nd March 2024)
Though no cases have been confirmed, deepfake technology may be leveraged by “kidnappers” to extort exorbitant ransoms from their victims. It’s a risk every corporation needs to keep on their radar.
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Friday Reading Edition 194 (22nd March 2024)
AI will affect organisations everywhere, and the greatest step forward for boards will be in terms of trust.
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Friday Reading Edition 193 (15th March 2024)
This year we will see 83 elections in 78 countries. What consequences might the 2024 'year of elections' bring?
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Friday Reading Edition 193 (15th March 2024)
While there is no doubt over the election’s outcome, the presidential campaign is already exposing the myth of complete consolidation around an irreplaceable president. Vladimir Putin may be winning in the short term, but he is strewing mines beneath the country’s future.
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Friday Reading Edition 193 (15th March 2024)
Control Risks experts have identified ten low likelihood events that would have high impact for businesses in 2024, such as misinformation that may impact the outcome of the US election in November.
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