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 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)
Bridges usually have protections to keep them safe from collisions, experts say – but the huge force of the ‘Dali’ might have overwhelmed them.
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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 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)
Biden administration pledges to meet cost of rebuilding four-lane river crossing but primary insurer Chubb could seek subrogation.
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Friday Reading Edition 195 (28th March 2024)
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed on Tuesday after a large container ship ran into it, leading to six presumed deaths and millions of dollars in possible damage.
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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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