Lisa Chau

The Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) held its 2024 Asian American Women in Tech conference on Monday, June 17, at Baruch College in New York City.

The conference, sub-titled “Unlocking the Power of Authentic Inclusion in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI),” dealt with how AI and women affect each other, including panels on the “Impact of AI on the Working Lives of Women” and “Women Led AI Innovation.”

Award-winning author Frances West, a former Chief… Show more

The Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) held its 2024 Asian American Women in Tech conference on Monday, June 17, at Baruch College in New York City.

The conference, sub-titled “Unlocking the Power of Authentic Inclusion in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI),” dealt with how AI and women affect each other, including panels on the “Impact of AI on the Working Lives of Women” and “Women Led AI Innovation.”

Award-winning author Frances West, a former Chief Accessibility Officer for IBM, served as the day’s master of ceremonies. Her global business advisory organization, which carries her name, focuses on technology inclusion. Show less

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a niche technology reserved for specific high level functions and industries — it has quickly evolved into a transformative force in homes, offices, and classrooms.

While the technology is transformative, its impact hasn’t been uniformly positive. For example, teachers are seeing students take advantage of AI to cheat on assignments. It makes their jobs easier. With AI, cheaters never prosper.

“Students think that educators won't detect… Show more

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a niche technology reserved for specific high level functions and industries — it has quickly evolved into a transformative force in homes, offices, and classrooms.

While the technology is transformative, its impact hasn’t been uniformly positive. For example, teachers are seeing students take advantage of AI to cheat on assignments. It makes their jobs easier. With AI, cheaters never prosper.

“Students think that educators won't detect it. Our English teachers run any suspicious work through software that detects the use of AI, but honestly it is usually obvious to teachers,” said Stephen Whiteley, a recently retired York Suburban High School science teacher who taught for 34 years. Show less

AI is slowly taking over our lives – and people know it.

A 2023 survey from Ipsos shows that, over the last year, the proportion of those who think AI will dramatically affect their lives in the next three to five years has increased from 60% to 66%. Moreover, 52% express nervousness toward AI products and services, marking a 13 percentage point rise from 2022.

According to the 2024 Artificial Intelligence Index Report conducted by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered… Show more

AI is slowly taking over our lives – and people know it.

A 2023 survey from Ipsos shows that, over the last year, the proportion of those who think AI will dramatically affect their lives in the next three to five years has increased from 60% to 66%. Moreover, 52% express nervousness toward AI products and services, marking a 13 percentage point rise from 2022.

According to the 2024 Artificial Intelligence Index Report conducted by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, generative AI (GenAI) funding has surged from 2022, nearly octupling to hit $25.2 billion. Anthropic, OpenAI, Hugging Face, and Inflection were key giants that reported substantial rounds of fundraising. Show less

Lack of education accounts for a great deal of abject poverty in the world. Basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter dominate the daily thoughts of those caught in destitute circumstances. The short-term goal of survival takes precedence over the long-term goal of starting a business.

In that vein, providing microcredit loans proves disastrous when unaccompanied by guidance on creating sustainable value. Two examples where such systems failed include South Africa, where… Show more

Lack of education accounts for a great deal of abject poverty in the world. Basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter dominate the daily thoughts of those caught in destitute circumstances. The short-term goal of survival takes precedence over the long-term goal of starting a business.

In that vein, providing microcredit loans proves disastrous when unaccompanied by guidance on creating sustainable value. Two examples where such systems failed include South Africa, where self-employment income fell more than 11 percent annually over a period of six years, and Bangladesh, where some indebted resorted to selling their bodily organs.

However, incorporating an educational component into the lending system makes a marked difference. Nobel Prize winner and microcredit founder Muhammad Yunus taught millions of Bengali people how to leverage their potential to become successful entrepreneurs. He established Grameen Bank to provide loans totaling more than $15 billion, of which $14 billion has been paid back, according to its May 2014 statement. Show less

For many of us, the traditional career is dead. Instead of simply getting a job, those of us who are ambitious for advancement are faced with creating our own opportunities. Even in previously safe fields and industries, the pace of innovation and the spread of global competition have encroached upon previously well-paved career paths.

Such acceleration has radically weakened the capacity of organizations to provide stable ladders to climb.

The bright side is that aspirants who… Show more

For many of us, the traditional career is dead. Instead of simply getting a job, those of us who are ambitious for advancement are faced with creating our own opportunities. Even in previously safe fields and industries, the pace of innovation and the spread of global competition have encroached upon previously well-paved career paths.

Such acceleration has radically weakened the capacity of organizations to provide stable ladders to climb.

The bright side is that aspirants who can credibly position themselves as able to address employers' changing needs will find themselves treated as hot commodities in an exceedingly competitive job market. But to achieve this requires a major shift...

In conjunction with an NYU-Dartmouth conference held on 12 June 2013 in NYU's Wasserman Center For Career Development: Adaptive Careers - How to Succeed in a Rapidly Evolving World

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To many professionals, networking seems like a painful chore.

Four quick ways to make networking more gratifying – and successful.

Getting a college degree or certificate can be so indispensable that families, students and society often pay not only for what opens doors and fosters growth, but also for many costs that may be incidental to this. Every student should create a plan when financing his education; both similar to and different from a traditional business plan. It is similar in that it asks students to think through how they will bring in income after they have finished school to pay back their loans. It is… Show more

Getting a college degree or certificate can be so indispensable that families, students and society often pay not only for what opens doors and fosters growth, but also for many costs that may be incidental to this. Every student should create a plan when financing his education; both similar to and different from a traditional business plan. It is similar in that it asks students to think through how they will bring in income after they have finished school to pay back their loans. It is different in that it takes changes in a student's preferences and prospects heavily into account. Instead of asking students to make fixed projections around their futures, they ought to take stock of the available paths forward at each stage of their education and their careers, and make adjustments accordingly. Show less

When assessing potential Acceleration Moments, the idea is to anticipate opportunities for disruptive innovation and assess what will be required to commercialize such an innovation successfully. (Disruptive innovation is Harvard Business School professor Clay Christensen's term for innovations that transform markets.) This might sound like common sense, to get out ahead of the curve when the world is changing. But businesses that are good at doing anticipatory disruption are few and far… Show more

When assessing potential Acceleration Moments, the idea is to anticipate opportunities for disruptive innovation and assess what will be required to commercialize such an innovation successfully. (Disruptive innovation is Harvard Business School professor Clay Christensen's term for innovations that transform markets.) This might sound like common sense, to get out ahead of the curve when the world is changing. But businesses that are good at doing anticipatory disruption are few and far between.

Corporations work hard to set and correct course, but typically focus on the waves they already see others paddling toward. Meanwhile, many entrepreneurs are still expected to present static business plans that lay out a single set of actions and projected outcomes, based on a scenario they extend five years out. Investors and entrepreneurs talk about pivoting, but for the most part this is reactive pivoting. Contingency plans are made, of course, but they tend to be reserved for emergencies. Show less

A list of simple yet effective ways to promote your article online.

Included in SMM's Top 10 List – The Year in Review 2012: Our Editors’ Picks
http://thesocialmediamonthly.com/the-year-in-review-2012-our-editors-picks/

About SMM: Founded in 2011 and published by Washington, DC-based technology group, The Cool Blue Company, The Social Media Monthly went from pie-in-the-sky idea to print in just 53 days. Three weeks later, the magazine secured national distribution with Barnes &… Show more

A list of simple yet effective ways to promote your article online.

Included in SMM's Top 10 List – The Year in Review 2012: Our Editors’ Picks
http://thesocialmediamonthly.com/the-year-in-review-2012-our-editors-picks/

About SMM: Founded in 2011 and published by Washington, DC-based technology group, The Cool Blue Company, The Social Media Monthly went from pie-in-the-sky idea to print in just 53 days. Three weeks later, the magazine secured national distribution with Barnes & Noble and can now be found in 20 countries around the world, Walmart Canada, and airports across the U.S. Show less

Thanks to globalization and cheap labor abroad, companies are now able to inexpensively and quickly churn out trendy garments at low prices. In an age of rampant consumerism, as evidenced by tens of millions of views of YouTube "haul videos" and other media devoted solely to materialism, retail chains such as Forever 21, H&M, and Charlotte Russe have proliferated at an alarming rate over the last decade. "Fast Fashion," as the movement is known, has paved the way for outright disposable… Show more

Thanks to globalization and cheap labor abroad, companies are now able to inexpensively and quickly churn out trendy garments at low prices. In an age of rampant consumerism, as evidenced by tens of millions of views of YouTube "haul videos" and other media devoted solely to materialism, retail chains such as Forever 21, H&M, and Charlotte Russe have proliferated at an alarming rate over the last decade. "Fast Fashion," as the movement is known, has paved the way for outright disposable fashion. Show less

Tips for effective communication and leadership. A strategic leader knows that she must not only be able to explain a shared vision, but also inspire. Charismatic managers use credibility, trust and influence to motivate teams toward common goals.

Although internships have not yet become de rigueur across industries, they are becoming increasingly important for the many students seeking a competitive advantage in the job market. Internships are valuable because they expand possibilities. As advised in a previous article: Always be ready for unexpected opportunities, and put yourself in situations where opportunities are likely to arise.

Over the last decade, social media has emerged as an innovative tool which has managed to disrupt traditional business models, governmental proceedings and news reporting. Web 2.0 has changed the way that business is conducted, facilitated mass mobilization of political protests and altered power dynamics in the media. Consumers of media are now also producers of media.

Frigyes Karinthy's "six degrees of separation" concept suggests that any two people are connected by six steps of connection or fewer. Mark Granovetter's "theory on the strength of weak ties" advocates focusing on weak ties—people farther out on one's networks—for greater mobility. The intersection of these two models of thought can be molded into a powerful strategy for leveraging relationships, especially when compounded with social media. Like my previous article, my intent here is to… Show more

Frigyes Karinthy's "six degrees of separation" concept suggests that any two people are connected by six steps of connection or fewer. Mark Granovetter's "theory on the strength of weak ties" advocates focusing on weak ties—people farther out on one's networks—for greater mobility. The intersection of these two models of thought can be molded into a powerful strategy for leveraging relationships, especially when compounded with social media. Like my previous article, my intent here is to understand tactics people can leverage to find and land jobs in a struggling economy. Show less

Given the dismal state of the current economy, more and more people are investing their time in learning and leveraging social media. As increasing numbers of corporations adopt systems like Yammer and Chatter to manage internal communications, fluency in social media will be necessary for most workers to add to their skill set. Staying competitive in the marketplace for job and education will necessitate familiarity with these programs.

Faith E. Beasley, professor of French and women’s and gender studies, has been awarded a 2012 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for “stellar achievement in the past and exceptional promise for continued accomplishment.” The award will allow Beasley to finish writing her sixth book, which will explore the link between France and India in the 17th century.