More than a Glitch

One of the great pleasures of writing for the Journal is the opportunity to discuss trends, workplace challenges and big picture questions with leading authors and experts. Michael Wiederstein, Caryn Hunt and Sara Küpfer share this year’s personal highlights. On Addressing the Threats and Shortcomings of AI With the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, […]

The rise of Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) and technological breakthroughs in Adaptive Learning promise to maximize learning outcomes at lower costs and time investment. What place do L&D professionals occupy in this evolving landscape? As workplace learning continues to evolve from in-person and blended training solutions to fully digital, just-in-time, and increasingly personalized learning experiences, […]

How to build an inclusive culture from the inside out. Everybody has unquestioned biases. Employees are often overlooked for promotions or opportunities simply because they don’t fit the unconscious image their company’s managers may have of what a leader looks like, and that’s a shame because if employers don’t value their talented employees, they will […]

getAbstract wrapped up its ten-week #getAI campaign with a webinar discussion on “The Real-world Impact of AI.” AI is becoming an integral part of workplace learning and productivity enhancement. Indeed, we are only at the beginning of grasping the many ways the technology is set to improve both individual and organizational performance. As part of […]

Meredith Broussard, author of More Than a Glitch, probes the vulnerabilities within algorithmic systems, some benign, others deadly. In More Than a Glitch, data journalist Meredith Broussard explores the vulnerabilities and biases that come with insufficiently vetted algorithmic technologies, as well as the change of culture in organizations that come to trust fallible systems over […]

Each year, getAbstract’s Editorial team sorts through thousands of books to select and summarize the very best titles for business leaders and their teams. Below you’ll find our weekly highlights from the library. Take a moment to read why our managing editors think these titles are top of the class. Erica, Senior Managing Editor: Leadership, […]

Linguistics professor Emily M. Bender separates fact from the hype surrounding Large Language Model AI. Since the unveiling of ChatGPT to the public, businesses have scrambled to understand Large Language Models (LLMs) and how they might integrate these powerful AI systems into their processes. But with the great promise comes a lot of hype. University […]

In September 2023, getAbstract invited readers to vote for their favorite book longlisted in the main Business Impact category. Thank you for casting your vote. The “Business Impact Readers’ Choice” award will be announced in October. Since 2020, the Readers’ Choice Award has given you the opportunity to vote for your book of the year. […]

Here are the Winners of getAbstract’s International Book Award 2023 in the “Business Impact” Category. Launched in 2001, the getAbstract International Book Award is among the world’s oldest, continuously presented non-fiction book awards. In alignment with our mission to provide actionable, business-relevant knowledge, the getAbstract International Book Award focuses on works that help people make […]

Increasingly, AI systems are trained with artificial, synthetic information and data. This has cost advantages but causes accuracy problems – and could even lead to the collapse of the models. Generative AI is booming. According to a new McKinsey study, as many as half the employees of leading global companies use this type of technology in their […]