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Information Commissioner’s Office seeks views on accuracy of generative AI models

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星期四, 四月 18, 2024

The third consultation in the series focuses on how data protection’s accuracy principle applies to the outputs of generative AI models, and the impact that accurate training data has on the output.

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  • The third consultation in the series focuses on how data protection’s accuracy principle applies to the outputs of generative AI models, and the impact that accurate training data has on the output.
  • Where people wrongly rely on generative AI models to provide factually accurate information about people, this can lead to misinformation, reputational damage and other harms.
  • “In a world where misinformation is growing, we cannot allow misuse of generative AI to erode trust in the truth.
  • The regulator has already considered the lawfulness of web scraping to train generative AI models and examined how the purpose limitation principle should apply to generative AI models.

ICO publishes guidance to improve transparency in health and social care

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星期四, 四月 18, 2024

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is supporting health and social care organisations to ensure they are being transparent with people about how their personal information is being used.

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  • The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is supporting health and social care organisations to ensure they are being transparent with people about how their personal information is being used.
  • The health and social care sectors routinely handle sensitive information about the most intimate aspects of someone’s health, which is provided in confidence to trusted practitioners.
  • Following a public consultation earlier this year the guidance incorporates feedback from health and social care organisations across the UK.
  • Aimed at any organisation that delivers a heath or social care service or uses health and social care information, it supplements existing ICO guidance on the principle of transparency and the right to be informed.

PICCASO Awards Canada to Illuminate Successes in Data, Privacy and Information Security in an Era of Growing Complexity

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星期一, 三月 18, 2024

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 18, 2024) - PICCASO Awards Canada to Illuminate Successes in Data, Privacy and Information Security in an Era of Growing Complexity.

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  • Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 18, 2024) - PICCASO Awards Canada to Illuminate Successes in Data, Privacy and Information Security in an Era of Growing Complexity.
  • Nominate an individual or team for the inaugural PICCASO Awards Canada by March 28, 2024.
  • PICCASO, in collaboration with The Privacy Pro, is set to bring its renowned celebration of excellence in data, privacy, and information security to Canada with the inaugural PICCASO Awards Canada on June 11, 2024.
  • Against the backdrop of recent high profile privacy breaches and the subsequent disconcerting headlines, the PICCASO Awards Canada is set to spotlight and honour trailblazers in the privacy community.

Analogue Records Net Profit of HK$251.5 Million in FY2023

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星期一, 三月 25, 2024

-- Profit attributable to owners of the Company increased to HK$251.5 million, a year-on-year growth of 119.5%

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  • -- Profit attributable to owners of the Company increased to HK$251.5 million, a year-on-year growth of 119.5%
    The Group's revenue for the Year was HK$6,132.9 million and gross profit was HK$833.3 million.
  • Profit attributable to owners of the Company was HK$251.5 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 119.5%.
  • The Group's contracts-in-hand remained at a high level of HK$11,459.6 million, providing a solid foundation for the business going forward.
  • Revenue of the Environmental Engineering segment grew by 9.9% to HK$1,356 million year-on-year, with contracts-in-hand amounting to HK$4,165 million as at 31 December 2023.

Acclaimed AI researchers unveil Workhelix to pinpoint GenAI’s business value

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024

Workhelix gives them the hard numbers they need to take action,” said Workhelix cofounder Erik Brynjolfsson.

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  • Workhelix gives them the hard numbers they need to take action,” said Workhelix cofounder Erik Brynjolfsson.
  • "By providing a quantitative analysis of the opportunities for generative Al, Workhelix provides executives a guide to delivering value."
  • Starting today, any business can use Workhelix to get their dynamic, interactive roadmap for GenAI.
  • It’s just a question of who will seize their advantage, and who will fall behind their peers,” said Workhelix CEO James Milin.

Arun Rai Honored as 2024 AACSB Influential Leader

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星期一, 四月 8, 2024

Atlanta, Georgia, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business announces that Arun Rai is one of 22 business school faculty honored by AACSB International (AACSB)—the world’s largest business education alliance—as part of its Class of 2024 Influential Leaders .

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  • Atlanta, Georgia, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business announces that Arun Rai is one of 22 business school faculty honored by AACSB International (AACSB)—the world’s largest business education alliance—as part of its Class of 2024 Influential Leaders .
  • Rai is Regents’ Professor of the University System of Georgia and director of the Center for Digital Innovation at Robinson.
  • “This is a well-deserved honor for Arun to be recognized for the significant impact his research has had on business and society.
  • “Arun Rai’s work demonstrates the potential of business school research to address some of today’s most critical challenges,” said Lily Bi, AACSB president and CEO.

Capital Bank Welcomes Anguel Lindarev as Chief Information Officer

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星期五, 四月 5, 2024

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Bank (NASDAQ: CBNK), a leading commercial bank in the DC Metro Region, is pleased to announce the appointment of Anguel Lindarev as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective immediately.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., April 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Bank (NASDAQ: CBNK), a leading commercial bank in the DC Metro Region, is pleased to announce the appointment of Anguel Lindarev as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective immediately.
  • Mr. Lindarev will oversee all areas of technology, including infrastructure operations, information and cybersecurity, enterprise applications/integration, testing, software engineering, and strategic delivery.
  • Prior to joining Capital Bank, Mr. Lindarev served as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer of American National Bank, where he led the development of a digital bank and Banking-as-a-Service business line.
  • "I am thrilled to join Capital Bank and contribute to its distinguished legacy of excellence and innovation," said Anguel Lindarev.

EU's reimagined NIS 2 cybersecurity vision puts businesses on high alert

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星期五, 四月 5, 2024

The NIS 2 aims to establish a high standard level of cybersecurity and resilience throughout the Union.

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  • The NIS 2 aims to establish a high standard level of cybersecurity and resilience throughout the Union.
  • "The NIS 2 represents a significant step forward in unifying and elevating cybersecurity standards across our critical economic sectors and digital infrastructure."
  • As an advocate of effective cybersecurity solutions, we are committed to enabling organizations to navigate the NIS 2 compliance journey.
  • The Network and Information Security 2 Directive (NIS 2) is an update and expansion of the original 2016 NIS Directive.

Exela Technologies Holdings, Inc. Reports Full Year 2023 Results

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星期四, 四月 4, 2024

“2023 was a challenging year with focus on stabilizing revenues and recovering from the effects of our network outage in 2022.

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  • “2023 was a challenging year with focus on stabilizing revenues and recovering from the effects of our network outage in 2022.
  • We maintained our focus on cost management and leveraging automation, and have 2023 initiatives in process continuing into 2024 to achieve our margin improvement goals.
  • We improved gross margins and operating income, however we did not accomplish all of our goals in 2023 and have room to grow,” said Par Chadha, Executive Chairman of Exela Technologies.
  • Net Loss: Net loss for 2023 was $124.4 million ($125.1 attributable to Exela Technologies Inc), an improvement of $291.4 million compared with a net loss of $415.6 million in 2022.

AvePoint's Inaugural AI and Information Management Report Reveals Organizations with Mature IM Strategies are 1.5x More Likely to Realize AI Benefits

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星期三, 四月 3, 2024

However, organizations with more mature information management (IM) strategies are 1.5x more likely to realize benefits from AI than those with less mature strategies.

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  • However, organizations with more mature information management (IM) strategies are 1.5x more likely to realize benefits from AI than those with less mature strategies.
  • “If organizations don’t establish or adapt their information management strategies, the challenges they are already facing will be exacerbated by AI.
  • Organizations with mature IM strategies are 1.5x more likely to realize benefits from AI than those with less mature strategies.
  • To read the full AvePoint AI and Information Management Report, please visit avpt.co/AI-report-2024
    AvePoint conducted its AI & Information Management study in collaboration with AIIM, an organization dedicated to advancing the information management industry, and with CIPL, a global privacy and data policy think and do tank, to better understand the intersection of AI and information management and how information management practices were impacting AI implementation.