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Baker McKenzie Survey: As Usage of Artificial Intelligence Proliferates, Companies May Underestimate AI's Business Risks
Companies in the US may be bullish on using artificial intelligence (AI), but many executives are ambivalent about its associated risks โ especially when it comes to AI-enabled hiring and people management tools. According to a new survey by the global law firm Baker McKenzie, though 100 percent of senior executives agree there are risks associated with using AI, just 4 percent of respondents consider these risks to be "significant." Three fourths of those surveyed indicate their organization uses AI for key human resources (HR) management and employment functions โ for example, recruiting and hiring, performance and promotion, and analyzing employee attendance or productivity trends. The Baker McKenzie survey, Risky Business: Identifying Blind Spots in Corporate Oversight of Artificial Intelligence queried 500 US based C-level executives who self-identified as part of the decision-making team responsible for their organization's adoption, use and management of AI-enabled tools. The telephone- and email-based survey was conducted during the months of December 2021 and January 2022, with executives at companies with at least $10.3 billion in annual revenues on average, across a range of industries.
'Halo Infinite' fell into the live service trap. Everyone hopes it gets out soon.
Sustaining the promise of live service may not appear a huge task for a major studio, but having the capacity to fill out a regular schedule of content for such games is a herculean challenge. Activision-Blizzard famously assigned many of its talented studios to support its Call of Duty games instead of creating new, original games. Its "Call of Duty: Warzone" free-to-play service runs at a tight clip with constant updates, even in between its bimonthly seasons. "Halo Infinite," by comparison, has been listless. All eyes point toward May, six months after its initial release, for the launch of its Season 2 battle pass.