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The new chief, Tang Yu, was responsible for all of the typical duties of a company figurehead: reviewing high-level analytics, making leadership decisions, assessing risks, and fostering an efficient workplace. She worked 24/7, didn't sleep, and was compensated $0 per year. But there was a catch: Yu wasn't a human. She was a virtual robot powered by artificial intelligence. So far, having an AI CEO hasn't had any catastrophic consequences for NetDragon Websoft.

Are you a data scientist? You might be missing out on some opportunities to make money from it. Even if you already have a full-time job in data science, you will be able to leverage your expertise as a big data expert to make extra money on the side. If you're feeling strapped for cash and feel like you can earn more money with your knowledge and skills, then starting a side hustle in 2022 is an excellent idea. Everyone has the chance to do more in life and go further, and starting your own side hustle is a great way to do this.

All the same, it's one thing employers love to hate. Whenever an employer hires a worker, the understanding is that they have offered a fair wage for what you have to offer. Therefore, any time spent outside work should be for recuperating (recreation and sleep) from the busy day. That has been the thinking: "Eight hours labour, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest." It might have worked in the early 20th century, during the industrial revolution, but a rethink for the demands of the 21st century is long due.

A lot of people are worried that robots are going to take their jobs. Doctors are worried that they'll be replaced by robot doctors. Chefs are worried that they'll be replaced by robot chefs. I do certain things at work that a robot would never be able to replicate. For instance, on an average workday, I spend two to three hours in the bathroom. It doesn't need to go to the bathroom.

A cheeky website is pretending to take attendee registrations and hotel bookings for folks heading to the upcoming Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) conference in Montreal, Canada, at the end of this year. Thousands of AI researchers and previous attendees received an email from the official NIPS team warning of the counterfeit site. "It has come to our attention that a fake website is offering registration and housing for the NIPS conference," the email stated. "The real NIPS website is nips.cc. Please do not visit nips2018.org." At first glance, the unofficial site is quite convincing.

In the past few years, we've seen a massive change in the information and communication, manufacturing, financial and other industries. Technologies like machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) have taken over the world. Many businesses are working day and night to adopt these advanced technologies because the capabilities of machine learning and artificial intelligence continue to expand and hold the potential for creating growth for businesses. The terms AI and ML are used interchangeably and--because of this--millions of people have a lot of misconceptions regarding these terms. These are highly searched terms on the internet, and are often confused to be the same.