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The 2024 AI advancements that changed everything
Perplexity AI: What You Need to Know
Perplexity doesn't get as much air time as other AI tools, but its features have the potential to change how you work.
How a Bayer CFO is thinking about AI ROI
Your CFO will want to see your plan for proving ROI before they greenlight your AI initiatives. But what we learned from Bayer CFO, Florian Zirnstein, is that not all CFOs need to see hard numbers to measure success.
Benchmarking Section’s AI Proficiency
We've talked a lot about the AI proficiency of the broader workforce - but is Section even walking the walk? We ran our own AI Proficiency Survey internally - here's how we did it, what we learned, and how we're measuring ROI.
ChatGPT o1: What’s cool, what’s hype, and what happens next
OpenAI just changed the LLM game with the release of ChatGPT o1. Here's what it means when it says it's "thinking", how to prompt it, and what this all means for the future.
Where's the money going to be made in AI?
Not every AI investor will make their money back. In this post, we dig into the AI business models that will work, and those that will be the next Pets.com.
10 lessons from running a startup in 2023
This was a hard year for Section, but we’ve come out of it fitter and stronger. Here are 10 lessons that I’ve learned about running a startup – hoping they provide some inspiration to you.
Why shadow AI is probably happening in your company
We surveyed over 5,000 knowledge workers in the second half of 2024 on AI knowledge, skill, and usage. One of the most troubling takeaways: AI use is happening, whether your company sanctions it or not, and the implications are huge.
Why most organizations aren’t ready to deploy AI
In September, we re-ran our AI Proficiency Survey to over 5,000 knowledge workers across the US, UK, and Canada. Our biggest takeaway: The knowledge workforce is vastly unprepared for an AI-augmented future.
