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How I use AI to help my boss prepare for board meetings
The best open-source AI chatbots in April 2024
While big players like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have been stealing the spotlight, a crew of underdogs have been working on models to give them a run for their money. But how do they stack up?
The VC perspective on successful AI startups
You might have a cool idea for an AI startup, but is it venture backable? General Catalyst's Christopher Kauffman will tell you.
We introduced our first AI avatar professor. Here’s why.
Earlier this month, we wrapped our very first AI avatar-led course. Here's the nitty-gritty calculus behind our decision to try avatars as instructors.
Meet your professor: Apple’s Amit Rawal from AI for Data Analysis
We sat down with Apple’s Amit Rawal to ask him all the things you should know before you take his course – including a sneak peek into his data analysis framework.
How I use AI to help my boss prepare for board meetings
We’re not shy about sharing our favorite AI use case: Leveraging it as a thought partner. But not all LLMs are created equally – so Section’s Chief of Staff to the COO, Ana, is sharing how they rank as thought partners for one of her most strategic use cases: Preparing the quarterly board deck.
How we used AI to improve course quality by 20%
One common misperception about AI is that it’s only good for making processes quicker. Education Product Lead, Kyra Atekwana, shared how it also improved our content quality by 20%.
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.
How the Royal Family’s AI-powered mental health agent overcame privacy concerns
Most orgs feel unready for the challenges that Gen AI brings to risk management. Yet many AI applications will have to navigate the line between user value and user privacy. So we sat down with specialist, Brian Kolodny, to understand how he traversed matters of privacy when building a mental health bot for the Royal Family’s foundation.
