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Corporate communication adapts to rising AI use

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INT

Companies are writing the documents they file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) such that they are read and heard favourably by machines, not just human…

AI deployment requires new security awareness

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INTERNATIONAL

While the number of cyberattacks on AI-based systems is thus far limited, research suggests a latent potential for malicious actors to exploit new types of vulnerabilities that…

GenAI will transform workplace tasks across industries

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INT

Using machine learning algorithms, these tools leverage vast online datasets to create new and unique outputs, such as images, text, videos or code, that appear to mimic human…

Global patent system rethink is required ahead

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INTERNATIONAL

Outlook for the global patent system.

Chinese digital gig work will undergo important change

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CHINA

At present, there are around 200 million gig workers, amounting to a quarter of the Chinese labour force, and Ali Research estimates that number will double by 2036. The sheer…

ECB sovereign QE could support inflation trends

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EURO-AREA

The programme expands existing purchases of asset-backed securities and covered bonds with large-scale buying of bonds issued by euro-area governments, agencies and European…

Aid is a blunt tool for promoting democracy

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INT

The move reflects the conventional wisdom that aid can influence the behaviour of recipient countries, promoting democratic values. However, such goals are undermined by multiple…

Skills shortage to test Islamic finance globally

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INTERNATIONAL

Progress towards addressing the skills shortage in Islamic finance.

Pandemic will power push for digitalisation in Japan

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JAPAN

Motivating the new initiatives were delays and snags in delivering cash handouts to families and firms at the height of the coronavirus crisis. Online applications ran into…

AI use will become central to corporate recruitment

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INT

Using AIs can expand the candidate pool and increase diversity, automate the screening of applicants, making hiring quicker and thus cheaper, and provide companies with more…