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Shift AI Podcast: Setting AI guidelines at work, with City of Seattle interim CTO, Jim Loter

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Jim Loter, a longtime tech leader inside the city of Seattle, currently serves as interim chief technology officer. Everything from acquisitions and procurement to operational management to IT projects to application development is all done in our department. Being mission-driven is important to me.

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Rackspace’s CTO takes a broad view of sustainability

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Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud. By choosing them, enterprises are almost adopting net zero by proxy,” Koushik says.

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The new CIO mandate: Selling AI to employees

CIO Business Intelligence

As organizations roll out AI applications and AI-enabled smartphones and devices, IT leaders may need to sell the benefits to employees or risk those investments falling short of business expectations. Employee training on AI is essential, says Sam Ferrise, CTO at Trinetix, a tech consulting firm.

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Meet the Seattle-area startups that just graduated from Y Combinator

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Watto AI, an AI program that generates consulting reports. Neum AI, a platform designed to assist companies in maintaining the relevancy of their AI applications with the latest data. YC received more than 24,000 applications for this year’s summer batch. It funded 229 companies, down from last year’s 240.

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CIOs press ahead for gen AI edge — despite misgivings

CIO Business Intelligence

But if there are any stop signs ahead regarding risks and regulations around generative AI, most enterprise CIOs are blowing past them, with plans to deploy an abundance of gen AI applications within the next two years if not already.

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6 tips for making the most of a tight IT budget

CIO Business Intelligence

This is where Saurabh Mittal, CTO at Mumbai-based Piramal Capital & Housing Finance, wants IT leaders to make a careful distinction. Enterprise technology leaders must differentiate between cost and investment if they want to make the most of their limited budgets.

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CIOs grapple with the ethics of implementing AI

CIO Business Intelligence

What they are finding is that the line between advancing technologically and ensuring AI doesn’t result in detrimental outcomes is thin. This team establishes the company’s risk tolerance, acceptable use cases and restrictions, and applicable disclosures. Here is a look at how CIOs are addressing ethical AI in their organizations.

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