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Week in Review – Popular Content
Bay Area women face roadblocks in male-dominated tech (SC Sentinel)
The findings of the poll, conducted for the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and this news organization, point to the roadblocks, both glaring and subtle, that gender researchers say still await many women at work; particularly in tech, one of the most dynamic and lucrative slices of the economy.
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RELATED (HR focus): The State of Women in Tech Leadership – It’s Time for Change (Julie Knight, LinkedIn)
Tags: Women’s Leadership
The rise of ‘pseudo-AI’: how tech firms quietly use humans to do bots’ work (The Guardian)
Using what one expert calls a ‘Wizard of Oz technique’, some companies keep their reliance on humans a secret from investors.
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Tags: AI/Artificial Intelligence
RELATED: Most ‘AI’ Companies Are Not AI Companies. Here’s How to Tell (Fortune)
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