DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF              

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

RUSH TO FIND OUT WHAT'S MAKING US DOGS SICK


                                            Source:  Stock


  • Hundreds of dogs in multiple states in the US have been hit by a severe and mysterious respiratory illness.  Veterinarians are racing to determine the cause.  Here's what we know:
  • It's a severe respiratory illness that can lead to pneumonia and in some cases death
  • Veterinarians have not established the cause
  • Cases reported in 21 states
  • 200 cases in Oregon alone
  • Much more severe and lasts longer than kennel cough 
  • Resistant to and can't be treated by common antibiotics
  • Veterinary experts are racing to pinpoint the cause and establish an effective line of treatment
  • Some experts are beginning to think it's an unknown bacteria
  • Concerned dog owners have just formed a Facebook group of more than 40,000 to provide documented cases and patterns to help veterinarians solve this mysterious, new dog illness.

AMAZON'S ANSWER TO CHATGPT: AMAZON Q





                                                                Source:  Stock & Amazon

  • Tech giant Amazon is launching Amazon Q, a generative AI powered chatbot for business.  Here's what we know:
  • Amazon Q is specifically designed for business
  • Amazon says it's of great value to employees for design, legal, product management, manufacturing and operations
  • Significant functionalities like:
  1. Problem solving
  2. Providing insights and perspectives
  3. Generating content
  4. Having conversations
  5. Connecting employee with company information, code data and enterprise systems
  6. Keeping data private and secure
  • Amazon Q is trained on 17 years of AWS data
  • Q is part of Amazon's strategy to integrate generative AI across its product lines including for consumers
  • Amazon Q is a competitive response to OpenAI's ChatGPT.

YOUR BOSS: "HERE'S YOUR PINK SLIP - YOU'VE BEEN REPLACED BY A ROBOT"


                                                                Source:  Stock

  • Wonder about the jobs most and least likely to be taken by robots?  Here's what we know:
  • New study by the Department of Education in the UK elaborates on jobs that are safe and unsafe by robot takeover
  • In general jobs most at risk of robot takeover are those requiring a higher level of education
  • Jobs least likely to be taken over are those involving technically difficult manual labor
  • Jobs in the finance and insurance industries are found to be the most at risk of AI takeover

  • Top jobs most likely to be replaced by AI:
  1. Management consulting
  2. Financial managers
  3. Certified accountants
  4. Psychologists
  5. Actuaries, economists and statisticians
  6. Legal professionals
  • Top jobs likely to be replaced by chatbots:
  1. Telephone sales
  2. Lawyers
  3. Psychologists
  4. Teaching professionals
  5. PR professionals

  • Jobs least likely to be replaced by AI:
  1. Sports players
  2. Roofers
  3. Plasterers
  4. Steel erectors
  5. Vehicle valets & cleaners
  6. Hospital porters
  7. Floorers
  • This is a new look at the emerging job market with AI and robots as part of the mix.


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