Lucas Mearian
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A senior reporter for Computerworld magazine. I cover Artificial Intelligence, and Workplace Issues. I also love woodworking and travel.
Natick, Massachusetts
Joined August 2008
New research shows that many workers, especially younger ones, feel their degrees aren't needed as employers shift toward skills-based hiring over formal education.
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New research shows that many workers, especially younger ones, feel their degrees aren't needed as employers shift toward skills-based hiring over formal education.
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Two powerhouse technologies, agentic AI and blockchain — could be combined to create the next generation of secure, autonomous, and decentralized Web3 apps — opening the crypto world to a whole new group of traders.
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Two powerhouse technologies, agentic AI and blockchain — could be combined to create the next generation of secure, autonomous, and decentralized Web3 apps — opening the crypto world to a whole new...
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AI-infused software is increasingly being used to track and evaluate employees, doing everything from red flagging policy violations and wasting time to discovering bad attitudes. And yes, it can decide if you should be laid off.
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Employee monitoring tools can be used to increase efficiency and productivity, but they can also be used in ways that feel unethical — such as deciding who gets laid off.
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Even as more companies are requiring employees to return to physical offices at least some days a week, remote monitoring of employees has increased 30%, according to new data.
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Even as more companies are requiring employees to return to physical offices at least some days a week, remote monitoring of employees has increased 30%, according to new data.
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Even as more companies are requiring employees to return to physical offices at least some days a week, remote monitoring of employees has increased 30%, according to new data.
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Even as more companies are requiring employees to return to physical offices at least some days a week, remote monitoring of employees has increased 30%, according to new data.
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A new study comparing whether chatbots or physicians can diagnose patients more accurately and quickly found that AI is more often better at the task but the tech can also be very wrong at times.
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A new study comparing whether chatbots or physicians can diagnose patients more accurately and quickly found that AI is more often better at the task.
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Threats of tariffs by President-Elect Donald Trump could throw the tech market into turmoil.
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While technology sales are expected to reach record highs in 2025, threats of tariffs by President-Elect Donald J. Trump could throw the market into turmoil.
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A Floriday is where last-minute decisions lead to lifelong memories.
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Physicians are fighting fire with fire by using AI chatbots to appeal automated denials from insurance companies that don't want to pay for healthcare.
computerworld.com
Physicians are pushing back against automatic denials from healthcare insurance providers by allowing AI tools to write their appeals.
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A recent Supreme Court case that involved Florida and Texas statutes placed AI in the crosshairs of First Amendment protections.
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A recent Supreme Court case that involved Florida and Texas statutes placed AI in the crosshairs of First Amendment protections.
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Thirteen current and former employees at OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic — all leading providers of generative AI (genAI) technology — are sounding the alarm about the fast-evolving technology.
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Thirteen current and former employees at OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic — all leading providers of generative AI (genAI) technology — are sounding the alarm about the fast-evolving technology.
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AI PCs will run longer, quieter, and cooler and have AI tasks running continually in the background, creating new opportunities for leveraging AI in everyday activities.
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AI chips revenue will continue to see double-digit growth through at least 2028, according to a new report from Gartner.
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About $29 billion has been earmarked for more than a half dozen chip makers; the Biden Administration believes the spending will spur US chip production to reach 20% of the world's market, nearly double what America now produces.
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About $29 billion has been earmarked for more than a half dozen chip makers; the Biden Administration believes the spending will spur US chip production to reach 20% of the world's market, nearly...
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The use of AI-generated code in production apps is too risky, but the technology has still led to big efficiency and productivity increases that developers and engineers might not yet realize, according to Jiani Zhang, Capgemini's chief software officer.
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While most of Capgemini's clients are reticent to use AI-generated code in production, the technology has led to big efficiency and productivity increases that developers and engineers might not yet...
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Nearly half of Gen Z employees surveyed by an outplacement services firm indicated they'd trust a chatbot like ChatGPT for advice over their manager, who many said don't support their career development.
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Nearly half of Gen Z employees surveyed by an outplacement services firm indicated they'd trust a chatbot like ChatGPT for advice over their manager, who many said don't support their career develo...
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Gen Zers are entering adulthood during one of strongest job markets in US history. Compared with Millennials, especially, who entered the workforce in the Dark Ages known as the Great Recession, the Gen Z experience is a dream. https://t.co/45Tf3Gdwfz
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Gen Z is coming into the workforce and — in the grand tradition of what Millennials cringe-ily called “adulting” — they’re complaining about how much easier older generations have had it financially.
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"AI is not going to get rid of our jobs. Our jobs are not going to be taken by AI. Our jobs are going to be taken by people who know how to use AI." -- Meredith Wellard, vice president of Group Talent Acquisition, Learning and Growth at DHL.
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DHL's numerous career sites failed on virtually every level, including twin goals of creating brand consistency worldwide and attracting new hires. Now, a single genAI-powered career site assembles...
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While the use of genAI tools for software development tools is soaring, flying under the radar are issues with code quality, security, and reuse.
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While the use of genAI tools for software development tools is soaring, flying under the radar are issues with code quality, security, and reuse.
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Over the next decade, generative artificial intelligence will replace some jobs. But as has always been the case with revolutionary technologies, it's destined to create far more jobs than it eliminates. https://t.co/8zftd10oC2 via @computerworld
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Should AI companies open up their doors to independent evaluators to help ensure the safety of their software? https://t.co/K1pTFafVmb via @computerworld
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More than 150 researchers, ethicists, legal experts and professors signed onto a letter asking generative AI companies to open up their technology to outside evaluations for safety reasons.
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Atlas: “I was sitting across from Anthony Fauci in August of 2020, and he looked at me and said, ‘One of the biggest problems is the American public is not afraid enough.’ This was the task force… it’s a completely unethical way to do public health.”
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Google says can’t guarantee its Gemini genAI tool won’t be biased https://t.co/VBEVjLI5or via @computerworld
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Google's new text-to-image generator displayed glaring biases after only three weeks online. After taking the tool offline last week, the company said it will never be 100% sure the same issues won't...
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