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Balancing Risks and Opportunities: The Board’s Perspective

Xconomy

However, even in a small startup, there are many risks that matter – such as hiring the wrong leaders, not getting sufficient investor support, or lacking a competitive advantage. Bacon observed, “One thing that companies often neglect is the competitive element. Implement an Effective Risk Management Framework.

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What Startups Can Do About Cyber Attacks

Xconomy

In fact, nearly one-third of the respondents in a recent Cisco survey reported that the primary purpose of cybersecurity is to be a growth enabler, while another 44 percent consider cybersecurity a competitive advantage.

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Tech Giants’ Partnership To Explore Ethics, Societal Impacts of AI

Xconomy

As the technology has advanced, so has the competitive landscape. He does see the opportunity for some broadly applicable frameworks though. Horvitz emphasizes that AI is not one thing, but rather a collection of technologies applied in a wide variety of contexts, each with its own operative questions.

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The Future of Human-Robot Interaction

Xconomy

This is an example of AI that can understand humans, in both competitive and supportive roles. As long as a human is in the loop to determine intent and constraints, I believe we are operating within a safe framework for lethal force. Begole : What is the future of autonomous defense systems?