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AI Tools: I use AI, specifically Chat GPT and Gemini for first drafts for emails, proposals, background searches, software dev, and brainstorming.  It’s great a great tool for lots of things.  Each week, we’re going to provide a killer tip/tool for using and getting more comfortable with AI.

We may go into virtual dating with AI.  We may go into practical uses for AI at work.  Today, we’re going to talk about using AI for tough conversations.  We got this idea from a Wall Street Journal article called For Conversation You Dread, Try a Chatbot.

Dreaded conversations:  These are conversations that give us fear, dread, and anxiety.  We all have these.  Taking care of our aging parents.  Giving instructions or rules with our kids.  Asking for a raise at work.  Talking with our ex significant others about money.

We wonder how to do these to be effective and kind.  I role play with friends or even in a mirror.  I also have gotten coaching.  Rehearse with Chat GPT:  I had not heard of this use case.  But, gave it a try.  It’s sorta fun to rehears with Chat GPT.

How:  How to do this?  Chat GPT needs to be coached and trained.  The machine needs to be coached on the person it has to be and be believable.  The machine has to form a basic psychological profile on who it Is supposed to play.  Creating a believeable role play playing chat avatar, takes time.  So, you may have to iterate a little.

Why it matters:  Using a chat bot has a several advantages.  It’ll introduce you to chatbot who may be future companions, coaches, and even significant others.  You learn how to contextualize the machine.  This will have to be done with engineering prompts and queries in the future.

It is fun.  You learn prompting.  You create an avatar.  You get new ideas.  You can finesse the propoer ‘tone and feel’ for the tough conversation.

For more info:  Check out May 4 2024 For Conversation You Dread, Try a Chatbot, WSJ piece for more tips on how to do this.

Is College Worth It?

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Context is Worth 20 IQ Points:  Our daughter just graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in computer science.  Our question as parents is: “Can she get a job?”  Five years ago, when our daughter started uni, we thought that CS would be the forever meal ticket for her.  Why?  Every company needs computers and programmers.

That was pre-explosion of AI.  Now, I guess not so much!  Why?  Supply and demand.  The supply of CS grads in the US increased 40% in the last 5 years (WSJ).  The demand for CS grads without AI has decreased 30% thanks to AI (WSJ Handshake).  Why?

The Chat GPT can program and do it pretty well.  World Economic Forum predicts that AI will be one of the professions most impacted by AI.  Well, more work/career/job  disruption.

Wall Street Journal Artlcle:  WSJ had a piece called CS Major graduate Into a World of Fewer Opportunities (May 30, 2024).

Is College Worth It?:    :  Or, the question every parent and person now asks: “is college worth it.”

Why it matters:  Depends on who you ask? 

Students:  Students have to pay off student loans.  If you’re in a private uni in the US, they can be $60k or more a year.  They wonder if they should have pursued a trade such as plumbing or welding.  Guranteed jobs.

Parents:  Parents cosigned the loans, so they are on the repayment hook for a lot of years.  They wonder if they should have counseled their kids a little better about financial and job adulting.

Politicians: Taxpayers may be saddled with student loan debts if they can’t pay them off.  Pols may be held to account.

Unis:  They may have to change their mission on the purpose and value of a higher education.  They need to develop new programs to ensure graduate employability regardless if the student gets a CS, French history, or gender studies degrees. 

 Bottom Line:  There is a lot of college regrets.  Wouldas.  Shouldas.  Coulda’s

#448 – SURPRISES: AS THE REALIZATION OF RISK – MALCOLM PEART

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How often do we hear about surprise attacks and the effectiveness they have on a potential enemy.  Some surprise attacks have been heralded as victories while others have been declared infamy – it’s all a matter from which side it’s received. Continue reading →

#448 – NIST CYBER SECURITY FRAMEWORK 2.0 – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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On February 26, 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued several Cyber-Security Frameworks. These included: a.) Cyber-security Framework 2.0 Small Business Quick-Start Guide, b.) Cyber-security Framework (CFS) 2.0 Resources Overview Guide, c.) Cyber-security Framework 2.0 Quick Start Guide, and Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Enterprise Risk Management Quick-Start Guide. Another manual Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight was issued on March 6, 2024. (1) These guides and manuals indicate the NIST is attempting to provide a wide range of information on cyber-security for different sectors of the economy, which have different levels of risk management sophistication. Continue reading →

#448 – EXPLAINING ‘WHAT’ YOUR BUSINESS DOES? – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Business capability modeling (BCM) helps a business understand and showcase its possibilities. These capability models help companies understand and evaluate themselves and, more importantly, connect the strategic “what” a business can do with the more tactical “how” it’s done. Connecting this information to strategic goals allows organizations to identify what kind of groundwork needs to be done to ensure a successful outcome in various organizational change projects. This ranges from procurement of a new system to department restructuring after acquiring or merging with another company. Continue reading →