This issue of DigitalRosh CONNECT presents Accenture’s life trends for 2023 which offer a different perspective on the balance of machines and humans. At the same time, we extended the AGI tools library on DigitalRosh.
The issue touches on Cyber, with the Threat intelligence index of IBM Security, and Fintech with McKinsey report on CBDC and Oded Salomy’s talks: The PayTech Frontier: Understanding the Payments Industry, Challenges, and Opportunities.
In addition, you will find here the summary and recording of this week’s LIVE webinar with Aya Soffer, VP of AI technologies at IBM research, and the introduction of the last speaker of the Giraffe Series, Yariv Hasar, CDO and Tech Manager at Pagaya.
Wishing you all an enlightening learning,
Prof. Yesha Sivan, Founder, and CEO
& the DigitalRosh team
About CONNECT
DigitalRosh CONNECT is a weekly source of news and inspiration for Life-Long-Learning, aimed at digital leaders.
In every issue, you will find curated content from different industries. It would take less than 5 minutes reading to get a brief overview of the topics presented.
Want to delve deeper? Click on the links in each item or follow the breadcrumbs to the DigitalRosh website.
Enjoy!
(1) DigitalRosh > Corpus > Cross Industries > Future of Work
Accenture Classics: Accenture Life Trends 2023
In its Life Trends 2023 report, Accenture describes five trends they believe will alter the life balance between machines and humans and will change the power dynamic between brands and people in 2023 and beyond, specifying what is going on and what is coming next. As a way of illustrating the five distinctly different trends, Accenture designers made use of AI-generated art to help convey their message.
(2) DigitalRosh > Corpus > Industries > Fintech
Fintech: What is Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)? (McKinsey)
Central bank digital currencies are digital currencies issued by central banks, and their value is linked to the official currency of the issuing country. McKinzey’s report presents the types of CBDCs and their potential benefits. Oded Salomi gives a global overview with local examples.
McKinsey report describes the different types of CBDCs piloted in China, Jamaica, and Nigeria. The article highlights the potential benefits of establishing CBDCs, which include reduced costs, increased speed, and greater access for those without bank accounts.
Global overview with some examples from Isreal you can find In five lectures given by Oded Salomi, director of the payment systems and clearing department at the Bank of Israel: The PayTech Frontier: Understanding the Payments Industry, Challenges, and Opportunities.
The lectures were created in collaboration with the Gershon Fintech Center at the Hebrew University. Each lecture is about 1.5 hours in English.
The lectures can be found on DigitalRosh external courses.
(3) DigitalRosh > Corpus > Industries > Cyber
Cyber: X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2023 ( IBM Security)
The IBM Security X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2023 tracks new and existing cyber security trends and attack patterns. This report is a comprehensive collection of their research data from January to December 2022, provided as a resource to IBM clients, cybersecurity researchers, policymakers, the media, and a community of industry professionals and leaders.
(4) DigitalRosh > Corpus > Community > DigitalRosh LIVE – Seeking Digital Heights (23Q1)
LIVE: Seeking Digital Heights with Aya Soffer
Dr. Aya Soffer, VP AI technologies and Director of IBM Lab at IBM Research Israel was this week’s guest at DigitalRosh LIVE, The Giraffe series. Aya chose to name her speech: AGI, Are We There Yet? Key issues discussed:
- Intro to IBM research
- The evolution of AI technologies and their current applications.
- The concept of foundation models – how they work, what they’re being used for, etc.
- The opportunities and takeaways for digital leaders.
(5) DigitalRosh > Corpus > Guide and Tools > AGI Tools
AGI Tools: Generative AI Library, Prompts, and Tools (DigitalRosh)
Phygital+ is an AI Workspace offering more than 1000 tools that let you create things – a poem writer, a face swapper, and even a text to the 3D tool. There’s also an option to search and filter out the tool that you specifically need by certain components.
ClickUp offers 4 lists: Chat GPT Prompts, AI tools, Developer tools, and Low Code/No Code tools.
With these websites, you can find exactly what AI tool suits you best, and save time,
More AGI tools can be found in our AGI tools section under TOOLDIR: DigitalRosh tool directory.
Enjoy!
(6) DigitalRosh > Community > DigitalRosh LIVE – Seeking Digital Heights (23Q1)
Person of the Week: Yariv Hasar, CDO and Tech GM, Pagaya
Yariv Hasar joined Pagaya in 2022, and as General Manager of Pagaya Israel, he manages the Israeli site and the Technology group. In his most recent role, Yariv served as the director of Amdocs’ R&D division, where he managed over 6,000 employees and multimillion-dollar budgets.
Yariv holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in computer science from the Technion and Tel Aviv University, and an additional degree in business administration from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.
Yariv Hasar is a lieutenant colonel in the IDF Reserves and brings extensive managerial and technological experience, including the management of the Israeli Air Force’s Technology and Development department.
In a video (30 min.) from the Agile Israel conference in 2021, while still in his previous position at Amdocs, Yariv describes how Amdocs’ global delivery structure, culture & process were designed to adapt to different situations – what were the key elements that pushed them to success, and what they learned from it looking ahead. He specifies the five traits of resilience that can help organizations thrive under extreme conditions: Prepared, Adaptable, Collaborative, Trustworthy & Responsible.
Yariv Hasar is the forth and the concluding speaker of DigitalRosh LIVE the Giraffe series, on 21-MAR-2023.
DigitalRosh LIVE, hosted by Jacob Eilon, is broadcast live on Tuesdays starting at 18:00. An open discussion is held following each lecture.
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