IT Essentials: AI sharks are circling

Welcome to the feeding frenzy

John Leonard
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IT Essentials: Sharks circle in the AI data feeding frenzy
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IT Essentials: Sharks circle in the AI data feeding frenzy

It's a classic dilemma illustrated famously by Mayor Vaughn in Jaws who had to weigh up whether or not to close Amity Island's beach. Think of the money and run the risk of a couple more randoms getting chewed, or prioritise the common good and lose out on the lucre?

We all know which path he chose and how that went. In the era of AI, Microsoft, Meta, Adobe, Slack, Dropbox and other tech giants are faced with a similar dilemma. Obey the rules, build on brand...

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