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Sarah Burnett
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Author & analyst | Tech. Evangelist | board advisor | FBCS
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Is a digiital afterlife a good or a band thing?
Ready or not, is already here www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ready or not, the digital afterlife is here
Developers of griefbots say that they help people by allowing them to commune with recreations of the dead, but others say that the technology is fraught with danger.
www.nature.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Reposted by Sarah Burnett
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When Stephanie Shirley started a company in 1962, she hired people who worked part time and from home. And with few exceptions, she hired only women. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Stephanie Shirley, a Pioneer for Working From Home and Women in Tech, Dies at 91
When Stephanie Shirley couldn’t get her letters answered, she started signing them as Steve Shirley—and became a force in the early years of computer programming.
www.wsj.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Coming soon - my podcast with Nuno Rocha of Siemens hosted by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (Author Webinar Series)
We'll discuss the concepts from my book "AI in Business - Towards the Autonomous Enterprise", and Siemens' Bionic Agent and more.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-web...
#AgenticAI
August 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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What do you call an AI agent with garbage input?
A very confident bug.

Agentic AI is powerful—but only as smart as the data it’s fed.
Confidence without quality is just chaos.

💬 Got a story of AI gone wrong? Share it below.

#AI #AgenticAI #TechHumor #DataQuality #MachineLearning #XPost
August 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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AI + process intelligence = smarter, faster enterprise work.
🔍 Eliminate friction
⚡ Enable agile decisions
💡 Fuel innovation
🔄 Smooth ERP migrations
📊 Boost Six Sigma
🌟 Spotlight excellence

Read my latest Financier Worldwide article:
👉 www.financierworldwide.com/humans-and-m...
Humans and machines in the enterprise – work but not as we know it — Financier Worldwide
Explore how AI and digital transformation are reshaping enterprise work, blending human skills with machine efficiency in evolving job models.
www.financierworldwide.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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In this podcast with Danny Major I discuss the concept of the autonomous enterprise & its implications for #insuranceindustry, drawing insights from my book, "#AI in Business – Towards the Autonomous Enterprise": www.amazon.co.uk/AI-Business-...

🎧 Tune in: opendialog.ai/2025/06/24/a...

#InsureTech
AI in Insurance Podcast - Episode 10: KYP.ai - OpenDialog
We’re back with a new episode of the AI in Insurance podcast! This time we’re joined by Sarah Burnett, Intelligent Automation Analyst, Author & Chief Technology Evangelist at KYP.ai. Listen now!🎧 Epis...
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June 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The Future of UK Public Services: AI-Driven Transformation

The UK Gov. plans to accelerate the integration of AI into public services. BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, coverd the announcement with a quote from me: www.bcs.org/articles-opi...

#UKGovernment #SmartServices #AI #PublicServices
Tech Headlines from the Spring Statement 2025 | BCS
The Spring Statement had few tech announcements, but those it did contain have far reaching implications for revolutionising the civil service, public services and the defence sector. Claire Penketh, ...
www.bcs.org
March 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Bill Gates: Within 10 years, AI will replace many doctors and teachers—humans won't be needed 'for most things' cnb.cx/43KgLqH
Bill Gates: Within 10 years, AI will replace many doctors and teachers—humans won't be needed 'for most things'
A new era of "free intelligence" powered by AI will change the way humans work, says billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
cnb.cx
March 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Spain to impose massive fines for not labelling AI-generated content www.reuters.com/technology/a... #AI
Spain to impose massive fines for not labelling AI-generated content
Spain's government approved a bill on Tuesday imposing massive fines on companies that use content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) without properly labelling it as such, in a bid to curb the use of so-called "deepfakes".
www.reuters.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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We have a long list of topics to discuss during our webinar on March 13, including autonomous and adaptive enterprises in the age of #agenticAI. I hope to see you there: www.pega.com/webinars/ai-...

#AI #AutonomousEnterprise
March 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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How much energy will #AI really consume? The good, the bad and the unknown via @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How much energy will AI really consume? The good, the bad and the unknown
Researchers want firms to be more transparent about the electricity demands of artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Reposted by Sarah Burnett
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Trump and DOGE could be starting a brain drain of US AI researchers and developers.

An opportunity for Europe?

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AI Research at Risk as Trump Administration Cuts NSF Funding
Layoffs and budget cuts at the NSF threaten AI research, delaying grants and raising concerns about U.S. competitiveness in artificial intelligence
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March 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Don't just witness the #AI revolution, lead it! Join me and Anthony Abdulla of Pega Systems on March 13 to find out more to the secret to unifying AI & automation strategies that deliver immediate & measurable ROI🚀

🔗 Register today: pe.ga/4i2VJYy pe.ga/41u3GPp
March 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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This is cool - I'm in Feedspot's top #AI #influencers again this year: x.feedspot.com/artificial_i...
March 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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The monetary ROI of AI: A bank in Asia says: "We deploy over 800 AI models for 350 use cases, the economic impact of these to exceed $745m; £592m in 2025".
But how to minimize impact on human jobs? Will new jobs be created to manage & supervise #AI?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g7xn9y64po
Singapore's biggest bank DBS to cut 4,000 roles as it embraces AI
It makes DBS one of the first major banks to offer details on how AI will affect its operations.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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The impact of AI on human jobs is starting to show: A major Asia bank to cut 4K roles. The spoke person says: "Over the next 3 years, we envisage that AI cld reduce the need to renew abt 4K temps staff across our 19 markets working on specific projects". Via BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Singapore's biggest bank DBS to cut 4,000 roles as it embraces AI
It makes DBS one of the first major banks to offer details on how AI will affect its operations.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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UK net zero economy grows 10% in a year with £83bn boost to the economy, report says www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Via @the-independent.com #netzero #green #sustainability
Net zero economy grows 10% in a year with £83bn boost to UK, report says
Analysis suggests green sectors from renewables to recycling are boosting regional growth.
www.independent.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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One company to invest more than a quarter of what the EU collectively has committed to spend on #AI: Alibaba to invest more than $52 billion in AI over next 3 years: www.reuters.com/technology/a...
Alibaba to invest more than $52 billion in AI over next 3 years
Alibaba said on Monday it plans to invest at least 380 billion yuan ($52.44 billion) in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next three years.
www.reuters.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Who has the will and the power to regulate #AI?

Tech is outpacing regulations + increasing risk of harmful AI systems without the mechanisms to control them

Prof. Wendy Hall puts the case for proactive regulation eloquently in this letter to the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI is developing fast, but regulators must be faster | Letters
Letters: Dr Tom McClelland on the consequences of AI consciousness, Michael Webb on protecting creative industries, and Prof Virginia Dignum and Prof Wendy Hall on the need for a global regulatory fra...
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Check out my latest blog to learn how #AI-driven process insights can uncover new ways of generating business value by boosting productivity.

🔗 Read more: kyp.ai/business-val...

#AI #Productivity #BusinessGrowth #Automation
February 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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#AI systems with ‘unacceptable risk’ can be banned in the EU from today: techcrunch.com/2025/02/02/a...
AI systems with 'unacceptable risk' are now banned in the EU | TechCrunch
Starting February 2 in the EU, AI systems deemed "unacceptably risky" or harmful by the bloc's regulators are being banned from use.
techcrunch.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Tech. players pledge to pour half a trillion$$ into #AI infrastructure in the U.S.

Developments are set to accelerate with US AI safety requirements recinded as well. What could go wrong?

pressreader.com/article/2815...

@wsj.com reports via @pressreader.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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The UK #AI sector attracts £200 million a day in private investment since July according to the #government: www.gov.uk/government/n...
UK AI sector attracts £200 million a day in private investment since July
An average of £200 million in private sector investment has been funnelled into the UK’s world leading AI sector every day since last summer.
www.gov.uk
January 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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When Software Becomes "Agents"
According to Satya Nadella intelligent agents will replace SaaS. It made me think how the industry lingo will change or be upgraded? Any thoughts?
Check out my list of upgraded branding and job titles on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/posts/sarahb...
Sarah Burnett on LinkedIn: #tgiftales #ai #agents #futureofwork
#TGIFTales: The Great Rebranding - When Software Becomes "Agents" According to Satya Nadella, the software industry is at the start of its greatest…
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January 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Elon Musk says all human #data for #AI training ‘exhausted’: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
But the use of self-learning synthetic data can lead to ‘model collapse’: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Elon Musk says all human data for AI training ‘exhausted’
Tech boss suggests move to self-learning synthetic data though some warn this could cause ‘model collapse’
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM