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In This Issue: The Rise of AI | Deal of the Day | Kendall Howard Universal Wire Minder | “S-Class” Transceivers vs Non “S-Class” Transceivers | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – The Rise of AI
Happy Friday, everyone!
I hope you’re having a great week! Early this week I attended a marketing conference in San Diego that was very fruitful. There were a TON of sessions to choose from, but an interesting topic that took the lead this year was all things AI. What are your thoughts on AI?
Several of the presenters talked about ways to use AI to enhance what we’re doing in our day to day. There were lots of discussions that also took place about the concern of “Is AI going to replace me?” and generally the answer was no! Now, it might replace some of the aspects of your job that you do that are tedious and AI can do it faster, but there are human aspects that jobs will always need.
Here was something interesting I learned: It took 7 YEARS for most people in the US to begin using social media after it came out (Facebook, Instagram, etc.). However, it took less than 2 years for a majority of US adults to begin using it. AND just in 2 years, 24% of people have reporting using it at work (this number is likely WAY higher now). Isn’t this interesting? AI is certainly the buzz as of late and will only become more powerful to us as a tool.
Here are a few things about AI that I learned and/or things you can implement:
- Run experiments with AI. You never know what AI can help you with unless you try and run various experiments.
- What can we take from the past and use in the future? Are there things you’ve done daily/weekly that we can ask AI to help us with so that we can spend more time focusing on the bigger areas of our job/life?
- Using AI should allow us to be able to spend 50% of our time being creative and the other 50% analytical and generally maintenance focused. This means we’re opening the door more often for us to start/think/bring to the table new things!
I could go on and on about this topic. It’s interesting to me! However, I do think there’s also a bigger topic of talking about ethic when it comes to AI that we didn’t hit on much at the conference but I certainly read/hear things about often.
What are your thoughts on AI? Do you use it in your personal life and/or at work? Does it help you to be more effective?
Hope you have a great weekend!
Ashley
Deal of the Day
Product Spotlights & Updates
The Kendall Howard rack mounted Universal Wire Minder is the perfect add-on to any racking system. This adaptive design allows it to be mounted in eight different positions based on what best fits your racking needs. This Wire Minder has a generous 1.5″ by 3″ clearance to manage even the largest cables and is made from .090 steel to assure strength and durability. Suitable for routing CAT5, Media, Printer, USB, Telephony, Power, and virtually any other cable.
Learning Center Article – “S-Class” Transceivers vs Non “S-Class” Transceivers
When designing high-speed connections, 10G and 40G transceivers have to be carefully selected. Optimizing modules can improve performance and will absolutely impact cost-efficiency. That is why it is so important to distinguish between the various transceiver options.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- As Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary, the company is introducing a new way for Xbox Series X|S console owners to join in the celebration, rolling out a new Xbox Dynamic background. The background features numerous characters from Xbox-owned properties, such as Halo’s Master Chief, Doom’s Slayer, Gears of War’s Marcus Fenix, Diablo’s Lilith, Psychonauts’ Raz, and many others.
- Lemon8, a lifestyle app owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, is taking off. It’s recently emerged as one of the leading alternatives as TikTok Notes gets ready to fade into the sunset. Launched in Japan in 2020, Lemon8 offers a variety of features that enhance the user experience, making it a compelling choice for those seeking engaging content sharing methods. As TikTok fumbles, it’s pushing Lemon8 as the alternative for creators who loved TikTok Notes.
- Rounds of thunderstorms further inundated communities across the central U.S. on Friday as hard-hit areas were still reeling from an outbreak of severe weather and tornadoes that ravaged neighborhoods and killed at least seven people.
- Wendy’s is bringing superhero fun to its meals with a collection of 18 DC figurines.