December 2023 – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:22:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 When AI gets it wrong, workers suffer https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/12/when-ai-gets-it-wrong-workers-suffer https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/12/when-ai-gets-it-wrong-workers-suffer#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:22:39 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/12/when-ai-gets-it-wrong-workers-suffer

AI can be just as discriminatory in the workplace as any human manager and the law needs to catch up to this new reality.

By associate professor alysia blackham, university of melbourne.

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Procurement professionals face challenges more daunting than ever. Recent years’ supply chain disruptions and rising costs, deeply familiar to consumers, have had an outsize impact on business buying. At the same time, procurement teams are under increasing pressure to supply their businesses while also contributing to business growth and profitability.

Deloitte’s 2023 Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey reveals that procurement teams are now being called upon to address a broader range of enterprise priorities. These range from driving operational efficiency (74% of respondents) and enhancing corporate social responsibility (72%) to improving margins via cost reduction (71%).

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