On the Web
Collaborative Intelligence: Humans and AI Are Joining Forces
Published in the Harvard Business Review
By H. James Wilson and Paul R. Daugherty
Artificial intelligence is becoming good at many “human” jobs—diagnosing disease, translating languages, providing customer service—and it’s improving fast. This is raising reasonable fears that AI will ultimately replace human workers throughout the economy. But that’s not the inevitable, or even most likely, outcome. Never before have digital tools been so responsive to us, nor we to our tools. While AI will radically alter how work gets done and who does it, the technology’s larger impact will be in complementing and augmenting human capabilities, not replacing them.
Certainly, many companies have used AI to automate processes, but those that deploy it mainly to displace employees will see only short-term productivity gains. In our research involving 1,500 companies, we found that firms achieve the most significant performance improvements when humans and machines work together.
Continue reading>>
|
|
 Training Services Welcomes Our Newest Training Partner - Don Sheehan
Don Sheehan joined the team as a Microsoft Excel Trainer in December. He has an expert certification in Microsoft Excel and has been using spreadsheets for over 30 years. He has used Excel in the business environment for budgeting, inventory control, project cost tracking, data analysis, charting, etc. Don has taught in-classroom Excel for NMC as an adjunct instructor for the last eight years. Don said “I love Excel and that is why I teach it. I like seeing the light bulb go on when students realize how much time they can save by using Excel.” The powerful and flexible features of Excel make it an invaluable tool for any business.
|
|
|
|
 WTCM AM 580 is hosting a monthly segment the second Monday of every month at 8:35 AM to showcase local manufacturing. Each segment will feature a local manufacturer to discuss what they make, why they make it here, their market, what kind of jobs/careers they support, and what employee needs they have.
The January segment featured Penny and Emily Challender of Hayes Manufacturing and Matt Schwarze, Business Development, NMC Training Services and the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, NL office.
Click here to listen>>
So tune in to WTCM AM 580 the second Monday of every month at 8:35 AM as the series continues!
|
|
|
|
Are you a project manager looking for professional development and networking? Traverse City now has a local branch of the Western Michigan Project Management Institute. WMPMI offers a variety of events to network, learn, and earn Professional Development Units (PDUs).
Join us at our next
WMPMI Dinner Meeting
February 11
5 - 8 PM
NMC Aero Park Campus
2600 Aero Park Dr, Traverse City, MI 49686
Room 114
$30 for WMPMI members
$40 for non-WMPMI members
$25 for full-time student
For more information, contact:
Shari Hufford, PMP
937.725.7956 cell
directorTC@wmpmi.org
OR
Jeff Kissinger, PMP, FCT, FCP, CSM
616.706.4427 (mobile)
president@wmpmi.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By Rob Summers, Senior Business Advisor Manufacturing
