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Insider Attacks Rising: Strengthen IT Security and Employee Training
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Microsoft AI tools help oil and gas companies reduce emissions efficiently
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Let’s examine whether these deals might help with the energy transition. Microsoft & its O&G clients say its AI tools help make drilling more energy efficient. A Shell spox said they saw an estimated reduction of 340,000 tonnes of CO2 per year at one natural-gas facility. 12/
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Microsoft leverages OpenAI relationship to pitch AI to Chevron
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Microsoft also dangles its relationship with OpenAI. An executive strategy memo from June 2023 showed that Microsoft wanted to pitch Chevron, with which it has multiple deals including one over $1B, on adopting OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 & GPT-4 to “deliver more business value.” 8/
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AI as Game Changer for Oil and Gas Extraction Optimization
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One such pathway? Using generative algorithms to model oil and gas reservoirs and maximize their extraction. “AI is truly the game changer and the key for the industry to continue to be competitive,” Microsoft’s oil & gas exec said to 200+ employees. 7/
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Microsoft leverages genAI hype to secure energy industry contracts
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Microsoft has sought to leverage genAI hype to land more contracts. In Sept 2023, company execs noted that the energy industry was turning to Microsoft in a way that had perhaps “never happened before.” It needed to “maximize this opportunity” & “lay out the pathway” to genAI. 6/
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Microsoft’s Major Oil and Gas Market Opportunity Worth Billions
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This is big business for Microsoft. Internal employee reports estimate the O&G industry represents a market opportunity of between $35 billion to $75 billion – especially notable with the pressures Microsoft faces to continually show payoffs to its massive AI investments. 5/
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Microsoft’s analysis showed ExxonMobil could increase revenue by 1.4 billion
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Here’s an example: In a slide deck from Jan 2022, Microsoft prepared an analysis that said its tools could allow ExxonMobil to increase its annual revenue by 0.8%, or $1.4 billion—$600 million of which would come from optimizing its drilling. 4/
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Microsoft develops AI tools to optimize fossil fuel production
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Microsoft doesn’t just passively provide its services to these companies. It develops bespoke AI-enhanced tools for them, which it also markets to them as for the explicit purpose of optimizing and automating drilling, and maximizing fossil-fuel production. 3/
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Key to Unicorn Status: Innovation in Emerging AI
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ユニコーン企業になるカギは? 新興AIに探る @nhk_news 「変わったことをしないと変わった成果は出ない。ユニコーンになるための方程式があるわけではないと思うけれど、いろんな要素をどんどん突っ込んでいかないと、ほかと違うことはできない。」 伊藤 錬 (
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Becoming Irreplaceable: Human Skills in the AI Era
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How You Become Irreplaceable In The Age Of AI In an era where #AI is reshaping the #workforce, learning to work alongside technology is crucial for future success. This article explores key #strategies for developing uniquely #human #skills and becoming #irreplaceable in the age