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DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE newDATA
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Intelligence,
what do I want you for?
This edition of newDATAmagazine® was Suppose we view AI as an end in itself,
scheduled for publication on 24 April, but we rather than a means to achieve smarter, more
were forced to postpone it until 30 April due effective and humane results. In that case,
to several setbacks. Then, on 28 April, Europe we are giving up what defines us: critical
experienced first-hand the immense power thinking, independent reasoning and genuine
that technology has in our lives today. creativity. It is essential to understand that
Everything depends on it; it is everywhere, these tools are designed to complement our
and it controls everything. We depend on it so natural intelligence, free us from repetitive
much that life seems empty when we don't tasks and give us time to think, imagine, and
have it. And technology depends on truly innovate.
electricity! In this edition of newDATAmagazine®, we
We live in interesting times, where have prepared a Special Report on
technological innovation in Artificial «Productivity Tools,» many of which are
Intelligence (AI) has placed almost unlimited enriched with AI, precisely to highlight their
transformative power at our fingertips to complementary role and show that, when
simplify tasks, solve problems and used well, these tools can effectively make us
exponentially increase our productive more agile and effective in our roles.
capacity. The abundance of these tools has Artificial intelligence becomes more
brought us a new world, where efficiency powerful the more human it becomes,
seems guaranteed.
which is why it is essential that companies,
But is this the perfect scenario? Perhaps organisations, and each one of us know
not. Parallel to this technological revolution, how to use it with balance and
we are also witnessing a subtle but deeply intelligence—natural intelligence!
disturbing effect: an amplification of the
'Google Effect', a cognitive complacency in After all, if the blackout on 28 April was
which people delegate almost everything to not enough for society to realise the
technology. With AI available to answer, negative impact that excessive dependence
create, and decide for us, we risk weakening on technology (which depends on
the most important organ of all: our brains. electricity) can have on our lives, then the
10 hours we spent 'off the grid' were
We cannot turn a blind eye to the
enormous potential these tools offer, because wasted!
AI has already proven to be an indispensable
partner in our personal and professional lives. Horácio Lopes
But that is precisely the key word: «partner». University Lecturer . Pedagogical
Coordinator . Project Manager . Trainer
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