The SMB AI Revolution

Unleashing the David vs. Goliath Advantage in 2024

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Pallas Advisory
May 15, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

Welcome, AI Strategists

💫 Current thoughts: Everybody and their mother (well, maybe not their mother) are talking about OpenAI’s latest ChatGPT release, ChatGPT 4o (as in omni). The great thing, this is available to everyone, not just paid users. I recommend you all go and check it out. I haven’t really put it thru it’s paces yet but so far, the output I’m getting is great. It is almost unseating Anthropic’s Claude Opus for me but I need to do a bit more before that happens. Here’s the release announcement.

This Week's Breakdown

Weekly Blog

The SMB AI Revolution: Unleashing the David vs. Goliath Advantage in 2024

Why aren't small businesses jumping on the AI bandwagon yet? Is it fear of the unknown or just resistance to change? Those who don’t get on board now might see their more flexible competitors skyrocketing to success in 2024.

www.pallasadvisory.com/blog/the-smb-ai-revolution-unleashing-the-david-vs-goliath-advantage-in-2024

AI News Roundup for SMB Decision-Makers and Marketing Professionals

Burnt out workers are using AI for help even though they're afraid it will replace them

Workers are using AI to keep up with their workload, but they're lowkey scared it might replace them.

qz.com/ai-workplaces-employees-microsoft-linkedin-survey-1851463931

The top 3 ways to use generative AI to empower knowledge workers 

Generative AI can seriously boost productivity for knowledge workers by helping them understand, navigate, and create content from documents way faster.

www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/08/1092147/the-top-3-ways-to-use-generative-ai-to-empower-knowledge-workers

AI at Work Is Here. Now Comes the Hard Part

Well, well, well, it seems AI is the new avocado toast, because apparently, 75% of knowledge workers are using it at work, and nearly half of them just jumped on the bandwagon in the past six months. Read the full report here.

www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/ai-at-work-is-here-now-comes-the-hard-part

Upskilling and reskilling for talent transformation in the era of AI

Companies need to invest in AI upskilling and reskilling programs to keep their employees relevant and productive in the age of artificial intelligence.

www.ibm.com/blog/ai-upskilling

How AI Unlocks Human Potential

AI needs a human touch to truly benefit business operations and team collaboration.

www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2024/05/14/how-ai-unlocks-human-potential/?sh=5599f05e1635

Disrupting the enterprise: How AI is redefining people, process, and productivity

Will AI finally make those soul-crushing meetings obsolete, or will we just find new ways to waste time?

www.cio.com/article/2099705/disrupting-the-enterprise-how-ai-is-redefining-people-process-and-productivity.html

Prompt of the Week:

Decision Making: Want a neutral 3rd party to help you decide something? Let your chatbot assist. TBH - I’d use this for low stakes things but, you do you.

I am trying to make a decision. I am a [Insert context about yourself].

I am trying to [Insert decision here].

Give me a list of pro’s and con’s that will help me decide why I should or shouldn’t make this decision. If you need more context, ask me more questions.

Just Because

  • 💫 Some real world examples of what ChatGPT 4o can do.

  • 🎦 Take some time off. Watch Runway’s AI film winners for 2024.

  • 🤞 If we trust AI more than people for moral advice, what does that say about us?

  • 🚀 AI Pilot Project Launchpad. Want AI but not sure where to start?? I’ve got you covered. Check out my tools and templates.

  • 🖇️ I don’t post on my personal but you can follow on my company page. I post these and other articles there.

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