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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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Before officially shoving off in 2018, Ellison and Darsy led what some might call typical lives. They met on Tinder in 2015 while living in Sweden as expats: Ellison, an aviation sales director from Des Moines, Iowa, and Darsy, a human resources systems specialist from Paris. Your speed is the right speed.

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Inhuman Error: How Do We Counteract AI Bias?

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Machine-learning applications “learn” by recognizing complex patterns in data. The most famous case of this happened in 2018, when Amazon had to ditch an AI hiring tool because it was discriminating against women. Well, the system showed the resumes of successful candidates to the AI. How did this happen?

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The Bautista Project Aims to Prevent Homelessness Before It Happens

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In 2018, she did, and The Bautista Project was incorporated in 2020. Bautista hoped to provide the same comfort and sense of belonging to those within the foster care system by giving them the military uniform blankets. As Bautista gathered more and more donations, friends encouraged her to make the program official.

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How To Create A Happy Workplace? Business Environment Design Matters

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A 2018 study analyzed this concept in rats, confirming that the anticipation of a random positive act—food, in this case—released more dopamine than the initial first-time “surprise” of the food reward. Designs that incorporate active spaces such as stairs, quiet rooms, and learning spaces also support the hormone’s release.

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Big Thinkers: Meet the AI Leaders Changing the Future of 3 Important Industries

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The company went public on the Nasdaq in February 2018—consequently revenue grew 84% to $1.8 These AI systems will simulate the ‘meeting of the minds,’ much like agents do today, facilitating seamless communication between agents and clients. The key lies in lifelong learning, staying curious and constantly updating our skills.

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The Nathalie Virem Foundation Helps Leaders Rediscover Their Purpose

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In 2018, she created the Nathalie Virem Foundation , a nonprofit with the same purpose as her company: to empower leaders to discover their purpose, both for themselves and to affect positive change in their communities. So, really learning to connect intuitively, to become more conscious, to discern when they make business decisions.

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A Day in the Life of AI Consultant Juliette Powell

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She’s been traveling since then, including a stop in her hometown to moderate a Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms cross-disciplinary panel featuring AI “grandfather” and Mila founder Yoshua Bengio. Her teaching, learning and work all interplay. She journals through the assumptions others make about who “we” are.

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