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☆ 5 types of new jobs that AI could create
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New AI jobs, which may not require a college degree, could offer high salaries for workers. The number of AI jobs is already on the rise. Here are the five new jobs that AI could create in the future, per the World Economic Forum. AdvertisementAs new AI tools continue to emerge , experts say engineers will be needed to guide their development. AI content creatorsAI tools will make it possible for "AI content creators" to "rapidly produce in-depth content on a topic in any field or domain" per the World Economic Forum report.

Persons: —, it's, Chris Hyams, James Neave, OpenAI Organizations: Service, World Economic, Meta, Economic, Marketing Factory

☆ Prompt engineer is one of the hot jobs AI is creating
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

From prompt engineers to AI auditors, companies are seeking workers who can use the new tech. Advertisement"Professionals and employers alike are rapidly adopting AI and generative AI across a broad range of industries. "Prompt engineers are our hot take as the job for 2024," James Neave, Adzuna's head of data science told BI. There were seven adverts for prompt engineers in the UK active in October compared to none last year, according to Adzuna data shared with BI. Analysts at Adzuna also saw an increase in job listings for AI ethics officers, chief AI officers, AI auditors, AI trainers, and machine managers.

Persons: —, it's, Karin Kimbrough, we've, GAI, James Neave, Adzuna's, Neave Organizations: Service, LinkedIn, BI, Machine Locations: Adzuna

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For two years, Texas has pushed boundaries on the U.S.-Mexico border: Busing migrants across America, jailing thousands for trespass and stringing razor wire along the Rio Grande. In a new challenge to the federal government's authority over immigration, Texas lawmakers on Tuesday night gave final approval to a bill that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the country illegally and let local judges order them to leave the country. But the new law would empower all police in Texas — including officers hundreds of miles (kilometers) from the border — to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the country. TESTING IMMIGRATION AUTHORITYLegal experts and immigrant rights groups have railed against the Texas bill as a clear conflict with the U.S. government's authority to regulate immigration. TEXAS' MASSIVE BORDER OPERATIONIn his third term as Texas governor, Abbott has made increasingly aggressive measures on the Texas-Mexico border a centerpiece of his administration.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, David Spiller, Spiller, Steven McCraw, “, McCraw, Victoria Neave Criado, “ That’s, Anthony Kennedy, State Sen, Brian Birdwell, ” Birdwell, Abbott Organizations: Republican Gov, Republican, Texas House, Texas Senate, Republicans, Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S, Democratic, Rep, State, Army, Pentagon, Texas Republicans, Border Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, Mexico, America, Rio Grande, U.S ., Arizona, lockstep, TEXAS, . Texas, Rio

Many people subsequently turned to remote work, and the workforce recovered but only to be plunged into three years of an incredibly tight labor market. Today, the unemployment rate is at 3.9% following an increase in October from the prior’s month’s 3.8% level, and by most measures the labor market is considered very strong. “It does seem like the labor market is getting a little more balanced,” says Gene Tannuzzo, global head of fixed income at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. The overwhelmingly takeaway is that the labor market has defied most predictions and shown a level of resiliency and adaptability that has surprised many observers. This was the “excess retirements” who were causing the labor market to be exceptionally tight.

Persons: Gene Tannuzzo, “, ”, Bill Armstrong, “ We've, Guy Berger, James Neave, ” Neave, –, Berger, ’ Berger, Sarah House, it’s, women’s Organizations: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Safeguard Global, Technology, LinkedIn, Walmart, General Motors, Google, Wells, Louis Federal Reserve Bank, & $ Locations: Minnesota

☆ Odey Asset Management to close, website statement reads
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Nell Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey uses his phone outside of Hendon Magistrates' Court whilst facing one charge of indecent assault, in Hendon, London, Britain February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Odey Asset Management, one of Britain's best known hedge funds, will shut, it said on Tuesday in a statement on its website, less than six months after its founder faced fresh allegations of misconduct. Crispin Odey, 64, was ousted in June from Odey Asset Management (OAM), which he founded in 1991, after the Financial Times and Tortoise Media reported that 13 women had alleged that he had sexually assaulted or harassed them. Where each fund manager would move, or if their fund was closed without finding an alternative home, was detailed on the hedge fund's website. No new fund manager for Sophia Whitbread, the only female portfolio manager listed, was named.

Persons: Crispin Odey, Toby Melville, Odey, James Hanbury, Jamie Grimston, Oliver Kelton, Freddie Neave, Geoffrey Marson, Canaccord Genuity, Adrian Courtenay, Green, Sophia Whitbread, Peter Martin, Nell Mackenzie, Alun John, Mark Potter Organizations: Hendon Magistrates, REUTERS, Odey, Management, Odey Asset Management, Financial Times, Tortoise Media, Asset Management, Lancaster Investment Management, Reuters, Inc, Bainbridge Partners, Thomson Locations: Hendon, Hendon , London, Britain, S.W, Mitchell

☆ Be more energetic at work! Why it seems like your boss is suddenly prioritizing soft skills.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementJames Neave, head of data science at Adzuna, compares soft skills to people skills. Selker said that because soft skills can be observed, they can be measured, even if somewhat subjectively. Measuring soft skills can then become more like evaluating hard skills. AdvertisementAdvertisement"It really is a shift in thinking then to say, 'Can we observe these soft skills?" The pandemic meant that many Gen Zers, as they started their careers, didn't get the face-to-face interactions at work that might have allowed them to further develop their soft skills.

Persons: —, we've, Carrie Fisher, Harry Met Sally, Norman Bacal, Bacal, James Neave, Neave, Greg Selker, Stanton Chase, Selker, Zers, didn't Organizations: Service, Management, LinkedIn, KPMG Locations: American, Adzuna

☆ Flagship Odey fund slimmed down by manager Neave, exits commodity futures
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Nell Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

OAM, which declined to comment, will send out further correspondence about how the Odey European Inc fund will be restructured, the letter said. OAM reorganised many of its funds in June and Neave took over the flagship Odey European Inc fund, amid fears of an investor exodus following the allegations. Since then, Neave has reduced the size of the hedge fund's investments in stocks, bonds and, in June, sold out of its gold futures. The fund closed out its direct exposure to gold futures, the letter said. Odey European Inc has kept some exposure to commodities through long positions related to the crude and palm oil company stocks, the letter said.

Persons: Freddie Neave, Crispin Odey's, Crispin Odey, Odey, Neave, Leopalace, Nell Mackenzie, Amanda Cooper, Alexander Smith Organizations: Reuters, Odey Asset Management, Financial Times, Tortoise Media, Inc, United Rentals, Learning Technologies, Jadestone Energy, Thomson

☆ The best way to show off your emerging A.I. skills to land a job: You don’t need ‘years of experience' yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The job market for tech workers remains strong, and especially so for those picking up emerging artificial intelligence skills. For comparison, India was hiring for 25,900 AI jobs and the UK was hiring for 16,825 roles involving the skill in June. But given the emerging and quickly developing nature of the tools, it can be tricky to display your expertise in a particular AI skill as a job candidate, Neave says. With that being said, Neave recommends interested job applicants build up their AI skills and stand out from the competition in three key ways:Stay on top of developments. "If you want to take it to the next level, you can fine-tune these large language models based on your proprietary business data," Neave says.

Persons: James Neave, Adzuna's, Neave, it's Organizations: Stanford, MIT Locations: U.S, India

☆ 3 ways to build A.I. skills even if you don’t work in tech: 'Suddenly your employability options go through the roof'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The U.S. is leading the way in artificial intelligence and generative AI jobs, according to data from the global job search platform Adzuna. Neave says generalist workers can build their AI skills, and boost their employability, in three steps:First, get to know the most popular AI tools. "Once you feel confident enough using it, seek out and find any way to use it in your day-to-day work," Neave says. It's a good idea to check with your manager about your company's policy on using AI in your work before doing so. And get a clear understanding of what you're allowed to input into generative AI tools and what you're not.

Persons: James Neave, Adzuna's, Neave, It's, it's Organizations: University of Michigan, Stanford, MIT Locations: U.S

☆ U.S. companies are on a hiring spree for A.I. jobs—and they pay an average of $146,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

There were 7.6 million open jobs in the U.S. in June, according to the Adzuna database, with a growing share calling for AI skills: 169,045 jobs in the U.S. cited AI needs, and 3,575 called for generative AI work in particular. The average tax manager job that'll use AI pays $100,445 a year, according to Adzuna data. AI jobs have been around for decades but exploded in recent months as ChatGPT entered the scene in late 2022. Companies like EY explicitly listed AI as one of their top three hiring priorities, while Wells Fargo and Kaiser Permanente are implementing it across their workflows. Those interested in building their generative AI skills can look into certification and training courses online, from the University of Michigan, Coursera and other e-learning platforms.

Persons: James Neave, Adzuna's, ChatGPT, Jay Shankar, Neave, Kelly Evans Organizations: Companies, Kaiser Permanente, Amazon Web Services, CNBC, University of Michigan, Stanford, MIT Locations: U.S, Wells Fargo, India

☆ Odey Asset Management pushes to restructure funds -letters
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Carolina Mandl | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 30 (Reuters) - Odey Asset Management (OAM) has proposed to restructure two of its key funds, according to letters to investors reviewed by Reuters, as part of efforts to extract founder Crispin Odey from the business after several assault and harassment allegations surfaced against him. The London-based investment firm is planning to switch shareholders' investments in the OEI Mac and Odey European funds to two new funds, which would then be rehoused under a new firm, the letter added. Freddie Neave, who took over managing OEI Mac and Odey European from Crispin Odey three weeks ago, would run the new funds and leave to work at the new firm. "It is expected that Crispin Odey would not switch to the new fund and would remain in the existing fund," OAM said in both letters. The firm the alternative to this proposal would be to compulsorily redeem investors in the funds.

Persons: Crispin Odey, Freddie Neave, OEI, James Hanbury, Odey, Carolina Mandl, Juby Babu, Shweta Agarwal, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Odey, Management, Reuters, OEI Mac, Lancaster Investment Management, Financial Times, Tortoise Media, Thomson Locations: London, New York, Bengaluru

☆ Odey Asset Management sets out replacement plans for Crispin Odey
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - Odey Asset Management Partnership has started its replacement plan for Crispin Odey after severing "personal and economic involvement" with the founder, following allegations of sexual misconduct, said a letter seen by Reuters on Sunday. Freddie Neave will take over full responsibility of the Odey European Inc (OEI) and OEI Mac funds. James Hanbury will assume leadership of the LP Odey Opus Fund and Oliver Kelton will take the Odey Pan European Fund. Odey Swan Fund will be taken on by Neave as an interim leader before a final fund manager is decided upon by the board, said the letter. The Financial Times and Tortoise, in a joint publication on Thursday, reported allegations by 13 women that Odey had sexually assaulted or harassed them over a 25-year period.

Persons: Crispin Odey, Freddie Neave, James Hanbury, Oliver Kelton, Neave, Odey, Nell Mackenzie, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Odey, Reuters, Sunday, Pan European, Financial Times, Thomson

☆ Job listings asking for generative AI skills are soaring, analysis finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Job ads citing generative AI increased to 1,496 in May compared to just over 100 in January. Corporate America has been keen to show it's on top of the AI trend. Job listings asking for generative AI skills are on the rise, a new analysis from job search engine Adzuna has found. Among these, ads citing generative AI grew to 1,496 as of May this year compared to 185 job listings in January, and just three in May 2022. In an early analysis, Goldman Sachs predicted Generative AI could lead to significant upheaval in the labor market, affecting around 300 million jobs globally.

Persons: Adzuna, ChatGPT, James Neave, Neave, Insider's Aaron Mok, Goldman Sachs, Arvind Krishna Organizations: Corporate America, ChatGPT

☆ Meet Matt Krause, the man who critics say helped make Texas a national leader in book bans
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Texas now has the highest number of book bans in the US. Texas is now a leader in book bans, and one influential politician — along with pressure from the GOP — may have been the driving force, a Houston Chronicle investigation found. By April 2022, a PEN America analysis found that Texas had 713 bans, nearly half of all book bans in the US. Some politicians and parent groups disagreed with the inquiryKrause denies any political motivations behind the book list, but critics disagree. For Foote, the book bans represent GOP political motivations, citing school board officials and lawmakers who have begun their own book challenges.

☆ The red-hot labor market might be coming off its boil. Here's what jobseekers need to know about looking for work in an economic downturn.
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-23 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Experts recommend making a few key adjustments to your job search during a downturn. Are you out of your mind to even consider quitting your job and looking for a new one right now? Set a strict schedule for how much time you spend on your job search each day. Expand your target list of employersIn a tight labor market, employers do what they can to widen their potential pool of qualified applicants. But the dynamics shift in an employer's market.

☆ Luxury resort quarantines — Gen Z's 'old money' aesthetic — Infinity-pool shortage
▼ + stars: | 2021-10-08 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The wealthy have figured out a way to bypass the United States' travel ban: by quarantining at luxury resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico. The CWGen Z and millennials are bringing back an "old money" aesthetic — think country clubs, dinner parties, polo, and yachts. On Wednesdays she has "CEO days," where she focuses on the big picture — business planning and creating ideas. Courtesy of Neave GroupThere's a luxury pool shortage. We spoke to seven luxury pool designers, who described the unprecedented demand.

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