Financial advisors weigh AI upside against demand for human advice

Financial advisors weigh AI upside against demand for human advice

Morningstar research shows more advisors turning to generative AI for efficiency while clients demand deeper guidance, context, and emotional support. Financial advisors are leaning into generative AI to handle routine work but remain cautious about how the technology fits alongside their role as relationship managers and behavioral coaches, according to data from Morningstar. Drawn from…

From AI to Human Capital: Qazaqstan NEXT 2026 Highlights Global Trends

From AI to Human Capital: Qazaqstan NEXT 2026 Highlights Global Trends

ASTANA — AI and digital trust, energy, creative economy, education and innovation, and the future of work and human capital were on the table at the Qazaqstan NEXT 2026 forum on Jan. 28. The policymakers, business leaders and experts debated on trends and their impact on Kazakhstan’s economic growth, investment climate and competitiveness.  Photo credit:…

Harvard-backed study of 500 million ad impressions finds AI creativity matches human performance

Harvard-backed study of 500 million ad impressions finds AI creativity matches human performance

A large-scale academic study conducted by researchers from Harvard University, Columbia University, the Technical University of Munich, and Carnegie Mellon University has found that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) performs on par with human creativity in digital advertising, challenging long-held assumptions about the limits of AI-driven content. The findings, announced by global performance advertising firm Taboola…

The photography trends in 2026 will be for less perfection and more human – and even this AI-focused software company agrees!

The photography trends in 2026 will be for less perfection and more human – and even this AI-focused software company agrees!

In an era of artificial intelligence, real emotion and stories are poised to shape the year’s photography trends – but that data is surprisingly coming from an AI-heavy photography software. Aftershoot recently shared a survey of wedding and portrait photographers highlighting the biggest photo trends of 2026. The common thread running through all five trends?…

Why AI’s Productivity Promise Falls Apart Without Human Expertise

Why AI’s Productivity Promise Falls Apart Without Human Expertise

AI gets you to 60% quickly, but human expertise is what unlocks 100%. Agor2012 | iStock Executives are salivating over AI’s promise of productivity gains. A Stanford University study found workers using generative AI completed tasks three times faster, cutting 90-minute assignments to just 30 minutes. Technology vendors have seized on this “tripling of productivity”…

Στις 5 Μαρτίου το Women in Digital 2026: The Human Touch in the Age of AI!

Στις 5 Μαρτίου το Women in Digital 2026: The Human Touch in the Age of AI!

Το Women in Digital 2026, με κεντρικό τίτλο «The Human Touch in the Age of AI», έρχεται την Πέμπτη 5 Μαρτίου 2026, στο Divani Caravel, για να δώσει την ουσιαστική απάντηση στο κρίσιμο ερώτημα της εποχής μας: ποιος είναι ο ρόλος του ανθρώπινου στοιχείου σε έναν κόσμο αυτοματισμών; Το συνέδριο, αναγνωρίζοντας ότι το 2026 σηματοδοτεί…

Here’s How AI Can Amplify Human Intelligence

Here’s How AI Can Amplify Human Intelligence

Close-up of a person’s hand holding an iPhone and using Google AI Mode, an experimental mode utilizing artificial intelligence and large language models to process Google search queries, Lafayette, California, March 24, 2025. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Gado via Getty Images With artificial intelligence reshaping the U.S. economy, working Americans are shifting their expectations…

‘Authentic relationships at risk’: Pope warns AI could blur reality and erode human connection

‘Authentic relationships at risk’: Pope warns AI could blur reality and erode human connection

VATICAN CITY, Jan 25 — Pope Leo XIV yesterday stressed the risks of generative artificial intelligence, warning that it could usurp human identities and relationships, influence public opinion and deepen social polarisation. In a message marking the World Day of Social Communications, the pope said AI systems reflect the worldview of their creators and can…