EARNING WHILE LEARNING From coast to coast and industry to industry, apprenticeships are changing lives AS MORE AND more companies discover the great potential and flexibility of apprenticeships, more and more Americans of all races, genders, ages, and educations will find themselves thriving in careers they once thought were beyond them. Here, courtesy of the […]
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Are AI nurses the future of healthcare?…Colorado governor signs nation’s first privacy law protecting people’s brainwaves…AI-generated rom-com makes the Hallmark Channel look like Shakespeare. Check it all out right here. Are AI nurses the future of health care? – The Hustle First law protecting consumers’ brainwaves signed by Colorado governor – Reuters An AI rom-com
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SOME THINGS DON’T CHANGE THIS EDITION OF the newsletter is dedicated to announcing ACDS’ rebrand to Apprenticely, and there are a number of excellent features here that explain what’s happening, when it’s happening, and why. Yes, we’re excited about the opportunity to provide our services to even more employers, for the benefit of even
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ACDS REBRANDS AS “APPRENTICELY” It’s how we do workforce BACK IN 2018, when the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences was formed to help bridge the gap between our state’s demand for tech talent and the available supply, Registered Apprenticeships were a relatively new concept—especially for this kind of work. Most people still associated apprenticeships with
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An HBS trifecta: Can we make AI “unlearn” the things it shouldn’t know?…What the data tells us about MacKenzie Scott’s $15 billion charitable giving…Is your workplace biased against introverts? Check it all out right here. How to Make AI ‘Forget’ All the Private Data It Shouldn’t Have – Harvard Business School $15 Billion in Five
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AI DEEPFAKES Whose truth are you looking at? Nitin Agarwal, Ph.D., Maulden-Entergy Chair and Distinguished Professor of Information Science, Director, Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS), University of Arkansas at Little Rock AFTER MONTHS OUT of the public eye following surgery, Kate, the Princess of Wales, appeared smilingly with her children
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Nesia Dotson,Learning and DevelopmentProgram Manager, And Melissa Johnston,Senior Director of Learningand Development,First Orion ANY REGULAR READER of this newsletter knows that apprenticeships are a favorite topic of ours. In this month’s interview, however, we’re focusing on a relatively unsung aspect of the apprenticeship process—the vital role of mentors. These are the seasoned pros in an
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MEET OUR 1000th APPRENTICE! She’s Megan Phillips, of Revio FOR THIS MILESTONE, we’re going to dispense with the usual Spotlight format and simply let Megan (and her boss, CEO Brian Bauer) talk about who she is and the path that took her from her home town of White Hall, AR, to her present position as
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OUR OWN MARCH MADNESS AROUND ACDS, WE’RE battening down the hatches, because the rest of 2024 looks like it’s going to be really exciting in our world of Registered Apprenticeships. As you may know by now, there are several variables that impact the number of actual apprentices employed throughout Arkansas. Probably the most impactful of
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LET THE SPARKS FLY Innovation needs a culture that fosters fireworks Charles D. Morgan, CEO, First Orion ONE OF THE paradoxes of modern business is that success tends to stifle the innovation that made a company successful in the first place. If you think about it, that’s not all that hard to understand: Innovation
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