Greetings from Candlewood Lake. Though now more associated with sales events and the end of the summer holiday season, Labor Day was established in 1894 to honor the contributions and achievements of American workers. It emerged from the labor movement's efforts to improve working conditions during the Industrial Revolution.
Today, for your reading pleasure, I offer two labor-related essays. The first, written for Labor Day 2019, explores the idea that without better data privacy laws we'd be right where we are today. (See: Free Search & Social: We Are NOT the Product; We Are Underpaid Workers). It offers a different way to think about how data is created and mined in the age of AI.
The second is yesterday's essay, The Return of the Guild: Why AI Could Resurrect Medieval Career Paths. It explores the question, "If AI is eliminating entry-level positions, how do we develop tomorrow's senior executives?"
Please accept my very best wishes for a happy, healthy, and peaceful last day of summer. As always your thoughts and comments are both welcome and encouraged. -s
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.
