NEWS YOU CAN’T MISS

Do You Know An AI “Good Girl”?

Do you know someone who is a "Good Girl" when using AI? It sounds ridiculous, I know. But here’s where it's coming from.

Recent studies have revealed an unfortunate gender gap in AI tool adoptions, specifically ChatGPT.

► A Danish study of 100,000 workers found women are up to 20% less likely to use ChatGPT compared to male peers in the same jobs.

► A Norwegian study found high-performing female students are especially hesitant to adopt AI tools.

So what's driving this disparity? Researchers suggest several factors:

► The "Good Girl" effect: Norwegian researchers observed that high-achieving women often avoid AI due to self-imposed restrictions. As Siri Isaksson put it: "It's the 'good girl' thing... It's this idea that 'I have to go through this pain, I have to do it on my own and I shouldn't cheat and take shortcuts'."

► Confidence gap: The Danish study found that women who didn't use AI were more likely than men to report needing more training to use the technology effectively.

So which one do you think it is? Personally, I use AI chatbots every day and it really helps my productivity. It's disheartening for me to see this gender disparity. 😔

CASE STUDY

Amazon saves $260m annually with Gen AI

Who said this about Generative AI? "It’s been a game changer for us." It was Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon. I bet you can't guess why.

It wasn't about some exciting AI chatbot that spoke to customers.

► It was about how its coding assistant Amazon Q, has dramatically reduced software upgrade time from 50 developer days to mere hours. 🤯 

► 79% of AI-generated code reviews were shipped without modifications. 💰 This translates to a massive annual saving of $260 million and of 4,500 developer-years for Amazon.  

Before I go on, please read the above line again 👆🏽.

The way companies often save money is by automating those tedious, time-consuming tasks that can quietly save them millions of dollars.

So please don't think the real power of AI is only in the flashy, attention-grabbing applications. Often, it's in the mundane.

ps. My firm Addo AI helps companies build AI solutions that specifically hunt for value in the mundane. Please DM if you're looking for some advice! 😎

WOMAN IN TECH

Meet Anu Bharadwaj, President of Atlassian

Celebrating this week's Woman in Tech 🥳: Meet Anu Bharadwaj, President of Atlassian, the leading SaaS company valued at more than $45 billion.

A tech leader with nearly 20 years of experience, Bharadwaj has led teams and initiatives across Microsoft and Atlassian.

Born in India, Bharadwaj earned a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from RV College Of Engineering.

► She began her career at Microsoft in 2003 as a Software Design Engineer. In her 10-year tenure there, she led the team in charge of enhancing Microsoft's Visual Studio.

► In 2014, she joined Atlassian as the Head of Product for Jira, the company’s issue and project tracking software. Under her leadership, Jira transformed from a single application to a family of products, and Atlassian went public with a market cap of $4.37 billion.

► In her 10 years at Atlassian, Bharadwaj served as Head of Product for Atlassian Cloud, Chief Operating Officer, and now President, introducing several services such as Atlassian Home and People Directory along the way. Under her Presidentship, the company has added more than $4 billion to its market cap.

Bharadwaj’s work has led her to be featured as one of Women in Tech’s Top 100 Executive Women in Tech to Watch in 2024.

Fun Fact: Bharadwaj decided to take a sabbatical in 2016 to do fieldwork on wildlife conservation projects. Her work ranged from monitoring penguin rookeries in Antarctica to putting GPS collars on cheetahs in Namibia, which she shared helped her become a better leader.

Fun Finds

Two mouthwatering meals, but which one’s the real deal? 🤔 

A classic Big Mac from McDonald’s

A flame-grilled Whopper from Burger King

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