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BBC News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
'They've taken so many strides in so many areas'
The team at BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up And Show More Football podcast looked back on a mixed season for Forest, after missing out on Champions League football by only two points. Host David Jackson asked Colin Fray for his reflection on the Premier League season at the City Ground and he said: "Overall you have to commend them for what's been an incredible season. "A totally unexpected challenge for anywhere near the top half of the table which ended up prolonging into a challenge for European football, and they've ended up getting European football."They doubled their points tally from last season, they've take so many strides in so many areas but at the same time, I'm sure that there is some regret about what's happened over the last few weeks of the season. "I'm sure there are very good reasons for it, I'm sure a lot of the players have just hit a brick wall in terms of fatigue, tiredness, injuries and I think some of them have been playing through injuries and I think that's affected them over the run-in."It's easy to say now if they had added a couple of players [in the January transfer window] then I'm fairly sure it gives them an extra couple of points."Listen to the full podcast on BBC Sounds here
Irish Times
19-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
It pays to use AI on the sly at work
At the start of last month the 1,500 staff at a British law firm called Shoosmiths received some unexpected news. The firm had created a £1 million (€1.2m) bonus pot that would be shared out between them as long as they collectively used Microsoft Copilot, the firm's chosen generative AI tool, at least 1 million times this financial year. In other words they had 12 months to rack up enough Copilot prompts between themselves to unlock the £1 million. David Jackson, the chief executive, did not think this would be too hard. As he pointed out to colleagues the target would be easily reached if everyone used Copilot just four times each working day. To help the firm would track and publicly report prompt numbers each month, all the better to boost the use of what Jackson called the 'powerful enabler' of AI. READ MORE I did not hear about Shoosmiths' move from Shoosmiths but from two academics at the HEC Paris business school, Cathy Yang and David Restrepo Amariles. They spotted it as they prepared to publish some relevant and eye-opening research on the very human ways in which Copilot, ChatGPT and other generative AI products are being used in the office. Their work shows something that makes perfect sense when you think about it but is nonetheless unnerving. It is possible to get ahead at work if you use AI – as long as you don't tell your boss. And your boss, furthermore, is unlikely to know if you have used AI or not. The researchers discovered this after they decided to look at why so many businesses have been so hesitant to roll out AI despite the apparent productivity gains it offers. In an experiment they asked 130 mid-level managers at a large, unnamed consulting firm to assess a series of briefs two junior analysts had compiled. These were typical of those done for potential clients seeking consultants for a project. Some documents were done with the help of ChatGPT and some were not. The managers turned out to be entirely clueless about which was which. Although 77 per cent of their assessments correctly said ChatGPT had been used, this was close to the 73 per cent that incorrectly said ChatGPT had been used when it had not. Also, even when the managers were told AI had definitely not been used 44 per cent of them still thought it had. The finding that has stayed with me is this: the rating that managers gave to briefs done with ChatGPT was nearly 10 per cent higher than for those done by mere humans. When the managers learnt of the AI use they downgraded their rating, perhaps assuming the analysts had taken less time to do their work. This suggests that unless you work for an organisation that encourages the transparent use of AI, you may be strongly motivated to use it on the sly. And the trouble with this 'shadow adoption', as the researchers call undisclosed AI use at work, is that it exposes the organisation to serious risks, such as security breaches. A number of companies have at times curbed access to AI tools amid fears that staff could inadvertently leak sensitive data by feeding information into the platforms that then finds its way to outside users. There is also the problem of staff placing too much faith in generative AI tools that produce biased results or invent 'hallucinations'. And monitoring employees to see who is or isn't using AI risks setting off complaints about intrusive surveillance. To avoid all this the HEC researchers think employers should draw up AI use guidelines that encourage employees to use AI openly. Since their study shows staff are likely to be downgraded for owning up to AI help, they also recommend some form of enticement to encourage disclosure – like the Shoosmiths law firm's £1 million prompt bonus. 'It's a very smart incentive because it means people have to report the prompts,' says Restrepo Amariles. Shoosmiths says the bonus was actually created because the firm believes AI is fundamental to its future competitiveness and wants to boost its use. So far Copilot prompts are 'broadly on track' towards the 1 million target, says Tony Randle, the partner in charge of client-facing technology. 'We've got one partner that has used it 800 times in the last month,' he says, sounding pleased. 'AI won't replace the legal profession but lawyers who use AI will replace lawyers who don't.' – Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2025
BBC News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Bridlington rugby club turns 100 with record setting challenge
Players, families and members of a rugby club will attempt to pass rugby balls 100,000 times in 90 minutes. The record setting challenge is part of Bridlington Rugby Union FC's 100th anniversary celebrations. The event, on Sunday 11 May, will include presentations and fun for all the chairman Dean Thompson said: "The centenary is about celebrating the history of the club, while building for the future - especially through our youth and junior teams." Up to 250 people were expected to attend the event, including children who could be part of the club's club had 10 players signed up to its youth programme a decade ago, but said that had now increased to more than Thompson, who has been part of the club since a child, said: "Clubs across the country are folding due to a lack of players, so it's vital we keep young people engaged and invested in rugby."It's also about the wider community. Towns need strong sports clubs - rugby, cricket, football, golf, tennis - all of them."Current chairman David Jackson said: "Like all rugby clubs, the emphasis used to be on adult rugby, and perhaps some high-spirited after-match evenings. "But these days, it's very much orientated around young people and their parents/guardians who embrace the teamwork that can develop enthusiastic youngsters playing the game."Following the record attempt, which will take place between 10:00 and 11:30 GMT there will be family entertainment including a bouncy castle, face painting and a barbecue. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Chicago Tribune
06-04-2025
- Chicago Tribune
David Jackson
David Jackson is an investigative reporter at Injustice Watch, where his work focuses on the courts. He earned a Pulitzer Prize at The Washington Post, and was a four-time Pulitzer finalist during his 29 years at the Chicago Tribune, from 1991 through 2020.
BBC News
28-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
🎧 FA Cup dreams after international nightmare
Domestic football returns this weekend following the international break and Nottingham Forest travel to Brighton on Saturday for the FA Cup Radio Nottingham's Colin Fray and David Jackson preview that game, and how they will think it will go in the absence of striker Chris Wood, on the latest episode of Shut Up And Show More is also plenty of international chat as they discuss Morgan Gibbs-White not playing a single minute for England, while Murillo made his senior debut for to the full episode on BBC Sounds
