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Artificial intelligence might be useful for your business, but Kuang Xu encourages managers to approach it as just another tool that may or may not be useful. “Before you look at what AI can offer,” he says, “think about what you truly need.” In his course Data Science and AI Strategy, Kuang, an associate professor of operations, information, and technology, teaches students how to harness powerful new technologies to solve business problems. Here are his five top takeaways from the class.

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Speaker: Yejin Choi, Professor and MacArthur Fellow at the University of Washington, and Senior Research Director for Commonsense AI at AI2

For years, the likes of Google and OpenAI have been racing to build ever bigger and costlier AI models using a tremendous amount of online data - think chatbots like ChatGPT, which can handle a wide range of complex queries. But some startups are now betting on a different strategy: small language models, automating a more limited set of day-to-day corporate tasks without requiring as much data. Bloomberg's Rachel Metz joins Ed Ludlow to discuss on "Bloomberg Technology." -------- Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Technology on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrM7B7SL_g1edFOnmj-SDKg   Watch the latest full episodes of "Bloomberg Technology" with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfAX25ZLrPGTygCwn55voYZ_LYyKjxokJ   Get the latest in tech from Silicon Valley and around the world here: https://www.bloomberg.com/technology Connect with us on... X: https://twitter.com/technology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTechnology Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/   Follow Ed Ludlow on X here: https://twitter.com/EdLudlow Follow Caroline Hyde on X here: https://twitter.com/CarolineHydeTV   Listen to the daily Bloomberg Technology podcast here: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts/series/bloomberg-technology   More from Bloomberg Business Connect with us on... X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness