“Trust is earned in drops and lost in buckets.” - Kevin Kelly
In the early 1900s, a glowing promise illuminated the future: radium. This miraculous element found its way into everyday items, most notably watch dials. Young women, enticed by well-paying jobs, flocked to factories where they meticulously painted watch faces with radium-infused paint. Their technique? Licking the brush tips to achieve a fine point, unknowingly ingesting lethal doses of radiation with each stroke.
This was a story brought back from archives by Sreekanth Menon, Global AI/ML Leader at Genpact at MachineCon USA 2024 hosted by AIM Research.
This tragic chapter in history, known as the "Radium Girls," serves as a stark reminder of innovation's double-edged sword. As Sreekanth poignantly noted, th
Operationalizing Responsible AI for Enterprises at Scale, Insights from Sreekanth Menon
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Responsible AI is not about limiting innovation but can serve as a competitive advantage.
