Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.

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Business Insider, 4th January 2024
The funding bonanza over AI could add lots of hype and "maybe some grifting," says Demis Hassabis.
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Forbes, 3rd January 2024
Is there a generative AI bubble? Is the bubble poised to pop? A generative AI bubble is certainly expanding. Here are three reasons that bubble is not poised to pop.
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Oliver Wyman
Banks depend on accurate and definitive models and outputs for decision-making, risk management and, ultimately, customer satisfaction. AI is designed in part to provide those reliable outputs — but the results so far have sometimes included mistakes.
The Independent, 29th March 2024
Friday Reading Edition 195 (28th March 2024)
Bridges usually have protections to keep them safe from collisions, experts say – but the huge force of the ‘Dali’ might have overwhelmed them.
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Lloyd’s List, 27th March 2024
Friday Reading Edition 195 (28th March 2024)
Biden administration pledges to meet cost of rebuilding four-lane river crossing but primary insurer Chubb could seek subrogation.
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Business Insider, 27th March 2024
Friday Reading Edition 195 (28th March 2024)
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed on Tuesday after a large container ship ran into it, leading to six presumed deaths and millions of dollars in possible damage.
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Scientific American, 27th March 2024
Friday Reading Edition 195 (28th March 2024)
The sudden destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at the Port of Baltimore has implications for some of the largest US energy industries.
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Reuters, 27th March 2024
Friday Reading Edition 195 (28th March 2024)
The catastrophic bridge collapse that closed the Port of Baltimore to ship traffic on Tuesday is causing some logistics headaches, but is unlikely to trigger a major new US supply chain crisis as competing East Coast ports are poised to handle more cargo, economists and logistics experts say.
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BBC Verify, 26th March 2024
Friday Reading Edition 195 (28th March 2024)
BBC Verify has analysed the moment of the collision between the Dali container ship and the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The path of the ship can be followed using data from the ship tracking website MarineTraffic. A closer look at the footage shows that the ship’s lights went out in the minutes before it collided with the bridge.
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Marsh, 3rd May 2024
Friday Reading Edition 194 (22nd March 2024)
Groundbreaking advancements like AI bring new threats — especially as the rapid acceleration and integration of these technologies can expose businesses to unforeseen digital vulnerabilities. Equally, innovations relating to AI could prove essential to tackling cyber threats.
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