The Most Important Changes to the EU AI Act Under the Digital Omnibus The EU’s Digital Omnibus on AI has changed several important parts of the EU AI Act. It is not merely a proposal: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 entered into force on 27 July 2026. These are the most important changes for organisations. 1. AI literacy remains mandatory—but the obligation is softer Providers and deployers of AI systems must take measures to support the...
Corporate Upskilling, Reskilling and Right-Skilling Explained If you follow discussions about the future of work, learning and development (L&D), HR or talent management, you have probably come across the terms upskilling, reskilling and right-skilling. Today, these concepts are widely used by consulting firms such as McKinsey and by HR and L&D professionals around the world. They are also discussed extensively on LinkedIn. Although...
This Bookboon Corporate Management E-Book Is Outdated I wrote and published this bestselling corporate management e-book on Bookboon several years ago. While some of the ideas are still relevant, parts of the content are now outdated and no longer reflect today's developments, insights, technologies and best practices. I can not not update this version on Bookboon nor of any other title as I do not have a contract with Bookboon anymore after...
AI And The Death Of The Large Dinosaurs Morning. In my Phd in 2001, 'Transformation of Financial Services Companies. How To Map and Measure Customer Value Created With Relationship Capital", I cited two professors from the Stern School of Business, Smith and Walter, in an article in the Financial Times regarding the fact that Internet technology made the arrival of new 'species' possible: high-tech startups. And also the opportunity for people...
Sacred Cows Make The Best Burgers - 28 Years Later In one of my all time favourite business classics, "Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers," published in 1996, Kriegel and Brandt argued that many companies cling to outdated practices and policies, hindering their ability to adapt. These "sacred cows" – entrenched ways of doing business – become obstacles to innovation and growth. The authors emphasized that 'success in today's fast-paced...
Right-Skilling For The AI-Powered Economy - How To Survive The Great AI-Layoff In The New Age Of Work - eBook Since the second half of 2022 and the launch of ChatGPT, Dall-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion a transformative trend has emerged in labour markets offline and online worldwide: The Great AI Layoff. But instead of fearing this shift, let's explore the substantial benefits and outcomes it can bring when we approach it with the right...
AI-Upskilling, AI-Reskiling And AI-Right-Skilling Explained AI-skilling, or actually 'AI-right-skilling' for your personally, acquiring new relevant soft and hard skills related to artificial intelligence (AI) in Financial Services, is critical if you want to survive and thrive in the AI-powered economy and be more creative and productive as you can learn from this new management ebook: You can do that hybrid working, or working at home or in...
The Difference Between AI-upskilling, AI-reskilling and AI-right-skilling In Financial Services AI-upskilling, AI-reskilling, and AI-right-skilling are all terms used to describe the process of acquiring new relevant soft and hard skills related to artificial intelligence (AI) in any industry, including in Financial Services. The differences between these terms are the purpose of your personal learning process and the effect on your current or...
Tony de Bree is speaking at the 4th International Webinar on AI Machine Learning, Data Science And Robotics' on 'Right-Skilling For The AI-Powered Economy. How To Survive The Democratization Of AI'. Morning (here in The Netherlands). Although I really enjoy meeting and talking with people including students face to face, I am more and more invited to speak and faciliate different types of virtual events including virtual conferences on AI. On...
Panel Discussion at the 4th International Webinar on AI Machine Learning, Data Science And Robotics On 'A.I. Useful Tool' Now With Tony de Bree Hi, as a born advocate of applied science, I am honoured to be part of this distinguished panel on the 16th of Dcember 2023 at 17:20 with professor honoris Dana York as our chairman with these three other distinguished colleagues in the global applied science world: - Francesco Iarlori - Jürgen...
