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The Rollercoaster Journey of AI: From Early Challenges to Modern Triumphs
AI is everywhere - but where did it come from? (Part 2) Welcome back! In part 1, we delved into the early milestones of the AI journey, including the groundbreaking work of Alan Turing, the...
The Origins of AI: Unraveling Artificial Intelligence’s Rich History
AI is everywhere - but where did it come from? (Part 1) There is nearly no chance that you did not notice the recent raise of AI. For many people, it might seem like AI popped out of nowhere and...
Textmetrics Anna Pillar, data scientist
A conversation with our Data Scientist Anna Pillar Some seem to think that data are dull. If this were true, they wouldn't have captured the interest of Anna Pillar, our bright and lively colleague...
A conversation with Textmetrics Partner LUB GmbH
Creating inclusive content is not as easy as some might think, especially not when you speak and write in a gendered language like German. Exactly this linguistic and social challenge is the core...
A conversation with our partner Extanto
Extanto is an established company that provides high-quality content services for academic publishing in the USA, with a specialization in science and mathematics. The company started in 2009 and...
7 tips to attract Gen Z with your job ad
Gen Z – the generation born between 1997 and 2012 – is ready to enter the job market. Don't scare them off with a job ad where you demand 4 years experience for a starter job on minimum wage. Gen Z...
Workarounds for AI hallucinations
Hallucination is a term that stems from human psychology: a person sees, hears or senses things that are not there. It might be a hallucination on its own to use this term for an entity that is...
Our recruitment predictions for 2024
At the cusp of the new year, you're probably expecting predictions. You might even have predicted them already. You're right. We have predictions and emerging trends for 2024. Will there be...
Encounters with common candidates in recruiting
As a recruiter, you're probably an agreeable person with high social skills. You have to be, because meeting and matching candidates and companies is your chosen job. To screen and interview...
A conversation with our Customer Success Manager Koen Brummelhuis
Koen Brummelhuis works at Textmetrics as Customer Success Manager. We asked him some questions to get to know him, but first, we’d like to explain how to pronounce his very Dutch name. Of course,...
Top 3 AI and ChatGPT mistakes to avoid
In December 2022 AI transformed the world with ChatGPT. Students still thought they could get away with one push of a button to deliver their homework. Blog owners thought the same and uploaded lots...
New AI jobs to consider
AI has been around for longer than we realize in smart devices for households, factories and science. But the arrival of the large language models like ChatGPT really shook us up. Now that we can...
Neurodiversity in job descriptions
Of course, you know how important it is to be inclusive in the workplace. Like most employers and recruiters you're trying to establish a balance in gender, ethnic background and age to avoid...
Prepare for the EU AI-act
In a world that is dominated by American tech giants, the largest legislative body is in the EU. It can enforce legislation inside and outside the member states. Who remembers that Zuckerberg in...
Why You Need a Diverse Workforce and How to Achieve It
The need for a diverse and inclusive workforce has taken center stage over the past decade. Gone are the days when businesses could afford to operate with a more homogenous team. For 40% of...
Does AI create duplicate content? Fix it!
Duplicate content can make your website rankings drop. But how serious is this? Will Google de-index you completely so your company will disappear from all search results? Luckily Google is more...
How to meet the expectations of employees
Are you working at an HRM-department or are you an employer yourself? The search for the best employees is challenging, especially when it seems all companies are fighting to take them in. Don't...
Key Legal Issues Your Text SEO Might Cause You
A peaceful and warm evening lulls you into a state of bliss. Nothing is bothering you. You’ve decorated your text with SEO elements and published it on your website. And now, you’re sipping your...
This is how AI changes marketing
So, how did you experience the introduction of AI? Perhaps you have been following the developments for years, and you kind of eased into it. It’s more likely, though, that the speed with which AI...
A diverse and inclusive job ad? This is how you write one!
It’s something every employer nowadays strives for; to foster a diverse and inclusive company that reflects society. The recruitment process plays an important role in this endeavor. Because to have...
Gen Z in the labor market
How many people from Generation Z work at your company? You know; everyone born between 1997 and 2012 – the ones we call Gen Z. In recent years, more and more employees entering the labor market...
Four governing principles of the plain language ISO standard
Have you heard of the plain language ISO standard yet? It was introduced not long ago, and like other ISO standards, it has to do with governing principles and guidelines. In more detail, it’s...
Four ways to encourage more women to apply to your jobs
Gender diversity in the workplace has numerous benefits. But to build a well-balanced workforce, women need to actually apply to your jobs. You may have noticed – that getting women to apply to your...
Why generative AI must be approached top-down
…but is currently approached bottom-up When we say that the introduction of ChatGPT did not go unnoticed, that’s quite the understatement. In the shortest possible time, companies were...
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