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Where Biden's AI policies fall short in protecting workers
On October 30th, 2023, President Biden’s administration published an executive order on “safe, secure, and trustworthy artificial intelligence,” available in summary form here. This marked a major step forward in an era of more widespread and capable AI systems.
Senior Surveyor appointment for London Rating Team
At the start of the new year, our London Rating team welcomed Gee Bhaker as Senior Surveyor. Gee brings to the team a wealth of knowledge with over 20 years’ experience in the sector, having worked at the Valuation Office Agency, London Borough Tower Hamlets and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. He commented “I see this opportunity to contribute to an exciting forward-thinking company, and I feel I can do so with my past job role experiences.
New addition to the Birmingham valuation team
Our Birmingham Valuation team have welcomed James Steed as Associate Surveyor. James brings to the team vital knowledge and experience of the property industry. He previously worked at a professional services practice in Leicestershire, acting for charities, local authorities, private clients etc. focusing on valuation, but also being involved in agency duties, landlord and tenant, property management and development land.
Wilko head office hits the market
Acting on behalf of the Joint Administrators of WL Realisations (2023) Limited (formerly known as wilko Limited) and WHSL Realisations Limited (formerly known as Wilkinson Hardware Stores Limited), Sanderson Weatherall has been appointed to sell the company’s former head office building at Manton Wood, Worksop. Built in the 1990’s, the freehold property comprises c.117,000 sq ft of office and warehousing space on a site of 7.51 acres and includes c.300 car parking spaces.
The disruptive technologies year in review
One would be hard pressed to have gone through the past year without hearing about artificial intelligence, be it in casual conversation, in the news, or at the workplace. From concern to excitement, AI seems to have already penetrated many aspects of our lives even if the details of how it works are murky at times. Critics of these applications are concerned about their disruptive qualities, while developers are promising the world. A better world, that is.
The disruptive technologies year in review
Illustration edited by Erik English; studiostoks via Adobe One would be hard pressed to have gone through the past year without hearing about artificial intelligence, be it in casual conversation, in the news, or at the workplace. From concern to excitement, AI seems to have already penetrated many aspects of our lives even if the details of how it works are murky at times. Critics of these applications are concerned about their disruptive qualities, while developers are promising the world.
The Camping and Caravanning Club expand with acquisition of Thornton’s Holt Camping Park.
We are pleased to have concluded the sale of Thornton’s Holt Camping Park near Nottingham to The Camping and Caravanning Club on behalf of the second generation family owners. Thornton’s Holt has been superbly re-developed and enhanced across the attractive 13.5 acre site with modern eco facilities including rainwater harvesting and solar water heating. The owners have established a strong trading business that generates a high volume of repeat business from holiday makers.
Worrying times ahead for pubs?
The future of independent pubs is an uncertain one particularly when looking at the new figures emerging which estimate that business rates tax burden could increase by up to £2bn next year. To combat these increases, pubs would need to double or in some cases triple their takings to cover the increased business rates alone. This coupled with high energy costs, rising wages and inflated cost of beer/food is a huge concern for the hospitality industry as a whole, but particularly pubs.
How creatives can stop AI from stealing their work
As artificial intelligence and related areas of computing progress, researchers from a variety of communities have been forecasting and discussing the potential economic impacts of the technology. The buzz isn’t just limited to those studying the field. Earlier this month, we saw headlines like “AI took my job, literally,” while Margaret Atwood penned “Murdered by My Replica,” an Atlantic article in which the acclaimed novelist discusses how her written words were used to train AI.
Changing Places - The Continued Reinvention of Leisure
I’m sure that many of the readers of this article, like me and my colleagues, were expecting 2022 to be a year of recovery, and notwithstanding the Omicron variant of Covid-19 that raised its head in the early part of the year, on the most part, it still was, as many businesses enjoyed a revival in trading fortunes as the final pandemic restrictions faded away.
APC success throughout SW
Congratulations to four more Graduates who have qualified as chartered surveyors. Matthew Keating, Tom Cross, James Hobkirk (Leeds) and Charles Strutt (Birmingham) all recently became qualified members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). They all passed their Assessment of Professional Competence (APC), to become elected members of RICS.
Lauren Deas returns to Sanderson Weatherall
Lauren Deas, Associate Partner in our Newcastle office, has returned to the firm after three years working client side. Lauren initially joined Sanderson Weatherall in 2009 as a Graduate Surveyor and has worked in both the Newcastle and Leeds offices in the Rating and Compulsory Purchase teams. Lauren returns following three years at Yorkshire Water.
The Building Safety Act 2022: What does it mean for me?
In light of the tragic events on 14 June 2017 at the Grenfell Tower in West London the government has release a myriad of legislation to reduce the impact of a similar fire having the same devastating effect. Fundamental to the changes in regulations provided by the Fire Safety Act and Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022; is the Building Safety Act which is set to regulate and manage “High Risk Buildings” (HRBs) over 18m or seven storeys throughout England.
2023 Rating List - Opportunities for savings
2023 Business Rates Revaluation If you own or occupy commercial property you will most likely be aware that the new 2023 rating list came into effect on 01 April 2023. Your annual business rates liability will now be based on the new business rates valuations which have a valuation date of 01 April 2021 and should reflect the hypothetical rent a tenant would pay for the property at this date. A revaluation should allow for rateable values to be updated to reflect changes in the property market.
Leeds office market report Q3 2023
At the end of Q3, YTD take up in the city centre is approx. a third higher than this time next year. We are anticipating a strong finish to the year and for both the city centre and out of town markets to post healthy full-year figures. Please get in touch to discuss your office requirements.
How changes to the Rateable Value of businesses could affect your bill
From April, the business rates revaluation will result in thousands of Teesside businesses seeing a change in the Rateable Values (RV) of their properties, and how much they therefore pay in business rates. The new valuation list has been published and ratepayers can now view their 2023 business rates valuation. As with all previous revaluations, there are winners and losers.
Why does artificial intelligence look like the cover of a 70s progressive rock album?
Manovich pointed out that the type of people who gravitate towards these programs largely shape what happens due to their personal tastes and preferences.
ChatGPT Stole Your Work. So What Are You Going to Do? Original
If you’ve ever uploaded photos or art, written a review, “liked” content, answered a question on Reddit, contributed to open source code, or done any number of other activities online, you’ve done free work for tech companies, because downloading all this content from the web is how their AI systems learn about the world.
ChatGPT Stole Your Work. So What Are You Going to Do?
So, you were texting your bestie and they used the new text term "mk" in a message. You've *literally* never seen this before and have no clue what it means. You don't want to seem like you live under a rock, so you sprint to Google in hopes of finding the definition. Could this be yet another word that's been added to the dictionary of text talk? It is. If you're wondering: What does "mk" mean in text? Here's a crash course on how to use it. 1 DAY AGO
ChatGPT Stole Your Work. So What Are You Going to Do?
5 hours ago ChatGPT is already causing problems. The text generator from Open AI is imperfect at creating factually accurate or interesting writing, but it can create relatively appropriate text for just about any prompt in no time at all. That's pretty remarkable. And even with a bevy of built-in filters, that …
What if we could check Big Tech?
What if we could check Big Tech? The collective voice of millions of users could be as effective as regulation The researchers suggest ways the public can leverage their data with Big Tech. What do search engines, social media platforms, and product recommender systems all have in common? One answer may be surprising: You and people you know have very likely played a major role in the success of eachof these technologies.
Vincent signing was stroke of genius by Mariners
HOUSTON – The move by the Mariners in late March to acquire right-handed reliever Nick Vincent from San Diego continues to grow in importance as injuries decimate the bullpen. The latest casualty is right-hander Tony Zych, who is expected to miss four to six weeks because of tendinitis in his rotator cuff. He joins Joaquin Benoit, Charlie Furbush, Evan Scribner and Aaron Cook on the disabled list.
Palomar College Hall of Fame inducts 14
SAN MARCOS A decade ago, Nick Vincent was a wide-eyed freshman, trying to make the baseball team at Palomar College. “I was a young guy who didn’t know what he was doing,” Vincent said.
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