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- July 11, 2024
11 Jul'24
Microsoft, Google make moves amid regulators' AI scrutiny
Microsoft is withdrawing stepping down from the OpenAI board. Google has reportedly disbanded its machine learning privacy team. Both vendors face investigations.
- July 11, 2024
11 Jul'24
Moving GenAI from proof of concept to production on AWS
A prevailing critique of generative AI tools is that they can't be put into practice. However, some organizations now use vendor tools to produce capabilities for their clients.
- July 10, 2024
10 Jul'24
AWS intros GenAI app studio, updates Amazon Q and Bedrock
The cloud provider introduced new features that help enterprises create applications faster, while still applying responsible practices. It also unveiled new educational resources.
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- July 01, 2024
01 Jul'24
SK Hynix's $75B investment in AI chips shows a growing trend
The South Korea-based chipmaker responds to the growing demand for AI memory chips with a big investment through 2028. Meanwhile, memory chipmakers step up production.
- July 01, 2024
01 Jul'24
Walmart uses GenAI for payroll, employee digital experience
The retail powerhouse is providing its associates with generative AI tools to use to automate parts of their job. The company is also using the technology to spot payroll problems.
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Sponsored News
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Riding the Wave to Enterprise AI at Scale: The Transformation of Client Solutions
Sponsored by Dell Technologies - While it’s true that AI is moving rapidly toward universal adoption, it is in the enterprise where AI is having its greatest impact. Enterprise AI certainly is an area of massive resource investment: Research pegs the size of the 2025 global enterprise AI market at $97 billion, growing to an astonishing $229 billion by 2030. All forms of AI—agentic AI, generative AI, machine learning, and predictive AI, to name a few—are transforming how, when, where, and why work is done. See More
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Private AI Demystified
Sponsored by Equinix - Many enterprises are considering a Private AI solution as companies experiment with how Artificial Intelligence can drive their business forward. Most organizations adopting a multicloud approach are grappling with bringing AI to where their data is generated, stored and utilized, whether on the cloud or at the edge. Moving their data securely across clouds and other sources with full control and ownership is becoming a priority. Private AI is thus emerging as a stronger and safer option as businesses look to embrace new technology and create new workflows. Designed for a specific entity and hosted in a private, protected environment, private AI allows businesses to take full advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence safely and securely. For highly regulated industries such as Healthcare, Financial Services, and Government, the data privacy and security this offers is paramount. See More
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Harness AI at the Edge to Enhance Business Success
Sponsored by HPE & Intel - Artificial intelligence is disrupting business processes, creating unlimited possibilities from improved customer experience and greater business efficiency to stronger data analysis. AI does this by presenting opportunities to turn insight into action: Processes become more streamlined with tasks completed faster and human error eliminated from workflows. But while there is confidence in AI approaches to processes, critical implementation gaps could negatively impact business success. See More
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The “Personal Touch” of AI is Undeniable, Thanks for Impressive Advances in Client Solutions
Sponsored by Dell Technologies - The trend toward personal—and personalized—artificial intelligence (AI) has swiftly moved from interesting idea to undeniable market transformational catalyst. Research points out that 61% of U.S. adults have used AI in the past six months, with a growing number of those using it daily. This not only is an expected byproduct of widespread AI use in businesses and other enterprises, but the rapidly accelerating number of consumer-oriented use cases. See More
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- June 27, 2024
27 Jun'24
Google targets GenAI accuracy, speed, size, efficiency
The tech giant advances again in the generative AI competition that has rocked the tech industry over the last two years, with key updates to its Gemini and Imagen models.
- June 24, 2024
24 Jun'24
Rockset acquisition strengthens OpenAI's enterprise play
The GenAI pioneer went outside the AI realm for its second acquisition, looking to the smaller database analytics vendor for its real-time search and vector capabilities.
- June 20, 2024
20 Jun'24
Arista, Cisco, HPE answer AI infrastructure demand
Arista, Cisco and HPE are racing to seize a share of the promising GenAI infrastructure market. Cisco and HPE have computing, networking and software; Arista focuses on networking.
- June 17, 2024
17 Jun'24
Lenovo stakes claim to generative AI at the edge
The laptop, PC and mobile phone vendor pursues its 'pocket to cloud' strategy, claiming device-native generative AI is more secure, private and economical.
- June 14, 2024
14 Jun'24
LinkedIn unveils AI updates for business users, job seekers
New features for job applicants, recruiters and businesses include personalized writing suggestions, more advanced search capabilities and AI conversations within LinkedIn Learning.
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- June 10, 2024
10 Jun'24
Apple Intelligence GenAI, ChatGPT to boost Siri on iPhone, Mac
The consumer electronics giant finally made its long-anticipated move into generative AI, emphasizing privacy. But most features will only be available on the newest iPhones.
- June 04, 2024
04 Jun'24
AMD, Intel and Nvidia's latest moves in the AI PC chip race
Major chip makers used Computex 2024 to launch their aggressive AI chip strategies and stake a claim in the burgeoning AI PC market.
- June 04, 2024
04 Jun'24
Vendors struggle to prevent GenAI use in child sexual abuse
Major large language model and image generation system vendors agree to work on limiting the ability of GenAI technology to create and spread child sexual abuse material.
- June 04, 2024
04 Jun'24
Intel launches Xeon 6 for AI data centers
This month, Intel will launch the first of its Xeon 6 data center silicon that offers two microarchitectures, one for performance and the other for power efficiency.
- June 03, 2024
03 Jun'24
The importance of open source in GenAI
Lightning AI, the creator of PyTorch Lightning, was a pioneer of open source technology. The vendor has built on many platforms, but CTO Luca Antiga doesn't see one as best.
- May 28, 2024
28 May'24
Experts: AI digital humans come with benefits -- and risks
Businesses using AI digital humans in sales and marketing can cut costs through efficiency. However, experts warn of the legal risks and public distrust of the technology.
- May 23, 2024
23 May'24
AI companies losing public trust in safety
Researchers find that more than half of Americans polled believe AI companies aren't considering ethics when developing the technology, and nearly 90% favor government regulations.
- May 22, 2024
22 May'24
At IBM Think, IT leaders pitch GenAI upskilling for all
IT leaders at IBM Think 2024 say training employees and establishing policies for generative AI adoption are core parts of a strategy to avoid financial and legal hurdles.
- May 22, 2024
22 May'24
New IBM Watsonx GenAI focuses on enterprises, governance
The veteran tech giant, with deep roots in AI, bases its new AI strategy on open source, multimodel support and helping businesses modernize their code and IT operations.
- May 21, 2024
21 May'24
IBM moves ahead with open source, multi-model AI strategy
The 113-year-old tech giant expanded its open source, open ecosystem, multi-model approach with support for more models and updates to its Watsonx generative AI assistants.
- May 20, 2024
20 May'24
A vision of an AI future that might not include humans
Artificial intelligence is moving so quickly that it has already become part of daily life. In the not-too-far-off future, some think it could supplant human civilization.
- May 17, 2024
17 May'24
Balancing generative AI cybersecurity risks and rewards
At the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, enterprise leaders grappled with AI's benefits and risks, emphasizing the need for cross-team collaboration, security controls and responsible AI.
- May 16, 2024
16 May'24
Insights on generative AI for automation vs. augmentation
At the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, industry leaders shared experiences with generative AI's benefits and challenges, highlighting the technology's ability to assist human workers.
- May 14, 2024
14 May'24
Google Gemini generative AI hits all products, including Search
The tech giant made its Gemini GenAI model more powerful and rolled out new Gemini-powered products for enterprises and consumers.
- May 13, 2024
13 May'24
OpenAI advances LLM with GPT-4o; Google Gemini update looms
The GenAI giant is out with a faster, more interactive version of its GPT-4 LLM for enterprises, and new, higher speed features for the consumer-focused ChatGPT Free.
- May 09, 2024
09 May'24
OpenAI deepfake detector 'belated but welcome'
The GenAI vendor's image-identifying tool has been warmly received, though some say it's belated, with elections around the world this year. The vendor also joined C2PA.
- May 07, 2024
07 May'24
IBM throws its Red Hat into open source AI ring with RHEL AI
IBM and Red Hat open source their first LLMs, but IT experts say RHEL AI is more likely to stand out in the ways it links AI to hybrid cloud infrastructure.
- May 06, 2024
06 May'24
Salesforce open model AI strategy aims for trust, automation
The CRM and CX giant is leaning on generative AI for sales and customer service applications and is aiming to ensure that users can trust the output of large language models.
- April 30, 2024
30 Apr'24
Musicians balance compensation rights with GenAI innovation
While musicians have long used AI technology, GenAI is a new threat to their livelihoods. An effort has emerged to compensate artists whose work GenAI systems are trained on.
- April 30, 2024
30 Apr'24
Amazon Q GenAI assistant out for developers, AWS users
The GenAI tools augment coders and let users query and control their AWS console and data. A new feature in preview lets business users create apps using natural language.
- April 25, 2024
25 Apr'24
Microsoft's new Phi-3-mini AI language model runs on iPhone
Microsoft researchers contend the Phi-3-mini's performance is on par with the much larger ChatGPT 3.5 model and can run on an iPhone 14 powered by an A16 Bionic chip.
- April 23, 2024
23 Apr'24
AWS boosts Amazon Bedrock GenAI platform, upgrades Titan LLM
The cloud giant buttressed its GenAI platform with features to import, select and build safety guardrails for third-party LLMs from Meta, Cohere, Mistral and others more easily.
- April 22, 2024
22 Apr'24
Examining developers' perception of AI tools
At GitHub and for many coders, AI technology can shoulder some of the cognitive burden. However, inaccuracies that come with the tools can be hard for some.
- April 19, 2024
19 Apr'24
Businesses confront reality of generative AI in finance
As large language models move from pilot projects to full-scale deployment in finance, the industry is facing a mixture of compliance and technological challenges in 2024.
- April 18, 2024
18 Apr'24
Meta releases two Llama 3 models, more to come
The social media giant's new open source LLM is telling of the challenges in the open source market and its future ambitions involving multimodal and multilingual capabilities.
- April 17, 2024
17 Apr'24
Lawmakers concerned about deepfake AI's election impact
Lawmakers want Congress to intervene and tackle AI manipulations that could affect U.S. elections. However, legislation has yet to advance to the House or Senate floor.
- April 17, 2024
17 Apr'24
Looking closer at Microsoft's investment in UAE AI vendor G42
The tech giant will own a minor stake, and G42's LLM will be on Azure. The move helps the cloud provider expand globally and helps the U.S. court the UAE away from China.
- April 15, 2024
15 Apr'24
Adobe working to offer GenAI tools from OpenAI and others
The creative content software vendor previewed new video workflow tools in its video editing suite that let editors use video-generating tools from OpenAI and others.
- April 15, 2024
15 Apr'24
Google Cloud customers disclose GenAI strengths, weaknesses
Troubling flaws remain a problem for enterprises, but Google Cloud customers, including Ford, Belk and Deutsche Bank, find the tech too compelling to pass up.
- April 11, 2024
11 Apr'24
Meta's new silicon shows a growing trend for AI hyperscalers
The new hardware highlights a growing trend of hyperscalers designing custom chips for internal use. This move will help vendors rely less on hardware providers such as Nvidia.
- April 10, 2024
10 Apr'24
How Intel's new AI Gaudi 3 chip compares with Nvidia chips
The new chip matches the Nvidia H100 but lacks in performance compared with the Nvidia Blackwell. The vendor also introduced new edge computing offerings.
- April 09, 2024
09 Apr'24
Google's updates in Vertex AI, Imagen 2 support GenAI apps
The cloud provider introduced updates to Vertex AI. It revealed its LLM family Gemini is now available in Vertex. Its image generating tool also has new capabilities.
- April 08, 2024
08 Apr'24
Musicians and the fight for fairness in the age of GenAI
Artists say generative AI systems are threatening their livelihoods. Jenn Anderson-Miller, CEO of music licensing company Audiosocket, has ideas about how to address the issue.
- April 04, 2024
04 Apr'24
Dissecting the musicians' open letter to AI vendors
The letter attempts to play on public sympathy and move AI technology vendors to take some action toward fairness. It also brings up the question of data ownership.
- April 02, 2024
02 Apr'24
Edge AI startup reveals GenAI accelerator, $120M fundraise
The startup introduced a new GenAI accelerator for PCs and smart vehicles. The vendor's growth highlights the shift to training GenAI workloads from the cloud to the edge.
- March 28, 2024
28 Mar'24
Microsoft intros new responsible AI tools in Azure Studio
The new tools address one of the barriers of adoption for enterprises looking to use generative AI technologies. They show Microsoft's thought process on government regulations.
- March 27, 2024
27 Mar'24
AI hardware vendors band together to challenge Nvidia
An industry group including Arm and Intel seeks to increase the number of options in the AI market and decrease developers' dependence on GPUs.
- March 26, 2024
26 Mar'24
Writer Inc.'s new AI tool generates voice of marketers' content
As generative AI technology grows in marketing, personalized tools such as these help brands define their style. It makes sure what's generated is on brand with a company's message.
- March 25, 2024
25 Mar'24
Security, bias risks inherent in GenAI black box models
Language models are stochastic models that generate output based on data upon which they have been trained. Often, these models are a closed black box. That leads to many problems.
- March 21, 2024
21 Mar'24
Nvidia unveils text-to-3D AI research project
The new model helps generate 3D images faster. It was trained on different animals and objects using the vendor's A100 GPU and prompts generated with OpenAI's ChatGPT.
- March 19, 2024
19 Mar'24
Microsoft hires DeepMind co-founder amid Google-Apple news
DeepMind's cofounder will head a new division that focuses on Copilot. The move comes amid talk that Microsoft's rival's LLM might be incorporated into the iPhone.
- March 19, 2024
19 Mar'24
Deriving value from generative AI with the right use case
The technology will be valuable to tech vendors. For users, a return on investment will depend on the applications as well as whether enterprises choose to build or buy their models.
- March 18, 2024
18 Mar'24
Nvidia unveils new AI Blackwell chip, microservices and more
The vendor launched a barrage of AI tech including faster chips in its new Blackwell infrastructure and new microservices that enable enterprises to create custom applications.
- March 13, 2024
13 Mar'24
Cerebras introduces next-gen AI chip for GenAI training
The new accelerator is for training large AI models. It powers the startup's CS-3 supercomputer, which is designed to train models that are 10 times larger than GPT-4 and Gemini.
- March 13, 2024
13 Mar'24
Dataiku intros GenAI cost monitoring tool: LLM Cost Guard
The tool lets customers be provider-agnostic and can integrate with models from providers like OpenAI, AWS and Anthropic. It watches for overruns and differentiates between costs.
- March 12, 2024
12 Mar'24
Meta intros two GPU training clusters for Llama 3
The Facebook parent company said the training clusters are part of its plans to grow its infrastructure and obtain 350,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs by the end of the year.
- March 12, 2024
12 Mar'24
Cohere tackles some generative AI challenges with Command-R
The startup's new large language model aims to address problems with factual accuracies in generative AI models. It also focuses on language problems, and cloud and API challenges.
- March 11, 2024
11 Mar'24
Elon Musk plans to take xAI chatbot Grok open source
The move comes nearly two weeks after the Tesla owner filed a lawsuit against OpenAI. It also comes as more vendors are providing open source options for enterprise users.
- March 11, 2024
11 Mar'24
Salesforce AI a work in progress for customers
While eager to embed AI in Salesforce software, customers acknowledge that planning, time and work are needed to make AI useful in the company's applications.
- March 11, 2024
11 Mar'24
Podcast: A look at SambaNova's open source AI strategy
Despite sometimes being seen as a direct competitor to Nvidia Systems, the AI hardware and software vendor tries to distinguish itself by focusing on training open source models.
- March 07, 2024
07 Mar'24
Microsoft whistleblower, OpenAI, the NYT, and ethical AI
The vendor has filed a memorandum to dismiss some of the arguments The New York Times made in its copyright lawsuit. However, it now faces criticism from its own software engineer.
- March 05, 2024
05 Mar'24
Open letter promising better AI for the future lacks action
The letter initiated by venture capitalist Ron Conway and his investment firm SV Angel was signed by OpenAI and Google. It pledges a better future and benefits from the technology.
- March 04, 2024
04 Mar'24
AI race surges as Anthropic intros Claude 3
The new models have a larger context window and multimodal capabilities. They reflect the new level of normal in generative AI and the myriad model choices for enterprises.
- March 01, 2024
01 Mar'24
Elon Musk sues Sam Altman, OpenAI for breach of contract
The owner of X argues that OpenAI's CEO and Greg Brockman breached the original agreement the AI company was founded on through its partnership with Microsoft and release of GPT-4.
- February 29, 2024
29 Feb'24
H2O.ai releases small language model: H2O-Danube-1.8B
The new model comes as the generative market continues to see the emergence of small language models. The models provide enterprises with better privacy and data controls.
- February 28, 2024
28 Feb'24
Intel, Nvidia aim latest systems-on-a-chip at AI workstations
Nvidia's RTX 500 and RTX 1000 GPUs are for the lightest mobile workstations. Intel's Core Ultra with a built-in GPU can handle many AI-powered tasks on the workhorse computers.
- February 28, 2024
28 Feb'24
SambaNova Systems intros Samba-1 generative AI model
The new model is aimed at enterprises wanting to use generative models without compromising privacy. It also uses the best open source model for a given application.
- February 26, 2024
26 Feb'24
Microsoft allies with OpenAI rival Mistral AI
The tech giant is investing in the open source startup. The partnership means Mistral's premium models, including its new model, Mistral Large, will be available on Azure.
- February 26, 2024
26 Feb'24
Podcast: 2024 the year of ROI for generative AI
Generative AI technologies are proliferating rapidly, but vendors and investors are looking to monetize AI models, a pivot from last year's innovative frenzy.
- February 22, 2024
22 Feb'24
Stability AI adopts new architecture in Stable Diffusion 3
The new version of the image model uses a different architecture than previous versions. It comes in different sizes and has better spelling capabilities.
- February 22, 2024
22 Feb'24
Intel Foundry launches as enterprise AI surges
If the trend continues, enterprises will need more AI chip suppliers to help stabilize prices and meet the demand for AI processing at the edge and the data center, experts said.
- February 22, 2024
22 Feb'24
AI vendor finds opportunity amid AI computing problem
The GPU cloud provider recently raised $320 million. It has found an opportunity as more enterprises seek to run generative models and the demand for infrastructure is high.
- February 21, 2024
21 Feb'24
Google releases new family of open models: Gemma
The cloud provider's new models compete with Meta's Llama 2 open source model. Google incorporates responsible AI standards that should appeal to enterprises.
- February 21, 2024
21 Feb'24
Taste intelligence and AI vendor raises $25 million
Qloo raised $25 million in series C funding. Using machine learning, the vendor helps customers predict consumer tastes and makes it actionable through an API.
- February 15, 2024
15 Feb'24
OpenAI intros text-to-video model Sora, challenges rivals
Sora can generate video from text. OpenAI is red teaming the technology and admits it has some weaknesses. The release is a natural progression of the vendor's GenAI technology.
- February 15, 2024
15 Feb'24
Google updates AI model Gemini, adds 1M context window
The cloud provider's 1.5 Pro model has the largest context window seen in the market. Despite its innovation, it still needs to show the applicability of its model for enterprises.
- February 15, 2024
15 Feb'24
Startup intros new platform for AI inferencing at the edge
The platform delivers 5G and GPU-based micro clouds to specific locations. It's for enterprises that want an on-premises deployment without having to own the physical data center.
- February 13, 2024
13 Feb'24
Pega GenAI Blueprint aims at application design processes
While the vendor's use of the technology is similar to others in the low-code market, its focus on design differentiates it. The platform enables collaboration.
- February 12, 2024
12 Feb'24
Podcast: AI, hiring and the need for humans in the loop
An HR expert joins the 'Targeting AI' podcast to explain the need for humans in recruiting along with tech to help prevent algorithmic bias and why some laws don't go far enough.
- February 09, 2024
09 Feb'24
Manufacturing group uses AI for EHS safety compliance
To pinpoint risky and dangerous incidents in workplace environments without having to sift through thousands of data points, a manufacturing group turned to Benchmark Gensuite.
- February 08, 2024
08 Feb'24
Google turns Bard AI into Gemini, launches Gemini Advanced
The tech giant gave Bard a new name and introduced users to Ultra 1.0 through a new mobile app. It revealed changes to Duet AI and Cloud.
- February 06, 2024
06 Feb'24
Meta will label AI-generated images on social platforms
The social media giant's decision to label AI-generated content is a good first step, some observers say, but does not eradicate the problem of disinformation in an election year.
- February 02, 2024
02 Feb'24
AI, the 2024 U.S. election and the spread of disinformation
Generative technology-fueled deepfakes could interfere with the November election due to ease of use and power of the technology. The outlook for regulation seems dim.
- January 29, 2024
29 Jan'24
Podcast: Sama responds to AI data labeling criticism
The data annotation and labeling vendor, which has faced criticism for its practices in Africa despite its social good mission, is out with a new platform to reduce model failure.
- January 25, 2024
25 Jan'24
Google and Hugging Face unveil AI partnership
The partnership reflects the cloud provider's support of open source and aims to appeal to enterprises looking to move from ideation to implementation of generative AI workloads.
- January 24, 2024
24 Jan'24
Equinix data centers offer Nvidia AI infrastructure
Equinix data centers will offer Nvidia DGX as a managed service. The platform is also available on public cloud providers, AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
- January 23, 2024
23 Jan'24
ElevenLabs' funding success shows growth of AI voice market
The startup has quickly raised a total of $101 million, reflecting the fast growth of new technologies like deep neural networks. Along with growth comes challenges.
- January 23, 2024
23 Jan'24
Watsonx AI bots assist IBM Consulting in client GenAI projects
IBM Consulting rolls out role-based bots to streamline consultants' work as they enable digital transformation for customers.
- January 23, 2024
23 Jan'24
Oracle boosts generative AI service and intros new services
The tech giant's services are similar to what other big tech vendors have introduced. However, Oracle's input of GenAI technology in its SaaS applications makes it notable.
- January 18, 2024
18 Jan'24
AI startup Writer expands LLMs with multilingual capabilities
Multilingual LLM capabilities make generative AI more accessible in non-English-speaking countries. However, they must be accurate.
- January 17, 2024
17 Jan'24
Challenges the fintech industry faces with generative AI
As the new technology has exploded in other industries, financial organizations are also exploring how they can apply it. However, regulatory requirements hinder fast adoption.
- January 16, 2024
16 Jan'24
Podcast: Examining Microsoft VC M12's AI investment policy
M12 looks for new and transformative technologies. It also seeks to back companies that are focused on how the generative market might shift in the coming years.
- January 11, 2024
11 Jan'24
OpenAI GPT Store allows developers to share custom GPT apps
The AI vendor introduced the highly anticipated store that enables developers to share their applications. It also introduced a new collaborative workspace for employees.
- January 09, 2024
09 Jan'24
OpenAI's fair use claim against The New York Times lawsuit
The AI vendor claims it is widely accepted to use materials from the internet to train AI models. It also suggested that the Times manipulated models to regurgitate old materials.
- January 09, 2024
09 Jan'24
The need for tools such as Getty Generative AI by iStock
The model, based on Nvidia Picasso, comes as copyright lawsuits against AI vendors widen. It competes with other image-generating models such as Adobe Firefly and Midjourney.
- January 04, 2024
04 Jan'24
Perplexity AI secures $73.6 million more for AI search
The startup's backers include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Its platform helps users get accurate responses to natural language questions by choosing a source type and LLM.
- January 03, 2024
03 Jan'24
The importance of the 'New York Times' AI copyright lawsuit
The newspaper publisher is the first major news outlet to sue the AI creator. While the suit might not reach court, it still has a significant impact on the AI community.
- January 02, 2024
02 Jan'24
A challenge: Guiding generative AI toward responsible use
Transparency, explainability and lack of bias are principles for building generative AI systems that work according to ethical rules and are fair for everyone.
- December 19, 2023
19 Dec'23
Catch up on the top AI news of 2023
Look back on a hectic year in AI and get up to speed for 2024 by catching up on some of TechTarget Editorial's top AI news stories from the past year.
- December 19, 2023
19 Dec'23
Five generative AI trends to look for in 2024
The boom will persist as enterprises become acclimated to the technology. More enterprises will start using genAI systems and organizations will incorporate governance measures.