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• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  National Grid saves $2 million by partnering with AI startup

  The gas and electric company used AiDash to realize efficiencies and improve reliability and vegetation management in Massachusetts after a challenging year.

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Nvidia now needs special license to export AI chips to China

  The requirement applies to the vendor's A100 and H100 chips. It will also affect competitor AMD's M123O chips. The U.S. move will keep China from accessing advanced GPUs.

• August 30, 2022 30 Aug'22

  Panera's AI drive-through test addresses labor concerns

  The restaurant chain is using Tori, a voice assistant from startup OpenCity. The company says its goal is to redirect employees from the drive-through lines to other tasks.

• August 26, 2022 26 Aug'22

  Troubled AI vendor DataRobot hit by more layoffs

  The layoffs come after the former CEO quit amid criticism that he and top execs dumped stock as the company's financial outlook dimmed. The AI vendor is now in downsizing mode.

• August 24, 2022 24 Aug'22

  New funding for Anyscale boosts popular Ray AI platform

  The startup raised $99 million and released a new version of its open source framework, which helps enterprises scale AI workloads and projects with available resources.

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• August 19, 2022 19 Aug'22

  Why you need to consider using small data to train AI models

  A smaller data set makes sense for certain applications, such as intelligent document processing. It is not helpful in cases in which a large volume is needed to avoid mistakes.

• August 17, 2022 17 Aug'22

  A hyper-personalized AI platform for community finance

  Using the vendor's Cortex AI platform, DeepTarget created a digital experience platform that community finance institutions can use to predict what consumers will buy.

• August 16, 2022 16 Aug'22

  Facing labor shortage, pizza franchise turns to AI phone bot

  Jet's Pizza says OrderAI Talk frees up employees, keeps consumers from enduring long wait times and is an option for those who prefer using the phone to text ordering.

• August 11, 2022 11 Aug'22

  Lessons enterprises can learn from Meta BlenderBot 3

  The tech giant's AI chatbot raises concerns on how enterprises can train natural language generative systems without creating controversial and damaging products.

• August 09, 2022 09 Aug'22

  Nvidia targets metaverse with new Omniverse Avatar Engine

  The vendor's new cloud engine will help organizations easily build avatars and digital assistants. Nvidia also revealed plans to evolve USD with partners such as Pixar.

• August 08, 2022 08 Aug'22

  CHIPS Act targets emerging technologies including quantum, AI

  While semiconductors have grabbed most of the attention with the CHIPS and Science Act, emerging tech such as quantum and AI figures to grab a generous share of the $280 billion.

• August 05, 2022 05 Aug'22

  Abbyy aims intelligent document processing at business users

  Since its birth three decades ago, Abbyy's trajectory has shifted from old-line OCR tech to the forefront of the fast-growing intelligent document processing sector.

• August 05, 2022 05 Aug'22

  New AI ethics advisory board will deal with challenges

  Created by the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University, the board will help organizations without internal audit boards but will face some challenges.

• August 03, 2022 03 Aug'22

  How the economic downturn is affecting the AI sector

  Enterprise budget cutting is slowing AI projects. Vendors may not feel the impact now but likely won't be spared. Meanwhile, venture capitalists have cut back investments.

• August 02, 2022 02 Aug'22

  UiPath acquires NLP vendor in effort to expand beyond RPA

  The vendor's acquisition aligns with its strategy of expanding beyond its robotic process automation footprint to try to compete more effectively with tech giants.

• July 29, 2022 29 Jul'22

  A closer look at what makes the AI tool Dall-E powerful

  The language processing tool differs from most chatbots because it has access to specialized data sets. This makes it powerful, but also potentially dangerous.

• July 27, 2022 27 Jul'22

  Ex-Google engineer Blake Lemoine discusses sentient AI

  Ex-Google engineer Blake Lemoine discusses why LaMDA and other AI systems may be considered sentient and explains exactly how much AI systems know about consumers.

• July 27, 2022 27 Jul'22

  Deepfake technology risky but intriguing for enterprises

  Enterprises can generate synthetic data sets with the technology. It is useful in broadcast and for advertising. However, its privacy and political implications can be dangerous.

• July 22, 2022 22 Jul'22

  OpenAI Dall-E could spark enterprise creativity

  The natural language tool could entice enterprise users who create content and are interested in the metaverse -- if it can pass muster with the corporate compliance team.

• July 21, 2022 21 Jul'22

  DataRobot CEO resigns amid turmoil

  DataRobot CEO Dan Wright resigned amid turmoil surrounding 'immoral' stock sales and layoffs. His departure follows the protest resignation of DataRobot's chief AI evangelist last week.

• July 20, 2022 20 Jul'22

  AI predictive analytics startup aims for data analysts

  Pecan AI has raised $116 million for its predictive business intelligence platform aimed at data and business analysts. The platform automates model building and deployment.

• July 14, 2022 14 Jul'22

  AI21 secures $64M in funding as NLP market grows

  AI21 Labs is now worth $664 million. Its growth shows the demand for more language models and tools despite the dominance of models like OpenAI's GPT-3, GPT-J and GPT-Neo.

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  AI for video editing: How one startup is doing it

  The vendor's Magnifi platform enables enterprises to generate clips from live or prerecorded videos. The platform uses AI and computer vision to create short clips.

• July 11, 2022 11 Jul'22

  Green AI tackles effects of AI, ML on climate change

  AI and ML are making a significant contribution to climate change. Developers can help reverse the trend with best practices and tools to measure carbon efficiency.

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  Salesforce CodeGen lead discusses AI-generated programming

  The head of Salesforce's open source, AI-assisted no-code project discusses the company's approach to AI moving forward, as well as what users might see next on the roadmap.

• June 30, 2022 30 Jun'22

  Siemens forges digital twin deal with Nvidia for metaverse

  The industrial powerhouse partners with AI hardware/software vendor Nvidia on digital twins, a metaverse technology increasingly used in industrial and manufacturing settings.

• June 23, 2022 23 Jun'22

  Microsoft reins in AI facial and voice recognition tech

  The tech giant plans to rein in some of its AI technologies based on facial and voice recognition to reduce or eliminate bias and discrimination and aim for 'inclusive AI.'

• June 13, 2022 13 Jun'22

  Alternative data, multimodal AI tech produce new insights

  AI fuels the delivery of new sources of investment and corporate information, such as satellite imagery, contact center audio logs, employee sentiment and social media data.

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Microsoft invites access to Azure OpenAI Service, GPT-3

  Microsoft has invited corporate developers to apply for access to its cloud-based AI model for natural language processing. The service was invitation only.

• May 10, 2022 10 May'22

  IBM Think 2022 news, trends and analysis

  AI adoption is driving advancement of cybersecurity and other business processes. At IBM Think 2022, enterprise leaders will learn how to capitalize on game-changing technologies.

• May 05, 2022 05 May'22

  Domino Data Lab releases latest MLOps platform update

  Domino 5.2 includes new features for data scientists to find the best model development environment and use Snowflake by automating model deployment to Snowflake's Data Cloud.

• May 04, 2022 04 May'22

  TeamViewer's AiStudio: AI is the next evolution for AR

  Frontline's new add-on enables enterprises to train models for image and object recognition. The system can detect shop floor warning signs and other safety problems.

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  AI's effects on climate change: Both good and bad

  With more companies building supercomputers and infrastructure that requires a lot of compute power, AI may be doing more harm than good to the planet.

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  How a startup uses a facial recognition engine during COVID-19

  Sentry Interactive uses an AI facial recognition system in its Tower platform, a device that enables organizations to help people safely and securely enter buildings.

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  HPE targets machine learning with AI platforms

  The Machine Learning Development System is a full stack of software and hardware for training and building models. Swarm Learning enables enterprises to share data at the edge.

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  Chatbots and a tortilla-making robot: Chipotle's AI

  The restaurant chain uses the technology to provide recommendations to customers, help with complaints and improve its inventory system. It is also testing out AI in the kitchen.

• April 14, 2022 14 Apr'22

  Combating AI bias in the financial sector

  Companies must use explainable AI to avoid making unfair and biased decisions about consumers. Some use machine learning tools; others avoid personally identifying information.

• April 14, 2022 14 Apr'22

  How Cerebras CS-2 update stands up to competitors' offerings

  The AI vendor's update now includes tighter support for PyTorch and TensorFlow. Focused on complex deep learning applications, Cerebras competes with Microsoft Azure and Nvidia.

• April 07, 2022 07 Apr'22

  Making AI systems responsible, competitive and functional

  Many enterprises have a tough time building fair and trustworthy models. Doing so could be profitable for enterprises, while not doing so could be catastrophic.

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  Monitaur makes AI governance tool generally available

  GovernML helps enterprises determine policies surrounding responsible and ethical AI. It also helps enterprises determine their risk management policies.

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  Spotify personalizes audio experiences with machine learning

  The streaming platform builds models using analytics, data from users and content to create a personalized audio experience for users and try to keep them as long-term customers.

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Enterprises not focused enough on AI governance, security

  AI has reached a plateau, with many organizations using similar AI and machine learning tools. But enterprises have been slow to implement AI ethics and effective cybersecurity.

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  Using digital twins simulation to reduce risks in industry

  Whether it's fighting wildfires or working in a warehouse, people often encounter dangerous working conditions. Researchers are using digital twin simulation to counter those risks.

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  Nvidia shows updated AI, omniverse tools for enterprises

  Software is the engine that powers many of the AI hardware and software giant's systems, including a new computing system for the omniverse, according to CEO Jensen Huang.

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  How AI can counteract disinformation in Russia-Ukraine war

  Irina Rish, an AI expert at the University of Montreal, discusses the use of bots to combat disinformation and other ways AI technology can be used non-violently in warfare.

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Dialysis lab uses SambaNova, DeLorean AI for renal care

  The lab ingests data from test results of kidney patients into the AI engine. The engine finds patterns and provides recommendations for the best care for patients.

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  China's AI regulations face technical challenge

  China's AI regulations ask for things that may not be technically feasible, said Russell Wald, policy director at Stanford University's Institute for Human-Centered AI.

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  DataRobot aims AI Cloud 8.0 at 'unpredictable market'

  The updated platform enables organizations to adapt to fast-changing market conditions and perform continuous AI operations. The platform also includes integrations with Snowflake.

• March 14, 2022 14 Mar'22

  AI and disinformation in the Russia-Ukraine war

  From false videos circulating on TikTok to AI-generated humans and deepfakes, the Russia-Ukraine war is playing out both in the physical world and virtually.

• March 14, 2022 14 Mar'22

  Experts see positives to China's new AI regulations

  In the international push to regulate AI, China may have developed some of the most ambitious rules to date, according to Alan Pelz-Sharpe, founder of Deep Analysis.

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  RPA market expected to plateau in the next few years

  While the technology was useful during the pandemic, enterprises are shifting away from its simple fix and are looking at more complex ways of automating business processes.

• March 07, 2022 07 Mar'22

  Swiss retailer uses open source Ray tool to scale AI models

  Ricardo uses Anyscale's Ray for scaling its product classification models. Ray helps enterprises scale their applications from a laptop to the cloud.

• March 04, 2022 04 Mar'22

  Data crucial for finance companies using AI

  Organizations in credit, banking and insurance must pay attention to data to build explainable models. This Q&A with an AI vendor CEO explores data, governance and explainability.

• March 03, 2022 03 Mar'22

  Finance firms scrape alternative data from unexpected sources

  Investment firms and individual investors use data from sources as diverse as Facebook and TikTok, private jet tracking, geolocation and sentiment analysis to buy and sell securities.

• March 03, 2022 03 Mar'22

  Finance industry giants disclose AI challenges

  Education, explainability, privacy and integration are some of the problems institutions face when implementing machine learning tools and technology.

• February 24, 2022 24 Feb'22

  How a soccer club uses facial recognition access control

  The Los Angeles Football Club began using the Rock, an autonomous access platform, in 2021. Players and staff use the Rock to access facilities without a key system.

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Nintex expands range by acquiring RPA vendor Kryon

  Acquiring Kryon enables Nintex to expand its scale. Robotic process automation is important for enterprises seeking digital transformation in their business.

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  AI vendor H2O.ai introduces new deep learning tool

  H2O Hydrogen Torch can be used in healthcare, HR and customer experience settings. Users can make models for image, video and natural language processing applications.

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  Biometric technology like facial recognition is here to stay

  Despite resistance, government agencies and private companies continue to use the technology. A key issue is whether people are informed about how their information will be used.

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  Differentiating between good and bad AI bias

  As lawmakers and regulators look at ways to make machine learning models fair, some tech vendors are creating tools that aim to enable enterprises to achieve that purpose.

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Fintech vendor releases AI tool for commercial real estate

  Unlike the residential real estate market, growth in commercial real estate has been slow. A fintech vendor is seeking to fill a market need for commercial real estate data.

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Nvidia, Arm deal fails after heightened regulatory scrutiny

  Nvidia's acquisition of Arm Ltd. faced its share of regulatory hurdles, but the global semiconductor chip shortage prompted increased scrutiny of the chip-related deal.

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  IRS drops facial recognition plans after criticism

  The agency said it will no longer require taxpayers to use a third-party website to authenticate identity and will develop its own tools to boost security and prevent fraud.

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  How enterprises will use the still-undefined metaverse

  Some metaverse systems will affect the future of work and how enterprises operate. However, their impact will be fully seen only after the full meaning of the metaverse is known.

• February 02, 2022 02 Feb'22

  Fallout continues over IRS ID.me facial recognition login

  Taxpayers and privacy advocates continue to protest the move by the government agency. The agency may be rethinking its reliance on ID.me's biometric technology.

• January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22

  IRS facial recognition move raises bias, privacy concerns

  The agency requires photo identification for certain services using a face match system from digital ID vendor ID.me, but privacy advocates say the technology is prone to bias.

• January 24, 2022 24 Jan'22

  Meta AI supercomputer looks toward the metaverse

  The tech giant will use its new AI Research Supercluster internally for NLP and computer vision and to build new technologies for the metaverse.

• January 24, 2022 24 Jan'22

  Silicon Labs launches new AI/ML chips, toolkit for edge

  The chip vendor's new wireless SoC aims to bring AI and machine learning to the IoT. The systems also use the Matter IP-based protocol to wirelessly connect devices.

• January 20, 2022 20 Jan'22

  New U.S. Chamber of Commerce commission to promote AI

  The bipartisan commission includes experts with a variety of technology backgrounds and is led by two former congressmen. A report by the commission is expected later this year.

• January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22

  Nvidia releases updates to AI enterprise suite

  The AI suite includes a full integration with Tanzu, giving enterprises the flexibility to run workloads on containers and VMs. The vendor also introduced two new servers.

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  Lucidworks releases AI-powered search platform

  The vendor's SaaS platform includes a newly released application, Connected Search. It's the first of several releases expected over the next year.

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  Deloitte launches new metaverse services and studio

  The consulting giant's new metaverse service and studio use Nvidia's Omniverse tools. They help creators looking to learn more about and build virtual and augmented reality worlds.

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  Mostly AI plans to use $25M funding for responsible AI efforts

  The synthetic data vendor works with customers in Europe and North America. Experts say more than half of AI projects will be created using synthetic models by 2024.

• January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22

  AI vendor Fractal kicks off 2022 with $360M fund raise

  The AI vendor's fundraising success shows investors' willingness to pump money into vendors that are applying AI in vertical industries.

• December 29, 2021 29 Dec'21

  AI is the game-changer needed in customer service

  The holiday season is a busy time for call center agents. However, problems in the CX industry are leading organizations to turn to machine learning for optimization.

• December 29, 2021 29 Dec'21

  Efforts to craft AI regulations will continue in 2022

  Regulating AI can be challenging for many reasons, including varying definitions of fairness and explainability. However, AI regulations will be a top focus for lawmakers in 2022.

• December 28, 2021 28 Dec'21

  Cryptocurrency broker uses Ada AI platform for better CX

  LiteBit partnered with the customer service vendor in 2017 when the cryptocurrency market was booming. Since then, it has been using the vendor's AI-powered chatbot.

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  RPA vendor Automation Anywhere to acquire FortressIQ

  The acquisition is expected to help the vendor advance its AI platform with process discovery, while giving it a well-rounded product in time for its public offering.

• December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21

  Q&A: How retail AI tools can help combat inflation

  Prices for food, gas and more have risen during the past year. Revionics' senior director of retail innovation discusses how retail AI tools can help companies navigate inflation.

• December 16, 2021 16 Dec'21

  Language models and the metaverse top AI stories of 2021

  From moves toward government regulation to the metaverse, language models getting bigger and autonomous vehicle tech slowing, these are some of the biggest stories of the year.

• December 16, 2021 16 Dec'21

  DataRobot platform gets new tools for data scientists

  The AI vendor released Core and 7.3. Core uses Zepl's technology, while 7.3 enables data science teams to employ models that combine complex rules and business logic.

• December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21

  8 AI headlines expected in 2022

  As 2021 draws to a close, some of the biggest AI headlines next year will likely involve regulation, automation, the Great Resignation and larger language models.

• December 10, 2021 10 Dec'21

  Using machine learning to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

  A look at how Final Mile is trying to fix vaccine hesitancy with its AI model and behavioral science and design, along with the impact of models developed during the pandemic.

• December 09, 2021 09 Dec'21

  How an AI startup is trying to fix gender bias in the workplace

  Startup Pipeline Equity provides enterprises with an AI platform to help make decisions about hiring, pay, performance, potential and promotion -- free of bias.

• December 07, 2021 07 Dec'21

  Microsoft unveils responsible AI guidelines and dashboard

  The tech giant unveiled 10 guidelines for organizations to consider when building AI models, and a dashboard that data scientists can use to ensure their models are ethical.

• December 03, 2021 03 Dec'21

  A look at Honeywell's digital transformation strategy

  The century-old, multinational conglomerate is going through internal and external changes. The survival of its brand will depend on maintaining its trust and reputation.

• December 02, 2021 02 Dec'21

  AWS SageMaker equipped with new features for model building

  The tech giant revealed new tools for its AI and machine learning platforms geared toward making model building easier for enterprises and users.

• November 30, 2021 30 Nov'21

  AWS intros SageMaker Canvas no-code machine learning service

  The service enables users to build machine learning models and generate accurate predictions without writing code. It supports both on-premises and cloud deployments.

• November 30, 2021 30 Nov'21

  AWS AI for analytics partner tool simplifies model building

  AWS' new AIDA program helps close the tech skill gap, the tech giant said. Enterprises can use languages like SQL to embed ML software tools using Amazon SageMaker Autopilot.

• November 18, 2021 18 Nov'21

  Why optimizing machine learning models is important

  A look at why AI needs optimization and how it speeds up inferencing, helps deploy models on small devices and reduces memory footprint.

• November 18, 2021 18 Nov'21

  Google makes chatbots accessible with Bot-in-a-Box

  Available on Google Cloud, the feature is deployed in AI-powered Business Messages. Using pre-made bots, enterprises can connect with customers on different branded channels.

• November 12, 2021 12 Nov'21

  Predictive analytics vs. machine learning

  Machine learning lends itself to various applications, while predictive analytics focuses on forecasting specific variables and scenarios. Learn what they can do when combined.

• October 12, 2021 12 Oct'21

  Google, partners launch new tools for Vertex AI ML platform

  The tech giant released a series of new tools and applications, some with partners, for the automated machine learning platform it launched in May 2021.

• October 11, 2021 11 Oct'21

  IBM introduces Environmental Intelligence Suite

  The tech giant said the new software suite from its weather subsidiary will help organizations prepare for climate risk and weather disasters such as wildfires and flooding.

• October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

  Examining both sides of the AI regulation debate

  Some government and business leaders want more AI regulation to ensure that systems don't discriminate against or harm others. Others say too much regulation will stifle innovation.

• October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21

  Machine learning development for autonomous vehicles

  AI experts from the autonomous vehicle technology industry discuss automation, spotting flaws in and speeding up machine learning systems and accounting for changes in real time.

• October 05, 2021 05 Oct'21

  Mailchimp AI tool targets small-business email marketing

  The veteran email marketing vendor's new tool, the result of its purchase of martech vendor Inspector 6, is aimed at boosting small businesses' email campaigns with AI.

• October 05, 2021 05 Oct'21

  Dell introduces Validated Design for AI at VMworld 2021

  The tech vendor revealed a new partnership with AI GPU maker Nvidia at VMWorld 2021 aimed at providing an AI and machine learning platform for IT users in virtualized environments.

• October 01, 2021 01 Oct'21

  Experts cautious about Apple's mood-detecting AI research

  The tech giant is working with UCLA to develop technology that uses facial recognition, sleep, typing patterns and other data points to detect emotion. But some are cautious.

• September 23, 2021 23 Sep'21

  SambaNova makes a mark in the AI hardware realm

  The startup says it is innovating AI hardware systems with its data flow architecture that enterprises can use to be more efficient when processing large AI data sets.