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18 Sep 2026
Harness makes its case for governing autonomous AI SDLC
Harness aims to govern increasingly autonomous software delivery with risk-based controls, agent context and runtime data. Continue Reading
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18 Sep 2026
Colossus data center buildouts: Can they ever be duplicated?
SpaceX's fast pace, energy capacity and crafty permitting in building the Colossus 1 and 2 data centers provide some worthy lessons that can be emulated -- and others that can't. Continue Reading
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01 Jul 2025
Senate's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' affects AI, U.S. energy
The massive tax bill passed by the Senate represents a shift in U.S. energy policy and opens a window for Congress to move on a federal AI framework. Continue Reading
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30 Jun 2025
Baidu makes foundation model Ernie 4.5 open source
The China-based AI vendor has contributed to the open source community before. The release of the family of open models highlights the growth of the open source community in GenAI. Continue Reading
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18 Jun 2025
Hands-on with QuillBot AI: Review and guide
Learn how one professional author uses QuillBot AI for writing tasks -- and how it stacks up to other popular options like Grammarly. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2025
Pendo launches platform to analyze AI agent performance
The company said its new platform will enable businesses to track agentic AI software and optimize performance. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2025
Apple AI paper likely self-serving but has some merit
Although the iPhone maker appears to be trying to draw attention away from the fact that it's behind in LLMs, the point it makes might still be valid. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2025
Oracle adds xAI Grok models to OCI
The move is customer-focused, as the tech giant aims to offer the models for applications such as content generation, research and business process automation. Continue Reading
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16 Jun 2025
How to use LangChain for LLM application development
LangChain helps developers do more with language models, linking them to tools, APIs and live data to build more capable and dynamic AI applications. Continue Reading
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11 Jun 2025
What differentiates Mistral AI reasoning model Magistral
Magistral is available in two versions. The vendor has also focused on traceable reasoning, which is important for heavily regulated industries. Continue Reading
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06 Jun 2025
Does AI-generated code violate open source licenses?
Unresolved questions about how open source licenses apply to AI models trained on public code are forcing users, vendors and open source developers to navigate legal gray areas. Continue Reading
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06 Jun 2025
IBM launches Watsonx AI Labs, acquires Seek AI
The company said its new startup incubator will give AI developers access to tools and expertise to build enterprise AI applications. Continue Reading
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Definition
06 Jun 2025
What is automated reasoning? How is it used in AI?
Automated reasoning is the area of computer science concerned with applying reasoning in the form of logic to computing systems. Continue Reading
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Opinion
04 Jun 2025
IBM delivers AI agent orchestration innovations at Think 2025
IBM's focus on AI agent orchestration, observability, and governance supports enterprise IT departments' need for a tool that spans multiple vendor platforms. Continue Reading
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04 Jun 2025
How AI is changing telemedicine in 2025
AI is virtually expanding, reshaping and personalizing telehealth practices in triaging, image analysis, patient diagnoses, treatment planning, monitoring and mental health. Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Jun 2025
What comes after LLMs? The next wave in generative AI
Large language models ushered in a new era of AI, but they're not without their fair share of limitations. What technology comes next? Continue Reading
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28 May 2025
Best practices for real-world ML deployment
Deploying machine learning models to production is complex, with many potential pitfalls. Use this technical roadmap as a guide to navigate the process effectively. Continue Reading
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28 May 2025
How AI helps Henry Schein One's accounts payable team
The big healthcare product company's dental software division turned to AI automation startup Pipefy to transform a paper-based system into a digital one. Continue Reading
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21 May 2025
Mistral AI intros Devstral, new coding LLM
The model is aimed at coders. It expands the coding context window and focuses on enhancing current code. The LLM also shows what is possible with agentic technology. Continue Reading
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06 May 2025
IBM customers assess the performance of AI agents
Enterprises are carefully watching the popular technology. While some see agents as too immature relative to what vendors promise, others are slowly integrating them. Continue Reading
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06 May 2025
Staying nonprofit could slow, not stop, OpenAI fundraising
The GenAI vendor could find itself slowing down after its decision to retain a nonprofit ownership structure, at least for now. Continue Reading
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Definition
05 May 2025
What is assistive technology (adaptive technology)?
Assistive technology refers to devices and services that help people with disabilities and long-term health conditions perform a variety of tasks. Continue Reading
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01 May 2025
What Amazon Nova Premier reveals about AI models and agents
While the model is not unique, the vendor said it is the fastest and most cost-effective model in Amazon Bedrock at its intelligence level, which might appeal to some enterprises. Continue Reading
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01 May 2025
What Meta's new AI app means for OpenAI
The social media giant's new app directly rivals ChatGPT. This could mean that the ChatGPT creator needs to improve its tools, or it could trigger a slip for OpenAI. Continue Reading
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30 Apr 2025
How the Model Context Protocol simplifies AI development
Nicknamed the USB-C port for AI applications, the Model Context Protocol standardizes AI interactions with external data, APIs and services while maintaining resource control. Continue Reading
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30 Apr 2025
AI creators need to have women in the room
AI technology is growing, but biases and systemic challenges remain for women seeking to enter the field. This means that the tools themselves lack representation. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2025
How AI personalization creates customized user experiences
Businesses can drive revenue and boost user engagement with AI personalization techniques -- if they also ensure transparency and data privacy. Continue Reading
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17 Apr 2025
What's new and not new with OpenAI's latest reasoning models
The o3 and o4-mini models are supposed to be better than previous models. While they have improved abilities that can be seen as agentic, the upgrades are mostly incremental. Continue Reading
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10 Apr 2025
With Llama 4, Meta ups stakes in open model race
Models in the new Llama 4 family compete with open source offerings, most notably from Chinese upstart DeepSeek. Continue Reading
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09 Apr 2025
Google intros agent building tools and an agent protocol
The tech giant introduced a new agent development kit. It also introduced enhanced reasoning capabilities and new features for its multimodal models. Continue Reading
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Opinion
04 Apr 2025
Agentic AI reality check: 5 blind spots for organizations
An analyst warns that, amid the hype around agentic AI, organizations risk overlooking hidden costs, ethical challenges and workforce readiness. Continue Reading
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03 Apr 2025
Qualcomm seeks AI expansion with possible Alphawave buy
Qualcomm eyes Alphawave acquisition and buys research firm MovianAI to enhance its AI infrastructure portfolio, which includes an AI accelerator for model inference. Continue Reading
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03 Apr 2025
Anthropic brings AI to students with Claude for Education
The initiative is unsurprising, especially since students and employers have been pushing for more AI tools. However, it fails to address some issues. Continue Reading
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02 Apr 2025
A look at OpenAI's $40B funding and $300B valuation
While the amount investors promised shows the potential for the ChatGPT maker in the AI market, concerns about the vendor's profitability could keep it from seeing the full amount. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2025
Amazon aims at AI agents with Nova Act for browser use
The vendor introduces a new model and SDK that developers can use to build AI agents to complete tasks on the web. But it's not the first -- or even the second -- to do so. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2025
How does the bag-of-words model work in NLP?
It's no easy task to teach a machine learning system the complexity of human language. Bag-of-words models can help by turning text into numerical representations. Continue Reading
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27 Mar 2025
When to use prompt engineering vs. fine-tuning
Understanding the pros and cons of each method can help your organization get more out of its generative AI systems. Continue Reading
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26 Mar 2025
AI model race heats up with OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek releases
The GenAI race intensifies with rapid model releases from LLM players, but enterprises are less focused on incremental upgrades and more interested in agentic AI. Continue Reading
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Opinion
25 Mar 2025
Can AI write code? A developer experiments in two languages
AI tools are becoming a realistic option to help with coding tasks. This developer put his own coding abilities to the test. Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2025
Oracle launches new AI Agent Studio in Fusion suite
The studio is designed for Oracle customers that already have most of their data situated in the Fusion suite. It includes new libraries and a trust and security framework. Continue Reading
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13 Mar 2025
Compare Google Vertex AI vs. Amazon SageMaker vs. Azure ML
What should your organization consider when choosing a platform for machine learning development and deployment? Continue Reading
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12 Mar 2025
Building AI agents a headache for tech leaders
While companies like OpenAI and Salesforce offer tools to build AI agents, tech leaders are struggling to understand and adapt the technology within their offerings. Continue Reading
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11 Mar 2025
OpenAI rides agentic wave, intros new agent-building tools
The vendor's new Responses API includes various tools such as web search, file search and computer use that developers can use to build agentic applications. Continue Reading
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11 Mar 2025
Generative AI models like DSLMs outperform LLMs in value
Small domain-specific generative AI models can be designed to address specific industry needs, proving more cost-effective and efficient than large language models for businesses. Continue Reading
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07 Mar 2025
Mistral tries to differentiate itself with new OCR API
The new tool enables the vendor to target specific use cases for its multimodal model. It also aims to help enterprises that want to self-host due to privacy concerns. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2025
How and why to create synthetic data with generative AI
The data required to train and maintain models is often sparse or inaccessible. Fortunately, generative AI can create synthetic data to supplement real-world data. Continue Reading
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Definition
04 Mar 2025
What is Perplexity AI?
Perplexity AI is an artificial intelligence-powered web search tool that can generate answers to user queries and complete other content-generation tasks. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2025
DeepSeek intensifies U.S.-China race for AI supremacy
While U.S. AI vendors still have the upper hand, China has made big gains in AI technology even with U.S. export controls on AI chips and new tariffs on Chinese goods. Continue Reading
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28 Feb 2025
OpenAI GPT-4.5, Alexa+ and the move to wiser AI systems
With GPT-4.5 and Alexa+, generative AI systems are moving beyond just being LLM chatbots. Instead, they incorporate better human understanding and can perform tasks for humans. Continue Reading
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27 Feb 2025
The top AIOps tools and platforms to consider in 2025
As AIOps approaches become more common among IT teams, the AIOps tools and platforms market has expanded. Compare leading options to decide which fits your needs. Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2025
Anthropic intros hybrid reasoning model Claude 3.7 Sonnet
The model can perform both generic LLM and reasoning tasks. It is optimized for business use. The vendor also introduced an agent for generating code. Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2025
Compare Semantic Kernel vs. LangChain for AI development
Building a new application with generative AI? Compare two popular frameworks to decide which is best for your project. Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Feb 2025
What is an autoregressive model?
An autoregressive model is a category of machine learning models in which algorithms predict future data based on a series of their own past data. Continue Reading
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19 Feb 2025
Microsoft unveils world AI model for video games
The new type of foundation model is similar to Nvidia Cosmos. While it makes for a better gaming experience, it's also applicable to enterprises. Continue Reading
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11 Feb 2025
OpenAI CEO says 'no, thank you' to Musk's $97B bid
The offer to buy OpenAI is the latest in a back-and-forth between two tech titans, and creates a distraction from bigger issues such as AI governance. Continue Reading
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03 Feb 2025
Mixed-precision training in AI: Everything you need to know
Training AI models can be expensive and time-consuming. Mixed-precision training uses both FP16 and FP32 to lower memory use and reduce costs without sacrificing model accuracy. Continue Reading
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31 Jan 2025
Ai2's new model more open than DeepSeek
The AI research lab released Tülu 3 in November. The new 405B version was trained using reinforcement learning from verifiable rewards and was technically challenging to create. Continue Reading
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30 Jan 2025
Microsoft, AWS and Cerebras launch DeepSeek-R1 model
Tech companies are making DeepSeek available on their platforms while the cost-effective Chinese AI reasoning model has its 'viral moment.' Continue Reading
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29 Jan 2025
ServiceNow intros AI agent studio and orchestrator
The platform provider's new studio enables users to create agents. The orchestrator lets agents communicate with each other. The vendor is embedding the technology in its platform. Continue Reading
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28 Jan 2025
GAN vs. transformer models: Comparing architectures and uses
Discover the differences between generative adversarial networks and transformers, plus how the two techniques might combine in the future to provide users with better results. Continue Reading
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Opinion
24 Jan 2025
The critical role of data in building an AI agent
Data quality, modern tooling and AI governance are key to building successful AI agents that meet user expectations, writes industry analyst Stephen Catanzano. Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Jan 2025
What is prompt chaining? Definition and benefits
Prompt chaining is a technique used when working with generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) models in which the output from one prompt is used as input for the next. Continue Reading
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21 Jan 2025
How has generative AI affected cybersecurity?
Generative AI helps security teams defend against threats, but it also lets bad actors infiltrate organizations. Learn about how each side is tapping into GenAI to gain an edge. Continue Reading
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16 Jan 2025
Google lowers Gemini pricing, pressuring Microsoft Copilot
Google introduces new Gemini pricing in Workspace, making AI features available at $14 per user, per month, challenging Microsoft's Copilot in 365. Continue Reading
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14 Jan 2025
OpenAI faces backlash for its Economic Blueprint for U.S.
The document lays out steps for the future regarding AI technology. Some call the move self-serving and another piece of the vendor's strategy to win the AI race. Continue Reading
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13 Jan 2025
Adobe launches new GenAI Firefly tool for retailers
The tool enables users to resize marketing campaigns for new products. While it saves time for large retailers, it's unclear whether medium-sized or small retailers will find it valuable. Continue Reading
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10 Jan 2025
How AI is shaping the future of the travel sector
The travel industry is using AI to increase efficiency and personalize experiences, but challenges include data privacy, legacy integration and the need for a human touch. Continue Reading
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Definition
09 Jan 2025
What is a generative model?
A generative model uses AI and statistical and probabilistic methods to create representations or abstractions of observed phenomena or target variables. Continue Reading
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07 Jan 2025
What is a robo-advisor? Everything to know before using one
A robo-advisor is a virtual financial advisor powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that employs an algorithm to deliver an automated selection of financial advisory services. Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Jan 2025
Not-so-obvious AI predictions for 2025
Industry analyst Mark Beccue shares where he thinks AI is headed in 2025, with an eye to underexplored trends and unexpected developments in the industry. Continue Reading
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Definition
30 Dec 2024
What is retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) in AI?
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is an AI framework that retrieves data from external sources of knowledge to improve the quality of responses. Continue Reading
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23 Dec 2024
A look at expectation vs. reality of generative AI in 2024
Last year, expectations for generative AI for the coming year centered on regulation, open source and multimodality. While some predictions were accurate, others were wrong. Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Dec 2024
AI takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2024
An industry analyst shares his insights from AWS re:Invent 2024, where Amazon announced new tools and models to tackle enterprise generative AI challenges. Continue Reading
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18 Dec 2024
Google's Veo 2 is technically advanced, but concerns remain
The new version can generate videos up to two minutes long. It seems better than OpenAI and Adobe's video generator. However, it might not be safe for commercial use. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Dec 2024
What is AgentGPT?
AgentGPT is a generative artificial intelligence tool that enables users to create autonomous AI agents that can be delegated a range of tasks. Continue Reading
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17 Dec 2024
Writer launches new Palmyra Creative LLM
Many generative AI models tend to have similar outputs. Palmyra Creative aims to mix things up while helping users brainstorm ways to improve their content. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Dec 2024
AI in medical diagnostics and decision-making
AI technologies enable doctors to improve diagnostic accuracy, personalize treatment plans and streamline clinical workflows. However, they also pose challenges worth considering. Continue Reading
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Definition
17 Dec 2024
What is Amazon Bedrock (AWS Bedrock)?
Amazon Bedrock -- also known as AWS Bedrock -- is a machine learning platform used to build generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications on the Amazon Web Services cloud computing platform. Continue Reading
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16 Dec 2024
Google aims to boost productivity with AI Agent tool
Agentspace uses the power of Gemini and Google's search technology to help employees reduce the number of hours spent searching for documents internally. Continue Reading
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11 Dec 2024
Reddit, OpenAI challenge Google with new releases
The social news platform introduced a new AI search tool for users that will push users directly to its platform. Meanwhile, the ChatGPT maker's Sora rivals Veo. Continue Reading
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03 Dec 2024
AWS intros new foundation model line and tools for Bedrock
The cloud provider launched Nova, a new family of generative AI models available on Amazon Bedrock. It also tackled some problems with generative AI, such as hallucinations. Continue Reading
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03 Dec 2024
Google makes video model Veo available on Vertex AI
It's unclear how well the tech giant's generative AI imaging system will compete against Adobe's. Continue Reading
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27 Nov 2024
Compare 7 of the best AI coding tools for 2025
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot are rapidly changing how developers write code. Compare leading options' features and pricing to choose the right tool. Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Nov 2024
What is AI red teaming?
AI red teaming is the practice of simulating attack scenarios on an artificial intelligence application to pinpoint weaknesses and plan preventative measures. Continue Reading
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21 Nov 2024
What is data poisoning (AI poisoning) and how does it work?
Data or AI poisoning attacks are deliberate attempts to manipulate the training data of artificial intelligence and machine learning models to corrupt their behavior and elicit skewed, biased or harmful outputs. Continue Reading
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21 Nov 2024
What is Fréchet inception distance (FID)?
Fréchet inception distance (FID) is a metric for quantifying the realism and diversity of images generated by generative adversarial networks (GANs). Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Nov 2024
What is image-to-image translation?
Image-to-image translation is a generative artificial intelligence (AI) technique that translates a source image into a target image while preserving certain visual properties of the original image. Continue Reading
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19 Nov 2024
Microsoft intros Azure AI Foundry for building AI apps
The new rebranded platform lets enterprises build generative AI applications and agents. Continue Reading
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13 Nov 2024
AI inference vs. training: Key differences and tradeoffs
AI inference and training are both critical phases of model development. Learn how to balance their demands to optimize performance, manage costs and scale models effectively. Continue Reading
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12 Nov 2024
Creating a clean generative AI data set with Getty Images
The clean data set contains no images of brands, celebrities and well-known figures such as presidential candidates, and includes a license for each image. Continue Reading
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08 Nov 2024
What the election of former President Trump means for AI
Once in power, Donald Trump will likely cut or dilute the Biden administration's executive order on AI. Trump's relationship with Elon Musk could also affect technology policy. Continue Reading
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29 Oct 2024
The causes of disillusionment with GenAI
The market has seen virtually unprecedented growth. However, enterprises lack confidence in what the technology can do. Nevertheless, enterprises still want to use it. Continue Reading
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21 Oct 2024
IBM launches new generation Granite language model
The vendor takes an open source approach with Granite 3.0. It trained the new model family with Nvidia H100 GPUs. Not all enterprises will be convinced to use the new AI models. Continue Reading
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17 Oct 2024
The NYT's cease and desist move against Perplexity AI
The AI startup is facing accusations it took content from a publisher without permission. This is the second time the NYT has gone after a vendor for misappropriating its content. Continue Reading
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16 Oct 2024
How to choose the right LLM for your needs
Selecting the best large language model for your use case requires balancing performance, cost and infrastructure considerations. Learn what to keep in mind when comparing LLMs. Continue Reading
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03 Oct 2024
OpenAI shows developers what is possible with speech tool
The AI vendor introduced four new offerings for enterprises. Its Realtime API is notable for its speech-to-speech capability. Meanwhile, the startup is growing explosively. Continue Reading
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26 Sep 2024
OpenAI restructure move unsurprising, but raises concerns
The for-profit organization will lead to more freedom for the organization and its investors. However, it could cause enterprises to question if the vendor is committed to safe AI. Continue Reading
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26 Sep 2024
AI parameters: Explaining their role in AI model performance
What is the correlation between the number of parameters and an AI model's performance? It's not as straightforward as the parameter-rich generative AI apps would have us believe. Continue Reading
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25 Sep 2024
Allen Institute for AI launches open multimodal models
Ai2's multimodal generative AI models can understand visual data. Molmo comes in different sizes: Molmo 72B, Molmo 7B-D, Molmo 7B-O and Molmo E-1B. Continue Reading
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20 Sep 2024
Amazon offers new generative AI tool for e-commerce sellers
Project Amelia is a selling expert that provides sellers with answers to questions. It makes use of broad knowledge and will soon provide answers to complex problems. Continue Reading
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20 Sep 2024
Explore the role of training data in AI and machine learning
AI and machine learning models use a variety of learning methods to process and analyze data -- but regardless of how a model is trained, data quality and relevance are crucial. Continue Reading
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16 Sep 2024
New Microsoft Copilot 365 Wave 2 includes agents and Pages
The tools include an agent for building automated business processes and Pages for editing AI-generated material. While the tools provide more context, they present some challenges. Continue Reading