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Tip
28 Jul 2026
The best AI governance tools and platforms in 2026
AI governance has become a boardroom priority. These tools and platforms can help leaders fulfill AI governance mandates. Continue Reading
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Tip
27 Jul 2026
The quantum technologies that will transform enterprise IT
As quantum capabilities progress toward commercial viability, business leaders need to understand the quantum technologies that will be at their disposal. Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2024
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. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 Apr 2024
Evaluate whether your organization needs a chief AI officer
As more businesses start developing comprehensive AI strategies, the new role of chief AI officer, or CAIO, might become the next addition to your organization's executive suite. Continue Reading
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News
09 Apr 2024
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. Continue Reading
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Tip
22 Mar 2024
How organizations should handle AI in the workplace
When implementing AI in the workplace, organizations must build a comprehensive strategy aligned with business values. Failing to do so could lead to the emergence of shadow AI. Continue Reading
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Opinion
20 Mar 2024
Everything you need to know about the new EU AI Act
The European Union's new AI Act defines AI regulations based on risk and outlines hefty fines for noncompliance. Explore the details of the AI Act and how it could apply to you. Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2024
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Mar 2024
The need for common sense in AI systems
Building explainable and trustworthy AI systems is paramount. To get there, computer scientists Ron Brachman and Hector Levesque suggest infusing common sense into AI development. Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2024
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. Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2024
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. Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2024
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. Continue Reading
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News
05 Mar 2024
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. Continue Reading
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News
04 Mar 2024
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. Continue Reading
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News
29 Feb 2024
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. Continue Reading
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News
28 Feb 2024
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. Continue Reading
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News
26 Feb 2024
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. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Feb 2024
Prompt engineering tips for ChatGPT and other LLMs
Master the art of prompt engineering -- from basic best practices to advanced strategies -- with practical tips to get more precise, relevant output from large language models. Continue Reading
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News
21 Feb 2024
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. Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2024
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. Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2024
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. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2024
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. Continue Reading
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Tip
07 Feb 2024
The importance and limitations of open source AI models
Despite rising interest in more transparent, accessible AI, a scarcity of public training data and compute infrastructure presents significant hurdles for open source AI projects. Continue Reading
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Opinion
07 Feb 2024
FTC inquiry, Claypot acquisition and more recent AI news
Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Mike Leone breaks down five of the most significant news developments in generative AI from the past week. Continue Reading
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News
06 Feb 2024
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Feb 2024
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. Continue Reading
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Definition
30 Jan 2024
Retrieval-Augmented Language Model pre-training
A Retrieval-Augmented Language Model, also referred to as REALM or RALM, is an artificial intelligence language model designed to retrieve text and then use it to perform question-based tasks. Continue Reading
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News
29 Jan 2024
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. Continue Reading
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Video
26 Jan 2024
Video guide to generative AI
Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize technology. Learn about popular interfaces such as ChatGPT, the future of generative AI and its effects on businesses. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jan 2024
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. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jan 2024
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. Continue Reading
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Tip
22 Jan 2024
How AI is advancing assistive technology
Recent advances in generative AI could revolutionize assistive technology. For people relying on assistive tools, AI-powered devices could usher in a new era of accessibility. Continue Reading
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News
11 Jan 2024
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. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2024
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. Continue Reading
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Video
08 Jan 2024
What is sentiment analysis?
Learn how AI is used to perform sentiment analysis, the different categories of sentiment that can be identified and how the analysis can be used to improve customer satisfaction. Continue Reading
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Video
05 Jan 2024
What is natural language processing (NLP)?
NLP enables computers to understand language like humans. This video explores its techniques, applications and challenges, highlighting its importance in businesses. Continue Reading
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News
14 Dec 2023
Lightning AI's new platform is a one-stop shop for developers
The platform enables developers to build, train and develop models on the cloud under one web interface without having to switch between different tools and applications. Continue Reading
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Opinion
12 Dec 2023
Amazon's innovative generative AI moves at re:Invent 2023
Analyst Mike Leone takes a comprehensive look at Amazon's generative AI announcements at this year's re:Invent, including the Q assistant, Bedrock enhancements and chip updates. Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Dec 2023
The role of precision in crafting generative AI prompts
Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Stephen Catanzano explains how and why to craft precise queries that get actionable, relevant results from generative AI models. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Dec 2023
Generative AI as a copilot for finance and other sectors
While many fear that the popularity of large language models could lead to job loss and replacement, some industries such as finance and education are using AI to augment workers. Continue Reading
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News
08 Dec 2023
Fossil's experience building an internal AI image generator
AI hallucinations are generally considered a bug of the technology to be worked out as it evolves. But uncanny and imaginative AI-generated output can sometimes be a benefit. Continue Reading
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Definition
07 Dec 2023
deep tech
Deep technology, or deep tech, refers to advanced technologies based on some form of substantial scientific or engineering innovation. Continue Reading
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News
07 Dec 2023
How generative AI is changing the fashion industry
The industry is using AI technology in design and skin care. Some companies are going beyond generative tools, using computer vision and augmented reality. Continue Reading
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News
06 Dec 2023
Google strikes back at OpenAI with Gemini foundation model
After falling behind, the vendor drew on its AI roots in a bid to outdo OpenAI's GPT with a potent foundation model to inject across its app portfolio and for advanced coding. Continue Reading
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News
05 Dec 2023
IBM, Meta form AI Alliance to promote open AI
Meta and IBM launched the new group with more than 50 other organizations to foster an open community that helps accelerate the development of responsible AI systems. Continue Reading
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News
04 Dec 2023
AWS customers grapple with generative AI shortfalls
Enterprises fear failing to accommodate technical immaturity, ensure data security and governance, prevent biases built into models, and correct the erroneous responses of LLMs. Continue Reading
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News
29 Nov 2023
AWS intros new GenAI tools for images and model training
The tech giant's new image generator produces realistic images while also providing features for editing. SageMaker HyperPod helps reduce training times for foundation models. Continue Reading
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News
22 Nov 2023
OpenAI reinstates Sam Altman as CEO, but problems remain
The AI startup reinstated the former CEO after firing him on Nov. 17. The news seems to end a whirlwind of events that highlighted fundamental problems at the vendor. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Nov 2023
How to become an MLOps engineer
Explore the key responsibilities and skills needed for a career in MLOps, which focuses on managing ML workflows throughout the model lifecycle. Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2023
Fallout after Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
The tech giant snagged a major win by hiring Altman and former board member Greg Brockman. Meanwhile, the AI startup faces challenges with many employees threatening to quit. Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Nov 2023
Microsoft Ignite updates pave the way for GenAI innovation
Microsoft's latest products and updates to existing platforms center on using artificial intelligence to improve productivity. Continue Reading
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News
15 Nov 2023
Microsoft expands AI reach with Azure AI studio, genAI tools
Microsoft's new platform is a studio for building, exploring and testing models. The tech giant is also incorporating Dall-E 3, GPT-3.5 Turbo and GPT-4 Turbo within Azure AI. Continue Reading
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Podcast
06 Nov 2023
Tech industry reaction to Biden's AI executive order mixed
While it's the first extensive statement from the U.S. government on governing and promoting AI, it falls short of providing actionable steps to vendors. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Nov 2023
How do LLMs like ChatGPT work?
AI expert Ronald Kneusel explains how transformer neural networks and extensive pretraining enable large language models like GPT-4 to develop versatile text generation abilities. Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2023
Domino Data Lab seeks to accelerate generative AI responsibly
Domino's updated platform helps enterprises move from experimenting with GenAI models to full-on productions. The data science vendor partnered with Nvidia, Meta and Hugging Face. Continue Reading
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News
26 Oct 2023
How Amazon AI image generation could help advertisers
The tech giant joins others using generative AI technology to cater to advertisers and help small businesses scale their advertising through personalization. Continue Reading
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News
18 Oct 2023
How YouTube's new AI-powered product aids advertisers
The online video-sharing and social media platform is now using the AI technology as a way to help advertisers place ads on videos that better reach the intended audience. Continue Reading
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News
04 Oct 2023
Meta introduces generative AI features for advertisers
The capabilities include a background generation feature, an image expansion tool for fitting aspect ratio across different mediums, and a text variation tool for copy. Continue Reading
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News
27 Sep 2023
ServiceNow continues to embed generative AI across workflows
The vendor is not only focusing generative AI on various phases of the workflow, but also on domain-specific LLMs for its Now suite of digital assistants. Continue Reading
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News
27 Sep 2023
Meta introduces new AI assistant and studio
The social media giant introduces new tools that incorporate generative AI capabilities in Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Some features could be helpful for small businesses. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
25 Sep 2023
Why and how to use Google Colab
Whether you're looking to gain experience or you're already an expert data scientist, Google Colab can help boost ML and AI initiatives. Follow this tutorial to learn the basics. Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2023
Oracle generative AI features differ from Microsoft offering
Oracle's generative AI service, available in beta, uses partner Cohere's second large language model to analyze text for the feelings and opinions behind it, according to Gartner. Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2023
New Anyscale service enables fine-tuning of open source LLMs
The AI startup introduced a service that lets enterprises deploy large language models into their applications using popular LLM APIs like Llama 2. Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2023
How different industries apply generative AI
Large language models such as ChatGPT, Bard and Llama have changed how enterprises think about technology. While some can use new AI tools now, others face challenges. Continue Reading
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News
06 Sep 2023
Finance platform Intuit intros generative AI capability
Intuit Assist is integrated into TurboTax, Mailchimp, Credit Karma and QuickBooks. It's built on the vendor's GenOS and uses LLMs from OpenAI and Intuit. Continue Reading
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News
29 Aug 2023
Google updates Vertex AI with new models, expands reach
The cloud provider updates Vertex AI with models from Meta, a better PaLM 2 LLM, and adds features to its text-to-image product. It also expands an alliance with AI vendor Nvidia. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Aug 2023
Build a natural language processing chatbot from scratch
In this excerpt from the book 'Natural Language Processing in Action,' you'll walk through the steps of creating a simple chatbot to understand how to start building NLP pipelines. Continue Reading
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Podcast
28 Aug 2023
AI, data and turtles all the way down
Nemertes Research CEO and analyst Johna Till Johnson discusses a persistent problem that enterprises often experience as they use new AI technology to address certain problems. Continue Reading
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Podcast
14 Aug 2023
AI good and evil as portrayed in the movies, and reality
The classic '2001: A Space Odyssey' paints HAL the computer as evil, but Meryl Streep's helpful assistant in 'The Devil Wears Prada' might be closer to how AI behaves in real life. Continue Reading
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News
09 Aug 2023
IBM collaborating with Meta to integrate Llama 2 in Watsonx
The collaboration fits the vendor's strategy of offering enterprises both its own models and models from other vendors. It also shows the rise in popularity of open source. Continue Reading
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News
25 Jul 2023
Wayfair and the generative AI boom
The online home and furniture retailer is using the technology despite challenges such as unauthorized use of data and maintaining data privacy. It also released a room-planning tool. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Jul 2023
A look at open source AI models
Open source AI models have advantages over generative AI services offered by major cloud providers. But enterprises have to weigh the benefits against the costs. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Jul 2023
IT observability tool proliferation fuels AIOps deployments
Enterprise Strategy Group's Jon Brown discusses the latest findings in his newly released report on observability in IT and application infrastructures and integrating AIOps. Continue Reading
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News
13 Jul 2023
Anthropic AI assistant differs from ChatGPT and Bard
The new genAI product rivals OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Bard. However, the research vendor is pushing it mainly to enterprises, while focusing on data privacy and security. Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2023
Oracle plans to provide generative AI services with Cohere
Following Microsoft's strategy, the big tech vendor allied with a startup to get into the generative AI market. It plans to integrate the services with business applications Continue Reading
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News
08 Jun 2023
Google intros generative AI consulting services and updates
The tech giant is aiming at enterprises with a series of new AI consulting services and tools to help businesses find new ways to summarize, automate and create content. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Jun 2023
Sport teams drive sales leads with an AI digital assistant
American soccer club Louisville City and the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks use Conversica to target the most promising leads for their sales teams and drive profit for their organizations. Continue Reading
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News
23 May 2023
Microsoft pushes to dominate in AI race
The cloud platform provider revealed an expanded plugin ecosystem and an updated ChatGPT, while forging a key strategic partnership with AI vendor Nvidia. Continue Reading
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News
16 May 2023
ServiceNow adds generative AI to Now Platform, ties to Azure
ServiceNow launched two generative AI offerings, including a natural language search tool and a connection to Microsoft's Azure OpenAI, with further AI investments to follow. Continue Reading
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News
15 May 2023
Meta's AI Sandbox and generative AI in advertising
Sandbox's AI capabilities for online advertisers indicate a potential advance in how AI tools can support advertising and search with fewer human interactions and less user data. Continue Reading
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Opinion
12 May 2023
Recap: Tableau Conference and ThoughtSpot Beyond 2023
Two events, each hosted by a different data analytics software provider, signify the tech industry's increased focus on democratizing AI -- especially generative AI. Continue Reading
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News
09 May 2023
IBM launches Watsonx, a new generative AI platform
The longtime tech giant is focusing on providing a hybrid cloud environment and a generative AI strategy that centers on enterprise, data and governance aspects of the technology. Continue Reading
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News
30 Mar 2023
The call for an AI pause points to a major concern
The call to stop creating LLMs for six months comes as AI systems become more powerful and are moving too fast. There's a need to address data and privacy concerns. Continue Reading
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Opinion
24 Mar 2023
The 'iPhone moment' for generative AI
Tech companies are now redirecting their attention and resources to develop generative AI. Like the invention of the iPhone, generative AI is now disrupting the tech industry. Continue Reading
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News
14 Mar 2023
OpenAI releases latest version of its star LLM: GPT-4
The AI vendor introduced its latest large language model. With multimodal capabilities, it's expected to perform better while still suffering from some of the same problems. Continue Reading
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News
13 Mar 2023
Microsoft integrates ChatGPT into Azure; GPT-4 expected soon
The AI assistant is now a part of Azure managed services, and developers are able to integrate it into applications. Meanwhile, OpenAI is expected to release GPT-4 this week. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Mar 2023
Exploring GPT-3 architecture
With 175 billion parameters, GPT-3 is one of the largest and most well-known neural networks available for natural language applications. Learn why people are so pumped about it. Continue Reading
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News
08 Mar 2023
SambaNova aims to meet generative AI challenges
The vendor's new platform enables enterprises to build generative models with their own data. The approach aims to resolve privacy and data ownership problems with generative AI. Continue Reading
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News
06 Mar 2023
Microsoft integrates GPT into Power Apps and AI Builder
The tech giant's new Power Platform features enable enterprises to use OpenAI’s GPT technology to create their own AI-powered bots or summarize and create content. Continue Reading
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News
22 Feb 2023
AWS, Hugging Face and the growing generative AI competition
The tech giant and LLM vendor team up as rivalry intensifies between Microsoft and Google in the generative AI war. The partnership is Amazon's response to the competition. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jan 2023
AI21 intros text-generating AI capability that cites sources
AI vendor AI21 Labs' Wordtune Spices is a writing assistant that provides users with different text options and links to sources so that writers know where the information is from. Continue Reading
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News
11 Jan 2023
The chances of Microsoft using ChatGPT to challenge Google
The tech giant likely is looking to incorporate OpenAI's platform into Bing to rival Google. While the AI platform has been popular among consumers, many believe it needs work. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2023
AI platform helps medical company screen babies' eyes
Startup Iris Technology unveils its new platform for 200 users. Medical AI company Pr3vent uses the platform to train its AI model and remove bias from its model. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Dec 2022
Recent developments show us the future of chatbots
Experts in conversational AI are optimistic about what recent advancements in chatbot technology mean for the future. Despite challenges, these advancements can point the way forward. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Dec 2022
How AI can assist industries in environmental protection efforts
While technology for environmental protection isn't a new concept, AI advancements empower businesses to achieve sustainable operations. Continue Reading
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Definition
30 Nov 2022
stemming
Stemming is the process of reducing a word to its stem that affixes to suffixes and prefixes or to the roots of words known as "lemmas." Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Nov 2022
Evaluating multimodal AI applications for industries
Various industries, including healthcare and media, are currently making use of multimodal AI applications and have determined that the benefits outweigh drawbacks. Continue Reading
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News
23 Nov 2022
Apple's AI-powered RoomPlan complements a design app
Interior design company Planner 5D introduced an API feature created by Apple that enables app users to quickly scan rooms without taking too much time to draw and trace manually. Continue Reading
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News
22 Nov 2022
How Cisco uses AI to find diverse suppliers
The digital communications technology giant employs machine learning vendor Tealbook to gain access to data that fits the types of suppliers it wants. Continue Reading
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News
04 Nov 2022
Finding value in AI in the age of digitization
Even as enterprises invest in AI technology, they are not applying it strategically, although they attempt to change their operations to become more focused on technology. Continue Reading
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News
28 Oct 2022
Staying relevant in process mining: Celonis' challenge
The vendor recently announced a $1 billion funding extension. But despite its popularity for process mining, Celonis faces competition from more vendors entering the market. Continue Reading
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News
04 Oct 2022
AI Bill of Rights blueprint lacks enforceability
The AI Bill of Rights blueprint offers guidance to businesses, but the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy cannot enforce its recommendations. Continue Reading