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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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Feature
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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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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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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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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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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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
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Feature
23 Sep 2022
Industries leading the way in conversational AI
Learn how companies in vertical markets are using conversational AI and even partnering with AI developers for software that's tailored to their unique business needs. Continue Reading
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News
09 Sep 2022
How Loram reduces distracted driving with AI technology
The road and rail maintenance company employs technology from a startup AI vendor with a computer vision and deep learning device that alerts unfocused fleet truck drivers. Continue Reading
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News
30 Aug 2022
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. Continue Reading
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News
17 Aug 2022
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Aug 2022
The white-box model approach aims for interpretable AI
The white-box model approach to machine learning makes AI interpretable since algorithms are easy to understand. Ajay Thampi, author of 'Interpretable AI,' explains this approach. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Aug 2022
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Jul 2022
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. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jul 2022
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. Continue Reading
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News
07 Jul 2022
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Jun 2022
How hybrid chatbots improve customer experience
Hybrid chatbots combine human intelligence with AI used in standard chatbots to improve customer experience. Learn how industries are using them to engage with customers. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jun 2022
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.' Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2022
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. Continue Reading
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News
25 May 2022
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. Continue Reading
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News
05 May 2022
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. Continue Reading
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News
28 Apr 2022
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. Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2022
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Apr 2022
Stochastic point processes and their practical value
Data scientists learn and utilize stochastic point processes for myriad pragmatic uses. Data scientist Vincent Granville explains this in his new book. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Mar 2022
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. Continue Reading
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News
04 Mar 2022
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. Continue Reading
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News
03 Mar 2022
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Mar 2022
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Feb 2022
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. Continue Reading
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News
23 Feb 2022
SambaNova unveils GPT Banking for financial industry
The product is aimed at giving financial institutions deep learning language capabilities. However, deep learning is hard to navigate in the finance industry. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Feb 2022
AutoML platforms push data science projects to the finish line
Data science projects often have trouble reaching the production phase, but automated machine learning platforms are accelerating data scientists' work to help them come to fruition. Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2022
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. Continue Reading
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News
07 Feb 2022
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. Continue Reading
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News
02 Feb 2022
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. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Jan 2022
AI's growing cybersecurity role
Artificial intelligence capabilities are increasingly used to detect cybersecurity threats. As threats proliferate, AI cybersecurity capabilities will likely be the norm. Continue Reading
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Tip
25 Jan 2022
Securing AI during the development process
AI systems can have their data corrupted or 'poisoned' by bad actors. Luckily, there are protective measures developers can take to ensure their systems remain secure. Continue Reading
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News
20 Jan 2022
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Dec 2021
Tips and tricks for deploying TinyML
A typical TinyML deployment has many software and hardware requirements, and there are best practices that developers should be aware of to help simplify this complicated process. Continue Reading
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News
29 Dec 2021
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Dec 2021
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Dec 2021
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. Continue Reading
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News
15 Dec 2021
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. Continue Reading
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News
02 Dec 2021
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. Continue Reading
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News
18 Nov 2021
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Nov 2021
Is AI a boon or bane for cybersecurity?
Like other developing technologies, AI has its pros and cons. However, it has proven an indispensable cybersecurity tool, with many scenarios where AI is helping protect data. Continue Reading
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News
11 Nov 2021
IBM reveals new NLP features for Watson Discovery
The tech giant said the new features will help users parse through complex business-specific documents in highly regulated industries such as finance and insurance. Continue Reading
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News
09 Nov 2021
Biden's top science advisor working on AI bill of rights
A national AI bill of rights could include the rights to transparency and data governance, according to Biden's top science advisor. Continue Reading
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News
20 Oct 2021
SambaNova Systems now offers GPT AI-powered language model
The vendor said its new offering will save enterprises time and money as they adopt language models. It also said the service makes the language model more accessible than before. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Sep 2021
How neural network training methods are modeled after the human brain
Training neural nets to mirror the human brain enables deep learning models to apply learning to data they've never seen before. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Aug 2021
Energy consumption of AI poses environmental problems
Data centers and large AI models use massive amounts of energy and are harmful to the environment. Businesses can take action to lower their environmental impact. Continue Reading
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News
22 Jun 2021
HPE buys Determined AI to speed AI model training with HPC
Hewlett Packard Enterprise scoops up San Francisco-based startup to give customers out-of-the-box AI training models for use with high-performance computing systems. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Jun 2021
5 top chatbot features to boost your AI plan
By infusing their chatbots with natural language understanding, contextual messaging and other AI features, enterprises can build and deploy more powerful chatbots. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2021
L'Oréal to 'revolutionize' beauty services using Google Vertex
ModiFace says it will save many hours developing AI algorithms by exploiting the compute power and AI tools of Google Vertex to create digitized beauty services. Continue Reading
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News
28 May 2021
Microsoft revs up AI push with GPT-3-enabled Power Apps
GPT-3-enabled Microsoft Power Apps will enable those with little or no coding experience to build Power FX applications on Azure using natural, conversational language. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 May 2021
How emotion analytics will impact the future of NLP
Conversational agents and chatbots struggle to understand complex human speech, including sarcasm. But that could change as NLP increasingly incorporates emotional understanding. Continue Reading
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News
11 May 2021
IBM Watson Orchestrate poised to take tasks workers hate most
IBM Watson Orchestrate is the latest technology from a major vendor that promises to save employees from highly repetitive job responsibilities. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 May 2021
How to hire data scientists
Enterprises tend to want data scientists who have a drive to continue their training, through peer training or online platforms, to keep up with ongoing changes in the field. Continue Reading
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News
28 Apr 2021
Panasonic to buy Blue Yonder in $7.1 billion deal
Panasonic's acquisition of Blue Yonder aims to build out Panasonic's software business, but how well the traditional hardware vendor can adapt remains to be seen. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Apr 2021
5 reasons NLP for chatbots improves performance
Experts say chatbots need some level of natural language processing capability in order to become truly conversational. Without language capabilities, bots are simple order takers. Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2021
SambaNova funding round brings in $676 million
SambaNova's large funding round shows that investors are confident in the startup's AI chips, as well as in the AI hardware market. SambaNova competes with Nvidia. Continue Reading
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News
12 Apr 2021
Microsoft to acquire Nuance in $19.7 billion deal
The all-cash acquisition will give Microsoft access to Nuance’s healthcare-focused dictation technology, as Microsoft continues to expand its role in the healthcare market. Continue Reading
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News
09 Apr 2021
Check model accuracy with Facebook AI's new data set
Facebook paid people for their likenesses in its new Casual Conversations data set. The data set can help researchers check for bias in their AI models. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Apr 2021
Automatic speech recognition may be better than you think
Even as more enterprises turn to voice recognition systems to process unstructured audio and build virtual assistants, many organizations don't have confidence in the high accuracy of these systems. Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Apr 2021
AI voice technology has benefits and limitations
The quality of an automated transcription depends on high-quality recording equipment as well as modern AI-powered transcription software, according to one CTO. Continue Reading
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News
26 Mar 2021
Jumio CEO discusses new $150 million funding round
Jumio CEO Robert Prigge talks about Jumio's new funding round and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Jumio's digital identity verification and fraud prevention business. Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2021
PatSnap lands $300M in Series E funding
PatSnap reports new funding for its IP and R&D management platforms, as the number of patents granted globally picked up, despite COVID-19, in 2020. Continue Reading
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News
05 Feb 2021
Microsoft makes image classification model available
Microsoft's release of a pre-trained vision model comes after Google and OpenAI also released open source vision models. The models may not have much enterprise use, though. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jan 2021
Google launches a suite of retail AI products
Google released AI products for online retailers as the tech giant increases its focus on industry verticals. The new products are designed for small and large retailers. Continue Reading