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Forward-looking enterprises have to be aware of emerging artificial intelligence technologies. Get the latest on AI technologies such as NLP, bots, machine learning, deep learning and open source AI tools.
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Feature
03 Oct 2023
15 of the best large language models
Large language models have been affecting search for years and have been brought to the forefront by ChatGPT and other chatbots. 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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Tip
27 Sep 2023
GitHub Copilot vs. ChatGPT: How do they compare?
Copilot and ChatGPT are generative AI tools that can help coders be more productive. Learn about their strengths and weaknesses, as well as alternative coding assistants. Continue Reading
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News
26 Sep 2023
Getty’s AI-generated image tool allays some artist concerns
The image generator helps the stock image company get into the generative market and answer copyright questions for businesses but could still be a concern to artists. Continue Reading
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25 Sep 2023
Amazon's $4B investment in Anthropic fuels GenAI race
This makes the tech giant Anthropic's primary cloud provider. This arrangement is different from Google's investment in the AI startup and Microsoft's investment in OpenAI. Continue Reading
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Podcast
25 Sep 2023
Global hiring tech vendor Oyster treads carefully with AI
The HR tech vendor, which serves companies looking to hire employees globally as part of the distributed workforce, is taking a cautious approach to AI, especially generative AI. Continue Reading
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Tip
22 Sep 2023
10 prompt engineering tips and best practices
Asking the right questions is key to using generative AI effectively. Learn 10 tips for writing clear, useful prompts, including mistakes to avoid and advice for image generation. Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2023
Benefits, risks of Google AI chatbot's Bard Extensions
The tech giant's new extensions enable users to use the AI chat tool to summarize information from their email or make travel plans. However, it still has problems with accuracy. Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Sep 2023
The future of generative AI: How will it impact the enterprise?
Learn how generative AI will affect organizations in terms of capabilities, enterprise workflows and ethics, and how the technology will shape enterprise use cases. Continue Reading
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Opinion
20 Sep 2023
GenAI, Vector AI Search, multi-cloud top Oracle CloudWorld
Oracle CEO paints a bright picture of the future with generative AI, shares integration plans and expands Microsoft partnership. Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2023
Automation Anywhere intros new generative AI tools
The new RPA tools come several months after the vendor added some initial GenAI capabilities to its platform and as vendors capitalize on the excitement about the AI technology. Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Sep 2023
4 ways that I use generative AI as an analyst
Many use cases for generative AI involve projecting to the future and aren't currently easy to use. However, these four use cases are available currently with generative AI. Continue Reading
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News
19 Sep 2023
SambaNova AI launches new chip: the SN40L
The AI hardware and software provider's new chip offers enterprises a full stack approach to training LLM. It also makes it possible for customers to train multimodal models. Continue Reading
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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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Feature
15 Sep 2023
Conversational AI vs. generative AI: What's the difference?
As AI continues to evolve, understanding the differences and collaborative potential of conversational AI and generative AI is vital to their role in shaping the digital landscape. Continue Reading
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News
14 Sep 2023
A venture capitalist's take on generative AI investment
Funding for startups such as Anthropic, Cohere and Hugging Face shows that money is still flowing into the market. However, the criteria for funding are still strict. Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2023
The fear surrounding generative AI
The language surrounding generative technology can lead to anxiety and a bad reception among employees to LLMs and tools such as ChatGPT, Dall-E and Bard. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Sep 2023
Top 10 generative AI courses and training resources
These wide-ranging resources help users of all skill levels learn the ins and outs of generative AI, offer advice and training on tools, and help users keep up with trends. Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2023
Pegasystems releases new GenAI tools for Pega Infinity '23
The vendor is out with new GenAI features for Pega Infinity '23. It also renews its business process management focus and makes other updates generally available. 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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Tip
11 Sep 2023
Assessing the environmental impact of large language models
Large language models like ChatGPT consume massive amounts of energy and water during training and after deployment. Learn how to understand and reduce their environmental impact. Continue Reading
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Podcast
11 Sep 2023
The readiness of AI and LLM technology
Generative AI technology has already disrupted how enterprises work. While many companies are uneasy with the fast-evolving technology, that's expected to change. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Sep 2023
A guide to artificial intelligence in the enterprise
AI in the enterprise is changing how work is done, but companies must overcome various challenges to derive value from this powerful and rapidly evolving technology. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Sep 2023
What is the future of machine learning?
Machine learning is changing how we write code, diagnose illnesses and create content, but implementation requires careful consideration to maximize benefits and mitigate risks. Continue Reading
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Podcast
08 Sep 2023
Transforming healthcare with artificial intelligence
Discover how applying AI to healthcare can optimize the patient experience, drive efficiencies and reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases on the global healthcare system. Continue Reading
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Infographic
07 Sep 2023
Jetsons technology that became mainstream
'The Jetsons' -- among other TV shows -- predicted video calls, smartwatches and chatbots would become part of everyday life. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Sep 2023
How to build a machine learning model in 7 steps
Building a machine learning model is a multistep process involving data collection and preparation, training, evaluation, and ongoing iteration. Follow these steps to get started. Continue Reading
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06 Sep 2023
AI inference startup raises $110 million
Investors are betting on d-Matrix to be a long-lasting vendor in the AI hardware and compute market, despite Nvidia's leading status. The startup offers a low-cost option. 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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05 Sep 2023
Supervised vs. unsupervised learning: Experts define the gap
Learn the characteristics of supervised learning, unsupervised learning and semisupervised learning and how they're applied in machine learning projects. Continue Reading
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31 Aug 2023
Schumer's AI policy objectives prioritize innovation
The SAFE Innovation Framework proposed by Sen. Chuck Schumer names explainability, accountability and innovation as some of the top policy objectives for AI in the U.S. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Aug 2023
Generative AI in business: Fast uptake, earmarked funding
More than half of IT and business decision-makers said they have generative AI on the near-term adoption track, according to a report from TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group. Continue Reading
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Tip
31 Aug 2023
5 types of AI content moderation and how they work
AI will change how organizations moderate content, especially on social media and with the increase in AI-generated content being produced. Here's what you need to know. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Aug 2023
What is regression in machine learning?
Regression in machine learning helps organizations forecast and make better decisions by revealing the relationships between variables. Learn how it's applied across industries. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Aug 2023
Machine learning regularization explained with examples
Regularization in machine learning refers to a set of techniques used by data scientists to prevent overfitting. Learn how it improves ML models and prevents costly errors. 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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29 Aug 2023
Q&A: How to start learning natural language processing
In this Q&A, 'Natural Language Processing in Action' co-author Hobson Lane discusses how to start learning NLP, including benefits and challenges of building your own pipelines. Continue Reading
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News
29 Aug 2023
ChatGPT Enterprise targets some enterprise concerns, not all
While the new product does not use customer prompts or company data in training OpenAI products, it fails to address other concerns surrounding hallucinations and copyright. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Aug 2023
What are machine learning models? Types and examples
Training data and algorithms are key, but there are many learning techniques, processes and practices that influence the selection, care and feeding of machine learning models. Continue Reading
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28 Aug 2023
The compute problem AI startup Modular is targeting
The vendor is looking to enable developers be more efficient in their training and inferencing of machine learning models. It uses a programming language called Mojo. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Aug 2023
Attributes of open vs. closed AI explained
What's the difference between open vs. closed AI, and why are these approaches sparking heated debate? Here's a look at their respective benefits and limitations. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Aug 2023
Top 12 machine learning use cases and business applications
Machine learning applications are increasing the efficiency and improving the accuracy of business functions ranging from decision-making to maintenance to service delivery. Continue Reading
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News
24 Aug 2023
Meta AI translation model not ready for the enterprise
The tech conglomerate's new AI model is a move toward universal translation. However, the vendor needs the open source community to help ready the model for the enterprise. Continue Reading
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23 Aug 2023
VMware, Nvidia unveil tech for building private enterprise AI
Available in early 2024, VMware's Private AI Foundation with Nvidia combines VMware Cloud Foundation with Nvidia AI Enterprise to help companies build private generative AI. Continue Reading
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22 Aug 2023
Opportunities, challenges of ServiceNow generative AI plan
The vendor said that while it is creating its own LLM models, it's not interested in winning the LLM war. Instead, it wants its customers to use the models for specific use cases. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Aug 2023
8 areas for creating and refining generative AI metrics
When gauging the success of generative AI initiatives, metrics should be agreed upon upfront and focus on the performance of the model and the value it delivers. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Aug 2023
10 top resources to build an ethical AI framework
Several standards, tools and techniques are available to help navigate the nuances and complexities in establishing a generative AI ethics framework that supports responsible AI. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Aug 2023
Prompt engineering vs. fine-tuning: What's the difference?
Prompt engineering and fine-tuning are both practices used to optimize AI output. But the two use different techniques and have distinct roles in model training. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Aug 2023
Q&A: Expert tips for running machine learning in production
In this interview, 'Designing Machine Learning Systems' author Chip Huyen shares advice and best practices for building and maintaining ML systems in real-world contexts. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Aug 2023
Compare machine learning vs. software engineering
Although machine learning has a lot in common with traditional programming, the two disciplines have several key differences, author and computer scientist Chip Huyen explains. Continue Reading
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News
16 Aug 2023
Google’s search generative experience and its AI strategy
The vendor upgrades SGE with new definition and code features. The search experience updates dispel earlier concerns about the tech giant's search business. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Aug 2023
The history of artificial intelligence: Complete AI timeline
From the Turing test's introduction to ChatGPT's celebrated launch, AI's historical milestones have forever altered the lifestyles of consumers and operations of businesses. Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2023
What big Korean telecom's investment in Anthropic AI means
The telecom giant revealed that it will invest $100 million in the AI research vendor. The vendor will build a telecom-specific LLM to support the Global Telco AI Alliance. 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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Feature
11 Aug 2023
What vendors must know about the AI assistant craze
More vendors are introducing products to assist enterprises and consumers complete mundane tasks. But there's a need to be strategic and transparent with these products. Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Aug 2023
4 types of learning in machine learning explained
Factoring performance, accuracy, reliability and explainability, data scientists consider supervised, unsupervised, semi-supervised and reinforcement models to reach best outcomes. 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
09 Aug 2023
Nvidia seeks to help enterprises with generative AI
The hardware and software vendor introduced new offerings to help enterprises work on models locally. It also updated its enterprise AI suite and Omniverse platform. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Aug 2023
What is boosting in machine learning?
Boosting is a technique used in machine learning that trains an ensemble of so-called weak learners to produce an accurate model, or strong learner. Learn how it works. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Aug 2023
CNN vs. RNN: How are they different?
Convolutional and recurrent neural networks have distinct but complementary capabilities and use cases. Compare each model architecture's strengths and weaknesses in this primer. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Aug 2023
Foundation models explained: Everything you need to know
Foundation models are large-scale, adaptable AI models reshaping enterprise AI. They hold promise but face risks like biases, security and environmental impact. Continue Reading
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Tip
07 Aug 2023
4 main types of artificial intelligence: Explained
How close are we to creating an artificial superintelligence that surpasses the human mind? Though we aren't close, the pace is quickening as we develop more advanced types of AI. Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2023
AI cloud vendor Alibaba still has a long way to go
The China-based vendor introduced two open source models: Qwen-7B and Qwen-7B-Chat. The models are smaller versions of Tongyi Qianwen, the LLM it released in April. Continue Reading
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Tip
02 Aug 2023
Choosing between a rule-based vs. machine learning system
Deciding between a rule-based vs. machine learning system comes down to complexity and organizational needs. Compare the advantages, drawbacks and use cases for each AI approach. Continue Reading
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02 Aug 2023
Microsoft, LexisNexis take partnership deeper with genAI
The cloud provider and the legal research giant plan to create points of integration within Word, Outlook and Teams, while minimizing the risks that come with LLMs. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Aug 2023
How to detect AI-generated content
AI- or human-generated? To test their reliability, six popular generative AI detectors were asked to judge three pieces of content. The one they got wrong may surprise you. Continue Reading
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02 Aug 2023
Will AI-generated content affect SEO best practices?
Content marketers that want to embrace AI-generated content should know how the technology affects SEO best practices and new guidelines on AI tools from major search engines. Continue Reading
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Podcast
31 Jul 2023
Targeting AI: Tesla undervalues self-driving safety tech
The top electric car maker comes under heavy criticism for not investing in multiple sensors for its full self-driving system to improve driver and pedestrian safety. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Jul 2023
The implications of generative AI for trust and safety
Leaving generative AI unchecked risks flooding platforms with disinformation, fraud and toxic content. But proactive steps by companies and policymakers could stem the tide. Continue Reading
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News
26 Jul 2023
AWS targets generative AI at NYC Summit
The tech giant updated its Bedrock Platform with new foundation models and a new foundation model provider. It also introduced new services for developers and health professionals. Continue Reading
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26 Jul 2023
U.S. senators sharpen focus on AI regulations
Licensing AI systems, creating a federal AI agency, and establishing third-party testing and auditing regimes are just some of the AI regulation ideas U.S. senators are pursuing. Continue Reading
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News
26 Jul 2023
AWS seeks to teach executives about generative AI
The cloud provider is releasing five courses that will help developers understand how to use some of its applications. It's also providing two courses for executives. Continue Reading
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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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21 Jul 2023
Lack of agreement on AI rules in U.S., EU gives China a leg up
While the EU and China have proposed AI rules, the U.S. is continuing a hands-off regulatory approach, which could affect its role in helping set the rules of the AI road. 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
19 Jul 2023
Meta Llama 2 brings new opportunity for enterprises
The new LLM version is open for commercial use, meaning enterprises can train and experiment with it more. The social media giant also expanded its partnership with Microsoft. Continue Reading
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19 Jul 2023
Qualtrics uses AI to analyze customer needs for better CX
Qualtrics unveils new generative AI tools to minimize time spent searching for and disseminating customer feedback and creating text responses to increase brand loyalty. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2023
A look at writers' battle to get AI vendors to pay them
An Authors Guild open letter asks vendors to pay for works previously used to train generative AI systems and calls for lawmakers to tighten copyright laws. Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Jul 2023
Tracking recent generative AI news from 9 big tech companies
Analyst Mike Leone breaks down the latest generative AI announcements and products from big tech, spanning conversational AI, developer tools, industry partnerships and more. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Jul 2023
AI existential risk: Is AI a threat to humanity?
What should enterprises make of the recent warnings about AI's threat to humanity? AI experts and ethicists offer opinions and practical advice for managing AI risk. Continue Reading
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Podcast
17 Jul 2023
Targeting AI: Responsible AI means regulation, ethical use
AI users should adhere to ethical standards, particularly in regard to generative AI chatbots, but the promise of the latest tech is too great to not embrace. 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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Feature
07 Jul 2023
Model collapse explained: How synthetic training data breaks AI
Without human-generated training data, AI systems malfunction. This could be a problem if the internet becomes flooded with AI-generated content. Continue Reading
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Opinion
05 Jul 2023
HPE goes all-in on supercomputing in the cloud
Given the popularity of large language model technology, tech vendors such as HPE are now looking to give customers offerings to help them train these models. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Jul 2023
Bard vs. ChatGPT: What's the difference?
ChatGPT took the spotlight for AI-generated content, and Google answered with Bard. While Bard and ChatGPT may perform similar tasks, there are differences between the two. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jun 2023
Salesforce brings more AI tools to Sales GPT and Service GPT
The CRM giant brings generative AI-supported tools like message creation and call summaries to sales and service workers, and teams with Deloitte Digital for AI safety resources. Continue Reading
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News
29 Jun 2023
Resume company builds non-biased generative AI feature
WorkStory used startup Armilla AI's AutoAlign platform. The platform tunes open source large language models and acts as a guardrail for non-open source ones. Continue Reading
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27 Jun 2023
Snowflake targets generative AI with new capabilities
The vendor unveiled new features -- including new containerization capabilities in Snowpark -- to create a secure environment for developers to build LLM-infused applications. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Jun 2023
Artificial intelligence glossary: 60+ terms to know
AI is moving fast and can be hard to keep up in real time. Use this glossary as a reference for AI terms. Continue Reading
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23 Jun 2023
Tesla full self-drive software and autonomous vehicle safety
The automaker gave North American users access to its full self-driving system in 2022. However, critics say it fails to perform basic tasks and could lead to catastrophic results. Continue Reading
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22 Jun 2023
AWS invests $100 million in new generative AI program
The Generative AI Innovation Center will connect AWS machine learning experts and data scientists with enterprises. Enterprises can also use AWS services to train and scale models. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Jun 2023
How different industries benefit from edge AI
From manufacturing to energy and healthcare, edge AI is promising to various industries. It brings data processing and analysis closer to data sources. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Jun 2023
AI vs. machine learning vs. deep learning: Key differences
AI terms are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Understand the difference between artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Jun 2023
Tribe 9 Foods uses digital twin technology from AI startup
The food manufacturer saves time and money by using the startup's technology to gain insight into what consumers think about products it has released or is considering releasing. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jun 2023
Dremio adds first generative AI-infused tool, intros others
The vendor's initial generative AI-infused tool is Text-to-SQL, which enables customers to work with data using natural language that automatically gets translated to code. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Jun 2023
Top advantages and disadvantages of AI
Is AI good or bad? Many experts worry about unchecked use of the technology, while others believe AI could benefit society with the correct guidelines in place. Continue Reading
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News
14 Jun 2023
US won't follow in EU's footsteps with AI regulation
While the European Union tries to get in front of how companies use AI by adopting regulatory measures, the U.S. could take a different tack -- litigation. 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
13 Jun 2023
Salesforce moves forward with secure, private generative AI
With its new AI Cloud and built-in Einstein GPT Trust Layer, The CRM and CX vendor is investing in generative AI technology and adding data security and privacy features. Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2023
Nvidia and Hexagon collab to create digital twin products
The vendors will integrate Hexagon's reality capture technology and Nexus manufacturing platforms with Omniverse, Nvidia's system for developing and creating metaverse apps. Continue Reading