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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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19 Apr 2024
Cisco charts new security terrain with Hypershield
Initially, Hypershield protects software, virtual machines and containerized applications running on Linux. Cisco's ambition is to eventually broaden its reach. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Apr 2024
Top 12 AI podcasts to listen to
These top-rated podcasts will help you stay up to date with the latest AI news. Continue Reading
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Definition
09 May 2023
case-based reasoning (CBR)
Case-based reasoning (CBR) is an experience-based approach to solving new problems by adapting previously successful solutions to similar problems. Continue Reading
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Tip
05 May 2023
Types of AI algorithms and how they work
AI algorithms can help businesses gain a competitive advantage. Learn the main types of AI algorithms, how they work and why companies must thoroughly evaluate benefits and risks. Continue Reading
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04 May 2023
Responsible AI helps reduce ethical, legal risks
Generative AI is opening companies up to new risks. But experts at EmTech Digital argue that incorporating responsible AI into decision making could mitigate exposure. Continue Reading
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04 May 2023
Examining AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton’s fears about AI
The 'godfather of AI' claims AI will be misused for political gain and to manipulate humans. His resignation from Google came weeks after tech leaders called for an 'AI pause.' Continue Reading
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04 May 2023
Top tech firms agree to help White House probe AI risks
Microsoft, Google and OpenAI are among a group of AI developers that will participate in a public assessment of their generative AI models in August. Continue Reading
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03 May 2023
Problems with generative AI for firms such as JPMorgan Chase
Large language models carry significant risk for enterprises. For JPMorgan Chase, mitigating the risk means creating a learning environment and monitoring the use of the models. Continue Reading
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02 May 2023
Citing data privacy, GitLab syncs with Google generative AI
GitLab's deal with Google lets it keep sensitive customer data in the GitLab cloud while training models, amid enterprise concerns about generative AI licensing and security risks. Continue Reading
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02 May 2023
Box to inject generative AI into content management platform
The vendor is working with OpenAI to put the AI research lab's GPT technology into its content management platform. Challenges include limiting AI copyright breaches. Continue Reading
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Opinion
01 May 2023
How advances in GPT-4 could revolutionize app development
Although public attention has recently centered on ChatGPT, the underlying GPT-3 and GPT-4 models could be even more transformative, particularly for application developers. Continue Reading
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28 Apr 2023
How businesses can measure AI success with KPIs
Organizations can measure the success of AI systems and projects using a few key metrics. The most important AI KPIs are quantitative, yet others are qualitative. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2023
7 generative AI challenges that businesses should consider
The promise of revolutionary, content-generating AI models has a flip side: the perils of misuse, algorithmic bias, technical complexity and workforce restructuring. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Apr 2023
The promises and risks of AI in software development
Incorporating AI into software development could be transformative, but it raises ethical and practical concerns. What does AI-generated code mean for the tech sector's future? Continue Reading
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26 Apr 2023
OpenAI takes privacy step by changing ChatGPT data settings
The AI research lab is giving users the option to disable their chat history. Any conversations created when chat history is disabled will be automatically deleted 30 days later. Continue Reading
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Definition
25 Apr 2023
Turing Test
A Turing Test is a method of inquiry in artificial intelligence (AI) for determining whether or not a computer is capable of thinking like a human being. Continue Reading
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25 Apr 2023
Federal agencies promise action against 'AI-driven harm'
Federal enforcement agencies cracked down on artificial intelligence systems Tuesday, noting that the same consumer protection laws preventing bias and discrimination apply to AI. Continue Reading
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Infographic
25 Apr 2023
The evolution of chatbots and generative AI
Customer service chatbots have evolved to include advanced NLP. The three evolutionary chatbot stages include basic chatbots, conversational agents and generative AI. Continue Reading
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25 Apr 2023
Deloitte targets specific industries with new AI offerings
The consulting firm introduced Quartz AI, a suite of services. Two offerings now available focus on the logistics, fleet routing, restaurant and customer service industries. Continue Reading
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News
25 Apr 2023
Nvidia NeMo Guardrails addresses trust concerns with AI bots
The toolkit enables enterprises to control the way large language models such as ChatGPT react to certain inquiries. It targets concerns enterprises have about trust and safety. Continue Reading
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Definition
24 Apr 2023
neuromorphic computing
Neuromorphic computing is a method of computer engineering in which elements of a computer are modeled after systems in the human brain and nervous system. Continue Reading
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Definition
24 Apr 2023
qubit (short for quantum bit)
A qubit (short for quantum bit) is the basic unit of information in quantum computing and counterpart to the bit (binary digit) in classical computing. Continue Reading
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24 Apr 2023
Foley legal AI lowers cost of reviewing tech contracts
Foley & Lardner decided to embrace legal AI in its recently launched online contract review software. The top 50 law firm expects AI to eventually handle most routine legal tasks. Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Apr 2023
Dall-E
Dall-E is a generative AI technology that enables users to create new images with text to graphics prompts. Continue Reading
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News
21 Apr 2023
The effect of Reddit’s decision to charge for data use
The sprawling social media platform's decision to charge for the commercial use of data will not only affect AI vendors but also enterprises and consumers. Continue Reading
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News
20 Apr 2023
U.S. senator says pausing AI development a risk to U.S.
Pausing AI development would hinder U.S. competitiveness and cede advancement to foreign adversaries, according to experts speaking during a Senate subcommittee hearing. Continue Reading
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Definition
20 Apr 2023
face detection
Face detection, also called facial detection, is an artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer technology used to find and identify human faces in digital images and video. Continue Reading
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News
20 Apr 2023
Google needs to ramp up AI-powered search to keep Samsung
The search giant faces tough challenges as it squares off against Microsoft and its newly re-emergent search engine powered by OpenAI's GPT technology. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Apr 2023
ChatGPT vs. GPT: How are they different?
Although the terms ChatGPT and GPT are both used to talk about generative pre-trained transformers, there are significant technical differences to consider. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Apr 2023
7 top generative AI benefits for business
This rapidly evolving artificial intelligence field has the potential to help organizations quickly generate content, improve customer service and develop new products. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Apr 2023
Generative models: VAEs, GANs, diffusion, transformers, NeRFs
Choosing the right GenAI model for the task requires understanding the techniques each uses and their specific talents. Learn about VAEs, GANs, diffusion, transformers and NerFs. Continue Reading
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Definition
19 Apr 2023
deconvolutional networks (deconvolutional neural networks)
Deconvolutional networks are convolutional neural networks (CNN) that work in a reversed process. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Apr 2023
Generative AI landscape: Potential future trends
Learn more about the growth of generative AI, its impact on other technologies, use cases and 10 trends that will contribute to the technology's development. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Apr 2023
Assessing different types of generative AI applications
Learn how industries use generative AI models in content creation and alongside discriminative models to identify, for example, instances of real vs. fake. Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2023
New Microsoft AI chip pressures Nvidia and hardware market
The tech giant's new chip reflects a need to cut costs while scaling large models. The move could force AI hardware providers such as Nvidia to make changes. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Apr 2023
cognitive modeling
Cognitive modeling is an area of computer science that deals with simulating human problem-solving and mental processing in a computerized model. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Apr 2023
Breaking the cycle of algorithmic bias in AI systems
As powerful organizations begin to integrate models such as GPT-4, ensuring fair and equitable access to resources of all kinds requires open discourse about algorithmic bias in AI. Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2023
AWS' new generative AI service fills need in market
The cloud giant partnered with startups including Stability AI and AI21 Labs to offer a service that enables enterprises to create their own foundation models without leaving AWS. Continue Reading
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News
13 Apr 2023
AI rules take center stage amid growing ChatGPT concerns
As countries grapple with regulating artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, businesses should prepare for the likelihood of future regulations. Continue Reading
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Definition
12 Apr 2023
transformer model
A transformer model is a neural network architecture that can automatically transform one type of input into another type of output. Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Apr 2023
CNN vs. GAN: How are they different?
Convolutional neural networks and generative adversarial networks are both deep learning models but differ in how they work and are used. Learn the ins and outs of CNNs and GANs. Continue Reading
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12 Apr 2023
GAN vs. transformer models: Comparing architectures and uses
Discover the differences between generative adversarial networks and transformers, as well as how the two techniques might combine in the future to provide users with better results. Continue Reading
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12 Apr 2023
How to prevent deepfakes in the era of generative AI
Businesses must be ever vigilant in detecting the increasingly sophisticated nuances of deepfakes by applying security techniques that range from the simple to the complex. Continue Reading
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News
12 Apr 2023
Governments worldwide attempting to regulate generative AI
Countries worldwide are monitoring the generative systems with their own unique rules and laws. For example, China proposed new laws, and the U.S. requested public comments. Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2023
New Meta AI model targets problem in computer vision market
The research lab's new model helps enterprises in the computer vision market access a well-labeled set of images without having a person manually tag different images. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Apr 2023
How construction is an Industry 4.0 application for AI
Industry 4.0 is best known for enhancing the manufacturing sector, but the construction industry is another good use case for AI and related tools. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2023
Google touts AI supercomputer; Nvidia tops MLPerf 3.0 tests
Google added a little more heat to the AI supercomputing wars, revealing the latest details of its upcoming system positioned against that of market leader Nvidia. Continue Reading
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Definition
06 Apr 2023
Google AI
Google AI, formerly known as Google Research, is Google's artificial intelligence (AI) research and development branch for its AI applications. Continue Reading
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Definition
05 Apr 2023
neural radiance field (NeRF)
Neural radiance fields (NeRF) are a technique that generates 3D representations of an object or scene from 2D images by using advanced machine learning. Continue Reading
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Tip
04 Apr 2023
What do large language models do in AI?
To capitalize on generative AI, business IT leaders must understand the features of large language models. Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Apr 2023
AI takes center stage in the future of contact centers
Generative AI has disrupted the technology world, and contact center vendors are already looking to add it to products. Here's what AI in contact centers could mean for agents. Continue Reading
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News
31 Mar 2023
At MLconf, speakers stress need for responsible AI framework
Amid rising concerns about responsible AI, including recent calls for a pause in development, experts at MLconf urged caution and accountability when deploying AI systems. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2023
Effort to pause AI development lands with thud in Washington
Rapidly advancing AI systems are dangerous, according to Tesla's Elon Musk and Apple's Steve Wozniak. So far, policymakers have yet to respond to the letter. Continue Reading
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Definition
31 Mar 2023
assistive technology (adaptive technology)
Assistive technology is a set of devices intended to help people who have disabilities. Continue Reading
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Definition
31 Mar 2023
synthetic data
Synthetic data is information that's artificially manufactured rather than generated by real-world events. 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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Tip
30 Mar 2023
8 SharePoint Syntex best practices
To use SharePoint's content AI services -- Syntex -- organizations should determine their pain points and plan thorough end-user trainings for successful adoption. Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Mar 2023
generative modeling
Generative modeling is the use of artificial intelligence (AI), statistics and probability in applications to produce a representation or abstraction of observed phenomena or target variables that can be calculated from observations. Continue Reading
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News
28 Mar 2023
AI vendor Cerebras releases 7 open source LLMs
The hardware/software vendor diverges from tech giants such as Google, Meta and Microsoft partner OpenAI by making models available to both researchers and for-profit enterprises. Continue Reading
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News
27 Mar 2023
Canva steps up design game with new AI-powered design tools
The platform provides accessible tools for small businesses that need design help. Canva is also escalating its technology to compete against bigger design platforms such as Adobe. Continue Reading
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Podcast
24 Mar 2023
Tech news this week: Edge IoT, GPT-4 and Tableau integration
AI for lawyers, workflow for brain flow and edge IoT on 'Tech news this week.' Continue Reading
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News
23 Mar 2023
Don't count out Google and its AI chatbot Bard from AI race
The tech giant may have been forced to respond as Microsoft and OpenAI dominate the generative AI market. However, it might still come out on top of its competitors. Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2023
Adobe Firefly brings generative AI image marketing tool
The CX giant's Firefly is an image creator trained on millions of visuals from Adobe stock content to understand written commands and make images for better marketing. Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2023
Nvidia aims at generative AI, joins with image stock firms
The AI hardware/software vendor offers services for enterprises to build generative models without starting anew each time. The vendor is also teaming with Adobe and Getty Images. Continue Reading
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Tip
20 Mar 2023
Compare SharePoint Syntex disadvantages and benefits
Microsoft promotes its SharePoint content AI services -- Syntex -- as a way to streamline content management in a cost-effective way. Yet, the service is new and has challenges. Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2023
How a time series forecasting vendor uses PyTorch Lightning
Time series forecasting company Nixtla uses the framework for building deep learning models as it works to develop open source software for its customers. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2023
DataRobot intros AI Platform 9.0, generative AI to come
With the new platform, the vendor aims to help enterprises focus not only on model performance but also on business performance. The vendor also unveiled key new partnerships. Continue Reading
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Definition
15 Mar 2023
image recognition
Image recognition, in the context of machine vision, is the ability of software to identify objects, places, people, writing and actions in digital images. Continue Reading
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News
15 Mar 2023
New Microsoft Azure VMs target generative AI developers
Generative AI app developers can soon access the supercomputing infrastructure they need through Microsoft Azure. Continue Reading
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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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14 Mar 2023
Google embeds generative AI features in cloud and Workspace
The tech giant's new API enables enterprises to scale and adopt models without their data becoming part of the training ground for large language models, the vendor said. Continue Reading
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Definition
13 Mar 2023
lemmatization
Lemmatization is the process of grouping together different inflected forms of the same word. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Mar 2023
6 SharePoint Syntex use cases
File discovery is one of the most popular use cases for SharePoint Syntex. But how else can you use it? Here, see how real-world teams have begun to use this tool. 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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10 Mar 2023
Experts call for AI regulation during Senate hearing
As artificial intelligence adoption increases, experts believe it's time for Congress to enact AI regulations to safeguard consumers from harm caused by the technology. 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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09 Mar 2023
No- and low-code AI's role in the enterprise
Low-code tools enable noncoders to build and deploy AI applications. The growing list of these tools ensures that AI development is no longer confined to experts. Continue Reading
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News
09 Mar 2023
Startup's latest large language model rivals GPT-3
Jurassic-2 is the latest model from AI21 Labs. The model is the successor to Jurassic-1, which was trained on 178 billion parameters, 3 billion parameters more than GPT-3. Continue Reading
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08 Mar 2023
Microsoft incorporates AI foundation model in business apps
The tech giant made the Florence foundation model available to a wider audience through Azure Cognitive Services. The service also is now available in Teams and other applications. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Mar 2023
GANs vs. VAEs: What is the best generative AI approach?
The use of generative AI is taking off across industries. Two popular approaches are GANs, which are used to generate multimedia, and VAEs, used more for signal analysis. 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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Definition
08 Mar 2023
collaborative robot (cobot)
A collaborative robot, also known as a cobot, is an industrial robot that can safely operate alongside humans in a shared workspace. Continue Reading
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News
07 Mar 2023
Vishing attacks increasing, but AI's role still unclear
The volume of vishing attacks continues to rise. But threat researchers say it's difficult to attribute such threats to artificial intelligence tools and deepfake technology. Continue Reading
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News
07 Mar 2023
HubSpot intros AI tools to make content creation easier
The new AI tools are aimed at marketing, sales and customer service teams that create websites and blogs. They also provide customers with a natural language chat-based experience. 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
28 Feb 2023
FTC wants vendors to stop lying about 'AI-powered' products
As AI's popularity grows with trendy tools such as ChatGPT, the federal agency warns vendors that are lying about how their products are built or performing. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Feb 2023
Snapchat's My AI uses ChatGPT, but not all enterprises can
The social media app's new AI chatbot uses the latest OpenAI technology. However, OpenAI's privacy policy might make it difficult for enterprises to use the large language model. Continue Reading
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Infographic
27 Feb 2023
A brief history of Google algorithm changes
Google frequently updates its algorithm to improve search result quality. These updates often enhance search query interpretation and prevent spam tactics. Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2023
Meta's Llama enters the generative AI fray with ChatGPT, Bard
Trailing rivals Microsoft and Google, the Facebook parent company plunged into the surging large language model market with its own powerful interactive AI chatbot, Llama. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Feb 2023
ElevenLabs and the risks of voice-generating AI
The startup's technology is popular among content creators and also bad actors who use it maliciously. But the AI voice platform also raises the issue of what's real and fake. Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2023
How ChatGPT can advance AI in the law industry
AI technology has made it easier for lawyers to do their job effectively. The emergence of generative AI is no exception. But lawyers who use this tool must do so responsibly. Continue Reading
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Tip
22 Feb 2023
An introduction to SharePoint Syntex
SharePoint Syntex is Microsoft's foray into the increasingly popular market of content AI services. This introduction explores how Syntex works, pricing and includes a video demo. 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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Feature
16 Feb 2023
VR platform aims to give retailers entry into the metaverse
Through a partnership with SAP, Obsess integrated the e-commerce platform within its virtual stores to create an interface that engages young consumers. Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2023
Nvidia and Intel partner to power new workstations
The new workstations will bring together powerful AI computing, rendering and simulation horsepower for data science workloads and media and healthcare enterprises. Continue Reading
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Tip
08 Feb 2023
8 top Web 3.0 use cases and examples
Smart contracts, automated content creation, targeted advertising, community building and metaverse-like experiences are some of the benefits from anticipated Web 3.0 applications. Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2023
10 core features of Web 3.0 technology
Web 3.0 promises to provide what Web 2.0 can't: autonomy for content creators to monetize their own data through blockchain, decentralization, user data ownership and private keys. Continue Reading
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News
07 Feb 2023
ChatGPT bursts into Microsoft Bing as Google Bard rises
The AI search race heated up as Microsoft infused its struggling Bing search engine with OpenAI technology and Google introduced Bard, a lightweight version of its LaMDA chatbot. Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2023
The accelerating use of generative AI may prompt U.S. action
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT do everything from write code to detect network vulnerabilities. But the tools also carry risks, which might spur government involvement. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Feb 2023
Federal report focuses on AI diversity and ethics
A national group formed to advance the research and development of AI in the U.S. proposes ways to add more variety among students, educators and researchers studying AI. Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Feb 2023
Implications of AI art lawsuits for copyright laws
Lawsuits filed by Getty Images and several artists could determine whether generative AI developers can use copyrighted materials as part of their training data sets. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Jan 2023
How a digital retail firm uses enterprise search
Glean trains language models based on a customer's documents and other stored content. Its platform sits on users' technology stack to provide for smooth integration. Continue Reading