Artificial intelligence platforms
It's important to be aware of what's available in the artificial intelligence platform market, whether you've only just begun to evaluate AI platforms or have already invested in AI tools such as machine learning. Find valuable insights into how to make enterprise AI software and device decisions and how to integrate those AI tools into your existing IT infrastructure.
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News
22 Oct 2024
Anthropic adds computer use AI tool to Claude
The startup said computer use can let developers automate repetitive tasks, scroll, move a cursor, click buttons and type texts. The function can also help with AI agents. Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2024
IBM launches new generation Granite language model
The vendor takes an open source approach with Granite 3.0. It trained the new model family with Nvidia H100 GPUs. Not all enterprises will be convinced to use the new AI models. Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2024
IBM launches new generation Granite language model
The vendor takes an open source approach with Granite 3.0. It trained the new model family with Nvidia H100 GPUs. Not all enterprises will be convinced to use the new AI models. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Oct 2024
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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Tip
16 Oct 2024
How businesses can measure AI success with KPIs
AI KPIs should include direct and indirect metrics. Learn about the standard and generative AI-specific KPIs that will help you gauge the success of your AI projects. Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2024
Adobe makes generative AI video model safe for enterprises
The new video model is trained on licensed content, appealing to enterprises that are worried about the security and legal implications of generative AI technology. Continue Reading
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Podcast
15 Oct 2024
Closing the gap between open source and closed AI models
More enterprises are fine-tuning open models from vendors including Meta, xAI and Mistral AI. This has led startups like Together AI to see this is the future. Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Oct 2024
How to effectively manage AI projects in 12 steps
AI is a high priority for companies but results often fall short of expectations. These 12 steps will help you successfully manage AI projects and deliver business value. Continue Reading
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Tip
08 Oct 2024
How small businesses can take advantage of AI
Small business owners see AI's potential for automation and transformation, yet concerns remain. This seven-step program will help AI implementations get off on the right track. Continue Reading
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Tip
08 Oct 2024
How to plan a cloud strategy: Complete guide and template
A cloud strategy document is a mission statement, not a design document. It should capture the what and why of a company's cloud strategy, without delving into the minutiae of how. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Oct 2024
Privacy and security risks surrounding Microsoft Recall
Microsoft's Recall feature promises AI-powered convenience, but it raises significant security and privacy concerns that the company must address before a public release. Continue Reading
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Tip
07 Oct 2024
Artificial intelligence vs. human intelligence: Differences explained
Artificial intelligence is humanlike. There are differences, however, between natural and artificial intelligence. Here are three ways AI and human cognition diverge. Continue Reading
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News
04 Oct 2024
Google updates Search with more generative AI features
The cloud and search giant now has ads in AI Overviews and updates for consumer products, such as the ability to ask questions and use video with Google Lens. Continue Reading
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Tip
04 Oct 2024
Microsoft Copilot vs. Google Gemini: How do they compare?
Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini are frontrunners in the generative AI productivity tools space. Explore how they compare in terms of key features, capabilities and pricing. Continue Reading
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News
03 Oct 2024
OpenAI shows developers what is possible with speech tool
The AI vendor introduced four new offerings for enterprises. Its Realtime API is notable for its speech-to-speech capability. Meanwhile, the startup is growing explosively. Continue Reading
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Definition
03 Oct 2024
What is Gen AI? Generative AI explained
Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence technology that can produce various types of content, including text, imagery, audio and synthetic data. Continue Reading
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Definition
25 Sep 2024
What is embodied AI? How it powers autonomous systems
Embodied AI refers to artificial intelligence systems that interact with and can learn from their environments using a suite of technologies that include sensors, motors, machine learning and natural language processing. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
24 Sep 2024
OpenAI API tutorial: How to use AI prompt chaining
This walkthrough teaches developers how to chain AI prompts and models using the OpenAI API, in this case to identify and present specific data from William Shakespeare plays. Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Sep 2024
Benioff: Self-driving taxis part of autonomous AI's 'moment'
With GenAI powering Salesforce's new autonomous CX agents and Waymo's fleet of self-driving taxis around San Francisco, AI is having a 'moment.' Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Sep 2024
24 advantages and disadvantages of AI
Is AI good or bad? AI will benefit society, according to experts, but only with the correct guidelines in place and a solid understanding of what AI systems can and cannot do. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Sep 2024
AI in banking: Benefits, risks, what's next
AI technologies bring operational efficiency and customer benefits to banking. Learn how GenAI and other AI tools are transforming financial services and risks to watch out for. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Sep 2024
What is a neural network?
A neural network is a machine learning (ML) model designed to process data in a way that mimics the function and structure of the human brain. Continue Reading
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Podcast
16 Sep 2024
Google's head of product on generative AI strategy
The cloud, search and AI giant has seen its fortunes rise and fall during the rise of GenAI technology. Its strategy has been to provide choices while aiming to stay ahead. Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2024
OpenAI releases new models that provide better reasoning
While reasoning is a needed move toward workflows based on AI agents, it does not solve the problem of bias in large language models. Good data is a way to mitigate that problem. Continue Reading
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News
10 Sep 2024
SambaNova Systems intros AI inference platform
The new platform runs Llama 3.1 405B and, with the vendor's full-stack approach, helps enterprises build agentic applications. It also rivals GPU architectures, the vendor claims. Continue Reading
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News
10 Sep 2024
Oracle makes OCI GenAI Agents with RAG available
The offering provides RAG capabilities for customers that use Oracle databases. Use cases include legal research, finance and customer service support. Continue Reading
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Tip
10 Sep 2024
AI transparency: What is it and why do we need it?
As AI adoption has increased, the concept of AI transparency has broadened in scope and grown in importance. Learn what it means for enterprise AI teams. Continue Reading
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News
06 Sep 2024
Salesforce intros action models to fuel AI agentic workflows
Salesforce looks to push itself into a leadership position with new large action models. The first mover advantage is good but puts the vendor in a delicate position. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Sep 2024
8 jobs that AI can't replace and why
AI is sparking concerns of job displacement among workers. While some roles might be at risk of automation, jobs requiring human empathy are unlikely to be replaced by AI. Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Aug 2024
What is singularity in technology and AI?
In technology, the singularity describes a hypothetical future where technology growth is out of control and irreversible. Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Aug 2024
What is an intelligent agent?
An intelligent agent is a program that can make decisions or perform a service based on its environment, user input and experiences. Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Aug 2024
What is narrow AI (weak AI)?
Narrow AI is an application of artificial intelligence technologies to enable a high-functioning system that replicates -- and perhaps surpasses -- human intelligence for a dedicated purpose. Continue Reading
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News
27 Aug 2024
Nvidia launches NIM Agent Blueprints to speed AI use
Nvidia introduced new microservice that helps enterprise developers deploy GenAI applications. It also introduced three Blueprints for different use cases. Continue Reading
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Definition
26 Aug 2024
AI PC
An AI PC is a personal computer equipped with hardware and software components to run artificial intelligence (AI) applications and tasks. Continue Reading
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Definition
26 Aug 2024
What is artificial general intelligence (AGI)?
Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is the representation of generalized human cognitive abilities in software so that, faced with an unfamiliar task, the AI system could find a solution. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Aug 2024
AI regulation: What businesses need to know in 2024
The rapid evolution and adoption of AI tools has policymakers scrambling to craft effective AI regulation and laws. Law professor Michael Bennett analyzes what's afoot in 2024. Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2024
OpenAI-Condé Nast searchGPT deal addresses copyright concerns
The AI vendor continues to expand its SearchGPT prototype by partnering with news publisher Condé Nast. It also introduced fine-tuning for its latest model. Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2024
New deepfake audio detector released as U.S. election nears
The tool can identify AI-generated speech. The release follows wide circulation of deepfakes of vice president Kamala Harris and X owner Elon Musk. Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2024
Grok-2 intro leads to questions about xAI model openness
The new versions of the model appear to be on par with models from Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic, but the vendor has not released technical details or restricted its image generator. Continue Reading
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Definition
13 Aug 2024
What is transfer learning?
Transfer learning is a machine learning (ML) technique where an already developed ML model is reused in another task. Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2024
Dataiku expands LLM Mesh with governance layer
The vendor provides a marketplace for enterprises similar to those of the major cloud providers. However, it does not have its own LLM, but offers many others in its marketplace. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2024
Perplexity AI revenue share model appeases publishers
Publishers earn a share of the startup's revenue when their work is referenced. They also have access to the vendor's LLM API and developer support. But writers are not included. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2024
Nvidia targets metaverse with OpenUSD NIM microservices
The vendor introduces new generative AI models that will be available as microservices. The new models show that the metaverse is still a part of Nvidia's strategy. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2024
Apple gives developers access to iOS 18 with AI, new Siri
The beta release includes AI-generated summaries for apps like mail, messages and voicemail. It does not include the ChatGPT integration or Image Playground. Continue Reading
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Definition
29 Jul 2024
What is a validation set? How is it different from test, train data sets?
A validation set is a set of data used to train artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of finding and optimizing the best model to solve a given problem. Continue Reading
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Definition
29 Jul 2024
What is machine translation?
Machine translation technology enables the conversion of text or speech from one language to another using computer algorithms. Continue Reading
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Definition
29 Jul 2024
What is natural language understanding (NLU)?
Natural language understanding (NLU) is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses computer software to understand input in the form of sentences using text or speech. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Jul 2024
GPT-4o vs. GPT-4: How do they compare?
OpenAI's GPT-4o promises improved multimodal capabilities and increased efficiency. Explore the differences between GPT-4o and its predecessor, GPT-4. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Jul 2024
Claude vs. ChatGPT: What's the difference?
Compare Anthropic's Claude vs. OpenAI's ChatGPT in terms of features, model options, costs, performance and privacy to decide which generative AI tool better suits your needs. Continue Reading
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News
26 Jul 2024
OpenAI takes on Google with new SearchGPT prototype
The AI engine will provide users with information from the web. The AI vendor is working with publishers such as Newsmax. It will incorporate some features in ChatGPT. Continue Reading
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Definition
26 Jul 2024
What is a drone (UAV)?
A drone is an unmanned aircraft. Drones are more formally known as 'unmanned aerial vehicles' (UAVs) or 'unmanned aircraft systems.' Continue Reading
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Tip
24 Jul 2024
Microsoft 365 Copilot features and architecture explained
Microsoft's new assistant adds generative AI to the workplace, using various features and architectural components for automated suggestions, content creation and data insights. Continue Reading
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Tip
24 Jul 2024
Understanding the use cases of Copilot for Microsoft 365
Copilot is a powerful generative AI technology with lots of integrations with Microsoft technology. But the usefulness of this tool will be driven by enterprise use cases. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2024
Meta intros its biggest open source AI model: Llama 3.1 405B
The model is the biggest open source model yet, the tech giant claims. The social media company also upgraded its model context window to 128k and updated its AI assistant. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2024
OpenAI goes small with GPT-4o mini
The AI vendor launched a small language model that is priced at 15 cents per million input tokens. It also introduced new compliance tools for ChatGPT Enterprise users. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2024
Anthropic catches up with Claude LLM for Android
The AI vendor introduced the new app soon after releasing the iOS version. It's free for Team and Pro users. It includes vision, multi-platform support and multilingual processing. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2024
LexisNexis launches commercial version of AI research tool
Nexis+AI enables users to research and analyze news, summarize documents and create first drafts. The platform is built on GPT from Microsoft Azure and Anthropic Claude from AWS. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Jul 2024
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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Feature
17 Jul 2024
25 machine learning interview questions with answers
Aspiring machine learning job candidates should be fluent in many aspects of machine learning, from statistical theory and programming concepts to general industry knowledge. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2024
New C3 AI application aims to help government apply GenAI
The application will help contact centers find information about health benefits and real estate. The vendor introduced the new application with Google Cloud. Continue Reading
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Definition
16 Jul 2024
tensor processing unit (TPU)
A tensor processing unit (TPU) is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) specifically designed to accelerate high-volume mathematical and logical processing tasks typically involved with machine learning (ML) workloads. Continue Reading
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Podcast
15 Jul 2024
AWS GenAI strategy based on multimodel ecosystem plus Q
While offering its own large language models and AI chips, the tech giant gives customers access to other vendors' generative models, including open models. Continue Reading
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Tip
12 Jul 2024
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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Tip
10 Jul 2024
6 generative AI tools to consider for marketing and sales
Generative AI tools can write marketing content, score leads and personalize sales emails. Explore six generative AI tools for marketing and sales, such as Jasper and Flick. Continue Reading
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Video
08 Jul 2024
An explanation of Hugging Face
Hugging Face is a machine learning platform that provides the means to run and deploy AI in live applications. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Jul 2024
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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Tip
03 Jul 2024
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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Podcast
01 Jul 2024
Walmart uses GenAI for payroll, employee digital experience
The retail powerhouse is providing its associates with generative AI tools to use to automate parts of their job. The company is also using the technology to spot payroll problems. Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Jun 2024
immersive virtual reality (immersive VR)
Immersive virtual reality (immersive VR) is the presentation of an artificial environment that replaces users' real-world surroundings convincingly enough that they can suspend disbelief and fully engage with the created environment. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Jun 2024
Supervised vs. unsupervised learning explained by experts
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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News
20 Jun 2024
Arista, Cisco, HPE answer AI infrastructure demand
Arista, Cisco and HPE are racing to seize a share of the promising GenAI infrastructure market. Cisco and HPE have computing, networking and software; Arista focuses on networking. Continue Reading
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Definition
20 Jun 2024
self-driving car (autonomous car or driverless car)
A self-driving car -- sometimes called an autonomous car or driverless car -- is a vehicle that uses a combination of sensors, cameras, radar and artificial intelligence (AI) to travel between destinations without a human operator. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Jun 2024
LinkedIn unveils AI updates for business users, job seekers
New features for job applicants, recruiters and businesses include personalized writing suggestions, more advanced search capabilities and AI conversations within LinkedIn Learning. Continue Reading
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Definition
13 Jun 2024
Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence is the platform name for a suite of generative AI capabilities that Apple is integrating across its products, including iPhone, Mac and iPad devices. Continue Reading
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Tip
10 Jun 2024
Gemini vs. ChatGPT: What's the difference?
ChatGPT took early lead among AI-generated chatbots before Google answered with Gemini, formerly Bard. While ChatGPT and Gemini perform similar tasks, there are differences. Continue Reading
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Definition
06 Jun 2024
What is Google Gemini (formerly Bard)
Google Gemini -- formerly called Bard -- is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot tool designed by Google to simulate human conversations using natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning. Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2024
Vendors struggle to prevent GenAI use in child sexual abuse
Major large language model and image generation system vendors agree to work on limiting the ability of GenAI technology to create and spread child sexual abuse material. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 May 2024
Experts: AI digital humans come with benefits -- and risks
Businesses using AI digital humans in sales and marketing can cut costs through efficiency. However, experts warn of the legal risks and public distrust of the technology. Continue Reading
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News
22 May 2024
At IBM Think, IT leaders pitch GenAI upskilling for all
IT leaders at IBM Think 2024 say training employees and establishing policies for generative AI adoption are core parts of a strategy to avoid financial and legal hurdles. Continue Reading
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News
22 May 2024
New IBM Watsonx GenAI focuses on enterprises, governance
The veteran tech giant, with deep roots in AI, bases its new AI strategy on open source, multimodel support and helping businesses modernize their code and IT operations. Continue Reading
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News
21 May 2024
Microsoft Copilot+ PC faces enterprise challenges
To succeed with enterprises, pricing for Copilot+ PC will have to come down for high-volume sales and business software will need to run well on Arm-based systems. Continue Reading
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Podcast
20 May 2024
A vision of an AI future that might not include humans
Artificial intelligence is moving so quickly that it has already become part of daily life. In the not-too-far-off future, some think it could supplant human civilization. Continue Reading
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Opinion
16 May 2024
At Red Hat Summit 2024, generative AI goes open source
Analyst Scott Sinclair unpacks this year's Red Hat Summit, where the company launched new AI integration tools and features as part of its open source generative AI strategy. Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2024
Google Gemini generative AI hits all products, including Search
The tech giant made its Gemini GenAI model more powerful and rolled out new Gemini-powered products for enterprises and consumers. Continue Reading
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Definition
14 May 2024
OpenAI
OpenAI is a private research laboratory that aims to develop and direct artificial intelligence (AI) in ways that benefit humanity as a whole. Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2024
OpenAI advances LLM with GPT-4o; Google Gemini update looms
The GenAI giant is out with a faster, more interactive version of its GPT-4 LLM for enterprises, and new, higher speed features for the consumer-focused ChatGPT Free. Continue Reading
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Definition
03 May 2024
facial recognition
Facial recognition is a category of biometric software that maps an individual's facial features to confirm their identity. Continue Reading
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Definition
02 May 2024
What are masked language models (MLMs)?
Masked language models (MLMs) are used in natural language processing (NLP) tasks for training language models. Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2024
Amazon Q GenAI assistant out for developers, AWS users
The GenAI tools augment coders and let users query and control their AWS console and data. A new feature in preview lets business users create apps using natural language. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
30 Apr 2024
How to use Perplexity AI: Tutorial, pros and cons
AI-powered search engine Perplexity offers a conversational tone and much-needed source citations -- but it's not perfect. Learn how the tool works and how to start using it. Continue Reading
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Definition
26 Apr 2024
vision language models (VLMs)
Vision language models (VLMs) combine machine vision and semantic processing techniques to make sense of the relationship within and between objects in images. Continue Reading
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News
23 Apr 2024
AWS boosts Amazon Bedrock GenAI platform, upgrades Titan LLM
The cloud giant buttressed its GenAI platform with features to import, select and build safety guardrails for third-party LLMs from Meta, Cohere, Mistral and others more easily. Continue Reading
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Podcast
22 Apr 2024
Examining developers' perception of AI tools
At GitHub and for many coders, AI technology can shoulder some of the cognitive burden. However, inaccuracies that come with the tools can be hard for some. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Apr 2024
Compare proprietary vs. open source for enterprise AI
Unsure whether to choose proprietary or open source AI for your enterprise deployment? Compare the pros and cons of both software models, including how each can benefit businesses. Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2024
Meta releases two Llama 3 models, more to come
The social media giant's new open source LLM is telling of the challenges in the open source market and its future ambitions involving multimodal and multilingual capabilities. Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2024
Google Cloud customers disclose GenAI strengths, weaknesses
Troubling flaws remain a problem for enterprises, but Google Cloud customers, including Ford, Belk and Deutsche Bank, find the tech too compelling to pass up. Continue Reading
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Opinion
10 Apr 2024
Identity, data security expectations for RSA Conference 2024
Security practitioners can expect to hear about key issues at this year's RSA Conference, including identity and data security, AI and DSPM. Continue Reading
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News
09 Apr 2024
Google's updates in Vertex AI, Imagen 2 support GenAI apps
The cloud provider introduced updates to Vertex AI. It revealed its LLM family Gemini is now available in Vertex. Its image generating tool also has new capabilities. Continue Reading
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Definition
08 Apr 2024
Auto-GPT
Auto-GPT is an experimental, open source autonomous AI agent based on the GPT-4 language model. Continue Reading
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News
02 Apr 2024
Edge AI startup reveals GenAI accelerator, $120M fundraise
The startup introduced a new GenAI accelerator for PCs and smart vehicles. The vendor's growth highlights the shift to training GenAI workloads from the cloud to the edge. Continue Reading
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News
28 Mar 2024
Microsoft intros new responsible AI tools in Azure Studio
The new tools address one of the barriers of adoption for enterprises looking to use generative AI technologies. They show Microsoft's thought process on government regulations. Continue Reading
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News
27 Mar 2024
Adobe intros new GenAI tools and apps for marketers
The new applications and tools are for marketers looking to connect the different processes of the content supply chain in a safe and responsible manner. Continue Reading