Machine intelligence and AI

Final thoughts - in memory of Simon Mark Hughes, hallucination research pioneer This article is sponsored by:

Hallucination research pioneer Simon Hughes passed away shortly after I spoke to him about his cutting-edge hallucination research. What he had to say is important stuff and diginomica is running his interview in tribute to him and his work.

UiPath revenue soars as automation interest fuels customer conversations This article is sponsored by:

Co-CEO Rob Enslin sees verticalization as a strategic imperative for the firm.

Rob Enslin speaking at UiPath Forward © UiPath

Workday Rising EMEA - Mondelez International tests out generative AI for employee self-service This article is sponsored by:

Snack food giant Mondelez International rolled out Workday to 100,000 global employees three years ago - but self-service took longer to get right. Now it's testing generative AI for the next phase.

Mondelez product portfolio © Mondelez International

Why Prolific’s human-centric platform may have real implications for AI This article is sponsored by:

Prolific puts researchers in touch with human respondents. A model that will be replaced by AI? Quite the opposite, says CEO Phelim Bradley.

"Maybe I'd like to forget exactly how crazy that year got" - CEO Marc Benioff looks back on 2023 as Salesforce delivers strong Q3 This article is sponsored by:

It's been quite the year for Salesforce, but as it heads into its silver jubilee, the transformation effort is clearly paying off...

ChatGPT – how this one-year-old child is changing the higher education system This article is sponsored by:

A one-year-old finds itself at university - ChatGPT. But should education embrace it? That was the question for a Westminster policy conference.

Generative AI built on a proprietary LLM is the way to go — if you know where to look This article is sponsored by:

Decisions, decisions - Raju Vegesna of Zoho makes the case for businesses making an informed decision about AI - and why the shiniest LLM in the box isn't necessarily the right choice.

AI ethics or AI Law concept. Developing AI codes of ethics. Compliance, regulation, standard , business policy and responsibility for guarding against unintended bias in machine learning algorithms © Parradee Kietsirikul - Canva.com

UKISUG urges clarity from SAP over access to S/4HANA innovation for on-premise and hosted customers This article is sponsored by:

Outgoing UKISUG Chair Paul Cooper says that SAP needs to balance the demands of customers with the demands of investors, where clarity over what’s coming is essential.

An image of Paul Cooper, Chair of UKISUG

Cyber Week is over for another year - Adobe and Salesforce provide post-match assessment of how it went for retailers This article is sponsored by:

The economic crisis might not be over, but online shoppers were still out in force in search of a bargain during Cyber Week.

Large Language Models versus human intelligence - where do we stand now? This article is sponsored by:

Behind the OpenAI news cycle is a more fundamental question: just how intelligent are LLMs? And what can we learn about human intelligence from LLMs? It's a debate worth exploring.

Robot hand in trust AI machine learning © zapp2photo

Workday rises as Q3 revenues grow 16.7% on back of strong customer momentum This article is sponsored by:

WIth a CEO transition looming, Workday exits 2023 in good shape and with AI ambitions bedding in.

WSO2 CEO plans to move up in business value This article is sponsored by:

European expansion and abstracting platform management are driving growth as WSO2’s IPO is delayed to 2026

An image of WSO2 CEO Sanjiva Weerawarana

"That's a mindset change" - talking about the clean core, AI, and the state of SAP with UKISUG Chair Paul Cooper This article is sponsored by:

In Birmingham, UKISUG's annual member conference is underway. Here's my preview discussion with UKISUG Chair Paul Cooper, on customer priorities in the face of AI and S/4HANA deadlines. Cooper also weighs in on the challenge of SAP's "clean core" and BTP model, as SAP's innovation debate comes to a head.