Machine intelligence and AI

'This is where we need to go to stay competitive' - Unum Insurance reveals how Workday Skills Cloud helps it excel on talent This article is sponsored by:

Want to excel on talent? Then you need to excel on skills. Want AI-powered skills recommendations? You're not doing that at scale without a skills ontology. This type of project used to be out of reach - not anymore. Lisa O'Brien of Unum Insurance shares its Workday Skills Cloud story.

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Standing out from the old school - how Sage is steering its own course This article is sponsored by:

Sage’s holiday gift to industry analysts included the usual servings of AI news but it also stood out from ERP competitors in the way Sage is continuing to enhance all of its products. Some competitors are going the opposite direction and saving the AI stuff for the cloud solutions – a strategy that triggers time-consuming, risky and expensive forced upgrades to other products

King Canute, ahoy? The House of Lords debates AI, as OpenAI explodes and then reforms This article is sponsored by:

OpenAI failed to appear before the House of Lords this week – but that was hardly a surprise in current circumstances. However, its internal struggles mirror those of the planet when it comes to AI technology.

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Fixing up the technology stack - the macro-economic downturn isn't deterring omni-channel transformation at Home Depot and Lowe's This article is sponsored by:

It's tough out there for Lowe's and Home Depot, but both firms CEOs are determined to keep the technology investment on track.

Siemens and Microsoft partner on industrial copilots - here's why it matters This article is sponsored by:

Siemens and Microsoft's collaboration will embed generative AI into copilots for manufacturing, infrastructure, transportation, and healthcare. In the long run, this suggests how digital twins might compensate for AI hallucinations to improve trust.

NVIDIA revenues up 200% year-on-year - sees sovereign AI clouds as next big opportunity This article is sponsored by:

US chipmaker NVIDIA will be impacted by the US Government’s new chip export regulations to China, but says that AI demand in other regions will continue to fuel growth.

CEO Sudheesh Nair - ThoughtSpot on the road to ‘massive’, but the speed bumps are getting bigger This article is sponsored by:

Sudheesh Nair, ThoughtSpot CEO, on the future of AI-infused analytics, as integration and culture challenges grow

Galileo takes on detecting AI hallucinations, but new metrics are needed This article is sponsored by:

Galileo Lab’s new metrics for detecting hallucinations promise to help improve generative AI accuracy.
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Great places to work - UKG outlines its AI ambitions for HR tech This article is sponsored by:

The AI-enabled workplace is coming. Helping customers prepare for this is a challenge that needs to be met.

Zoom lifts revenue forecasts as paying customers take advantage of AI tools This article is sponsored by:

Digital communications platform Zoom beat its guidance and upped its forecasts, but investors are still cool on its soft growth.

OpenAI's meltdown prompts further questions around the future of AI safety surveillance This article is sponsored by:

Efforts to regulate AI safety are still a work in progress. Governments are mostly leaving it up to AI companies since the risks are poorly understood, and they don’t want to slow down innovations. Lessons from other kinds of post-market surveillance could inform the future of these efforts.

If you think OpenAI’s sacking of Sam Altman was just about board-level disagreement, think again This article is sponsored by:

The Sam Altman saga this weekend at OpenAI reveals the danger of the e/acc AI faction - accountability is questionable

Enterprise hits and misses - Sam Altman punted from OpenAI, but finds happy landings at Microsoft. Enterprises react, while retailers ramp up holiday hopes This article is sponsored by:

This week - Sam Altman is out at OpenAI, but in at Microsoft. What does this mean for the enterprise? Meanwhile, retailers are hoping (and gritting teeth) for a holiday amidst macro-doubts - but Walmart is upbeat. Your whiffs include ChatGPT in my inbox, looking for PR love.