AI Ecosystem Report Ep. 31: ServiceNow, Hugging Face, and Nvidia partner to develop open-access LLMs for code generation; Figure secures funding for building AI-powered humanoid robots; and Google releases Gemma models in partnership with Hugging Face.
As innovative startups develop more use cases for GenAI, the banking industry has been exploring the AI ecosystem, especially for customer-facing workflows.
The addition of generative capabilities to AI set the stage for a transformative shift to autonomous agents in manufacturing, posing ethical considerations and requiring thoughtful strategic planning.
AI Ecosystem Report Ep 30: ServiceNow and Nvidia expand their existing partnership to integrate GenAI offerings; Bria secures funding for its infringement-free image generation platform; and Salesforce releases Einstein Copilot.
Startup Bria secures funds to build ethical, infringement-free generative AI tools for image creation while maintaining ethical standards and paying image owners.
The UiPath Business Automation Platform is available on Google Cloud Marketplace, simplifying the process of buying, deploying, and scaling UiPath automation within the Google Cloud ecosystem.
Roughly three quarters of energy and utility CEOs surveyed say they are implementing or exploring AI in their operations, IBM research finds.
AI Ecosystem Ep 29: Bankwell embraces GenAI with Cascading AI; Rasa raises $30M for GenAI-based customer service programs; and OpenAI announces its text-to-video model, Sora.
OpenAI’s recent announcement of Sora, its text-to-video model, exemplifies the rapid advancement of GenAI.
Non-technical business leaders must consider ROI, customer satisfaction, and gaining a competitive edge when it comes to integrating AI.
As Workday co-founder Aneel Bhusri steps down from his CEO role to become executive chair, he’ll focus on strategic innovation while CEO Carl Eschenbach drives revenue growth.
From Maersk to Walmart to Unilever, GenAI is having a major impact on companies’ supply chain performance and efficiency.
Oracle makes it easier to analyze database by conversing with Autonomous Database and OCI using natural language and leveraging chat history.
AI Index Ep 28: Super Bowl commercials highlight generative AI; Perplexity raised $73.6M; and Pecan AI develops predictive-model offerings.
Customers can converse with Amazon’s retail AI assistant Rufus and ask questions in context, such as whether a product is suitable for a particular purpose.
The onset of the AI era has revealed critical skills for business environments as well as new AI-influenced roles that represent opportunities for innovation and growth.
Snowflake, Workday, and Salesforce experience the greatest market cap percentage gains among the Cloud Wars Top 10. The index reflects customer confidence in these firms.
Supply chains have benefited from AI for years, but GenAI is introducing new capabilities including what-if scenarios, risk mitigation, and finding new opportunities.
With the new Capella iQ, Couchbase lets developers interact with its cloud database using natural language for a more efficient development experience.
In order to prepare companies for the future of technology-driven business, it’s incumbent upon CIOs to identify and actively address the most critical tech skills gaps.
