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Optimize for bio cores first, silicon cores second
whenever you hear a discussion about computing efficiency, you should always have the squishy, biological cores in mind. Most software around the world is priced on their inputs, not on the silicon it requires. Meaning even small incremental improvements to bio core...
Can the CIO role prevail over AI? | CIO
Lower-level IT jobs are expected to be the most impacted, or replaced altogether, by AI, but even senior level jobs arenât immune. CIOs should be worried. Go to Source
Understanding RAG: How to integrate generative AI LLMs with your business knowledge | ZDNET
In the rapidly evolving landscape of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI's GPT-4, Google's Gemma, Meta's LLaMA 3.1, Mistral.AI, Falcon, and other AI tools are becoming indispensable business assets. One of the most...
What is Tiny AI?
Tiny AI is a set of principles that leverages the latest advancements in data, hardware and software to reduce the overall economic and ecological costs of artificial intelligence (AI). While AI has the potential to change the world, or at least add $13 trillion to...
A thousand autonomous AI agents are all working in Minecraft to create their own economy, government and culture
The AI startup Altera has launched the first ever simulation of over 1,000 autonomous AI agents collaborating in a Minecraft world. AI startup Altera has launched the first-ever simulation of over 1,000 collaborating autonomous AI agents, working together in a...
Anthropic Makes Play for Business Customers – WSJ
Anthropic is coming for the enterprise. The artificial intelligence startup on Wednesday announced enterprise-grade access to its Claude 3 large language model familyâa move it says will help it scale inside companies and compete with behemoth ChatGPT-maker OpenAI....
A new enterprise gap to bridge – employers buy into gen AI for productivity gains, their workers aren’t so sure
While most business leaders buy into the idea that generative AI will bring lots of productivity benefits, the perception on the ground appears to be very... Here''s a thing - although most C-Suite leaders are drinking the Kool-Aid that generative AI will boost...
(8) đ¤ What bosses miss about AI – by Azeem Azhar
As Iâve spent time with boards and management teams this year, Iâve spoken to dozens of C-level bosses in the US, UK, and Europe across various sectors, from FMCG to pharma to finance. While there are some exceptions, in general, what people are seeing are interesting...
Unlocking the Potential of RAG Models in Enterprise AI
A critical challenge in deploying RAG models at the enterprise level is ensuring that they can scale effectively while maintaining high accuracy and reliability. Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) models combine the power of large language models (LLMs) with...
Knowledge in the Age of AI by David Weinberger – Global Peter Drucker Forum BLOG
2,400 years ago, Socrates argued that the âjustified true beliefâ (JTB) theory of knowledge that is still popular today was not adequate. He agreed that knowledge was a type of belief, and that it had to be a true belief if it were to count as knowledge. But if youâre...
We once more have no full-time managers at 37signals
After experimenting with a number of management roles over the last few years, 37signals is back to its original configuration: None. We once more have no full-time managers whose sole function is to organize or direct the work of others. Everyone doing management...
The gen AI skills revolution: Rethinking your talent strategy | McKinsey
Developing the software talent companies need to grow means thinking in terms of skills rather than roles to navigate this period of uncertainty around talent. Developing the software talent companies need to grow means thinking in terms of skills rather than roles to...
‘Emotion AI’ may be the next trend for business software, and that could be problematic | TechCrunch
As businesses experiment with embedding AI everywhere, one area starting to gain more attention is Emotion AI. As businesses experiment with embedding AI everywhere, one unexpected trend is companies turning to AI to help its many newfound bots better understand human...
Hierarchy in Teams: Why It Often Does More Harm⌠| Corporate Rebels
Does hierarchy help teams perform better? Or is that a wrong assumption underlying the management structures of most companies? Let's look at the research. We've all experienced it - working in a team with a domineering boss or competing for a position in a harsh...
When the Mismanagerial Class Destroys Great Companies
When a series of founders and founding engineers runs out, there are only two socially acceptable types of outsider executives who can be installed: those trained to capture profits and those trained to exert a company in service to intangible social goals. Until and...
AI copilots are getting sidelined over data governance ⢠The Register
Security and corporate governance concerns are weighing heavily on large enterprises as they try to work Microsoft Copilots into their organizations amid a complex web of existing tech products and access rights. So says Jack Berkowitz, chief data officer of Securiti,...
Enterprise AI Services: Transforming Businesses with Intelligent Solutions in 2024 | by Cathrine Williams | Coinmonks | Aug, 2024 | Medium
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept but a driving force reshaping industries. For enterprises, harnessing the power of AI is not⌠In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, artificial intelligence...
AI agents loom large as organizations pursue generative AI value | CIO
Multiagent systems that automate workflows and business processes are gaining ground. How do they fit into your plans? Agents come in many forms, many of which respond to prompts humans issue through text or speech. Yet as organizations figure out how generative AI...
Out of sight and under-monetized – why service silos need a digital thread
Frontline service techs need lifecycle vision to help improve customer experiences. Archana Gopala-Krishnan at ServiceMax makes the case for optimizing whole... Frontline service techs need lifecycle vision to help improve customer experiences. Archana Gopala-Krishnan...
Six levels of autonomous work: How AI augments, then replaces | ZDNET
In the next decade, the six levels of autonomous work will drive augmentation capabilities at first, and then full replacement of tasks, roles, teams, and - ultimately - lines-of-business. In the next decade, the six levels of autonomous work will drive augmentation...
These Living Computers Are Made from Human Neurons | Scientific American
Artificial intelligence systems, even those as sophisticated as ChatGPT, depend on the same silicon-based hardware that has been the bedrock of computing since the 1950s. But what if computers could be molded from living biological matter? Some researchers in academia...
Advancing the Search Frontier with AI Agents â Communications of the ACM
As many of us in the information retrieval (IR) research community know and appreciate, search is far from being a solved problem. Millions of people struggle with tasks on search engines every day. Often, their struggles relate to the intrinsic complexity of their...
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In deploying AI and automation to upgrade our old organisational systems of work coordination, we should embrace the fact that we are still in the Centaur chess stage, that it might last a while, and that this is probably a good thing. Enterprise AI is built on the...