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What is Narrow AI (Weak AI)?
What is narrow AI (weak AI)? Narrow AI, also known as weak 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. Narrow AI is often contrasted with artificial general intelligence (AGI), sometimes called strong AI; a theoretical AI system that could be applied to any task or problem. Examples of narrow AI All forms of modern AI systems can be classified as narrow AI.
IA : une certaine prise de conscience des conséquences sur l’environnement
Les data centers et les mégamodèles consomment des quantités massives d’énergie et sont nuisibles à l’environnement. Les entreprises peuvent prendre des mesures pour réduire leur impact environnemental. par Mark Labbe Publié le: 29 nov. 2021 L’entraînement d’un modèle d’IA avancé nécessite du temps, de l’argent et des données de haute qualité. Il faut aussi de l’énergie, beaucoup d’énergie.
Why transparency in AI matters for businesses
Get started Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content. To ensure model accuracy, businesses need to understand why their machine learning models make their decisions. Certain tools and techniques can help with that. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 12 Aug 2021 When it comes to simple AI programs, such as a recommendation engine, the average user can likely piece together the thinking behind it. Watching an action movie leads to the recommendation of more action movies. Easy.
The benefits of an AI-first strategy
Get started Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content. Enterprises should put AI first in their business strategies by constantly collecting and using new data to power AI models, argues startup investor Ash Fontana. By Mark Labbe Published: 09 Jul 2021 More enterprises are deploying machine learning models than ever before as AI tools and data become cheaper and easier to use.
narrow AI (weak AI)
By Mark Labbe, News Writer Ivy Wigmore, Content Editor What is narrow AI and what is weak AI? Narrow AI, also known as weak 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. Narrow AI is often contrasted with general artificial intelligence (AGI), sometimes called strong AI; a theoretical AI system that could be applied to any task or problem.
Panasonic to buy Blue Yonder in $7.1 billion deal
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Panasonic's acquisition of Blue Yonder aims to build out Panasonic's software business, but how well the traditional hardware vendor can adapt remains to be seen. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 28 Apr 2021 Panasonic Corp.'s $7.1 billion acquisition of Blue Yonder, vendor of AI-powered supply chain software, marks a move by Panasonic to move beyond hardware, which it is known for, and into software.
IBM Watson updates focus on data privacy and explainability
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Updates include new federated learning capabilities within IBM Watson Studio and more insights into how predictions are made in IBM Planning Analytics with Watson. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 21 Apr 2021 IBM today previewed new updates to IBM Watson aimed at addressing explainability in AI models and data privacy concerns.
Process Mining : IBM rachète MyInvenio pour nourrir ses solutions d’automatisation
IBM va acquérir l’éditeur spécialisé dans le process mining MyInvenio dans le but d’étoffer son portefeuille dédié à l’automatisation. Le montant de ce rachat n’a pas été divulgué. par Mark Labbe Publié le: 19 avr. 2021 Cet achat, rendu public le 15 avril, s’appuie sur un partenariat existant entre IBM et MyInvenio.
IBM acquires MyInvenio to build its automation portfolio
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. IBM could use MyInvenio's process mining platform to direct its customers to its automation and AI portfolio, a practice that other technology vendors are using. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 15 Apr 2021 IBM will acquire process mining vendor MyInvenio in a bid to further build out the technology giant's automation portfolio.
SambaNova funding round brings in $676 million
archy13 - stock.adobe.com News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. SambaNova's large funding round shows that investors are confident in the startup's AI chips, as well as in the AI hardware market. SambaNova competes with Nvidia. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 14 Apr 2021 SambaNova Systems, a startup that makes chips for AI workloads, raised $676 million in Series D funding.
Microsoft absorbe Nuance contre 19,7 milliards de dollars
Cette acquisition réalisée entièrement en numéraire permettra à Microsoft d’accéder à la technologie de dictée de Nuance, axée sur le secteur médical, alors que Microsoft continue de développer son rôle sur ce marché. par Mark Labbe Gaétan Raoul, LeMagIT Publié le: 13 avr. 2021 Le géant du cloud ne fait pas dans la nuance. Microsoft a conclu un accord définitif pour acquérir l’éditeur spécialiste de la reconnaissance vocale et en IA, Nuance Communications.
Nvidia releases new AI software, hardware
Among the AI news from its virtual conference, Nvidia introduced a new DGX SuperPOD, an Arm-based CPU, and the general availability of Jarvis, a conversational AI framework. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 12 Apr 2021 Nvidia released a flurry of new AI-powered hardware and software on April 12 at its virtual conference, GTC21. Among the news from the AI hardware and software and video game chip vendor was the general availability of Jarvis, a framework for building conversational AI models.
Microsoft to acquire Nuance in $19.7 billion deal
The all-cash acquisition will give Microsoft access to Nuance’s healthcare-focused dictation technology, as Microsoft continues to expand its role in the healthcare market. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 12 Apr 2021 BREAKING – Microsoft entered into a definitive agreement to acquire voice recognition and AI vendor Nuance Communications in a $19.7 billion all-cash deal, the companies said today.
Check model accuracy with Facebook AI's new data set
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Facebook paid people for their likenesses in its new Casual Conversations data set. The data set can help researchers check for bias in their AI models. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 09 Apr 2021 Facebook AI has released a benchmarking data set to help AI researchers evaluate their computer vision and audio models for bias.
New DataRobot CEO sees bright AI future for the vendor
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. New CEO Dan Wright discusses how DataRobot can stay competitive in a crowded AI marketplace, new markets for the vendor, and how DataRobot has tackled the pandemic. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 09 Apr 2021 Machine learning vendor DataRobot is evolving. The Boston-based technology company, which specializes in automated machine learning (autoML), has grown quickly since its founding in 2012.
Research manager resigns amid Google AI ethics controversy
Prominent Google AI research manager Samy Bengio has resigned from the company following months of internal discord and the termination of two AI researchers. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 07 Apr 2021 Prominent Google Brain research manager Samy Bengio resigned from Google after months of internal rifts between Google executives and AI researchers. His resignation comes after the terminations of Google Ethical AI co-leads Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell.
Automatic speech recognition may be better than you think
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Even as more enterprises turn to voice recognition systems to process unstructured audio and build virtual assistants, many organizations don't have confidence in the high accuracy of these systems. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 02 Apr 2021 In the touchless economy accelerated by COVID-19, automatic speech recognition has seen a sharp uptick in use.
AI voice technology has benefits and limitations
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. The quality of an automated transcription depends on high-quality recording equipment as well as modern AI-powered transcription software, according to one CTO. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 01 Apr 2021 While AI-powered speech recognition and voice technology has changed how consumers interact with their devices and how businesses capture and process audio data, the technologies still hold some limitations.
Cloudera Foundation merger to bring AI and data to nonprofits
The merger creates a program within the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation that will provide artificial intelligence technology and expertise to nonprofit organizations. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 30 Mar 2021 The Cloudera Foundation, the philanthropic arm of big data vendor Cloudera, agreed to merge with the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation to bring AI and data-driven technologies and expertise to nonprofit organizations.
Jumio CEO discusses new $150 million funding round
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Jumio CEO Robert Prigge talks about Jumio's new funding round and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Jumio's digital identity verification and fraud prevention business. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 26 Mar 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a dramatic rise in online activity, including online purchases, learning and financial transactions.
IA : ABBYY met le traitement de documents à la sauce low-code/no-code
ABBYY veut injecter davantage d’automatisation et d’intelligence dans ses produits avec le lancement d’une nouvelle place de marché et une mise à jour de sa plateforme Vantage. par Mark Labbe Gaétan Raoul, LeMagIT Publié le: 24 mars 2021 Révélée le 23 mars lors de la conférence Reimagine 2021, Abbyy Marketplace est une place de marché en ligne qui héberge des capacités préentraînées et prêtes à l’emploi pour automatiser les tâches liées à l’extraction de données et la classification de documents.
Abbyy releases Vantage 2 and a new skills marketplace
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Abbyy aims at further injecting automation and intelligence into its products with the launch of a new marketplace and an update to its Vantage platform.
RPA : nouvelle idylle entre Automation Anywhere et Google Cloud
Google Cloud et Automation Anywhere s'associent pour se concentrer sur l'automatisation des tâches de back-office, dans certains secteurs comme la finance, l'industrie sanitaire ou la grande distribution.
SAS hit with 100 layoffs amid digital transformation efforts
SAS said it is still hiring for hundreds of open positions worldwide, despite cutting approximately 100 jobs. The independent analytics vendor employs nearly 14,000 people. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 17 Mar 2021 BREAKING -- Analytics giant SAS laid off about 100 employees due, in part, to what the vendor said were ongoing digital transformation efforts stemming in part from the COVID-19 pandemic.
PatSnap lands $300M in Series E funding
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. PatSnap reports new funding for its IP and R&D management platforms, as the number of patents granted globally picked up, despite COVID-19, in 2020. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 16 Mar 2021 PatSnap, vendor of AI-powered intellectual property and research and development management software, raised $300 million in Series E funding, the company revealed on March 16.
Google will develop RPA with Automation Anywhere
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Google Cloud and a top robotic process automation vendor team up to focus on automating back-office tasks and later industries such as financial services, healthcare and retail. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 15 Mar 2021 Google Cloud and robotic process automation vendor Automation Anywhere revealed a new partnership on March 15 that will see the vendors jointly develop AI and RPA-powered products.
Icertis raises $80M for AI-powered contract management
KazantsevAlexander - Fotolia News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Icertis, founded in 2009, is now valued at more than $2.8 billion with the new funding. The vendor is a key player in the contract management niche. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 12 Mar 2021 Intelligent contract management vendor Icertis on March 11 said it raised $80 million as enterprise customers are demanding easier-to-use content management systems.
Automation vendor WorkFusion raises $220 million
A new round of funding may vault WorkFusion into the top echelon of enterprise automation vendors currently occupied by UiPath, Blue Prism and Automation Anywhere. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 09 Mar 2021 Intelligent automation vendor WorkFusion raised $220 million amid an uptick in funding for robotic process automation and enterprise automation vendors.
Mastercard senior VP talks about AI and fraud prevention
Minerva Studio - stock.adobe.com News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Mastercard uses and sells AI-powered technology to prevent fraud and has found that AI-powered services can inspire customer loyalty.
Edge AI brings new uses to IoT devices
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. A Lenovo executive describes AI at the edge, highlighting how this rapidly advancing technology unlocks new automations and capabilities within IoT devices. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 04 Mar 2021 AI at the edge brings intelligence to IoT equipment, unlocking new automations and capabilities within devices such as ATMs, cameras and machine sensors.
Microsoft brings Azure AI to the edge with Azure Percept
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Azure Percept includes software for building machine learning models or deploying pre-built models, as well as hardware to deploy the models at the edge. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 02 Mar 2021 Microsoft unveiled the public preview of Azure Percept, a platform of hardware and software for bringing Azure AI services to the edge.
Steel producer reduces costs using AI in manufacturing
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. The largest long steel producer in Latin America used data and machine learning predictions to save money, while maintaining the same level of production quality. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 26 Feb 2021 Gerdau, the largest producer of long steel in Latin America, had a lot of data coming in from its numerous manufacturing machines but struggled to use that data.
Robotics company Berkshire Grey will go public
Berkshire Grey is the latest AI firm to go public, after the robotics vendor said it will merge with a special purpose acquisition company. The move comes amid a surge in AI IPOs. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 24 Feb 2021 BREAKING - Robotics company Berkshire Grey will go public in a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. The move comes amid a surge in AI and automation vendors going public and considering initial public offerings. Revealed Feb.
Nvidia opens paid, instructor-led AI workshops to the public
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. While many technology vendors offer online courses on how to use their AI products, it still might not be enough to educate the global workforce. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 19 Feb 2021 Nvidia on Friday said it is opening its instructor-led AI workshops to the general public, offering a variety of hands-on classes on topics such as coding in Python and using AI for predictive maintenance.
CTO on the need for AI ethics and diversity
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. A CTO talks about the importance of diverse data sets when creating AI models and how a lack of diversity can create bias in systems.
DataRobot integrates Feature Discovery tool into Snowflake
The product integration comes months after Snowflake Ventures invested in DataRobot and the two vendors agreed to a strengthened partnership. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 16 Feb 2021 DataRobot expanded its partnership with Snowflake by integrating its Feature Discovery tool with the Snowflake cloud data warehouse. Feature Discovery, which has been part of the DataRobot enterprise AI platform since 2019, enables users to automate the time-consuming process of feature engineering.
Autonomous truck startup raises $200M but faces competition
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. The investment will fund Plus' autonomous driving software, which could enable long-haul trucks to drive themselves along long stretches of highway. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 11 Feb 2021 Autonomous truck startup Plus, formerly Plus.ai, raised $200 million in new funding.
Nuance touts CX benefits of AI in healthcare during pandemic
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Nuance acquires speech transcription vendor Saykara, adding the startup's tech to Nuance's arsenal of health IT systems. Meanwhile, Nuance and Best Buy Health execs tout CX benefits from AI.
Microsoft makes image classification model available
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Microsoft's release of a pre-trained vision model comes after Google and OpenAI also released open source vision models. The models may not have much enterprise use, though. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 05 Feb 2021 The Multimedia Group at Microsoft Bing made a pre-trained vision model, Microsoft Vision Model ResNet-50, freely available to the public.
Automated speech recognition gives CX vendor an edge
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. An automated transcription service can help users train their sales staff and stop robocalls. A contact center software vendor included one for free in its platform. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 03 Feb 2021 Sharpen, a vendor of a cloud-based contact center platform, offers an automated transcription service as part of its software package.
Nvidia partners launch Nvidia-Certified Systems for AI
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. According to analysts, Nvidia-Certified Systems' launch is a shrewd move for Nvidia, as the vendor looks to cement its lead in the AI hardware marketplace. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 26 Jan 2021 Nvidia is teaming up with systems makers to launch the first wave of Nvidia-Certified Systems, servers bearing Nvidia technology and designed to handle AI and data analytics workloads.
Google launches a suite of retail AI products
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Google released AI products for online retailers as the tech giant increases its focus on industry verticals. The new products are designed for small and large retailers. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 19 Jan 2021 Google Cloud launched a new suite of AI-powered products for retailers, marking another step in the tech giant's courtship of the retail industry. The three new tools, released Jan.
Diverse talent pools and data sets can help solve bias in AI
kirill_makarov - stock.adobe.com News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Bringing historically underrepresented employees into critical parts of the design process while creating an AI model can reduce or eliminate bias in that model. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 15 Jan 2021 Bias in AI is a serious problem that can create unintended outputs in AI models, negatively affecting the enterprises that use them.
The power and limitations of enterprise AI
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. A panel at CES 2021, held virtually this year, discusses the areas in which modern-day AI and automation shine, and where they still struggle. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 13 Jan 2021 Most companies, whether they realize it or not, are likely using some form of AI.
Doubts about Trump video show how hard deepfakes are to detect
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Some Twitter users insist that a recent video of President Trump admitting his defeat in the election is a deepfake, although there's no proof. Deepfakes are difficult to detect.
Intel launches RealSense ID for facial authentication
Prostock-studio - stock.adobe.co News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Amid a surge of facial recognition technology systems from vendors, Intel introduces RealSense ID, a system that Intel claims can accurately and quickly identify human faces.
Conversation intelligence helps ChowNow meet online order demand
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Using RingDNA, online food ordering platform ChowNow can automatically surface insights about what works in sales calls to better coach its sales staff. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 28 Dec 2020 When the COVID-19 pandemic forced restaurants across the U.S. to close down, online food ordering platform ChowNow found itself with a unique opportunity.
AWS digs into its new machine learning industrial products
silvano audisio - stock.adobe.co News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. Amazon Monitron and Lookout for Equipment use sensor data to help industrial customers predict when their machines will break. Amazon's GM of machine learning and AI explains. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 18 Dec 2020 Earlier this month, AWS unveiled a series of machine learning products and services designed specifically for industrial and manufacturing clients.
Emerging AI startups to look at in 2021
News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. AI startups in the legal, MLOps, NLP and data training markets make this year's list of emerging AI vendors to look out for. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 17 Dec 2020 As AI development accelerates into 2021, AI startups around the world number in the hundreds, if not thousands. As AI grows quickly, startups are adding advanced technologies into their products and services.
DataRobot releases new feature to detect AI bias
kirill_makarov - stock.adobe.com News Stay informed about the latest enterprise technology news and product updates. DataRobot is the latest AI vendor to address AI bias, releasing a new feature to help organizations detect and prevent bias in their models. By Mark Labbe, News Writer Published: 15 Dec 2020 A new feature in DataRobot's automated machine learning platform allows users to detect bias in their models. The Bias and Fairness Testing feature, introduced Dec.
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