AI & Future Tech


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    Data overload thwarts digital transformation in banking

    Despite eagerness to scale AI capabilities, the financial sector remains mired in technical debt.

    By Oct. 11, 2024
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    AI adoption brings revenue boosts, but data readiness lags

    Nearly two-thirds of businesses plan to increase their efforts in the next two years, an Accenture survey found.

    By Oct. 11, 2024
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    Generative AI

    Companies are pushing technology executives to leverage generative AI, a task that requires customized strategies and the necessary guardrails.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    Inside North Highland’s ‘client zero’ approach to generative AI

    The management consulting firm partly credits its early adoption of Anthropic's Claude Enterprise tool for boosting workforce buy-in for its strategy.  

    By Oct. 11, 2024
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    AI adoption rush puts mainframes back in the spotlight

    Coding assistants are, in turn, helping engineers refactor aging COBOL applications, according to IBM.

    By Oct. 10, 2024
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    Walmart advances AI ambitions with LLM trained on its own data

    The retailer’s AI investments include LLMs tailored to its own needs and personalized homepages set to launch by the end of 2025.

    By Bryan Wassel • Oct. 10, 2024
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    Eli Lilly names first chief AI officer

    Thomas Fuchs will lead AI initiatives across Lilly, including in drug discovery, clinical trials and manufacturing.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 9, 2024
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    SAP expands Joule copilot capabilities, adds collaborative AI agents

    The enterprise technology vendor said its autonomous agents can resolve disputes and streamline financial processes.

    By Oct. 9, 2024
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    With AI market headed for trillion-dollar mark, chip shortages loom

    Bain & Company expects AI workloads to grow by as much as 35% each year through 2027, accelerating GPU and upstream component consumption.

    By Oct. 9, 2024
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    Knowledge workers lean on AI as workloads increase

    Employees still wade through excessive drudge work, spending half their week on low-impact tasks, according to a Wrike report.

    By Oct. 8, 2024
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    Boardrooms split on AI readiness, pace of adoption: Deloitte

    Just 2% of board members are highly knowledgeable or experienced in AI, according to a Deloitte survey.

    By Oct. 8, 2024
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    AI adoption drives ‘unmanageable’ spike in cloud costs

    IT and financial executives leverage FinOps to rein in software and infrastructure spending, according to a Tangoe report.

    By Oct. 7, 2024
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    Enterprises cling to mainframe as cloud expands

    Companies that lean on the enterprise workhorse are increasing capacity and purchasing new units, according to ISG research.

    By Oct. 7, 2024
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    AI-powered software testing gains traction, but still needs guardrails

    Human validation is key to mitigating risk, IT leaders said in a survey commissioned by Leapwork. 

    By Oct. 4, 2024
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    Banking tech alliance drafts enterprise AI adoption guidelines

    The Fintech Open Source Foundation, which now includes Nvidia and Moody’s, outlined LLM risks and control measures to guide deployment in the industry.

    By Oct. 4, 2024
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    Senior AI talent rakes in top dollar amid rising demand

    Data scientists and other specialized roles earn cash compensation of up to $350,000, according to a Menlo Ventures report. 

    By Oct. 3, 2024
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    Generative AI will spark mass upskilling of software engineers, Gartner says

    “Building AI-empowered software will demand a new breed of software professional, the AI engineer,” Gartner’s Philip Walsh said.

    By Oct. 3, 2024
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    How S&P Global crafted an AI curriculum for its workforce

    The financial data company kicked off an upskilling sprint for its 35,000 employees, featuring certification programs and hybrid learning. 

    By Oct. 2, 2024
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    European Commission gets early enterprise buy-in on AI Act

    Signatories of the voluntary pledge to apply the law’s principles ahead of enforcement include Porsche, Mastercard, Google and Microsoft.  

    By Oct. 1, 2024
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    Top CIO conferences to watch in 2025

    IT executives headed to technology conferences next year can expect sessions on tech talent attraction, cloud cost management, IT automation and the ever-evolving AI tech stack.

    By , , Oct. 1, 2024
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    California governor vetoed SB 1047. What’s next for AI regulation?

    The contentious bill had garnered support from Hollywood and criticism from big tech. Gov. Gavin Newsom attributed his veto to the bill’s scope and broad language. 

    By Sept. 30, 2024
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    Data center spending skyrockets as cloud building rush accelerates

    Hyperscaler infrastructure investments surged during the first half of the year and are expected to reach $400 billion in 2024, according to Dell’Oro Group research.

    By Sept. 30, 2024
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    CIOs turn to NIST to tackle generative AI’s many risks

    Discover's CIO is one of many tech leaders working to limit generative AI missteps by turning to risk management frameworks to get deployment right from the outset.

    By Updated Sept. 30, 2024
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    Amazon, Anthropic partnership clears UK regulators

    The Competition and Markets Authority concluded the two companies had not entered a relevant merger event.

    By Sept. 27, 2024
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    IT workers struggle to keep up with fast-moving tech

    Technologists who work to expand their skills expect a salary bump, according to a Pluralsight survey.

    By Sept. 27, 2024
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    How JPMorgan Chase enhances its developer experience

    While developers often operate in complex environments, the financial institution has worked to simplify processes and improve knowledge-sharing.

    By Updated Sept. 27, 2024