Generative AI offers great promise — with the right guardrails

Like any other AI system, generative AI can deliver better business outcomes, but it requires a clear set of governance principles.

By Caroline O’Brien and Kristin Johnston • June 12, 2023

Precious data skills may be lurking within your organization

Low-code data science tools give CIOs the ability to mine untapped analytics capabilities, a new Forrester report says.

By Matt Ashare • June 8, 2023

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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

Microsoft partners with PwC and EY to promote AI safety

Microsoft acknowledged its commitments to safety must adapt to evolving technology and regulatory conditions.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 8, 2023

Snowflake launches public sector data cloud

The industry-tailored solution is designed for educational institutions and government agencies at the federal, state and local levels.

By Matt Ashare • June 7, 2023

GitLab looks to partner with hyperscalers in generative AI shift

In the past few months, GitLab has partnered with Oracle and Google Cloud to advance its AI strategy.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 6, 2023

CIOs torn between innovation and optimization

As belts tighten and technical debt piles up, tech executives are nonetheless exploring the potential of AI and ML.

By Matt Ashare • June 6, 2023

AI software buyers more bullish on tech spend: report

Most software buyers say AI functionality is an important feature of new software purchases, according to a G2 survey of 1,700 global software buyers.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 6, 2023

Microsoft, Dell bring generative AI to enterprise workstations; Nvidia helps

“Our collaboration with Nvidia enables customers to quickly deploy generative AI on-premises at scale using their own proprietary data,” Anthony Charles Whitten, Dell co-COO, said during a Thursday earnings call.

By Matt Ashare • June 5, 2023

FTC chair warns AI businesses must still operate within existing laws

The rapidly expanding technology cannot be used for fraud or discrimination and dominant players must allow the market to remain competitive, Lina Khan said Thursday.

By David Jones • June 2, 2023

Tech unemployment rate dips slightly in May as hiring rebounds

Mixed signals persisted in May, with the overall economy adding 45,000 technology jobs and the tech sector shedding 4,725, according to CompTIA.

By Matt Ashare • June 2, 2023

How the AI boom is transforming engineering at Google Cloud

“We don’t think that one model rules them all or that the bigger the model the better it is, so we are helping customers find the right size at the right cost,” said Google Cloud’s Chen Goldberg. 

By Matt Ashare • June 2, 2023

Palo Alto Networks teases plans for generative AI across security services

The security vendor is taking a restrained approach to deploying generative AI products, but the company’s leaders still believe the technology will herald a major shift for cybersecurity.

By Matt Kapko • May 31, 2023

OpenAI CEO, top AI brass urge global action on ‘risk of extinction from AI’

Some of the top executives from leading technology companies, including Google DeepMind and Microsoft, joined 300 signatories on a short statement aimed at directing AI's discourse. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 30, 2023

The CIO playbook for generative AI

When new technologies emerge, leaders must assess where they fit in the existing framework. It’s up to CIOs to guide organizations through the era of generative AI.

By Roberto Torres • May 26, 2023

IT security budgets are shifting as companies target risk reduction

Organizations are designing their security spending around protecting the business and sustaining operations.

By Sue Poremba • May 26, 2023

Nvidia gears up for AI-fueled data center boom

The company projects a 10-year transition where data centers are reclaimed and built out as accelerated computing to support generative AI adoption.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 25, 2023

Zoom’s enterprise customer base expands as AI push continues

The software company's enterprise client list keeps growing as it incorporates AI into more products and services, according to its recent earnings call.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 24, 2023

AWS doubles size of first AI accelerator cohort after flurry of interest

The tech giant expanded its initial start-up cohort to 21 after receiving more than 1,200 applications, including several aimed at enterprise functionality.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 24, 2023

For Microsoft, AI belongs everywhere

During its annual Microsoft Build conference, the tech giant doubled down on its commitment to AI, providing customers with tools and platform updates to simplify, scale and ensure the safety of AI models built with its tools.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 23, 2023

3 CIOs on generative AI’s rapid spread

Chief technologists at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium expressed a mixture of caution and enthusiasm about new and emerging AI applications.

By Matt Ashare • May 23, 2023

Apple restricts ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot use over data worries: report

The company limited use of the AI tools for some employees amid concerns over confidential data, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

By Roberto Torres • May 19, 2023

US commission issues guide to auditing AI for discrimination

The document cautions employers that they may be responsible for such tools even if designed and administered by a vendor.

By Kate Tornone • May 18, 2023

Generative AI needs guardrails as businesses add it to software development

Organizations are broadly using AI to test software today. But clear guardrails are needed as the technology evolves.

By Roberto Torres • May 18, 2023

CEOs rank AI as most impactful tech for 4th year in a row

Executives are strategically focused on growth and technology this year, two areas where AI can assist.

By Roberto Torres • May 17, 2023

OpenAI CEO asks Congress for AI regulation and a new agency

Sam Altman joined experts from IBM and New York University to ask Congress for swift AI regulation. They're just split on what form it should take.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 16, 2023