Retailers ramp up automation in race for survival

Amazon's grocery expansion has pushed major retailers to adopt front- and back-end technology aimed at improving efficiency.

By Dan Alaimo • April 4, 2018

Microsoft cultivating next generation of AI talent with public courses

Its AI Residency Program and NERD AI Program already recruit candidates to "learn AI by working alongside researchers, designers and engineers."

By Samantha Schwartz • April 3, 2018

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Agentic AI

CIOs face an enormous challenge: Fielding a technology that could forever change how enterprise work gets done.

By CIO Dive staff

Life after Windows: Microsoft reorg pushes intelligent, cloud-ready everything

Part of the reshuffle includes the departure of long-time Microsoft executive Terry Myerson, who leads the current Windows and Devices group. 

By Naomi Eide • March 29, 2018

11 AI experts to follow on Twitter

Learn something new about AI every day from these experts, many of which are among the most renowned researchers in the world.

By Alex Hickey • March 29, 2018

Equifax debuts machine learning-based credit scoring system

The company began researching AI and ML applications for credit scoring systems in 2015 and is looking to bring more modeling technologies to market.

By Alex Hickey • March 28, 2018

Nvidia, Arm partner on deep learning chips for the IoT

The partnership was announced a day after news of Google, Samsung and Qualcomm joining forces with around 80 other tech companies for an open-source chip design.

By Alex Hickey • March 28, 2018

Alexa moves from nightstands to Wall Street with JPMorgan partnership

The bank's clients can now access its Corporate & Investment Bank research with an easy voice query.

By Alex Hickey • March 27, 2018

As AI gains enterprise 'citizenship,' it needs a foundation in trust, Accenture exec says

Robotic process automation, which is considered "entry level AI," has become popular with the complicated deployment of AI in legacy environments.

By Naomi Eide • March 27, 2018

Instagram heeds user feedback, tweaks machine learning algorithm

A couple years ago the platform moved from a chronological feed to one curated by machine learning algorithms prioritizing posts users were more likely to like and interact with.

By Alex Hickey • March 23, 2018

IBM reduces ML training time, promising big cost savings

Harnessing GPUs more effectively and in a shorter time span will help companies paying premiums for GPUs in the cloud.

By Alex Hickey • March 20, 2018

Apple, IBM venture allows companies like Coca-Cola to rethink custom apps

Relationships Apple has forged with companies like IBM are a positive signal in its journey to becoming a more powerful vendor in the enterprise market.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 20, 2018

WeWork, Capital One welcome Amazon's Alexa to the enterprise

Embedding Alexa in businesses looks like a boon for Amazon. Already dominant in the enterprise with AWS, this move broadly expands its potential market. 

By Naomi Eide • March 13, 2018

Selection Sunday, made possible by AI, the cloud and data analytics

NCAA CIO Judd Williams spoke to CIO Dive about the technology behind college basketball's annual March Madness. But data cannot account for buzzer beaters, of which the NCAA has a long history.

By Alex Hickey • March 9, 2018

Healthcare experts grapple with the separation of AI hype from reality

Mayo Clinic CIO Christopher Ross and James Golden, managing director of PwC Health Advisory, debated whether AI is overhyped to a standing room-only crowd at HIMSS18 on Tuesday.

By Jeff Byers • March 8, 2018

Ask data a simple question and Salesforce's Einstein will answer

By allowing users to interact with data in easy terms, Conversational Queries is bringing Salesforce customers closer to "self-service data exploration."

By Alex Hickey • March 6, 2018

The '70s are in again: Decades-old AI algorithm used to beat Atari games

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Researchers used a decades-old evolution strategy to beat Atari video games. 

By Alex Hickey • March 2, 2018

Salesforce's Einstein AI makes 1B+ predictions daily. But how much will it cost customers?

The company's machine learning and deep learning platform has become integral to its CRM.

By Alex Hickey • March 1, 2018

Google makes internal ML crash course public

By breeding familiarity with its TensorFlow software, Google is ensuring that the next generation of AI and ML experts are familiar with its platform and tools.

By Alex Hickey • March 1, 2018

Incumbents like Unilever, Procter & Gamble are giving tech giants a run for their data

Until the last year or so, incumbents were "suffering" from declines in revenue or loss in competition.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 28, 2018

AI threat levels rise as costs sink and power increases

Lower barriers to entry have increased the pool of potential malicious actors, sounding the sirens for security in the digital, physical and political spheres.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 22, 2018

Employees think AI is good, but employers' silence creates fear

Although 82% of employees see AI as an opportunity to improve their jobs, about 34% are concerned that it could someday totally replace them.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 21, 2018

AI, software, AI, data science, AI: Tech that defines the world's most innovative companies

From classics like Apple, Amazon and Tencent to surprising newcomers like the NBA and Cava, Fast Company's 2018 ranking of the most innovative companies shows how a little technology can go a long way.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 21, 2018

Move over 'Big Data,' 'AI' is now the exec hype word of the season

Data used to be considered the new oil, but companies were confronted with an inability to adequately analyze it all. For some, the promise of AI became the answer.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 16, 2018

Find the practical, not the sexy, AI application

As a business tries to figure out how it wants to integrate AI into its technology stack, technology leaders need to ask, "What's the cucumber sorter in your organization?"

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 15, 2018

AI experts call for support of STEM education, research and open data policies at House hearing

The next iteration of the FITARA scorecard will ask federal CIOs what they are doing to introduce AI into their agencies, according to Rep. Will Hurd, R-TX.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 15, 2018