AI infrastructure
Enterprises investing in deep learning platforms need AI infrastructure sufficient enough to synthesize a massive amount of data. Find the information you need to make decisions about AI-specific compute architectures -- from GPU-packed servers to highly scalable clustered computing systems built for big data and machine learning applications.
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15 Nov 2024
AMD layoffs follow AI job trend
AMD joins other tech companies in using layoffs to make room for AI talent. Continue Reading
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12 Nov 2024
OpenShift AI boosts LLMOps chops with Neural Magic deal
The acquisition of a top contributor to an open source library already linked to OpenShift AI comes as LLMOps fundamentally alters the platform engineering scene. Continue Reading
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04 May 2022
TeamViewer's AiStudio: AI is the next evolution for AR
Frontline's new add-on enables enterprises to train models for image and object recognition. The system can detect shop floor warning signs and other safety problems. Continue Reading
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28 Apr 2022
AI's effects on climate change: Both good and bad
With more companies building supercomputers and infrastructure that requires a lot of compute power, AI may be doing more harm than good to the planet. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2022
How a startup uses a facial recognition engine during COVID-19
Sentry Interactive uses an AI facial recognition system in its Tower platform, a device that enables organizations to help people safely and securely enter buildings. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2022
HPE targets machine learning with AI platforms
The Machine Learning Development System is a full stack of software and hardware for training and building models. Swarm Learning enables enterprises to share data at the edge. Continue Reading
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20 Apr 2022
Use an AI governance framework to surmount challenges
As AI governance adapts to the rapidly expanding field of AI, businesses need a holistic framework to surmount challenges with clearly defined roles and responsibilities. Continue Reading
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07 Apr 2022
Making AI systems responsible, competitive and functional
Many enterprises have a tough time building fair and trustworthy models. Doing so could be profitable for enterprises, while not doing so could be catastrophic. Continue Reading
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05 Apr 2022
New IBM Z mainframe blunts quantum cyber attacks
Looking to compete with AI-based supercomputer vendors, IBM unveiled a Z mainframe armed with new AI features and security that deflects attacks launched from quantum computers. Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2022
Spotify personalizes audio experiences with machine learning
The streaming platform builds models using analytics, data from users and content to create a personalized audio experience for users and try to keep them as long-term customers. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2022
Enterprises not focused enough on AI governance, security
AI has reached a plateau, with many organizations using similar AI and machine learning tools. But enterprises have been slow to implement AI ethics and effective cybersecurity. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2022
Nvidia shows updated AI, omniverse tools for enterprises
Software is the engine that powers many of the AI hardware and software giant's systems, including a new computing system for the omniverse, according to CEO Jensen Huang. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2022
Nvidia beefs up its line of AI supercomputers, chips
Nvidia rolls out a new GPU architecture, supercomputers and chips that in concert will aid developers in creating the hardware foundation for the next generation of AI applications and services. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2022
Dialysis lab uses SambaNova, DeLorean AI for renal care
The lab ingests data from test results of kidney patients into the AI engine. The engine finds patterns and provides recommendations for the best care for patients. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2022
AI and disinformation in the Russia-Ukraine war
From false videos circulating on TikTok to AI-generated humans and deepfakes, the Russia-Ukraine war is playing out both in the physical world and virtually. Continue Reading
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10 Mar 2022
RPA market expected to plateau in the next few years
While the technology was useful during the pandemic, enterprises are shifting away from its simple fix and are looking at more complex ways of automating business processes. Continue Reading
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07 Mar 2022
Swiss retailer uses open source Ray tool to scale AI models
Ricardo uses Anyscale's Ray for scaling its product classification models. Ray helps enterprises scale their applications from a laptop to the cloud. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2022
Data crucial for finance companies using AI
Organizations in credit, banking and insurance must pay attention to data to build explainable models. This Q&A with an AI vendor CEO explores data, governance and explainability. Continue Reading
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23 Feb 2022
SambaNova unveils GPT Banking for financial industry
The product is aimed at giving financial institutions deep learning language capabilities. However, deep learning is hard to navigate in the finance industry. Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2022
Why NetOps is a bridge to AIOps
As IT infrastructure grows more complex, NetOps teams should identify ways to ensure their networks remain operational and perform at peak levels. One option is AIOps. Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2022
Nintex expands range by acquiring RPA vendor Kryon
Acquiring Kryon enables Nintex to expand its scale. Robotic process automation is important for enterprises seeking digital transformation in their business. Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2022
Nvidia, Arm deal fails after heightened regulatory scrutiny
Nvidia's acquisition of Arm Ltd. faced its share of regulatory hurdles, but the global semiconductor chip shortage prompted increased scrutiny of the chip-related deal. Continue Reading
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07 Feb 2022
IRS drops facial recognition plans after criticism
The agency said it will no longer require taxpayers to use a third-party website to authenticate identity and will develop its own tools to boost security and prevent fraud. Continue Reading
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02 Feb 2022
What's the status of AI in networking?
The use cases for AI are expanding, but despite the advantages, network pros have yet to implement AI fully. Three analysts explain the status of AI in enterprise networks. Continue Reading
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27 Jan 2022
Piloting machine learning projects through harsh headwinds
To get machine learning projects off the ground and speed deployments, data science teams need to ask questions on a host of issues ranging from data quality to product selection. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Jan 2022
AI's growing cybersecurity role
Artificial intelligence capabilities are increasingly used to detect cybersecurity threats. As threats proliferate, AI cybersecurity capabilities will likely be the norm. Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2022
Securing AI during the development process
AI systems can have their data corrupted or 'poisoned' by bad actors. Luckily, there are protective measures developers can take to ensure their systems remain secure. Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2022
Nvidia Arm deal another step closer to -- death?
Negotiations of the long-awaited Nvidia acquisition of Arm Ltd. have come to a halt with rumors of Nvidia telling partners they can't come to agreement on a deal. Continue Reading
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24 Jan 2022
Meta AI supercomputer looks toward the metaverse
The tech giant will use its new AI Research Supercluster internally for NLP and computer vision and to build new technologies for the metaverse. Continue Reading
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21 Jan 2022
How cloud RPA is key to automation's future
Companies have traditionally used robotic process automation (RPA) as on-premises software but are now embracing cloud RPA as its business benefits are outweighing the drawbacks. Continue Reading
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19 Jan 2022
Nvidia releases updates to AI enterprise suite
The AI suite includes a full integration with Tanzu, giving enterprises the flexibility to run workloads on containers and VMs. The vendor also introduced two new servers. Continue Reading
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29 Dec 2021
Efforts to craft AI regulations will continue in 2022
Regulating AI can be challenging for many reasons, including varying definitions of fairness and explainability. However, AI regulations will be a top focus for lawmakers in 2022. Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Dec 2021
edge AI
Edge artificial intelligence (edge AI) is a paradigm for crafting AI workflows that span centralized data centers (the cloud) and devices outside the cloud that are closer to humans and physical things (the edge). Continue Reading
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16 Dec 2021
Language models and the metaverse top AI stories of 2021
From moves toward government regulation to the metaverse, language models getting bigger and autonomous vehicle tech slowing, these are some of the biggest stories of the year. Continue Reading
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07 Dec 2021
Microsoft unveils responsible AI guidelines and dashboard
The tech giant unveiled 10 guidelines for organizations to consider when building AI models, and a dashboard that data scientists can use to ensure their models are ethical. Continue Reading
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02 Dec 2021
AWS SageMaker equipped with new features for model building
The tech giant revealed new tools for its AI and machine learning platforms geared toward making model building easier for enterprises and users. Continue Reading
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15 Nov 2021
DataRobot introduces AI Cloud for Industries
The independent AI vendor has created a taxonomy for specific industries by building out its AI Cloud platform on which customers can take advantage of industry-specific services. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2021
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure gets an AI boost
The vendor added AI services to its public cloud. The prebuilt machine learning algorithms enable users to automate language, speech, vision, anomaly detection and forecasting. Continue Reading
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02 Nov 2021
Microsoft gives enterprises preview of Azure OpenAI service
During the Ignite 2021 virtual conference, the tech giant previewed its new enterprise AI language service that it said provides enterprises with security, compliance and scale. Continue Reading
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26 Oct 2021
Teradata and H2O.ai partner on multi-cloud platform
The partnership between the open source AI vendor and veteran data service provider demonstrates the emphasis enterprises are now placing on the data in their AI systems. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2021
SambaNova makes a mark in the AI hardware realm
The startup says it is innovating AI hardware systems with its data flow architecture that enterprises can use to be more efficient when processing large AI data sets. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2021
A look at AI trends and bias in AI algorithms
In the past few years, more and more organizations have focused on AI. However, just as the use of AI and machine learning has expanded, concern about AI bias is also growing. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2021
AI hardware and software: The key to eBay's marketplace
At the AI Hardware summit 2021, an eBay exec discusses how its similarity system enables it to build an AI-driven marketplace for better latency and throughput. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2021
Why companies should use AI for fraud management, detection
AI is involved in many cybersecurity processes. Now it's making inroads in fraud management and detection. The benefits, however, are not without AI's nagging bias challenge. Continue Reading
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08 Sep 2021
Expanding explainable AI examples key for the industry
Improving AI explainability and interpretability are keys to building consumer trust and furthering the technology's success. Continue Reading
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12 Aug 2021
Why transparency in AI matters for businesses
To ensure model accuracy, businesses need to understand why their machine learning models make their decisions. Certain tools and techniques can help with that. Continue Reading
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30 Jun 2021
Dell HPC and AI work spawn deployment-easing Omnia software
Dell Technologies spotlighted its open source Omnia software as part of its latest initiatives to ease the deployment and management of HPC, AI and data analytics workloads. Continue Reading
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29 Jun 2021
Nvidia partners with Google Cloud to boost AI for 5G app dev
Nvidia continues its aggressive push into both the AI and 5G markets, partnering with Google Cloud to aid in development of AI apps for the data center to the edge. Continue Reading
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09 Jun 2021
DataRobot integrates AI modeling tools with Snowflake
The AI vendor and cloud data warehouse vendors' latest collaboration will enable joint customers to develop and deploy AI models with fewer production lags. Continue Reading
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08 Jun 2021
Advanced SQL skills boost data scientists' value
Learning advanced SQL skills can help data scientists effectively query their databases and unlock new insights into data relationships, resulting in more useful information. Continue Reading
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02 Jun 2021
Nvidia extends its AI reach with cloud development hub
Nvidia debuted a development platform to speed the development and delivery of AI projects, along with a monthly subscription plan that allows access to its DGX SuperPod servers. Continue Reading
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24 May 2021
Designing and building artificial intelligence infrastructure
Building an artificial intelligence infrastructure requires a serious look at storage, networking and AI data needs, combined with deliberate and strategic planning. Continue Reading
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21 May 2021
Google racing to catch up in growing enterprise AI market
At Google I/O this week, the tech giant launched a new enterprise machine learning platform and language recognition model, and advanced other AI products under development. Continue Reading
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17 May 2021
8 considerations for buying versus building AI
Business leaders should consider their employees' technical expertise, technology budgets and regulatory needs, among other factors, when deciding to build or buy AI. Continue Reading
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14 May 2021
Addressing 3 infrastructure issues that challenge AI adoption
One of the biggest problems enterprises run into when adopting AI infrastructure is using a development lifecycle that doesn't work when building and deploying AI models. Continue Reading
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11 May 2021
DataRobot looks to enterprise AI coders with Zepl acquisition
By acquiring cloud data science and analytics platform vendor Zepl, DataRobot gives data scientists a cloud-native, self-service notebook to write tasks and custom models. Continue Reading
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11 May 2021
IBM hangs its hopes on hybrid clouds, AI to revive growth
After a decade of stagnant growth, IBM is betting all of its chips that hybrid clouds, new partnerships and AI will catapult it to a more competitive position. Continue Reading
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14 Apr 2021
SambaNova funding round brings in $676 million
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. Continue Reading
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12 Apr 2021
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. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2021
Abbyy releases Vantage 2 and a new skills marketplace
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. Continue Reading
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05 Mar 2021
Samsung adds AI processor in memory to high-bandwidth memory
Samsung's new in-memory processing architecture brings compute capability to high-bandwidth memory to address data bottlenecks with AI and HPC workloads. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2021
Edge AI brings new uses to IoT devices
A Lenovo executive describes AI at the edge, highlighting how this rapidly advancing technology unlocks new automations and capabilities within IoT devices. Continue Reading
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02 Mar 2021
Microsoft brings Azure AI to the edge with Azure Percept
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. Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2021
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. Continue Reading
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19 Feb 2021
Nvidia acquisition of Arm faces industry, regulatory hurdles
Nvidia's acquisition of Arm Ltd. could change the chipmaker landscape and is reportedly raising industry and regulatory eyebrows. Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2021
Artificial general intelligence in business holds promise
While AGI in business remains unattainable today, truly intelligent systems, chatbots and predictive analytics are potential use cases enterprises should keep their eyes on. Continue Reading
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11 Feb 2021
Autonomous truck startup raises $200M but faces competition
The investment will fund Plus' autonomous driving software, which could enable long-haul trucks to drive themselves along long stretches of highway. Continue Reading
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26 Jan 2021
Data democratization strategy for machine learning enterprise
In the enterprise, data democratization works to break down data silos by opening access to an organization's data across teams in an effort to improve workflows. Continue Reading
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26 Jan 2021
Nvidia partners launch Nvidia-Certified Systems for AI
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. Continue Reading
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13 Jan 2021
The power and limitations of enterprise AI
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. Continue Reading
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12 Jan 2021
Defining enterprise AI: From ETL to modern AI infrastructure
The promise of enterprise AI is built on old ETL technologies, and it relies on an AI infrastructure effectively integrating and processing loads of data. Continue Reading
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06 Jan 2021
Intel launches RealSense ID for facial authentication
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. Continue Reading
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31 Dec 2020
KDD in data mining assists data prep for machine learning
While data scientists are often familiar with data mining, the deeper knowledge discovery in databases (KDD) procedure can help prepare data to train machine learning algorithms. Continue Reading
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28 Dec 2020
Finding the balance between edge AI vs. cloud AI
Centralized cloud resources allow AI to continuously improve while edge AI allows for real-time decision-making and larger models. The best approach combines them. Continue Reading
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18 Dec 2020
AWS digs into its new machine learning industrial products
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. Continue Reading
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17 Dec 2020
Emerging AI startups to look at in 2021
AI startups in the legal, MLOps, NLP and data training markets make this year's list of emerging AI vendors to look out for. Continue Reading
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18 Nov 2020
New Nvidia, AMD GPUs deliver more memory and speed -- again
Nvidia and AMD each delivered much faster GPUs for data scientists and corporate IT shops investing in hardware to run AI and data intensive workloads. Continue Reading
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17 Nov 2020
UiPath platform update makes it easier to deploy smarter bots
A new platform upgrade for UiPath makes it easier for users to develop and use robots at scale, as well as makes the bots more resilient to UI changes. Continue Reading
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10 Nov 2020
Infosys applied AI launch follows IT consulting AI releases
Infosys launched a new offering to help enterprises find and apply AI use cases at scale. The release is part of a wave of similar products from other big systems integrators. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2020
AWS launches P4d instances for deep learning training
AWS released its EC2 P4d instances, the tech giant's newest GPU-backed instances. The instances speed up AI training and supercomputing workloads. Continue Reading
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29 Oct 2020
Intel will acquire model optimization startup SigOpt
Intel's acquisition of SigOpt, a startup vendor of an AI model optimization platform, will help accelerate Intel's AI software products for developers. Continue Reading
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26 Oct 2020
Insurance provider uses AI for legal to manage contracts
The legal team at Asurion, a major insurance provider, kept its documents spread out across filing cabinets, hard drives and the cloud. It turned to an AI platform to better manage them. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2020
Understanding motion analytics, where it is and where it's going
Machine learning is helping make motion analysis more usable for the average enterprise, creating new use cases and applications that can drive value. Continue Reading
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08 Oct 2020
Nvidia Jarvis, new conversational AI tool, now in open beta
A speech recognition services vendor in Great Britain turned to Nvidia Jarvis, a new framework for creating conversational AI models on GPUs, to quickly build a product. Continue Reading
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08 Oct 2020
Nvidia adds DPUs to GPU lineup for artificial intelligence apps
Nvidia has rolled out a new chip technology that supplements its GPUs, along with a new development kit and architecture to create more capable AI-based applications. Continue Reading
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25 Sep 2020
Google, Unilever partnership uses AI for sustainable sourcing
Unilever says it will use Google Earth Engine, Google Cloud Storage and BigQuery, as well as AI technologies, to create a deforestation-free supply chain by 2023. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2020
Nvidia, Arm deal creates AI, chip powerhouse
Nvidia's acquisition of U.K. chipmaker Arm, if approved by regulators, will greatly expand Nvidia's reach in the CPU market, especially in IoT and mobile devices. Continue Reading
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03 Sep 2020
GCP powers AI in marketing at McDonald's
McDonald's uses the Google Cloud Platform to drive its personalized marketing efforts, which has helped the company grow and know its customers better. Continue Reading
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19 Aug 2020
Machine learning limitations marked by data demands
Machine learning has impressive capabilities in the enterprise, but with high-data requirements and struggles with explainability, it remains unable to reach widespread use. Continue Reading
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22 Jul 2020
Nvidia, University of Florida building AI supercomputer
Nvidia and the University of Florida have teamed up to build what they claim will be the fastest AI supercomputer in academia, capable of hitting 700 petaflops of performance. Continue Reading
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Quiz
29 Jun 2020
Find out how smart you are about machine learning and AI
Machine learning can help businesses gain powerful analytics value from their data -- but only if it's done right. How much do you know about machine learning and related forms of AI? Continue Reading
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26 Jun 2020
Bank modernizes with MLflow and Databricks
With Databricks and MLflow, an Argentinian bank modernized its infrastructure, increased customer retention and better managed its machine learning models. Continue Reading
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23 Jun 2020
Databricks AI in next-generation transportation
Virgin Hyperloop turned to Databricks to horizontally scale out and speed up its processes as it works to create a new form of transportation. Continue Reading
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29 May 2020
Enterprises should not neglect AI digital transformation
Enterprises should focus on automation to augment their workforces as they recover from the COVID-19 economic downturn, and not lose sight of larger digital transformation projects. Continue Reading
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29 May 2020
Cloud computing for machine learning offers on-demand tools
Automated machine learning and MLaaS tools are now being developed for the cloud, and enterprises need better workflows and infrastructure to successfully integrate the technology. Continue Reading
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Conference Coverage
15 May 2020
IBM Think 2020: AI, security, COVID-19 news, trends and analysis
News at the IBM Think 2020 digital conference focused on paths to modernization -- including advanced AI and automation -- IoT, hybrid cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity. Continue Reading
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14 May 2020
Nvidia unveils A100 GPU for demanding AI workloads
Designed for demanding AI and data science workloads, Nvidia's new A100 processor is a powerhouse, but it's also power-hungry and high-heat-producing. Continue Reading
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14 May 2020
Intel makes new investments in AI startups
Intel reveals new investments in 11 startups focused on AI, automation and chip design as the tech giant ramps up its efforts in the AI hardware market. Continue Reading
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05 May 2020
IBM's Watson AIOps aims to help networks run smoothly
Launched during IBM Think 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, IBM's Watson AIOps aims to use AI to help CIOs more quickly and efficiently keep their networks running. Continue Reading
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04 May 2020
Are giant AI chips the future of AI hardware?
Giant AI chips like the Cerebras WSE are dazzlingly fast and could transform AI models, but how soon is the question for CIOs. Experts mull the merits of small vs. big AI chips. Continue Reading
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30 Apr 2020
Nvidia finalizes Mellanox deal to boost AI products
The Nvidia acquisition of Mellanox will improve its GPU and AI infrastructure products, but it's not likely to give the company a significant edge in the competitive AI market. Continue Reading
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23 Apr 2020
PyTorch update from Facebook and AWS eases model building
PyTorch 1.5 introduces TorchServe, a model serving library, and TorchElastic, a Kubernetes controller. Both applications are still in experimental mode. Continue Reading