Category: AI For Business

Never before has the pace of technological innovation been faster and businesses are operating in an environment of continuous disruption. AI, cloud computing, automation, edge technologies and digital ecosystems are revolutionizing industries at a pace never seen before, while changing customer expectations, changing regulations, geopolitical uncertainties and competitive pressures are redefining the global business landscape. […]

As the battle rages for control of artificial intelligence, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that AI models from ChatGPT to the bot on the plumbing supply store’s website know an awful lot about you. BBTW editor spoke with Ben Winters, director of AI and privacy at the Consumer Federation of America, to understand what AI companies […]

Some of America’s largest technology companies are calling on the US government to make open artificial intelligence a national priority as China continues to build on its lead in the field. Their message reveals gaps in U.S. policy. The US has a chip strategy for AI. We need an open model strategy now. Proponents argue […]

D’Addario revisited accusations that it used AI-generated music in a recent promotional video for its new NYXL HD electric guitar strings, insisting that the track was performed by human musicians and claiming that an unusually large production chain caused the misunderstanding. Last week, the strings and accessories giant came under fire after guitarists claimed online […]

People are tired of AI. They’re tired of predictions that AI will take their jobs, and they’re tired of the inability of the supposedly smartest economists to explain what’s going on. So the timing is perfect for a new theory that ties all the clues together into an elegant explanation. AI isn’t eliminating jobs, but […]

It’s hard to imagine Microsoft filing a better financial report. The tech giant not only recorded significant growth in its AI-powered Azure cloud computing business, but also refrained from raising its capital investment spending forecast. Investors were outraged by the report, sending Microsoft shares up as much as 16%. The stock is currently on track […]

In yesterday’s earnings call, we shared that Microsoft 365 Copilot has surpassed 30 million paid seats, with net seat adds more than doubling quarter over quarter.1 This is an important milestone, but it’s also a signal that points to a much broader shift: Across every industry, AI is moving from assistant to active participant, becoming […]

Lloyds Banking Group is set to cut a further £2bn in costs as part of its chief executive’s four-year plan to use new technology and AI to drive growth. Charlie Nunn said the strategy, which will be launched in January by Britain’s largest high street lender, includes investing £13bn into the business by 2030, including […]

After going into full-scale implementation in Q2, Meta positions its messaging ecosystem as a major new frontier in AI-powered customer engagement, powered by an audience of 3.6 billion people who use at least one app every day. The global rollout of business agents across WhatsApp and Messenger, alongside new enterprise platforms, shows that CX leaders […]

“We aim to build an artificial intelligence (AI) behemoth in South Africa and take the country and continent into the AI ​​race and keep pace in this new world.” So said University of Cape Town (UCT) graduate Lars Gumede. He set out to found NowNow, which operates under Axel Technologies, an applied AI startup that […]