Google Bard, the search giant’s conversational AI product, underwent a big update last week that earned mixed reviews. But this week, another, older Bard feature is coming under scrutiny: SEO consultant Gagan Ghotra observed that Google Search had begun to index shared Bard conversational links into its search results pages, potentially exposing information users meant to be kept contained or…
AI needs human insight to reach its full potential against cyberattacks
September 27, 2023
Socially engineered attacks are sidestepping millions of dollars worth of cybersecurity systems. Simple phone calls help attackers steal access credentials and impersonate identities at will across networks.
The tradecraft behind the attacks on Clorox, MGM and many others…
Vectara grounds AI accuracy with Boomerang vector embedding
September 27, 2023
The issue of AI hallucinations is a big challenge when it comes to enterprise AI adoption. After all, no organization wants to generate inaccurate results from generative AI efforts.
Among the many organizations looking to solve the problem of AI hallucination is Vectara…
Data & AI: How financial institutions are powering true hyper-personalization at scale
September 27, 2023
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Microsoft harnesses power of AI to boost Windows 11 security, pushes for passwordless future
September 27, 2023
Microsoft announced a series of new enterprise security features today that use artificial intelligence (AI) to help defend Windows 11 against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. The tech giant claims its new AI capabilities will reduce security incidents by 60% and…
The top U.S. cities for AI-driven job hunters
September 27, 2023
Nearly half of the generative AI job postings in the past year were for roles in San Francisco, San Jose, New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Seattle.
These six AI hotspots have been identified by the Brookings Institution, which also found that San Francisco is home to 20 of…
SAP launches its own enterprise AI assistant: meet Joule
September 27, 2023
Not content to let Microsoft and Amazon hog the spotlight when it comes to new AI assistants, German enterprise giant SAP today announced a new AI assistant for its enterprise customers called “Joule,” that it hopes will “power the outcomes of humans and businesses,” according to Julia White, SAP’s chief marketing and solutions officer and an executive board member of the company, during…
Microsoft’s bold move: Introducing AI assistant ‘Copilot’ in Windows 11
September 27, 2023
Microsoft, in a barrage of announcements, has once again made it clear that artificial intelligence (AI) is at the core of its business strategy, positioning itself as a leader in enterprise AI.
The company unveiled a host of new features and products today, all underpinned…
Enterprise workers gain 40 percent performance boost from GPT-4, Harvard study finds
September 26, 2023
A Harvard-led study has found that using generative AI helped hundreds of consultants working for the respected Boston Consulting Group (BSG) complete a range of tasks more often, more quickly, and at a higher quality than those who did not use AI.
Moreover, it showed that…
Google Bard fails to deliver on its promise — even after latest updates
September 26, 2023
Google revamped its artificially intelligent chatbot Bard last week in a major overhaul that now gives users access to it from some of its most popular products including Gmail, Docs, Drive, Maps, YouTube, and more. The update theoretically gives Google’s Bard an advantage over ChatGPT, which is the market leader pushed jointly by OpenAI and Microsoft. Together, Google’s search engine and…
