Enterprise adoption of AI technology is increasing, but there is still a substantial amount of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) among the knowledge workforce that could hamper its deployment and perhaps the ultimate success of key initiatives.
Resistance to new software and new processes is nothing new in the enterprise, of course, but it could become a crucial factor for AI, considering the…
A majority of global executives who have implemented artificial intelligence in some form in their business report that the new-age technology has been instrumental in driving financial and cultural benefits at the team and organizational levels, a new study reported on…
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Palo Alto, California-based Landing AI, the AI startup led by Andrew Ng — the cofounder of Google Brain, one of Google’s AI research divisions — today…
Using AI to verify renter eligibility and risk
November 5, 2021
Imagine a software app that creates peace and understanding between landlords and tenants. How much value would that have in this world of constant rental turnover and strife?
This is the challenge taken on by Obligo, a New York-based fintech company that is using AI and machine learning to determine the level of risk of renters so that landlords feel safer about transactions. The company just…
Enterprise deployment of AI and machine learning (ML) for cash flow forecasting is expected to increase 450% over the next two years, according to the recently released 2021 Cash Forecasting & Visibility Survey from GTreasury and Strategic Treasurer. The survey of nearly…
SecureAuth, a provider of identity and access management solutions for cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments, today announced it has acquired passwordless authentication startup Acceptto. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed.
Founded out of Portland in 2013…
How will the world of work change in the near future? “Every business process will be collaborative, powered by data and AI, and will bridge the digital and physical worlds,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said during the opening keynote of his company’s Ignite conference this week.
Nadella and other Microsoft executives speaking at the event gave numerous examples of this. One implication of…
Notable aims to improve AI in health care with new $100M
November 3, 2021
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Notable, an intelligent automation company focused on health care, today announced it received a $100 million series B funding round. The investment, led by ICONIQ Growth…
Part of what Microsoft was determined to showcase at its Ignite conference, which kicked off Tuesday, is the extent to which Azure is maturing into an architecture for building scalable, AI-infused apps that also work in hybrid cloud and edge computing scenarios.
Microsoft…
New AI products from Microsoft include Context IQ and Azure Cognitive Services for Language
November 2, 2021
At Ignite 2021, Microsoft debuted a range of products across its cloud-powered lines of business that leverage AI to find patterns in — and made predictions from — vast stores of data. The highlight might be Context IQ, a Microsoft 365 technology that can predict, seek, and suggest information employees might need. Others have to do with tasks like translation and summarization, as well as…
