Pure Storage, a pioneer in delivering advanced data storage technology and services, unveiled a suite of new AI infrastructure solutions and validated reference architectures developed in partnership with Nvidia at last week’s GTC conference. The announcement aimed to provide enterprises with proven frameworks to manage the high-performance data and compute requirements necessary for successful…
“It’s venture money, not adventure money.” That was the loving response a dear friend once got from a VC while pitching an idea. But when we are in the hype cycle phase of a new technology, that caution goes out the window. VCs, after all, have to deploy all the…
Exclusive: Foundational emerges from stealth with $8 million to tackle data quality and AI readiness challenges
March 26, 2024
Foundational, a startup aiming to bring order to the chaos of modern data infrastructure, announced today that it has raised $8 million in seed funding led by Viola Ventures and Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused investment fund, with participation from angel investors…
‘Attention is All You Need’ creators look beyond Transformers for AI at Nvidia GTC: ‘The world needs something better’
March 22, 2024
Seven of the eight authors of the landmark ‘Attention is All You Need’ paper, that introduced Transformers, gathered for the first time as a group for a chat with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in a packed ballroom at the GTC conference today.
They included Noam Shazeer, co-founder and CEO of Character.ai; Aidan Gomez, co-founder and CEO of Cohere; Ashish Vaswani, co-founder and CEO of Essential AI…
Candy Crush Saga brings the Power of AI
March 22, 2024
A duo of King product and research directors spoke at the Game Developers Conference today about how AI transformed automated level creation in Candy Crush Saga.
King has had an interesting journey in implementing and using AI to create business value; it has investing in…
The AI beat goes on…with a farewell | The AI Beat
March 22, 2024
Last weekend I flew to San Francisco, preparing for several days of immersion into all things Nvidia and AI. I needed to muster all of my energy for the company’s annual GTC conference, but I didn’t sleep in. I shrugged off my jet lag and headed down to Monterey for two…
Generative AI use cases are progressing quickly from pilots to production, delivering measurable, reliable results at scale across enterprises today.
From detecting anomalies in security logs to improving developer productivity through automation of code migrations, CIOs and IT leaders shared how they’re harnessing gen AI’s potential across a broad base of use cases to achieve productivity…
Responsible AI is one of the most significant topics of discussion in technology today.
Model developers want to ensure generative AI and large language models (LLMs) are not used negligently or maliciously. While this is giving rise to AI regulations around the world, AI…
ServiceNow’s Washington, DC update empowers IT operations and virtual agents with Gen AI
March 21, 2024
Today, ServiceNow announced “Now Platform Washington, D.C.”, the latest version of its workflow automation platform, enhanced with new generative AI enhancements as well as tools that boost productivity and optimize interactions in different growth-critical…
Smartling leads translation industry transformation with AI, driving 40% growth amid industry downturn
March 20, 2024
As billions pour into generative AI and large language model startups from venture capital and private equity investors, attention is turning to identifying the industry verticals and companies most poised for AI-driven disruption. The $50 billion global translation industry has emerged as a prime candidate for this transformation, with Smartling leading the charge.
While the broader translation…