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AI’s real effect on jobs? It’s complicated

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. To some, AI is a job killer. To others, it is a job enhancer. But like every other form of labor development since the first farmer hitched an ox to a plow and displaced a hundred field hands, AI’s impact on the modern job market will be mixed. Without question, AI will take on many tasks that humans are doing now.
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Systems of systems: The next big step for edge AI

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Thanks to AI advancements and applications, edge computing is already seeing widespread interest from industries ranging from manufacturing to healthcare and retail. Leveraging the growing power…
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AI Weekly: Companies look to ‘scale up’ their use of AI

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Companies are looking to move from small-scale, proof-of-concept AI deployments to operating AI at a massive scale. That’s according to Bratin Saha, VP and general manager at Amazon AI, who spoke with VentureBeat in a recent phone interview about general trends in the AI industry. The pandemic supercharged the…
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Pilot on the AI-driven ‘financial back office’

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Many startups fail due to cash flow challenges. Keeping an eye on financials is important, but bookkeeping and back office tasks might not be every startup’s strength. Especially when operating…
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Forrester: Adopting fraud-fighting AI requires the right technical framework

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. AI tools have become part and parcel of fraud management solutions in the enterprise, according to a new Forrester report. In it, analysts at the firm identify key fraud management use cases where AI can help, mapping how brands can deploy AI technologies in each scenario. Fraud is on the rise worldwide, and it’s…
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Yellow.ai raises $78M to expand its AI chatbot platform globally

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Conversational AI platform provider Yellow.ai today announced the close of an over $78.15 million series C round led by WestBridge Capital with participation from Sapphire Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing the company’s total funding to more than $102.15 million. Yellow.ai says…
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