There’s something exciting about trying out new versions of an operating system, especially when it’s a test build. Suddenly a device you’ve gotten to know well becomes fresh again and useful (or at the very least entertaining) in all new ways. Now is that time for eager Apple users, with the company’s iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10 and macOS Sonoma public betas finally…
Online furniture retailer Wayfair is embracing the power of generative AI with a thoughtful, measured approach that involves a council of stakeholders and a core thesis to help accelerate business productivity.
In a session at today’s VentureBeat Transform 2023, Wilko…
Ecommerce giant eBay aims to revolutionize its marketplace by integrating generative AI and computer vision. With these technologies eBay aims to enhance its understanding of customer preferences and deliver highly personalized shopping experiences.
During the VentureBeat…
Generative AI isn’t some overhyped short-lived trend; it could transform the world as we know it. That’s according to executives from Google and Amazon.
In a wide-ranging conversation with VentureBeat founder Matt Marshall at the VentureBeat Transform 2023 conference today, Gerrit Kazmaier, VP data and analytics at Google Cloud, and Matt Wood, VP of product at Amazon Web Services (AWS)…
AI and cybersecurity: Friends, foes, collaborators
July 13, 2023
One time, a large enterprise Gary Harbison worked for was targeted by a hacker looking to execute a fraudulent payment.
They were persistent, first sending an email, then following up with what they thought would be a sly voice call impersonating the CEO. But they hadn’t…
Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar, in a recent wide-ranging interview with VentureBeat, focused on an optimistic view of the generative AI explosion. His positive outlook shines even as generative AI tools like ChatGPT have put the popular question-and-answer site…
The issue of trust is never far behind the implementation of AI, especially in one as newly significant as generative AI. At Transform 2023, Hillary Ashton, CPO at Teradata, dove into the ways businesses must navigate the complexities of data governance, privacy and maintaining transparency to ensure trust in their AI-driven operations.
“Generative AI has brought the entire arena of advanced…
NTT’s CFO says energy consumption and pricing are top challenges for enterprise generative AI
July 13, 2023
International telecommunications giant NTT expects that energy consumption of generative AI models and value-based pricing will be among the most significant challenges facing enterprises as they move towards more broad adoption and integration of the burgeoning…
NTT is a global technology and business solutions provider, with more than $110 billion in revenue, sales teams in 70 countries and more than 100,000 enterprise customers in every vertical. At VentureBeat’s Transform 2023, Vab Goel, founding partner, NTTVC and board…
Expert calls generative AI a ‘stochastic parrot’ that won’t surpass humans (anytime soon)
July 13, 2023
There is no shortage of hype around generative AI, but there is also reality.
In a fireside chat session at today’s VentureBeat Transform 2023, Jeff Wong, global CIO at Ernst and Young, was joined by Usama Fayyad, executive director of the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University, for an insightful conversation about the reality of generative AI today.
“I’ve studied…
