Artificial Intelligence News for the Week of September 6; Updates from Acuvity, HPE, Revefi & More
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Tim King
, Executive Editor at Solutions Review - Mobile Device Management,
Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable artificial intelligence news for the week of September 6, 2024.
Keeping tabs on all the most relevant artificial intelligence news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week, in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy artificial intelligence news items.
Artificial Intelligence News for the Week of September 6, 2024
Acuvity Raises $9 Million for Enterprise AI Security
The company offers a robust platform that ensures comprehensive security and governance across all AI applications and models used by employees. From language-based access controls to real-time enforcement mechanisms, Acuvity’s solutions are engineered to enhance productivity while mitigating potential risks associated with GenAI technology.
Clarivate Unveils AI-Powered Web of Science Research Tool
The tool was developed in collaboration with librarians and researchers worldwide and entered beta testing in December 2023. Development partners help ensure that the generative AI-powered assistant meets rigorous standards for quality, accuracy, and privacy.
Databricks Announces Improvements to LLM Judges in Agent Evaluation
Measuring the quality of ML outputs takes a new dimension of complexity for GenAI applications, especially in industry-specific contexts dealing with customer data: the inputs may comprise complex open-ended questions, and the outputs can be long-form answers that cannot be easily compared to reference answers using string-matching metrics.
DataStax Updates its AI PaaS
Developers can easily import multiple PDF files of any size, chunk those files, and using DataStax Vectorize, they can generate the vector embeddings for improved query relevancy. This update adds support for more file types and streamlines data processing by bringing data preparation directly into the data loading process.
Dell and Red Hat Collab on Open-Source AI Workloads
This collaboration helps organizations more readily implement successful artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) strategies to scale their IT systems and power enterprise applications across their businesses.
Dwinity Unveils Blockchain Data Storage
The company has now opened access to its data storage location for first test users, who can register through their wallet address using the link https://dwinity.com/app/. This approach ensures that users can access the storage location from any device and using any authentication method.
Felo AI Launches New Search Engine
Felo AI stands out in the crowded search engine market by breaking down language barriers, enabling users to ask questions in their native languages and receive accurate, comprehensive answers from a global pool of resources. This free AI search engine provides an unparalleled user experience by making advanced technology accessible to everyone.
HPE Drops New Private Cloud AI & Solution Accelerators
Solution accelerators are customizable, modular low-code or no-code applications using Nvidia NIM microservices. Run in HPE Private Cloud AI managed through HPE GreenLake cloud, they aim to shorten time-to-value for businesses and simplify AI application deployment. HPE said the solution accelerators enable enterprises to deploy virtual assistants in one click and operationalize them in seconds.
Jitterbit Unveils AI-Centic Harmony Platform
With robust integration, API management, low-code application development capabilities, and EDI solutions, Harmony supports enterprise transformation by enabling organizations to automate and orchestrate critical business processes, operations and workflows.
Lyzr Emerges from Stealth: An Alternative for Building Enterprise AI Agents
As organizations increasingly seek to harness the power of large language models (LLMs) and AI capabilities, the demand for secure, scalable, and user-friendly frameworks has surged. Lyzr has positioned itself at the forefront of this demand, offering a solution that goes beyond prototypes to deliver production-ready AI systems.
MindStudio Announces Self-Hosted Enterprise AI Automation Platform
The new offering brings all the power of MindStudio’s hosted SaaS platform directly to customers’ on-premise servers or private clouds, creating fully isolated and secure environments for Enterprise AI. With additional support for Private Models, MindStudio for Enterprise is the safest and most trusted way for organizations to leverage AI.
Mondo Raises $5 Million Seed Funding
Monda’s software helps companies easily start, run, and scale their data business. Seeing rapid growth in 2024, Monda’s all-in-one data monetization platform is already used by over 150 data-as-a-service (DaaS) companies creating more than 6,000 data products.
O’Reilly Set to Host Webcast on Deepfakes, AI & More
Join two tech leaders who’re well situated to anticipate the exciting possibilities and profound implications of AI; the advancements, risks, and possible benefits of deepfake technology; and all the related impacts of AI on the industry and the broader economy.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI Now Available on Hybrid Cloud
Join two tech leaders who’re well situated to anticipate the exciting possibilities and profound implications of AI; the advancements, risks, and possible benefits of deepfake technology; and all the related impacts of AI on the industry and the broader economy.
Revefi Unveils ‘World First’ Data Engineer
These “distinguished engineer” capabilities are now critical for organizations given the evolving role of the data engineer, which traditionally focused on data pipeline management but has expanded to emphasize cloud optimization, real-time data processing, scalable infrastructure and spend management.
Stelia Partners with Ori on AI Infrastructure
The combined Stelia-Ori solution is designed to cater to a wide range of customers, from AI development teams to enterprises embarking on AI initiatives. It offers unparalleled flexibility, allowing customers to scale their AI operations from edge devices to continent-spanning networks.
Time Magazine Releases its 2024 Time 100 for AI
Published for the first time in 2023, this list includes 100 individuals from various backgrounds who are shaping the AI landscape through leadership, innovation, policy-making, ethics, and creative applications.
Unilever Partners with Accenture on GenAI Productivity Standards
Announcing this multi-year program, Unilever will work with Accenture to establish the foundation on which to set a new industry standard in gen AI-powered productivity. This includes scaling use cases that have shown to be effective in delivering cost reductions and operational efficiencies across the business globally.
Expert Insights Section
Watch this space each week as our editors will share upcoming events, new thought leadership, and the best resources from Insight Jam, Solutions Review’s enterprise tech community where the human conversation around AI is happening. The goal? To help you gain a forward-thinking analysis and remain on-trend through expert advice, best practices, predictions, and vendor-neutral software evaluation tools.
Expert Insights: AI Chatbots Make Mistakes, Too by Doug Shannon
GenAI chatbots, despite their advancements, are prone to making mistakes in various ways, stemming from their inherent limitations. Many find chatting with LLMs like ChatGPT offers significant potential in enhancing the speed of delivery and empowering ease-of-use experiences.
NEW Episode of Information Risk with David Loshin: Planes, Trains & Cybersecurity
From sneaky attacks on ports to the vulnerability of our transportation networks, they explore how even the tiniest digital hiccup can cause massive real-world chaos. AI advancements, the constant tug-of-war between security and chaos, and even a little bit of conspiracy theory make it into the conversation.
Solutions Review Set to Host Observe AI for Exclusive Spotlight: Transforming Contact CentersL Achieving Operational Efficiency with AI
Hear from industry experts and discover how AI-driven technologies can revolutionize contact center operations, streamline workflows, and enhance the customer experience. Tune in on Thursday, September 26!
For consideration in future artificial intelligence news roundups, send your announcements to the editor: tking@solutionsreview.com.
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Tim King
Executive Editor
Tim is Solutions Review's Executive Editor and leads coverage on data management and analytics. A 2017 and 2018 Most Influential Business Journalist and 2021 "Who's Who" in Data Management, Tim is a recognized industry thought leader and changemaker. Story? Reach him via email at tking@solutionsreview dot com.
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