Improving employee productivity and efficiency is one of the top priorities for CIOs today. According to Gartner, 81% of CIOs say these areas will remain a focus for the rest of the year. Hybrid work has also raised expectations for the office experience. Employees have gotten used to reliable technology and familiar tools at home. When…
Microsoft has introduced an AI-powered tool to help enterprises move from Salesforce to Dynamics 365 by potentially reducing some of the complexity that has traditionally made switching CRM platforms difficult, as the software giant looks to expand its CRM market share. Called Dynamics 365 Activate and currently in public preview, the tool analyzes an enterprise’s…
OpenAI is urging US lawmakers to impose mandatory safety requirements on developers of the most powerful AI systems, arguing that advances in AI are moving quickly enough that voluntary safeguards are no longer sufficient. The ChatGPT maker said in a statement that the rules should be based on what AI systems are capable of doing…
AI adoption is shaking up the big IT consulting market, with some IT leaders starting to question the need for the multi-year transformation engagements that have been large advisory firms’ bread and butter. Organizations are increasingly using AI tools to assist with large digital transformation projects such as cloud modernization and mainframe migrations, with the…
Artificial intelligence is still the Wild West. Every organization adopting AI is, in a sense, operating on someone else’s ranch. Models, platforms and providers are evolving rapidly, and today’s market leader may not hold that position tomorrow. At its core, model independence recognizes that AI models are becoming interchangeable tools with different strengths, rather than…
Vibe coding is rapidly changing who can build software and how quickly an idea can become a functioning application. Using natural-language prompts and AI-assisted development tools, people can translate concepts into prototypes without mastering every element of traditional software engineering. The experience reminds me of Topgolf. Topgolf creates a carefully curated, technology-enabled environment where almost…
A pathologically simple playbook emerged in the last few years for winning the AI race: hoard GPUs, hire every AI expert you can find and then watch the magic happen. But as we roll through the second half of 2026, cracks in that strategy have turned into craters. A harsh reality of frontier AI development…
AI is evolving faster than most people, even those building it, could even fathom, and its impact on the workforce and the economy is, at this point, really anyone’s guess. Researchers from The Anthropic Institute are offering a few possibilities: They have built a nuanced framework looking at how AI might impact jobs, unemployment, and…
Gartner on Wednesday said that it expects 30% of the positions eliminated by AI-related layoffs to be refilled by 2029, suggesting that the initial terminations were ill-advised and excessive. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI era, they will realize their greatest mistake was believing that work automation was the point,…
When it comes to AI in the physical security industry, much of the conversation has rightfully focused on analytics. With devices now doing more than standard recording, many are configured to detect an object, recognize a particular behavior, or identify an event that requires immediate attention. Those applications improve daily and will continue to remain…