Epicor buys PIM vendor Kyklo: it’s more about the data

Epicor has acquired Kyklo, a PIM specialty vendor focused on manufacturers and distributors, it said Wednesday. The ERP vendor said that Kyklo’s products would augment its Epicor Commerce offering, helping manufacturers, distributors and sellers to improves product discovery, generate more qualified leads, and modernize the online buying experience.  Epicor described Kyklo’s value-add as “a process…

US Air Force seeks generative AI test pilots

Proof that even the most rigid of organizations are willing to explore generative AI arrived this week when the US Department of the Air Force (DAF) launched an experimental initiative aimed at Guardians, Airmen, civilian employees, and contractors. To be known as NIPRGPT, it will be part of the Dark Saber software ecosystem developed at…

Ethics of generative AI: To be innovative, you must first be trustworthy

Over the past year, generative AI – artificial intelligence that creates text, audio, and images – has moved from the “interesting concept” stage to the deployment stage for retail, healthcare, finance, and other industries.  By generating new content in seconds, identifying patterns in large datasets, automating repetitive tasks, improving customer interactions, and reducing costs, GenAI…