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How to Use Generative AI and LLMs to Improve Search

TechEmpower CTO

Artificial Intelligence (AI), and particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), have significantly transformed the search engine as we’ve known it. This presents businesses with an opportunity to enhance their search functionalities for both internal and external users. With Generative AI and LLMs, new avenues for improving operational efficiency and user satisfaction are emerging every day.

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The Future of Executive Search: Blending AI with Emotional Intelligence

N2Growth Blog

In today’s rapidly evolving corporate landscape, the role of executive search is undergoing a profound transformation. As we stand at the crossroads of technological revolution and human intuition, it’s imperative to envision the future of executive search through the lens of both AI and emotional intelligence. But what does this integrated future look like for businesses, leaders, and executive search consultants?

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Unleashing the Potential of Demand Forecasting with Data Streaming

Confluent

Learn how data streaming enables you to accurately predict future customer demands while delivering the right products in the right quantities to satisfy customer demand without creating a surplus.

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8 Tech Influencers to Follow on Social Media

Apiumhub

In today’s hyper-connected world, where technology is the heartbeat of progress, staying informed isn’t just a choice; it’s a necessity. Following tech influencers on social media isn’t just about scrolling through your feed; it’s about curating an invaluable stream of insights that can shape your perspective and empower your decisions.

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Embrace AI: Make Your VoIP Service Stand Out

Dialogview is revolutionizing VoIP services with its AI-powered platform, which is now available for white labeling. Our solution autonomously resolves over 68% of customer queries in more than 40 languages, dramatically reducing your team’s workload. With advanced conversational AI, Dialogview understands customer sentiments and queries in real time, without any button presses needed by users.

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Using AI to Transform Your Daily Job

Dataiku

In the first article of this series , we discussed how AI influences our daily lives and, in the second article , we learned how to handle the risks inherent in all AI, risks further highlighted by the incredible interest in ChatGPT and related Generative AI products.

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But Are You a Platform?

DevOps.com

Don MacVittie asks, 'Do you really need all the functionality of a platform, or will a single tool suffice?

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Four Steps to Help You Tackle AppSec Training—and Succeed

Security Innovation

Four Steps to Help You Tackle AppSec Training—and Succeed Teams across the SDLC are grappling with resource constraints, accumulated technical debt, skills gaps, and tight deadlines. Even though developers are on the front lines in preventing vulnerabilities, designing and implementing security training programs to stay ahead of threats can be challenging.

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11 most in-demand gen AI jobs companies are hiring for

CIO

Generative AI is quickly changing the landscape of the business world, with rapid adoption rates across nearly every industry. Businesses are turning to gen AI to streamline business processes, develop proprietary AI technology, and reduce manual efforts in order to free up employees to take on more intensive tasks. A recent survey of senior IT professionals from Foundry found that 57% of IT organizations have identified several areas for gen AI use cases, 25% have started pilot programs, and 41

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Sony Ventures earmarks $10M to invest in African entertainment startups

TechCrunch

Sony Group announced today that it has established Sony Innovation Fund: Africa (SIF: AF), a program that will support the growth of entertainment businesses in Africa. Appropriately, the Tokyo multinational conglomerate, through Sony Ventures Corporation (SVC), has earmarked $10 million for early-stage startups in gaming, music, film and content distribution.

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Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d

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AI requires businesses to radically rethink how work gets done

Agile Alliance

The explosive influence of AI is showcasing how Agile-based thinking is the key to success. Companies need to radically rethink how work gets done, and Agile is the answer. The post AI requires businesses to radically rethink how work gets done first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Ready or Reactive with Josefine Campbell

Let's Grow Leaders

Episode 233: Is your team ready or reactive? To be ready, deal with change, and be flexible, people need energy. Meanwhile, stress, anxiety, and loss of engagement at work are major factors in modern work life and statistics are staggering in a negative direction. In many corporate workplaces, the brains of the people working there are the biggest asset of the business.

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8 tips for cultivating a winning IT culture

CIO

Winning IT organizations aren’t built in a day. Long-term success is generally the result of leaders who make a committed effort to connect directly with their teams, rather than simply issuing memos, edicts, and other top-down commands. Employees want to work for leaders who inspire them, engage them, challenge them, and give them opportunities to grow and be effective, says Ola Chowning, a partner with technology research and advisory firm ISG.

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Fearing AI, fan fiction writers lock their accounts

TechCrunch

Kinktober. Whumptober. Kisstober. Flufftober. Goretober. October is a bacchanal of fan fiction, from romantic one-shots about unconventional character pairings to delicious smut that’ll make you reconsider your own sense of morality — all inspired by the month’s countless themed writing challenges.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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A Plethora of Google Chat Updates

Xebia

During Google Cloud Next ’23 , all attention was focused on the launch of Duet AI. More than right. But that does not alter the fact that many other novelties were also announced, including for Google Chat. See message view counts in Google Chat spaces For several months now, you have been receiving a read receipt for your Chat messages in group conversations.

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Navigating The Complex Waters of Insurance Executive Search: A Strategic Guide

N2Growth Blog

Crafting the Future: The Significance of Selecting the Right Insurance Executive In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving business environment, securing the right insurance executive is more than a mere hiring decision —it’s a pivotal investment in the company’s future. The modern insurance landscape, brimming with complexities and competition, calls for leaders possessing a rich tapestry of skills, profound industry expertise, and a visionary lens to navigate the looming challe

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Business AI will change the way businesses are run

CIO

Less than a year after most CIOs and business leaders even heard the expression “generative artificial intelligence,” for the first time, this technology has set off a wave of innovation that will dramatically change how businesses are run. However, we at SAP are not entering this race as newcomers. In fact, we have been at the forefront of embedding AI into our solutions for years.

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How NVIDIA became a major player in robotics

TechCrunch

[A version of this post appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] The last time I’d spoken with the NVIDIA at any length about robotics was also the last time we featured Claire Delaunay on stage at our Sessions event. That was a while ago.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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5 Ways to Develop Talent for an Unpredictable Future

Harvard Business Review

We may not know what tomorrow’s jobs will look like, but we can safely assume that when people are more curious, emotionally intelligent, resilient, driven, and intelligent, they will generally be better equipped to learn what is needed to perform those jobs, and provide whatever human value technology cannot replace. Rather than betting on specialists or forcing people into specific niches, organizations need to focus on expanding people’s talents.

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Doubting Existing Management: Private Equity’s Talent Conundrum

N2Growth Blog

In the evolving Private Equity arena, a quintessence of proficient leadership is imperative to navigate the complexities and render substantial value. The journey from meticulous deal-making to managing assets proficiently has put an unprecedented emphasis on acquiring and retaining the right talent. However, the reality is at odds with the requisite, shedding light on a pertinent concern in the industry.

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20 traits of highly effective project managers

CIO

To thrive, project managers need to have and hone a complex combination of technical, business, and interpersonal skills. Leading project management organization the Project Management Institute attempts to decode what it takes to be a successful project manager with its PMI Talent Triangle , comprising Ways of Working (formerly Technical Project Management), Power Skills (formerly Leadership), and Business Acumen (formerly Strategic and Business Management).

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X’s new control lets only verified accounts reply to a post

TechCrunch

X, formerly Twitter, has introduced a new control that limits replies to only verified accounts. The control is not restricted to paid accounts, though. Users who don’t pay for X Premium can also choose to not let non-verified users reply to their posts.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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It’s Time to End the Battle Between Waterfall and Agile

Harvard Business Review

Too many project leaders think rigidly about Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies and believe that they need to choose between the two. But many projects — especially those with diverse stakeholder needs and complex structures — benefit from a hybrid approach that combines aspects of Waterfall and Agile. The rise of hybrid methods isn’t tied to a particular time or event; instead, they have evolved organically as a response to the needs of modern, complex projects.

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Executive Onboarding: How to Set Up Your New Execs for Success

N2Growth Blog

When it comes to the success of new executives in your organization, just about nothing plays as critical a role as onboarding. Sure, a new hire could be a highly-skilled, perfect-match leader eager to start. But without proper onboarding, these executives are far less likely to excel in their roles, resulting in high and costly turnover. This is especially true for senior-level placements requiring a robust and comprehensive executive onboarding process.

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Powering the future: How Gen AI and AI illuminate utility companies

CIO

According to market researchers at Gartner 1 , “Utilities are faced with unprecedented challenges.” While international conflict, economic uncertainty and climate change are affecting businesses of all kinds, energy companies and utilities are also dealing with aging infrastructure, constant cyberattacks, increased regulation and rising customer expectations.

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WordPress.com blogs can now be followed on Mastodon and other federated platforms

TechCrunch

Earlier this year, WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired a plug-in that allowed WordPress blogs to be followed in the fediverse — the decentralized social networks that include the Twitter rival Mastodon and others. As a result, it launched version 1.0.0 of the plug-in, allowing WordPress blogs to be followed on Mastodon and other fediverse apps.

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LLMOps for Your Data: Best Practices to Ensure Safety, Quality, and Cost

Speaker: Shreya Rajpal, Co-Founder and CEO at Guardrails AI & Travis Addair, Co-Founder and CTO at Predibase

Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT offer unprecedented potential for complex enterprise applications. However, productionizing LLMs comes with a unique set of challenges such as model brittleness, total cost of ownership, data governance and privacy, and the need for consistent, accurate outputs. Putting the right LLMOps process in place today will pay dividends tomorrow, enabling you to leverage the part of AI that constitutes your IP – your data – to build a defensible AI strategy fo

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5 Types of Manipulators at Work

Harvard Business Review

Lots of variables influence our day-to-day decision making — though perhaps none more potently than the attitudes and preferences of other people. The human instinct to seek belonging with others helps us collaborate and build systems and societies. But it also gives ill-intentioned people an opening to mislead, lull, and even coerce us into serving their interests instead of our own.

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Workplace Conflict: Why it’s So Tricky Now and What To Do About It

Let's Grow Leaders

Navigating Workplace Conflict is Getting Harder: Here’s What You Can Do The workforce has been through unprecedented change in the last few years—for better and worse. Stress, disengagement, quiet quitting, and mass resignations… Has all the rapid change led to more workplace conflict? Is conflict wearing us all down? At what cost? A Glimpse into the World Workplace Conflict and Collaboration Survey Results We surveyed 5000+ full-time workers in over 45 countries and in all 50 United

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The CIO at a crossroads: Evolve or become a dead-end job

CIO

These are testing times for CIOs. A complex mix of macroeconomic instability, technological advancements, and digital disruption has businesses in search of IT leaders who can rise to the occasion and turn what could be intractable challenges into business opportunities. The bad news from early 2023 Forrester research suggests that many CIOs aren’t ready to meet these fresh demands.