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Paving the way for generative AI proficiency in the workplace

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When I mentioned that part of my job involves thought leadership around digital trends like generative AI, the first comment was, “Wow, you must be busy this year.” Adobe Photoshop now includes a “generative fill” option to let AI take a pass at edits. The largest variable remains the question of how.

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SharePoint Premium highlights the hard road CIOs face with generative AI

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SharePoint Premium, introduced in late 2023, just might be the worst bit of product naming in the history of software. It’s something completely different, and potentially interesting, except for a few fatal flaws that shed light on the hard road CIOs are in for as we enter the era of enterprise software enhanced everywhere by generative AI.

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Tech leaders weigh in on the upside and flipside of generative AI

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Generative AI is widely regarded as one of the great technology breakthroughs of our time. To cut through the froth, CIO.com polled a range of IT leaders and experts for their views on where we are with generative AI, their hopes and their concerns. From a design perspective, such tools are more compelling.”

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AI’s one true X factor: Leadership

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On the artificial intelligence front, Microsoft founder Bill Gates argues that we have entered the “Age of AI” believing that generative AI is “the most important advance in technology since the graphical user interface” and “as fundamental as the creation of the microprocessor, the personal computer, the Internet, and the mobile phone.”

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3 key digital transformation priorities for 2024

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The analyst reports tell CIOs that generative AI should occupy the top slot on their digital transformation priorities in the coming year. Moreover, the CEOs and boards that CIOs report to don’t want to be left behind by generative AI, and many employees want to experiment with the latest generative AI capabilities in their workflows.

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CIOs press ahead for gen AI edge — despite misgivings

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OpenAI’s November 2022 announcement of ChatGPT and its subsequent $10 billion in funding from Microsoft were the “shots heard ’round the world” when it comes to the promise of generative AI.

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How AI is reshaping Saudi Aramco’s oil exploration and underwater operations strategy

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USD billion in 2023, representing a 15% annual increase despite global challenges. GlobalData’s Technology Foresights identifies over 250 areas of innovation involving Aramco, spanning technologies poised to disrupt the oil and gas sector, such as AI, drones, robotics, electric vehicles, and hydrogen technology. “The