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CIOs help set the workforce AI training agenda

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The pressure is on for CIOs to deliver value from AI, but pressing ahead with AI implementations without the necessary workforce training in place is a recipe for falling short of their goals. For many IT leaders, being central to organization-wide training initiatives may be new territory. “At And many CIOs are stepping up.

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The 4 most overhyped technologies in IT

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They may publicly preach “No technology for technology’s sake,” but they still frequently share their fascination with the latest tech gadgets. It’s then that the hopes for the technology get way ahead of what it can actually deliver today. They’re not the only ones enthralled by tech. Here’s what they say on the topic.

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Transfr raises $12M Series A to bring virtual reality to manufacturing-plant floors

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However, training and recruitment can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for companies, a heavy investment that is hard to explain during volatile times. To Bharani Rajakumar , the founder of Transfr , the dilemma of displaced workers is the perfect use case for virtual reality technology.

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Virtual and hybrid learning works. Here’s how to get it right.

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In part, this shift is driven by students, who increasingly demand virtual and hybrid learning experiences that better match the ways they like to consume content at home. Meanwhile, virtual education has become an essential element of resilience for educational institutions by ensuring that students don’t fall behind during closures.

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VRAI wants to tackle the energy crisis by bringing VR simulation training to offshore wind sector

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Virtual Reality (VR) has struggled to transition too far beyond gaming circles and specific industry use-cases such as medical training , but with the burgeoning metaverse movement championed by tech heavyweights such as Meta , there has been a renewed hope (and hype) around the promise that virtual worlds bring.

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Disney-backed Inworld raises new cash for its AI-powered virtual characters

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The brainchild of Ilya Gelfenbeyn, Michael Ermolenko and Kylan Gibbs, the startup’s AI-powered service generates virtual characters primarily for games, but also in broader entertainment and marketing campaigns. “ Inworld is a creative platform for building virtual characters for immersive realities. .

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ServiceNow offers virtual agent to assist with generative AI

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But as software vendors like ServiceNow, Salesforce, or SAP offer new ways to take advantage of generative AI capabilities, such as summarizing text or generating new text or images from a simple prompt, there are risks CIOs need to consider before giving the technology free rein with their data.