BT150 Spotlight: Karen Higgins-Carter on practical AI approaches
Artificial intelligence is a big opportunity across enterprises in multiple sectors and boards of directors need to think through practical use cases that drive returns, said Karen Higgins-Carter, a former CIO who serves on multiple boards.
BT150 zeitgeist: AI, efficiency, vendor angst and finding the right IT structure
A big push to cut costs via IT spending and automation is likely to put a squeeze on enterprise vendors with some companies pondering exit ramps from current suppliers. Can you write your own ERP and CRM systems using generative AI?
Physical AI, world foundation models will move to forefront
Physical AI and the foundational models that go with them will be a recurring theme across enterprises now that Nvidia has laid out its Cosmos world foundation models.
CxOs need to focus on quantum computing readiness, not the noise
Quantum computing vendors IonQ and D-Wave Quantum touted strong bookings for 2024 and the fourth quarter and said systems are showing near-term usefulness and commercial potential. The disclosures were timed to counter Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's take that useful quantum computing systems were 15- to 30-years away.
Cohere launches North, aims to be an AI agent workspace
Cohere launched an early access program for North, an AI platform designed to make daily work more efficient. The aim for Cohere North is to combine large language models, search and agents in one secure enterprise work and collaboration platform that can run anywhere.
At NRF 2025, it's a retail AI agent parade from enterprise vendors
Retailers are about to get swamped with AI agents that are designed to boost efficiency and enhance customer experiences if news out of NRF 2025 is any indicator.
Here’s what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said about quantum computing, Project Digits and robotics
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said useful quantum computers are more than a decade away, Project Digits fills a big void for data scientists and developers and serves as a personal AI cloud, and human robotics will develop faster than expected.
Paychex acquires Paycor in $4.1 billion deal
The merger brings together two Constellation Research Shortlist vendors for payroll for North American SMBs and HCM suites focused on North America.
AI PCs may decentralize inferencing workloads
The idea of fine tuning and model inferencing workloads carried out on a PC and then being deployed is becoming real.