Hosts Shaun Sutner, TechTarget News senior news director, and AI news writer Esther Ajao interview AI experts from the tech vendor, analyst and consultant community, academia and the arts as well as AI technology users from enterprises and advocates for data privacy and responsible use of AI. Topics are related to news events in the AI world but the episodes are intended to have a longer, more ”evergreen” run and they are in-depth and somewhat long form, aiming for 45 minutes to an hour in d ...
…
continue reading
Modern HR explores how technology is helping to automate human resource departments and transforming HR into a collaborative process that touches every corner of the organization. TechTarget editors talk with HR executives, consultants and vendors about the latest developments in talent management, core HR, and the employee experience, as well as the innovative strategies driving 21st-century people management that prioritizes employee growth and development.
…
continue reading
Each week, TechTarget’s news team provides candid insight and analysis of the biggest IT news headlines of the week.
…
continue reading
1
Institute for Health Technology Transformation | iHT² | Health IT | Information Technology
iHT² Health IT Conference
This is the official iHT² podcast channel. The Institute for Health Technology Transformation is the leading organization committed to bringing together private and public sector leaders fostering the growth and effective use of technology across the healthcare industry. Through collaborative efforts the Institute provides programs that drive innovation, educate, and provide a critical understanding of how technology applications, solutions and devices can improve the quality, safety and eff ...
…
continue reading
1
AI industry could see regulation rollback under Trump
40:22
40:22
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
40:22
President-elect Donald Trump during his election campaign offered clues about how his administration would handle the fast-growing AI sector. One thing is clear: AI, to the extent that it is regulated, is headed for deregulation. "It's likely going to mean less regulation for the AI industry," said Makenzie Holland, senior news writer at TechTarget…
…
continue reading
1
Exploring the role of AI in beauty and haircare
42:42
42:42
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
42:42
When Candace Mitchell was young, she discovered a love for computers and haircare. Her interest in technology led her to study coding in high school, leading her to build websites. Meanwhile, she also considered going to cosmetology school. She found a middle ground in beauty technology, later becoming co-founder and CEO of Myavana, a Black-owned b…
…
continue reading
1
Closing the gap between open source and closed AI models
46:12
46:12
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
46:12
Open source AI models are closing the gap in the debate between open and closed models. Since the introduction of Meta Llama generative AI models in February 2023, more enterprises have started to run their AI applications on open source models. Cloud providers like Google have also noticed this shift and have accommodated enterprises by introducin…
…
continue reading
1
Enterprise adoption of generative AI is accelerating
47:30
47:30
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
47:30
Nearly two years after the mass consumerization of generative AI with the introduction of ChatGPT, the technology is now moving from experimentation to implementation. A recent survey by TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group found that generative AI adoption is growing. The analyst firm surveyed 832 professionals worldwide and found that adoption …
…
continue reading
1
Google head of product on generative AI strategy
45:50
45:50
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
45:50
As one of the top cloud providers, Google Cloud also stands at the forefront of the generative AI market. Over the past two years, Google has been enmeshed in a push and pull with its chief competitors -- AWS, Microsoft and OpenAI -- in the race to dominate generative AI. Google has introduced a slate of new generative AI products in the past year,…
…
continue reading
1
AT&T's David C. Williams on how generative AI will force diversity in AI systems
27:42
27:42
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
27:42
The growth of generative AI has put diversity front and center. In the last year, there have been concerns that GenAI systems such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini are not trained with enough diverse data sets. For instance, the introduction of the Lensa app two years ago allowed people of color to generate avatars of themselves. Concerns were raised, …
…
continue reading
1
How talent intelligence platforms will change HR
28:59
28:59
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
28:59
Artificial intelligence has long enabled advanced capabilities in HR, such as automated video interviews and predictive analytics for recruitment, learning and performance management. But AI adoption has accelerated rapidly in recent years, thanks to the rise of talent intelligence platforms that apply AI to every step in the talent management proc…
…
continue reading
1
Generative AI fuels growth of online deepfakes threatening organizations and election integrity
42:20
42:20
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
42:20
The growth of deepfakes in the past few years is a threat to not only organizations but also the U.S. general election in November. Information security vendor Pindrop saw a sharp rise in deepfakes in the first few months of the year compared to the previous year. Deepfakes of Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump, President J…
…
continue reading
1
Examining the tech stances of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, plus J.D. Vance
1:05:36
1:05:36
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
1:05:36
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is a product of two decades of California politics who has longstanding ties to the tech and AI communities in her home state. But in her role as President Joe Biden's vice president during the past four years, Harris was tasked with overseeing Biden's executive order on AI, with its emphasis on gover…
…
continue reading
1
A year in review with the Targeting AI podcast
44:08
44:08
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
44:08
For the past year, the Targeting AI podcast has explored a broad range of AI topics, none more than the fast-evolving and sometimes startling world of generative AI technology. From the first guest, Michael Bennett, AI policy adviser at Northeastern University, the podcast has focused intently on the popularization of generative AI, while also touc…
…
continue reading
1
AWS GenAI strategy based on multimodel ecosystem, plus Titan, Q and Bedrock
21:35
21:35
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
21:35
AWS is quietly building a generative AI ecosystem in which its customers can use many large language models from different vendors, or choose to employ the tech giant's own models, Q personal assistants, GenAI platforms and Trainium and Inferentia AI chips. AWS says it has more than130,000 partners, and hundreds of thousands of AWS customers use AW…
…
continue reading
1
Walmart uses generative AI for payroll, employee experience
23:55
23:55
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
23:55
The biggest global retailer sees itself as a tech giant. And with 25,000 engineers and its own software ecosystem, Walmart isn't waiting to see how GenAI technology will play out. The company is already providing its employees -- referred to by the retailer as associates -- with in-house GenAI tools such as the My Assistant conversational chatbot. …
…
continue reading
1
Lenovo stakes claim to generative AI at the edge
42:41
42:41
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
42:41
While Apple garnered wide attention for its recent embrace of generative AI for iPhones and Macs, rival end point device maker Lenovo already had a similar strategy in place. The multinational consumer products vendor, based in China, is known for its ThinkPad line of laptops and for mobile phones made by its Motorola subsidiary. But Lenovo also ha…
…
continue reading
1
The importance of open source in GenAI
50:06
50:06
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
50:06
The rise of generative AI has also brought renewed interest and growth in open source technology. But the question of open source is still "open" in generative AI. Sometimes, the code is open -- other times, the training data and weights are open. A leader in the open source large language model arena is Meta. However, despite the popularity of the…
…
continue reading
1
A vision of an AI future that may not include humans
47:04
47:04
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
47:04
In intellectual tech circles, a debate over artificial general intelligence and the AI future is raging. Dan Faggella is in the middle of this highly charged discussion, arguing on various platforms that artificial general intelligence (AGI) will be here sooner than many people think, and it will likely take the place of human civilization. "It is …
…
continue reading
1
Salesforce open model AI strategy aims for trust, automation
36:26
36:26
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
36:26
Salesforce was an early adopter of generative AI, seizing on large language model technology from OpenAI to integrate into its own applications. But the CRM and CX giant quickly evolved an open model strategy. It now gives customers access to multiple third-party LLMs while providing its own AI trust layer to try to ensure that Salesforce users can…
…
continue reading
1
Examining developers' perception of AI tools at GitHub
38:51
38:51
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
38:51
The explosive popularity of generative AI has been accompanied by the question of whether developers are finding great uses for the new technology. While the hype around GenAI has grown, the perception of its usefulness for developers has changed. "Developers are eager to kind of embrace AI more into their complex tasks, but not for every part, and…
…
continue reading
1
Fostering a positive culture in the age of hybrid work
26:35
26:35
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
26:35
During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions more people than ever before began working almost exclusively from home. Now, in the pandemic's aftermath, many employees continue to work remotely several days a week while employers struggle to find ways to entice them back into the office. This emerging hybrid work model is challenging managers to set reali…
…
continue reading
1
Musicians and the fight for fairness in the age of GenAI
37:32
37:32
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
37:32
The growth of generative AI technology has led to concerns about the data AI technology companies use to train their systems. Authors, journalists and now musicians have accused generative AI vendors of using copyrighted material to train large language models. More than 200 musicians signed an open letter released Tuesday by the Artists Rights All…
…
continue reading
1
Security, bias risks are inherent in GenAI black box models
37:20
37:20
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
37:20
From bias to hallucinations, it is apparent that generative AI models are far from perfect and present risks. Most recently, tech giants -- notably Google -- have run into trouble after their models made egregious mistakes that reflect the inherent problem with the data sets upon which large language models (LLMs) are based. Microsoft faced critici…
…
continue reading
1
A look at independent AI hardware and software vendor SambaNova's open source strategy
50:43
50:43
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
50:43
AI hardware and software provider SambaNova Systems seeks to put enterprise customers in charge of their data while using open source models. A smaller competitor of AI hardware vendor Nvidia, the AI vendor is trying to distinguish itself by helping enterprises train and deploy large models that they can't train on Nvidia's systems. "What we try to…
…
continue reading
1
It's looking like 2024 is the year of ROI for generative AI
50:00
50:00
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
50:00
Generative AI vendors and investors have turned their attention from last year's innovative frenzy to ROI, monetizing the language models that have revolutionized the tech world in a short time. That's the outlook on 2024 from Kashyap Kompella, founder and analyst at RPA2AI Research, who was a guest on the Targeting AI podcast from TechTarget Edito…
…
continue reading
1
AI, hiring and the need for humans in the loop
49:57
49:57
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
49:57
The fear of AI technology eliminating thousands of jobs or affecting the hiring process continues to prevail in the age of generative AI. While many believe that AI technology will augment workers, some are already seeing the effect of AI in the job market. Indeed, tech companies and other large enterprises have laid off thousands of workers in rec…
…
continue reading
1
B Corp Sama responds to AI data labeling criticism
33:32
33:32
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
33:32
Data labeling and annotation vendor Sama seeks to make an impact not only in the tech market but also in parts of the world where it's hard for people to partake in the digital economy. As a women-led B Corporation chartered to do social and environmental good, Sama employs numerous people in countries such as Kenya and has created, said CEO Wendy …
…
continue reading
1
How Will Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Acquisition of Juniper Networks Benefit Customers?
17:56
17:56
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
17:56
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisition of Juniper Networks would benefit Juniper shareholders, but what about its customers? In this week’s podcast, Editor At Large Antone Gonsalves and Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Bob Laliberte discuss whether Juniper customers are the losers in the deal.TechTarget Editorial által
…
continue reading
1
Examining Microsoft venture fund M12’s AI investment approach
44:37
44:37
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
44:37
In the age of generative AI, Microsoft has become one of the lead investors after its massive investment in ChatGPT creator OpenAI. Since Microsoft's $13 billion investment in OpenAI, the AI market has seen changes including a tilt toward smaller and open source AI language models. Meanwhile, the tech giant's venture fund, M12, (which did not take …
…
continue reading
1
How technology improves the employee experience at ServiceNow
20:30
20:30
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
20:30
In recent years, HR leaders have strived to use information technology not just to digitize HR processes, but to democratize HR technology, transforming it into a tool every employee can use for personal and professional development. Some practitioners go a big step further by redesigning digital systems with the express goal of improving the overa…
…
continue reading
1
Guiding generative AI toward responsible use
45:34
45:34
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
45:34
When Juliette Powell and Art Kleiner started working on their book, The AI Dilemma: 7 Principles for Responsible Technology, generative AI had not yet exploded into the public consciousness. But after OpenAI released its blockbuster AI chatbot, ChatGPT, in October 2022, the co-authors went back to revise their narrative to accommodate the sudden em…
…
continue reading
1
How Do Businesses Justify Gen AI Spending in 2024?
16:34
16:34
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
16:34
In 2024, businesses will quickly shift from testing to implementing generative AI in customer-facing apps. Due to high costs, GenAI providers must offer clear pricing, says Mike Leone, a TechTarget Enterprise Strategy Group analyst. Related stories: https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/news/366563445/Small-language-models-an-emerging-GenAI…
…
continue reading
1
Looking ahead: 2024 will see generative AI mature
1:12:09
1:12:09
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
1:12:09
With 2023 being the year for generative AI, 2024 will be the year the technology grows and develops. Many industry experts think that instead of the hype slowing, it will blossom. "In 2024, there will not be a trough of disillusionment with this tech, ever," said Mike Leone, an analyst at TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group, on the Targeting AI …
…
continue reading
1
Gen AI and Open Source LLMs, Exploring Cloud Vendor Security
22:51
22:51
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
22:51
In this episode of Tech News This Week, ESG analysts Paul Nashawaty and Mike Leone discuss why open-source large language models will become more critical in generative AI applications. Analyst Melinda Marks describes the security differences between the major cloud providers. Related stories: https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/news/3665…
…
continue reading
1
AI-assisted driving here long before autonomous vehicles
40:37
40:37
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
40:37
Wide use of autonomous vehicles is far off in the hazy future. But truck and "last-mile" delivery van fleets serving online shoppers are already using advanced AI technology to guide drivers to their destinations safely. As Stefan Heck, CEO of Nauto, vendor of an AI-powered driver and fleet safety system, explained it on the Targeting AI podcast fr…
…
continue reading
1
How Will Microsoft’s AI Strategy Affect Tech Buyers?
18:26
18:26
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
18:26
In an interview with Editor At Large Antone Gonsalves, analyst Paul Nashawaty of Enterprise Strategy Group describes the critical roles of tech industry giants and startups in developing generative AI for enterprises. Related Stories: https://www.techtarget.com/searchcustomerexperience/opinion/Microsoft-Ignite-highlights-future-of-AI-customer-succe…
…
continue reading
1
Cisco Earnings Disappoint, What Does It Mean for IT Spending?
16:38
16:38
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
16:38
In an interview with Editor At Large Antone Gonsalves, analyst Bob Laliberte of Enterprise Strategy Group explains why he doesn’t see a slowdown in IT spending despite bellwether Cisco’s disappointing revenue forecast. Related Stories: https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/feature/Enterprise-IT-shops-more-likely-to-buy-GenAI-than-build-it h…
…
continue reading
1
Diving into Wayfair’s machine learning and AI odyssey
37:40
37:40
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
37:40
Wayfair's machine learning strategy has been critical to its growth. The online furniture retailer's machine learning and AI journey started in 2013. "It was about 'We think we can do better business, make our dollars go longer if we actually optimize this toolkit,'" said Tulia Plumettaz, Wayfair's director of machine learning, during the Targeting…
…
continue reading
1
Tech industry reaction to Biden’s AI executive order mixed
48:58
48:58
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
48:58
The tech industry is dealing with the implications of an executive order on AI signed by President Joe Biden Oct. 30. The order aims to establish new standards for AI safety and security, while protecting the privacy of American citizens, promoting innovation and spurring development of responsible AI. "It's really looking at developing guidelines …
…
continue reading
1
Venture capital firm helps launch early AI startups
42:00
42:00
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
42:00
The success of an AI startup depends on not only the technology and the problem the startup seeks to solve within the market, but also the support it has from investors and venture capital firms. One venture capital (VC) firm that prides itself on working closely with the founders of startups is Glasswing Ventures. As an early VC firm, Glasswing is…
…
continue reading
1
Oracle’s business app challenge, cloud claims, and second-place healthcare status
16:09
16:09
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
16:09
Tech News this Week Host Antone Gonsalves discusses Oracle with Abhishek Singh, who leads the cloud transformation research at the Everest Group. Singh shares his thoughts on Oracle’s challenges in the business applications market, its second-place status behind Epic in healthcare, and why you should be skeptical of Oracle’s claims to be a less exp…
…
continue reading
1
Generative AI and CX co-existing, carefully
41:29
41:29
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
41:29
Customer experience chatbots that not only fail to deliver but also fall short of their human counterparts are the bane of CX designers' vision of an automated future. Now, the arrival of generative AI technology is promising to correct dysfunctional chatbots' missteps, ease the burden on overworked and underappreciated human customer service agent…
…
continue reading
1
Global hiring tech company Oyster treads carefully with generative AI
49:13
49:13
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
49:13
Oyster is keeping its distance from the generative AI craze, at least for now. When the vendor, whose platform helps companies with hiring, paying and managing employees in 180 countries around the world, recently came out with a new chatbot, Pearl, it fueled it with basic conversational AI, not the generative variety. That's largely because Oyster…
…
continue reading
1
Digital assistant platform vendor talks AI disruption
43:07
43:07
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
43:07
Much of the world became aware of generative AI and large language models with the release of Dall-E and ChatGPT last year, but Conversica CEO Jim Kaskade has known about the technology since 2019. During a walk with a top AI executive at Google, Kaskade said he learned about a lot about where the tech giant was heading with generative AI technolog…
…
continue reading
1
AI facing ”turtles all the way down”
34:01
34:01
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
34:01
AI technology has become a “turtles all the way" down problem. It's a dilemma in which AI technology is created to solve a particular problem. But in order to test the first AI tool, the tester has to use another AI technology, and then a third, and so on. According to Johna Till Johnson, CEO of advisory and IT consulting firm Nemertes Research, mo…
…
continue reading
1
AI: good and evil in the movies, and in reality
49:33
49:33
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
49:33
Whether AI is good and helpful or evil and dangerous is the stuff of endless debate in tech circles during this year's "generative AI moment." In the movies, though, it's been pretty consistent: AI is the kind of malevolent force as embodied the HAL 9000 computer in the 1968 sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. But CX analyst Liz Miller of Constel…
…
continue reading
1
Tesla, federal highway officials deficient on autonomous vehicle safety: an interview with industry analyst Sam Abuelsamid
1:00:00
1:00:00
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
1:00:00
Sam Abuelsamid thinks Tesla's driver assist technology is unsafe. The mobility ecosystem analyst at Guidehouse Insights is a vocal critic of the electric vehicle giant's AI-powered "Autopilot" technology. A former mechanical engineer, automotive journalist and Ford and General Motors employee, Abuelsamid also charges that the National Highway Traff…
…
continue reading
1
An Interview with AI Expert Michael Bennett of Northeastern University
46:17
46:17
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
46:17
Our guest is Michael Bennett, director of education curriculum and business lead for responsible AI at the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University. Bennett, a practicing lawyer, holds a law degree from Harvard Law School and a PhD from Rensselaer Polytechnic University in Philosophy -- Science, Technology and Society. Bennett is al…
…
continue reading
1
EU’s Potential AI Regulations, AI Plans from Cisco and Oracle
23:35
23:35
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
23:35
Each week, TechTarget Editorial's news team and industry experts provide candid insight and analysis of the biggest IT news headlines of the week. Today's show covers the generative AI plans within Cisco, Oracle, and Salesforce and the European Union's big step toward AI regulation. Watch Tech News this Week on the TechTarget News Bytes Channel: Te…
…
continue reading
1
Live from Cisco Live 2023 in Las Vegas
33:28
33:28
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
33:28
Each week, TechTarget Editorial's news team and industry experts provide candid insight and analysis of the biggest IT news headlines of the week. Today's show focuses on the key product launches at Cisco Live in Las Vegas. We talk to Cisco executives at the show and industry analysts from Enterprise Strategy Group. Watch Tech News this Week on the…
…
continue reading
1
AI News from Nvidia, Microsoft, & Dell
17:26
17:26
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
17:26
Each week, TechTarget's news team and industry experts provide candid insight and analysis of the biggest IT news headlines of the week. On today's show, the experts discuss Google's new managed service for connecting public clouds; the latest AI news from Nvidia, Dell, and Microsoft; and Snowflake's Neeva acquisition. Watch Tech News this Week on …
…
continue reading
1
Healthcare IT, It’s Evolving
26:17
26:17
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
26:17
Each week, TechTarget Editorial's news team and industry experts provide candid insight and analysis of the biggest IT news headlines of the week. On today's show, medical center Baptist Health of Jacksonville, Fla., describes how IT is evolving in the healthcare industry, and we discuss the changing dynamics between tech startups and channel partn…
…
continue reading
1
Biden Admin Pushing Security Vendors to Embrace Best Practices
14:32
14:32
Lejátszás később
Lejátszás később
Listák
Tetszik
Kedvelt
14:32
Each week, TechTarget Editorial's news team and industry experts provide candid insight and analysis of the biggest IT news headlines of the week. Today's show examines generative AI's impact on software development, the need for higher-performing storage for AI applications, and the cybersecurity industry's reaction to the Biden administration's p…
…
continue reading