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The 90-Day Generative AI Blueprint
As we continue to see innovations around artificial intelligence accelerate, I continue to hear about how confused executives are when discussing how to use the technology. Multiple studies illustrate this point, which Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff further emphasized during his Dreamforce keynote last month. Organizations recognize AI as being transformative and fear being left […]
Salesforce Gives the Gift of Free AI Trailhead Courses Through 2025
This is my final dispatch from Dreamforce 2024. The conference did live up to the hype Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff promised: We’d all be talking about artificial intelligence. For this issue of “The AI Economy,” read about how Salesforce is preparing non-technical workers to adapt to this third wave of AI. Although Agentforce requires […]
Marc Benioff Wants to Break the AI ‘Hypnosis,’ Urges Vendors to ‘Let the Customer at It’
Surrounded by journalists and industry analysts, Salesforce’s outspoken chief executive, Marc Benioff, revealed a secret about this year’s Dreamforce keynote address: It was only completed the prior night after he scrapped an earlier speech three weeks ago. By the time he took the stage, Benioff hadn’t even rehearsed it before addressing 10,000 in-person attendees and […]
How California is Trying to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
Believe it or not, this “The AI Economy” issue is not about Salesforce. Instead, we’ll look at how California lawmakers are trying to legislate AI and if there’s been any progress. Plus, the week’s roundup of AI news you may have missed. The Prompt If there’s something most people will agree on, it is that […]
AI Takes Center Stage: The Message Salesforce Must Deliver at Dreamforce
Welcome to a special edition of “The AI Economy.” Over the next few days, I’ll devote this newsletter to Salesforce’s annual customer conference. New issues will feature an analysis of the company’s AI announcements that might reshape how organizations think about how they use the technology. The Prompt Thousands are set to descend on San […]
AI is Reshaping How We Learn to Code—And How to Build ‘The AI Team’ at Work
Welcome back to “The AI Economy.” I took some time away from the newsletter during the summer. During the hiatus, I spent some time and got addicted to photographing velodrome racing at a nearby track to help recharge my creative mind. And now I’m back to share the latest AI news with you! For this week’s […]
The Five Types of AI Personas You’ll Find at Work
How do corporate workers feel about artificial intelligence? While studies have shown that developers embrace the technology, companies are slow to adopt it; what about full-time desk workers? Research published by Slack looks at employee sentiment regarding AI and reveals five types of personalities companies need to be aware of when looking to adopt AI […]
AI Agents: Revolutionizing Software Development and Education
The software development landscape is undergoing a profound transformation driven by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence. AI agents are proving their worth in helping programmers build software more efficiently — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy revealed recently that the company’s AI assistant, Amazon Q, has drastically reduced the work hours needed for software upgrades. The […]
Apple’s AI Strategy: Personal, Private and Made ‘for the Rest of Us’
The news AI watchers have been waiting for has arrived: Apple has revealed its technology strategy. But while its rivals have taken to the spotlight to unveil model after model and how they’re baking it into every one of their products, the iPhone maker seems to be taking a different approach, positioning it as “AI […]
AWS’s Responsible AI Lead Explains How to Use AI Ethically
Are we, as individuals and working professionals, aware of the risks and implications of using artificial intelligence? What should we consider when implementing AI across our organization? For this week’s issue of “The AI Economy,” I interviewed Diya Wynn, who heads up Amazon Web Services’ Responsible AI team. She shares details about her role within […]