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Tag: Generative AI
Adobe Launches Firefly Mobile App, Adds AI Models from Ideogram, Pika, Luma, and Runway
Adobe’s image and video generation platform is coming to iOS and Android. On Tuesday, the company introduced its native Firefly mobile apps, giving creators more freedom to generate content on the go. The launch is part of a broader update to the platform that includes support for new AI models from Google, Ideogram, Pika, Luma, […]
Generative AI Becomes Top IT Priority in 2025—and Is Getting a Seat in the C-Suite: AWS
Generative AI is everywhere, but that doesn’t mean workers are ready for it. While tech providers promise their solutions lead to task automation, better creativity, and faster decisions, a new Amazon Web Services (AWS) study identifies a major obstacle: Companies still lack the skilled talent needed to put these tools to work. Workers without the […]
Adobe Steps Into Its Orchestration Era With New AI Agents for Sales and Marketing
Adobe is the latest tech giant to embrace AI-powered agents for the enterprise. This week, the company introduced the Adobe Experience Platform Agent Orchestrator, a new service designed to build, deploy, and manage AI agents across the customer experience, sales, and marketing lifecycle. “The opportunities for AI and marketing are significant,” Anil Chakravarthy, President of […]
Adobe: Generative AI Reshaping Consumer Behavior, Driving Massive Traffic Shifts in Online Shopping, Travel, and Finance
Generative AI is transforming consumers’ shopping, travel, and financial patterns. New data from Adobe reveals the impact chatbots have on online purchase behavior. The company found that between November 1 and December 31, 2024, Gen AI sources sent a 1,300 percent increase in traffic to U.S. retailers. And, when observed over seven months, Adobe discovered […]
Lessons From My First AWS re:Invent
IN THIS ISSUE: My conference adventures continue as I journey to Amazon’s re:Invent conference to hear about AWS’ approach to AI. Plus, explore the company’s AI partnership with the NFL and how they use the technology to help support players’ philanthropy. And don’t miss the roundup of AI news you may have missed from the […]
How AWS and the NFL Used AI to Help Josh Allen, DK Metcalf Design Custom Cleats for Their Favorite Causes
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the National Football League (NFL) have partnered since 2016. The cloud computing giant initially powered the sports organization’s Next Gen Stats software, which tracks a player’s performance. Eventually, it went on to support other areas, such as providing EC2 compute power to help with team scheduling and also helping migrate […]
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 […]
How LinkedIn Built Its Premium AI-Powered Experience
Artificial intelligence (AI) is baked into most, if not all, of the social networks we use today. Some use cases are evident, especially for consumer-facing platforms such as Facebook. But what about those sites tailored more towards business and working professionals? I’m looking at you, LinkedIn! A professional social network doesn’t need an image-generation tool, […]
What’s Going on at Stability AI?
A shakeup at open-source generative AI startup Stability AI has furthered concerns about the company’s future. The abrupt departures of leading engineers and, most recently, Stability AI’s founder and Chief Executive Emad Mostaque’s resignation appear to be warning signs that one of the most popular AI startups could be in dire straits. Leadership Concerns Founded […]
Profits vs. Humanity: The Musk-OpenAI Lawsuit
The on-again, off-again world’s richest man sues one of the world’s biggest artificial intelligence (AI) companies. But how does his case fare when the defendants have all the receipts? Plus, a recap of my visit to San Francisco where I attended the Llama Lounge and the inaugural renAIssance networking salon. The Prompt Elon Musk played […]