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April 29, 2024

AInsights: AI is a New Digital Species — a Companion in Guiding You Toward Innovative Outcomes

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Mustafa Suleyman is now CEO of Microsoft AI following Microsoft’s “acquisition” of Inflection AI, a company Suleyman co-founded after leaving Google of DeepMind, an AI company previously acquired by Google.

Following the news of Inflection’s move to Microsoft, Suleyman spoke at TED in April to share his view on the long-game of AI and it is captivating.

First, I need to observe his incredible gift to make a complex and even scary topic like AI approachable by a mainstream audience while also possessing the technical skills to actually build the future.

Suleyman positions AI in a light that challenges us to think beyond the boundaries of known realms in which we’ve operated our entire careers. Instead, he introduces AI as becoming and also unlocking something entirely new. He likens it to a new digital species, a personal being that exists to help each and every one of us expand our capabilities and horizons, to think of AI as a cognitive exoskeleton, to help perform and grow exponentially and achieve outcomes not possible or even imaginable before.

“AI is to the mind what nuclear fusion is to energy,” he said. “Limitless. Abundant. World-changing.”

I think that’s really the crux of what makes this moment so monumental. We weren’t prepared for how to respond to AI’s sudden disruption, say, in the way we’ve been trained to respond in other scenarios and experiences.

So be it.

This is our moment to rise up, embrace change, and become part of a new genre of leaders who are willing to see the world anew and to humbly embrace curiosity, imagination, and boldness. This is how we take our shot.

“AI really is different,” Suleyman explained. “That means we have to think about it creatively and honestly. We have to push our analogies and metaphors to the very limits to be able to grapple with what’s coming.”

We don’t know what we don’t know. For some, that is finding and succumbing to their boundaries. For others, it is the gateway toward exploration into the unknown. Somewhere out there, on the other side of curiosity, bravery, and hope, are discoveries, experiences, and ultimately, innovation,

“This is not just another invention,” Suleyman exclaimed. “AI itself is an infinite inventor.”

While there are many pearls of wisdom from his 20 minute talk, it is his finale that struck a personal chord.

“AI is us. It’s all of us. As we build out AI, we can and must reflect all that is good, all that we love, all that is special about humanity…our empathy, our kindness, our curiosity, and our creativity. This, I would argue, is the greatest challenge of the 21st century, but also the most wonderful, inspiring and hopeful opportunity for all of us.”

It’s time to grow.


It's World Creativity and Innovation Day. This is a reminder of the importance of human creativity, especially in an era of artificial intelligence. Creativity is the foundation of innovation.https://t.co/bOilgWKMz5#WCID https://t.co/QqmHFykc3b


— Brian Solis (@briansolis) April 21, 2024


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Published on April 29, 2024 06:37

April 24, 2024

AInsights: Microsoft Diversifies Its AI Investment Portfolio with Commitment to French Startup Mistral

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Microsoft is on a tear lately. In addition to its investment in OpenAI and its recent “acquisition” of Inflection AI, Microsoft also invested in French startup Mistral.


We're announcing a multi-year partnership with @MistralAI, as we build on our commitment to offer customers the best choice of open and foundation models on Azure. https://t.co/k1L7lfFeES


— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) February 26, 2024


Microsoft’s Sata Nadella positioned the investment as a commitment to offering enterprise customers the best choice of open and foundation models on Azure.

“We’re paving the way for efficient and cost-effective AI models that accelerate growth and deliver real-world solutions,” Microsoft Azure posted on X.

Mistral AI is a French AI startup that develops advanced large language models (LLMs) and AI technologies.

The key things Mistral AI does are:

Develops open-source and efficient AI models: Mistral AI has released several powerful AI models. These models are designed to be fast, helpful, and trustworthy, with capabilities in areas like language understanding, code generation, and multi-lingual support.

Provides AI services and APIs: Mistral AI offers its AI models through various cloud platforms and APIs, allowing developers and businesses to integrate the technology into their own applications and workflows. This includes services like Mistral Large, Mistral Small, and Mistral Embedded.

Partners with major tech companies: Mistral AI has secured partnerships with companies like Microsoft, which has invested $16 million to bring Mistral Large to the Azure cloud platform.

Focuses on responsible AI development: Mistral AI aims to develop AI models that are “efficient, helpful, and trustworthy” through innovative approaches. The company emphasizes the importance of addressing potential misuse or underperformance of AI systems.

Microsoft invested in Mistral AI for several key reasons:

Diversify its AI portfolio: By investing in Mistral, Microsoft is expanding its AI offerings beyond its partnership with OpenAI. This helps Microsoft diversify its AI portfolio and reduce reliance on a single provider.

Access to Mistral’s models: The partnership will allow Microsoft to make Mistral’s premium AI models, including its ChatGPT-style assistant “Le Chat”, available to customers through Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform.

Leverage Mistral’s technology: Microsoft will support Mistral with its Azure AI supercomputing infrastructure, allowing Mistral to train new AI models at scale.

Collaborate on R&D: The companies will explore collaborating on training purpose-specific AI models, including for European public sector workloads.

Expand in Europe: The investment allows Microsoft to strengthen its presence and partnerships in Europe’s growing AI industry, which could help it navigate increasing regulatory scrutiny from the EU.

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I guess you can’t lose if you bet on every single player! This came as a surprise to some experts as many expected AWS to make this move.

Here’s what this move means to you…

 Expanded AI model options: The partnership will allow Microsoft to offer Mistral’s large language models, including its ChatGPT-style assistant “Le Chat”, to its Azure cloud customers. This gives enterprises more choice beyond just Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI.

Customized AI models: Microsoft and Mistral will collaborate on developing “purpose-specific models for select customers, including European public sector workloads.” This allows enterprises to access AI models tailored to their specific needs.

Improved regulatory positioning: With Mistral being a European AI company, the partnership may help Microsoft navigate increasing regulatory scrutiny from the EU over its AI offerings and partnerships.

Reduced reliance on OpenAI: By diversifying its AI portfolio beyond just OpenAI, Microsoft will be less dependent on the continued success and dominance of OpenAI in the large language model (LLM) market.

Access to Mistral’s technology: Enterprises can leverage Mistral’s AI models and technology through the Azure platform, benefiting from the startup’s research and development capabilities.

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April 22, 2024

Join Brian Solis at Evanta’s CIO Executive Summit in Chicago

Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow, Brian Solis, will lead a very special conversation at Evanta’s CIO Executive Summit in Chicago on May 15th, 2024.

Topic: CIO Impact on Digital Business Strategy

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, technology is the driving factor of business strategy and organizational success. But for CIOs to deliver digital, the technology must have a meaningful impact. Otherwise, the dollars are not worth spending.

In this session participants will discuss:

Directly correlating technology needs with business objectives.

Gaining enterprise-wide agreement on AI and tech investment goals.

Driving successful technology adoption to maximize ROI.

Brian will be joined by Swati Shah, SVP US Markets Technology, TransUnion, and Fares Ghanimah, CIO | Head of Central Technology, William Blair & Company.

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue. around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee. participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Katherine Williams.

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Published on April 22, 2024 16:20

AInsights: Microsoft’s Acquisition of Inflection AI and What it Means to Business Customers and Investors

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Microsoft recently acquired Inflection for $650 million, an AI startup founded by Mustafa Suleyman, former head of applied AI at DeepMind, an AI company acquired by Google.

Acquire might be the wrong way to describe this deal though. Technically, Microsoft is licensing Inflection’s software for $650 million while the company hired nearly all of Inflection’s staff. Inflection, in turn, is using that money to pay a “positive” return to investors. I use quotes because positive here is a technicality. I explain more in the AInsights below.

Mustafa Suleyman now becomes CEO of Microsoft AI, filling the void between Satya Nadella’s hands-on role in leading Microsoft’s ambitious AI strategy.

In this role, he will be leading all of Microsoft’s consumer AI products and research, including the Copilot generative AI service, as well as the Bing search engine and Edge browser. uleyman will also be overseeing the integration of AI models and technology from his previous company, Inflection AI, which Microsoft has acquired.Additionally, Karén Simonyan, the chief scientist at Inflection AI, will be joining Microsoft as the chief scientist for the new Microsoft AI division.

Inflection AI’s software and AI models are primarily used for two key purposes:

1) Powering its consumer AI assistant called Pi chatbot: Pi is a conversational AI assistant designed to be a “kind and supportive companion” for users (unlike the ironic robotic chatbots largely deployed today). It uses Inflection’s large language models to engage in open-ended dialogue, provide information, and offer emotional support.

Interestingly, Pi has around 1 million daily active users and 6 million monthly active users as of early 2024. 1

2) Licensing to enterprise customers: After struggling to monetize Pi, Inflection is now pivoting to an enterprise focus by licensing its AI models and technology to businesses. The company developed a “Conversational API” to allow companies to integrate Inflection’s language models into their own applications and services.

This is where Microsoft is going. Inflection’s Pi virtual assistant provides an AI model licensing/integration platform for enterprise customers through its Conversational API.

AInsights #1: This is not the usual way of making an acquisition or even an aquirehire. In June 2023, the WSJ reported that Inflection AI raised $1.3 billion in funding from tech veterans Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, and Reid Hoffman, along with Microsoft and Nvidia. This round contributed to the venture’s total funding of $1.5 billion at a $4 billion valuation. $650 million isn’t close. Investors aren’t in this business. They don’t seek losses or less than exponential returns.

In reality, Inflection struggled to establish a viable business model for its consumer AI offerings like the Pi chatbot. By accepting this licensing deal, Inflection could provide a 1.5x return to investors rather than pursuing a full acquisition at the elevated valuation.

The unconventional arrangement allowed Microsoft to acquire Inflection’s AI talent and models without an outright acquisition, while Inflection pivots to an enterprise focus under new leadership. This might set a new precedent for future tech “acquisitions.”

The Information founder Jessica Lessin  reported it this way, “This is the new way the Magnificent Seven [tech stocks] are going to do acquisitions, you get the [intellectual property] and team without FTC scrutiny or approval.”

AInsights #2: The new division will be responsible for all of Microsoft’s consumer-focused AI products and research, with the goal of bringing cutting-edge AI capabilities to Microsoft’s consumer offerings. This includes expanding and improving Microsoft’s existing consumer AI services like Copilot, Bing, and Edge, as well as potentially developing new consumer-facing AI applications and experiences.

Inflection AI is pivoting away from its consumer-facing chatbot “Pi” and instead focusing on licensing its AI models and technology to enterprise customers. This means business customers will have more opportunities to integrate Inflection’s advanced conversational AI capabilities into their own products and services.

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April 21, 2024

It’s Time for a New Genre of Leaders: A Conversation in Australia with My Friend, Dave Anderson

When I was in Melbourne, Australia last year, I had the most wonderful opportunity to spend time with my friend Dave Anderson.

We met at a wine bar, he brought a ton of AV gear, and we recorded a podcast while enjoying a glass of wine.

What did we talk about?

Here are the topics we covered…

– Mega and Micro Trends; how do we keep up?

– AI…How do we embrace it?

– What’s going on with Digital Experience? Are we getting it right or wrong?

– Champagne or Wine?

– Q on Q vs Long Term Vision. How to balance both.

– Cultural and leadership Empathy.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! 🙏

 

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April 19, 2024

Think Big with AI! Join Me at ServiceNow’s Knowledge 2024 in Las Vegas

I’m proud to announce that I’m leading two Think Big sessions at ServiceNow’s annual business transformation event, Knowledge 2024.

You’re invited!

More details below…

“Everything you wanted to know but were too afraid to ask about GenAI”

This eye-opening conversation with Jeremy Barnes, Vice President of Product Platform, AI, will share everything you need to know about GenAI. The session will review where GenAI is now, where it is going, and how it will help your work. During this session learn how these topics within the larger lens of what steps you should be taking to thrive in the intelligence revolution.

5/7 10:30 am and 5/9 12:45 pm.

“How to lead the intelligence revolution as an AI-first business”

Most companies are reacting to AI by plugging it into their existing infrastructure to automate processes. This may lead to faster, more efficient operations in the short term, but long-term success requires companies do more by becoming AI-first businesses. Instead of just responding, these companies fully embrace AI to challenge our fundamental business assumptions, disrupt markets, and transform how we live and work. Join this Think Big session to learn the steps to becoming an AI-first business and why you should be urgently taking action now to be at the forefront of the intelligence revolution.

5/8 1 pm and 5/9 2:15 pm.

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I would love to say hello if you’re coming to Vegas…excited to see you there! 🙌

 

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April 17, 2024

AInsights: The Future of Google Search Ain’t What It Used To Be; The Rise of Ignite Moments

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Google is exploring options to charge for “premium” features powered by generative artificial intelligence (genAI), which could rock its core search business and the search industry at large.

The idea is to introduce value-added AI services into its premium subscription, which also offers Gemini AI assistant in Gmail and Google Docs. Google’s traditional search engine would remain free to users, supported by advertising. But charging for enhanced search features could be a first for the company.

Google has been testing an experimental AI-powered search service that presents detailed answers to queries. This was the initial test case of its “Search Generative Experience” or SGE powered by LLMs such as PaLM 2, which generates an “AI-powered snapshot” in its result. By late 2023, 77.8% of searches had an SGE result, and this number has only continued to grow.

The thing that we don’t talk about too much, but need to, is the massive amount of compute necessary to product genAI results. Google’s advertising-supported business model was architected to support these soaring costs. Subscriptions seem like an economical solution, except when your entire user-base is used to ‘free.’ It’s hard to change behavior toward a paid model unless the value proposition is clear and compelling.

As an aside, I shifted from free to premium subscriptions for ChatGPT and Perplexity.

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This comes at a time when Google is facing competition, not just from search companies such as Microsoft’s Bing and DuckDuckGo, but also from the likes of ChatGPT and Perplexity.

In fact, I use Perplexity as my go to search engine when I need to find direct answers or solutions. It saves me time from having to wrestle with Google’s algorithm for quality output and it also footnotes the results in case I want to validate the information or learn more.

I’m not alone in these new behaviors either.

For instance, think back to the rise of Web 2.0. Do you read instruction manuals anymore?

No. No-one does. Instead, you most likely go to Youtube to figure out how to use, make, fix, or build something. Like Google Search though, we all depend on the accuracy of the algorithm to determine relevance. You most likely have to watch more than one video.

Nowadays, clever consumers use the ChatGPT app, or in my case, the new Ray-Ban Meta AI powered sunglasses, to point the camera at an object and have generative AI provide the instructions.


Remember when we stopped reading instructions and instead went to YouTube to learn how to use, make, or fix something?


There's an AI app for that…


Now you can use ChatGPT, point the camera at an object, ask a question, and get the answer, specific to you. pic.twitter.com/sBcrUiS1hi


— Brian Solis (@briansolis) April 14, 2024


Since November 2022, when ChatGPT hit the scene, Google announced an internal “code red,” which called its founders back to work, and has been scrambling to respond to the radical shift in how consumers interact with information since.

Even before ChatGPT, Google was already facing competition from TikTok and Instagram as mobile consumers preferred peer-driven content that felt more trustworthy than traditional search engine optimized result.

Interestingly, genAI could be the very thing that helps Google and all businesses alike.

See, Google isn’t the only company threatened by AI or even social media search. Any company with a website is now threatened by these new intelligent platforms and behaviors.

In traditional search, SEO strategies such as keyword optimization, Page Rank, and intuitive desktop and mobile design would help competitive companies perform better in results. But what happens when consumers are going to genAI or social and using more personal ways of searching for information or desired outcomes? How does your site, product or service, or solution perform in these use cases?

It’s time to find out the answer and respond accordingly. There is no longer one player or platform connecting curiosity, intent, and outcomes.

One of the most interesting things that’s shared across AI and social media searches is the conversational aspect to the prompt or search query. Keywords are a thing of the past. More specific instruction or question have become the norm.

In fact, I just presented on this subject in Florida.

I call these new search and discovery moments, “Ignite Moments.” It’s the moment someone asks a question or seeks to learn more about a subject.

Where do they go?

What do they prompt or query?

What format do they prefer?

And most importantly, how can you help them find you and how can you deliver the most relevant and productive journey once you have their attention?

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April 16, 2024

AInsights: Google Released a Prompting Guide 101 to Advance GenAI Prompting Skills and Outcomes

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Google released a “prompt guide” for Gemini in Google Workspace. Think of it as text-based ‘co-pilot’ to help users in Google Workspace get the most out of the Gemini large language model assistant. OpenAI did something similar with ChatGPT in January 2024 (infographic here.)

The guide provides valuable tips and best practices for crafting effective prompts to get the most out of Gemini, such as using clear and concise language, providing context, using specific keywords, and breaking down complex tasks.

It’s intended to accelerate the ability to automate tasks, enhance productivity, and streamline workflows by using Gemini to generate content, summarize documents, modify tone, and more. the guide includes example prompts and refinement processes across different use cases like customer service, marketing, and project management.

The handbook identifies “four main areas to consider when writing an effective prompt,” including:

Persona: Who you are. i.e. the user.

Task: What you need Gemini to do (write, summarize, change the tone, etc.)

Context: “Provide as much context as possible.” For example, provide a written description or reference using an existing document in Google Drive (using the @-menu) to help Gemini understand the situation and desired outcome.

Format: Bullet points, talking points, specifying character count limits, etc.

Google offers additional tips to help users get the most from their collaboration with Gemini AI

Break it up: If you want Gemini for Workspace to perform several related tasks, break them into separate prompts.

Give constraints: To generate specific results, include details in your prompt such as character count limits or the number of options you’d like to generate.

Assign a role: To encourage creativity, assign a role. You can do this by starting your prompt with language like: “You are the head of a creative department for a leading advertising agency …”

Ask for feedback: In your conversation with Gemini at gemini.google.com, tell it that you’re giving it a project, include all the details you have and everything you know, and then describe the output you want. Continue the conversation by asking questions like, “What questions do you have for me that would help you provide the best output?”

Consider tone: Tailor your prompts to suit your intended audience and desired tone of the content. Ask for a specific tone such as formal, informal, technical, creative, or casual in the output.

Say it another way: Fine-tune your prompts if the results don’t meet your expectations or if you believe there’s room for improvement. An iterative process of review and refinement often yields better results.

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Prompt engineering or prompting is an art and science (please see my guide to fantastical prompting thoughts here). Whether for Gemini, Microsoft Co-Pilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Midjourney, it’s all about understanding intent, context, outcomes, and also, possibilities.

Prompting usually confines us to the world we know. But once we start exploring new horizons, stepping out of our own comfort zones, and experimenting with new voices and personas or even things, we can unlock entirely new outcomes!

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April 15, 2024

AInsights: Nvidia’s Advancements in AI Compute, AI-Powered Humanoid Robots, and Connecting Omniverse to Apple’s Vision Pro

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Nvidia accelerates its foray into the future of AI and robotics at its annual GTC event.

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Nvidia made a series of important announcement at its annual GPU Technology Conference recently. This isn’t a news site, so I’ll just cover what was announced and why it’s important to you. I’ll share the news, followed by my AInsights…

1. Nvidia introduced Blackwell and Grace Blackwell Superchip the “world’s most powerful chips” according to the company. he Blackwell chips represent a significant leap in AI performance and energy efficiency, which will benefit businesses looking to adopt and scale AI across their operations. The cloud availability and software partnerships also make the technology more accessible and easier to implement.

1.5 Intel announced its new AI chip is hitting the market. The company’s new AI chips, including the Gaudi3 and the Core Ultra chips with Neural Processing Units (NPUs), are aimed at competing directly with Nvidia’s industry-leading AI accelerators like the H100 chip. Intel will serve manufacturers including Dell, HP Enterprise, Lenovo, and Super Micro Computer.

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Increased AI performance: The Blackwell chips offer significantly more processing power for AI applications.

Improved energy efficiency: Nvidia emphasized the Blackwell chip’s improved energy efficiency, stating that training large AI models with 2,000 Blackwell chips would use 4 megawatts of power, compared to 15 megawatts for 8,000 older GPUs. This is important as businesses become more concerned about the carbon footprint and energy costs of running AI workloads.

Availability through cloud providers: Major cloud providers like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle will offer access to Nvidia’s new GB200 server featuring 72 Blackwell chips. This will make the advanced AI capabilities more accessible to businesses of all sizes.

When it comes to Intel, Nvidia still maintains a significant lead in the AI accelerator market, with an estimated 80% market share. Intel, and also AMD, will need to demonstrate clear performance and efficiency advantages to convince customers to switch away from Nvidia’s established ecosystem.

2. Nvidia announced that it is bringing its Omniverse platform to Apple’s Vision Pro.

Nvidia Omniverse is an open, real-time platform for 3D design, collaboration, and simulation. It is designed to enable universal interoperability across different applications and vendors, allowing for efficient real-time scene updates.

The platform now enables the development of 3D workflows and applications, to the new Apple Vision Pro virtual reality headset.

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Nvidia’s Omniverse provides a ready platform for businesses (and developers) to  integrate their 3D content and applications into the Vision Pro ecosystem.

Specifically, the Omniverse platform allows businesses to stream advanced 3D experiences to the Vision Pro headset, by enabling them to easily send their industrial 3D scenes and content to Nvidia’s graphics-ready data centers. This makes it more seamless for businesses to leverage the Vision Pro for industrial and enterprise applications.

Additionally, the integration of Microsoft 365 productivity apps like OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams into the Omniverse-powered Vision Pro experiences provides businesses a familiar and integrated way to collaborate in virtual/mixed reality.

3. Nvidia introduced “Project GR00T,” a foundation model for humanoid robots, representing the next wave of AI and robotics.

Nvidia aims to power an intelligent breed of robots with GR00T (Generalist Robot 00 Technology) to “understand natural language and emulate movements by observing human actions.”

Nvidia also unveiled “Jetson Thor,” a new computer for humanoid robots that includes GenAI capabilities as part of its AI-powered robotics initiative.

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Project GR00T is Nvidia’s foundation model for humanoid robots, designed to enhance their understanding, coordination, dexterity, and adaptability. The Jetson Thor platform, powered by Nvidia’s Blackwell GPU architecture, provides the necessary computational power to enable these advanced robotics capabilities.

GR00T is designed to enhance understanding, coordination, dexterity, and adaptability.

It aims to foster more seamless and intuitive collaboration between humans and robots in various business applications.

We’re already off to the robotics races, making humanoid coworkers a nearer term reality than ever before.

Figure, an AI company developing humanoid robots, recently raised a $675 million Series B funding round at a $2.6 billion valuation. Investors include Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, and Jeff Bezos.

“Our vision at Figure is to bring humanoid robots into commercial operations as soon as possible,” Brett Adcock, founder and CEO of Figure, said in a statement. The 21-month-old company has a goal to develop humanoids that “can eliminate the need for unsafe and undesirable jobs.”

Figure 01 is powered by OpenAI. It can hear and speak naturally, understand commands, plan, and carry out physical actions.


Meet Figure 01, a humanoid robot powered by @OpenAI. It can hear and speak naturally, understand commands, plan, and carry out physical actions.


The company recently closed a $675 million at a $2.6 billion valuation. Investors include Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, and Jeff Bezos.… pic.twitter.com/3Jv9BXuDhd


— Brian Solis (@briansolis) April 14, 2024


Tesla has also unveiled a prototype of its humanoid robot called Optimus, which can perform basic tasks like folding a shirt.

Optimus is envisioned by Musk to automate mundane or dangerous tasks.

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Published on April 15, 2024 06:02

April 2, 2024

Top 50 B2B Thought Leaders, Analysts & Influencers You Should Work With In 2024 – Annual Ranking

Brian Solis was listed in Thinkers 360 “Top 50 B2B Thought Leaders, Analysts & Influencers You Should Work With In 2024.”

Thinkers360 live and annual leaderboards are differentiated by our unique patent-pending algorithms that take a holistic measure of thought leadership and authentic influence looking far beyond social media so brands can find exactly the right experts for their niche.

 

 

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Published on April 02, 2024 05:53