In the rapidly evolving generative AI landscape, OpenAI has revolutionized the way developers build prototypes, create demos, and achieve remarkable results with large language models (LLMs). However, when it’s time to put LLMs into production, organizations are increasingly moving away from commercial LLMs like OpenAI in favor of fine-tuned open-source models. What’s driving this shift, and why are developers embracing it? The primary motivations are simple…
AI’s Massive Growth Puts Retail Data in the Spotlight
023 was an incredible year in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). With the massive adoption of technologies like ChatGPT, millions of people are now uncovering new ways to use AI to create content, including email, video animation, and even code.
Since its first debut to the public in 2022, generative AI has dominated headlines and conversations about its potential impact on nearly every aspect of business and life…
Machine Learning Techniques for Application Mapping
Application mapping, also known as application topology mapping, is a process that involves identifying and documenting the functional relationships between software applications within an organization. It provides a detailed view of how different applications interact, depend on each other, and contribute to the business processes. The concept of application mapping is not new, but its […]
2024: When IT And AI Collide
Stressed to the limit and buried under busy work, IT teams were told to “do more with less” in 2023. That meant that despite more shadow IT, more security vulnerabilities, and more questions, these tech pros were equipped with the same resources or fewer. Now, as we look at a new year with new opportunities, […]
AI-Driven Predictive Analytics: Turning the Table on Fraudsters
Fraud techniques, including phishing, vishing, deepfakes, and other scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated – making it easier than ever to perpetuate fraud at scale. This is placing businesses in danger of financial losses, and trust and reputational damage. Now, there’s an alarming trend among organized crime rings that have the potential to defraud enterprises of […]
The Promise and Potential of Human-Like Generative AI Chatbots
They’ve passed SATs, graduate records exams, and medical licensing exams, and programmers have used them to solve obscure coding challenges in seconds. Undoubtedly, generative AI chatbots’ capabilities are astounding, but this doesn’t mean they get it right every time. Despite their success in providing contextually relevant and, for the most part, accurate answers, can generative […]
Ask a Data Ethicist: Why Does Data Ethics Matter?
Whenever I give a talk, I always share how much I love Q&A. It’s a real joy to hear what people are curious about and provide resources or share insightful lived experiences as a consultant in the data ethics space. In this line of work, it’s usually not about having tidy, easy answers or the […]
The Rise of RAG-Based LLMs in 2024
As we step into 2024, one trend stands out prominently on the horizon: the rise of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) models in the realm of large language models (LLMs). In the wake of challenges posed by hallucinations and training limitations, RAG-based LLMs are emerging as a promising solution that could reshape how enterprises handle data. The surge […]
Three Myths About Generative AI in the Workplace – and How You Can Bust Them
In the past year or so, generative AI has received more media attention than any other type of technology. Up until this point, data science has been at the center of these innovation stories, and rightfully so: None of the next-generation technology tools can work without a strong data science program. As soon as generative […]
Unleashing the Power of AI in Life Sciences
The life sciences industry is generating an increasing number of data points a day. While this data is essential to helping organizations make insight-informed decisions about critical operations, such as in clinical trial development, it is also proving to be a complex and daunting task, taking a significant toll on sponsors and clinical sites. In their quest […]