VMware works with Nvidia to deliver generative AI cloud

VMware has expanded its strategic partnership with Nvidia to enable private cloud infrastructure for the era of generative artificial intelligence (AI). It positions the new VMware Private AI Foundation with Nvidia as a platform that enables enterprises to customise models and run generative AI applications, including intelligent chatbots, assistants, search and summarisation. VMware said… Continue reading VMware works with Nvidia to deliver generative AI cloud

IBM uses generative AI to modernise mainframe Cobol

IBM is developing a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted software development tool to help its customers modernise legacy Cobol applications, The new tool, watsonx Code Assistant for Z, uses IBM’s watsonx.ai code model, based on 20 billion parameters, to help developers translate Cobol to Java on IBM Z. Research from the IBM Institute for Business… Continue reading IBM uses generative AI to modernise mainframe Cobol

Generative AI needs humans in the loop for widespread adoption

In July this year, the generative AI bandwagon stopped at another important station on its way to global domination when Microsoft added CoPilot, its AI assistant feature, to Microsoft 365. Copilot will join Office products such as Word, Excel and Teams, but will come at a significant cost, a $30 per month premium on… Continue reading Generative AI needs humans in the loop for widespread adoption

The rise of Generative AI in software development

Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) aren’t completely new technologies, but the world reached a greater awareness of their powers when OpenAI presented ChatGPT. Its surprisingly human-like capabilities fascinated the public but also brought concerns such as the dangers of misinformation, its potential for bias, and even the possibility of machines replacing people… Continue reading The rise of Generative AI in software development

How generative AI fuels customer experience programmes

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has burst into the public consciousness this year, thanks to the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. In its first six months, it garnered more than 100 million users, while images generated from AI art tool DALL.E were viewed more than 4.2 billion times. Companies are now beginning to figure… Continue reading How generative AI fuels customer experience programmes