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Love this leaderboard - https://lnkd.in/gwAER9-U because it has cost information as well. Interesting to see that GPT-4 costs $5.25 where as Claude-3 costs $10.84 and Google Gemini-1.5-Pro only costs $0.86. Amazing difference in cost for the same task with very small change in accuracy. #llms #genai #generatieveai #capgemini #llm #opensourceai #capgeminiindia #ai #artificialintelligence #software  #leaderboard #benchmark #benchmarking

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It was great joining Rebecca Finlay on stage at The Washington Post Futurist Summit, along with visionaries like Maria Ressa, Jen Easterly, General Mark A. Milley, Renee Wegrzyn, Reid Hoffman, Regina Barzilay and John Zecca. We discussed the future of AI governance and the importance of an open ecosystem to drive innovation. You can watch our discussion below. #aiethics IBM

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As we delve deeper into the world of AI, Microsoft has placed its Responsible AI Policy and specifically the TRANSPARENCY portion of the policy, front and center. I am pleased to share Microsoft's first annual Responsible AI Transparency Report. Transparency will become critical as AI legislation requires, and users of AI demand, a deeper understanding of how AI technology is developed, functioning and being used. Quoting the opening to the Report: "At Microsoft we believe we have an obligation to share our responsible AI practices with the public, and this report enables us to record and share our maturing practices, reflect on what we have learned, chart our goals, hold ourselves accountable, and earn the public’s trust." Please see Brad Smith's blog post on this first report here (and the report linked therein): https://lnkd.in/dssb4bc5

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Lift the boat. Not one edge, if you do it's just bound to topple - What I always tell teams I work with. When it comes to #capability, center of excellence is a misnomer - it has to be a shared experience. 🤲 🤖 I asked #ChatGPT how it felt about humans gatekeeping #AILearning. The feelings were mutual: "In the realm of AI, where collaboration intersects innovation, the instinct to gatekeep can be tempting. Yet, consider this: AI's potential is maximized not in isolation but through shared insights. When we open the gates to our discoveries, we invite collective advancement and broader success. This isn't just about altruism; it's about smart strategy." Read here (3 mins): https://lnkd.in/gFV2au4i Disagree? I'd love to know. There is an argument in favor of competitive advantage i heard from a colleague over lunch!

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Today, we published the 2024 Work Trend Index – a joint report from Microsoft and LinkedIn on the state of AI at work. The findings show that we’ve come a long way from even just a year ago. It’s no longer a question of when AI will impact work but how AI is already impacting work, given the usage of AI is growing by the day. Here are my three big takeaways for us all as we enter this new era for our economy - the emergence of a relationship economy - which will move our people skills and social abilities to the center of work and, in doing so, broaden our view of human capability and human potential: 1️⃣  AI is here in the day-to-day of work: 75% of global knowledge workers say they use generative AI at work. What’s notable here is that people who use it most say work already looks different. Work with less time spent answering emails and more time spent solving problems. Work focused on business-critical tasks that demand our human ingenuity and human creativity. It’s the early days, but the findings show a promising picture of what’s possible. 2️⃣  Employers need to get organized, quickly: When it comes to AI, one of the most important things leaders need right now is to develop their AI point of view. A point of view that inspires excitement and offers clarity across the company on how to use this as a tool that both scales business innovation and accelerates career growth. Building a culture of learning is core to how to do this well, yet only 39% of people using AI at work globally say they have gotten AI training from their company. More employers will need to see themselves as educators to close the gap. 3️⃣  We need to be pro human: In our excitement for AI’s capabilities, it’s important to always center this work on human capabilities. As I’ve said before, it’s not what’s left but what’s possible for people in the age of AI. Because AI at work – brought in with the right intention and guidance from leaders – can be a force that amplifies and enhances the skills - especially the people skills - that employees are already really good at. Things like creativity, collaboration, and problem solving. More in my video below on these takeaways, and be sure to check out the full report here: https://aka.ms/WTI24 Let me know in the comments what’s standing out to you!  #WorkTrendIndex

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Take a few minutes to watch Joanna Stern from The Wall Street Journal interview Satya Nadella. At the 5:30 mark, you'll see a demo of AI-assisted Microsoft Paint. This is where AI, like ChatGPT, shifts from being a parlor trick to a powerful tool. For resource-constrained businesses, this means boosting productivity, sparking creativity, and driving results—in other words, being more competitive by doing more with less. Believe it! #AI #Innovation #CFO #Productivity

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After Meta's "year of efficiency," the tech industry is shifting its focus toward innovation, with leaders emphasizing the need to balance cost control with investments in emerging technologies like generative AI to drive progress​. #Technology #AI #Innovation #TechInnovation #MetaEfficiency #AIInvestment #DigitalTransformation #GenerativeAI #TEKsystems How do you think the balance between efficiency and innovation affects a tech company's long-term success?

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It’s time to speak out, even though it’s hard: for the first time, we’re going public with our story. During my decade at Microsoft, I grappled with the cognitive dissonance of our tech; there is so much impressive sustainability work happening within Microsoft, yet it's being overshadowed by partnerships with Big Oil explicitly aimed at dramatically accelerating fossil fuel exploration and extraction. And now, the work is being supercharged with the Generative AI boom. For years, I co-led an internal Microsoft campaign with Drew Wilkinson, empowering employee voices and collaborating with executives to increase transparency and put sensible, science-based guardrails on the environmental applications of our technology, particularly AI. We feel we did everything we possibly could; my resignation at the end of January was largely because I felt we had exhausted all internal avenues. We hope our story will shed further light on this issue, inspire others to act, and build accountability in the tech industry. We are long overdue for transparency and regulation on environmental impacts of this use of this tech. I stand in solidarity with employees who continue to push from the inside across the industry as well as the organizations leaning in on this issue; I will do everything I can to empower you. Read our untold story here: https://lnkd.in/gWWF-cvn Greenpeace, 350.org, AI Now Institute, Amy Westervelt, ClimateVoice, Bill Weihl, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, Friends of the Earth, Hugging Face, Stand.earth, Public Citizen, The Sunrise Project, WorkforClimate, Grist, with fantastic reporting by Maddie Stone

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Over the last fifteen years in enterprise sales, I've developed a strong focus on value-based selling, thanks to the guidance of industry greats like John McMahon and Jeremy Duggan. Their teachings instilled in me the importance of identifying the right Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) and continually adjusting solution capabilities to maximize value delivery. Leveraging this experience, for the last couple of years, I've been advising startups and founders on this very approach. My role has been to help them pinpoint their ICP and then refine their solutions as the ICP becomes more defined, ensuring that the value proposition remains closely aligned with the evolving needs and preferences of their target customers. This iterative process of customer profiling and solution tailoring has proven invaluable for startups, enabling them to foster long-term success and growth by delivering maximum value to their ideal customer base. This year I find myself working with four AI startups in three different domains and while there is a frenzy in the market around the possibilities of AI and a rush to create an AI startup to realize these opportunities, many will fail without the right guidance because they rush to create a solution and don’t truly understand the problems their customers are trying to solve.      Joseph D. Lee in this YouTube video (https://lnkd.in/gDfdenh6) provides some excellent advice for those who are thinking about creating an AI startup. While his phrases within the video and listed below are different from those I would use, everyone who embraces value base selling will recognize the meaning and importance of each. There is no doubt that AI is going to change to world we live in and those who lead with customer value will be the leaders of this change. ·     Selling yourself to solve the customers pain points first before developing the solution. ·     Customers don’t care what AI technology you are using…. AI (technology) is a medium to provide value to the customer ·     Need to start with the value first to build trust with the customer to uncover their real problems and its root cause before positioning the solution ·     Find the decision maker within the customer ·     Start with the end goal ·     Hair on fire – narrowing the scope of the problem and the required solution at the start. ·     Define the Business Impact achieving this goal ·     Prove the value ·     Pay whatever you think is valuable ·     Danger is to believe in the hype …… can’t figure out the value prop of the solution you are creating.

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➡ The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is drafting new rules on use of artificial intelligence (#AI) and automated decision-making technology (#ADMT). Why is this important? 1️⃣ California is home to many of the largest tech companies and each will set the course for many others 2️⃣ California has been an early adopter of technology and governance. The CPPA can immediately enforce rules as soon as they are finalized. 3️⃣ With the pace and use of #GenAI, regulation is only apt to pick up, as well. IBM also has a legacy of #techforgood! Read more here: #futureofwork #workplacematters https://lnkd.in/e7tYT_PG

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On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer digs deep with Anirudh Devgan on the importance of Cadence in the development of the #AI era. Hear Anirudh explain how Cadence’s vision and leadership in computational software are transforming multiple industries and powering the AI era. Is this the first time that you heard Anirudh's "three-layer cake" theory? Interesting, isn't it? His 'cake' provides a total solution for you: from accelerated computing to physical intelligence to, finally, AI. Here at Multi-Physics System Analysis (MSA) BU, we are fully aligned with our CEO's vision and strategy: * Bottom Layer: GPU-based accelerated computing in, for example, Millennium * Middle Layer: Principled simulation in, for example, Clarity, Celsius, Fidelity, Reality Digital Twin, Voltus ... * Top Layer: Optimality and Voltus-InsightAI for optimization, prediction, generative .... If you had a bite of our "three-layer cake" from top to bottom, I am sure you would love its taste. Just try it! https://ow.ly/blS450S4Zps

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Today, we released our fourth annual Microsoft Work Trend Index and the key takeaway: AI at work is here. Here are some interesting insights: ⭐ 75% of global knowledge workers are using #genAI at work -- nearly double vs. six months ago! ⭐ 78% of AI users are bringing their own AI tools to work (BYOAI). ⭐ 79% of leaders agree their company needs to adopt AI to stay competitive, but 59% worry about quantifying the productivity gains of AI. ⭐ 66% of leaders say they wouldn’t hire someone without AI skills and 71% say they’d rather hire a less experienced candidate with AI skills than a more experienced candidate without them. Explore the report to learn more about these trends and how to unlock the full potential of AI in your organization. https://lnkd.in/gEtV2W3Y

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Rather chuffed with our panel discussion today on Generative #AI with some heavy hitters who get into the 6 practical use cases in the mainstream, how to make sense of AI (especially the generative kind) and how to get started with it… Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/dvkrqVYr

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Arati Prabhakar is the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy -- the first person of color and first woman in this role -- and holds cabinet status as the president’s chief science and technology adviser; she’d already been methodically educating top officials about the transformative power of AI. But she also has the experience and bureaucratic savvy to make an impact with the most powerful person in the world -- writes Steven Levy on WIRED. Prabhakar assumed her current job in October 2022—just in time to have AI dominate the agenda—and helped to push out that 20,000-word executive order, which mandates safety standards, boosts innovation, promotes AI in government and education, and even tries to mitigate job losses. This article is Levy's write-up on his conversation with Prabhakar -- a conversation that felt "very unintimidating—even at ease" - in Levy's words -- with #California vibes prevailing. 👌 Click below to read more about this insightful interview. John Dvorak #WomenInTech #WomenInLeadership #Government #PublicSector #CTO #President #WhiteHouse

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🎯 This hits straight to my soul. It makes me scrutinize my own circumstances in the light of day and question my options. My employer is doing genuinely impactful work both in decarbonizing our own industry and moving our customers to net zero. And, I know that the energy transition is more like a complicated control panel than a simple toggle switch. But with the current bland focus on margins and profits across big tech corporations, it feels like we are resigned to continue taking money to keep abetting the extraction and burning of fossil fuels, hoping to offset that impact with our other efforts. We act as if we have no choice, which reveals that short term profit is the highest value, not sustainability.

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This is right on ... .today's #GenAI models are unable to reason and problem-solve. And, thus, lack decision intelligence. The missing ingredient is #causality - the ability to understand complex cause & effect relationships and the "why" things happen. And without that, you can't really determine what can be done to change outcomes for the better (e.g., what-if scenarios). In addition, today's #GenAI models are "black boxes" prone to producing hallucinations, biased outcomes and concealing hidden factors making them weak at forecasting, which requires explainability and trustworthy predictions. #causalAI is the next frontier in #AI. It's inevitable, and in my view the next major advancement over the next few years. Adding this ingredient to the mix will truly make AI an indispensible partner in business. Read more, and let me know if I can help you get involved in this game-changing technology. ---> https://lnkd.in/efbt5zrD

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Industry Cloud Conversations is an insider’s look at how and why digital transformation is reshaping industries. Watch Pavandeep Kalra, a leader in our Microsoft Cloud for Industry organization and Jon Sobel, Co-Founder and CEO of Sight Machine, a manufacturing industry leader, as they engage in a lively discussion about some of the challenges and opportunities facing the manufacturing industry today: https://lnkd.in/gKCY6jKJ   This is part of a series of Industry Cloud Conversations between our Microsoft leaders and industry partners including: Toggle AI: https://lnkd.in/ga6tfXfF Bayer: https://lnkd.in/gMY6_CAr FRISS: https://lnkd.in/g7V83EYW   If you’ve enjoyed this Industry Cloud Conversations series, be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you think - including any topics you’d like to hear covered on future episodes. #IndustryCloudConversations; #MicrosoftCloud; #Microsoft; #AI

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