Tag: process

Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/19/146205/mit-report-95-of-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-are-failing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: MIT Report: 95% of Generative AI Pilots at Companies Are Failing Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report “The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025” by MIT’s NANDA initiative highlights the stark contrast in the success of generative AI initiatives across businesses. While some…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Google Gemini URL Context

Aug 19, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/18/google-gemini-url-context/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Google Gemini URL Context Feedly Summary: Google Gemini URL Context New feature in the Gemini API: you can now enable a url_context tool which the models can use to request the contents of URLs as part of replying to a prompt. I released llm-gemini 0.25 with a…

Shabie’s blog: Agents are search over action space

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Source URL: https://shabie.github.io/2025/08/18/agents-are-search-over-action-space.html Source: Shabie’s blog Title: Agents are search over action space Feedly Summary: It’s no secret that today’s LLM-based agents are unreliable. This makes them a gamble for most critical tasks, so where can they be safely applied? The answer lies in finding asymmetry: we should use them in domains where the downside…

The Register: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/microsoft_adds_copilot_ai_formulas/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells Feedly Summary: Meet the new COPILOT function Microsoft, in its ongoing effort to AI-ify every product it has, is now adding it right into the cells of Excel. Available on Monday to beta users of Microsoft 365 Copilot, a new…

The Register: GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/generative_ai_zero_return_95_percent/ Source: The Register Title: GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire Feedly Summary: MIT NANDA study finds only 5 percent of organizations using AI tools in production at scale US companies have invested between $35 and $40 billion in Generative AI initiatives and, so far, have almost…

Slashdot: AI ‘Business Agents’ Will Kill SaaS by 2030, Says Microsoft

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Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/181255/ai-business-agents-will-kill-saas-by-2030-says-microsoft?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI ‘Business Agents’ Will Kill SaaS by 2030, Says Microsoft Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text predicts the future of business applications as they transition to AI-driven systems, particularly emphasizing the role of generative AI interfaces and agent-based systems. Microsoft’s Charles Lamanna asserts that such…

Cloud Blog: Now available: Cloud HSM as an encryption key service for Workspace client-side encryption

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/introducing-cloud-hsm-as-an-encryption-key-service-for-workspace-cse/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Now available: Cloud HSM as an encryption key service for Workspace client-side encryption Feedly Summary: Organizations in highly-regulated sectors, such as government, defense, financial services, and healthcare, are required to meet stringent standards to safeguard sensitive data. Client-side encryption (CSE) for Google Workspace is a unique, privacy-preserving offering…

Cloud Blog: Google is a Leader and positioned furthest in vision in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Conversational AI Platforms

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/gartner-magic-quadrant-for-conversational-ai-platforms/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Google is a Leader and positioned furthest in vision in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Conversational AI Platforms Feedly Summary: Google has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Conversational AI Platforms (CAIP) report, and positioned furthest in vision among all vendors evaluated.…

Cisco Security Blog: Cisco and KDDI Partner to Deliver Japan’s First Fully Managed SASE Solution

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