AInsights: Executive-level insights on the latest in generative AI… Perplexity AI announced that it raised a whopping $62.7M+ at a valuation of 1.04 billion, led by Daniel Gross, former head of AI at Y Combinator. This officially makes Perplexity the latest minted Unicorn. 🦄 Other investors include a who’s who list of industry leaders, Stan Druckenmiller, NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos, Tobi Lutke, Garry Tan, Andrej Karpathy, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, IVP, NEA, Jakob Uszkoreit, Naval Ravikant, Brad Gerstner, and…
AInsights: Reid Hoffman Interviews His AI Digital Twin and It’s Both Creepy and Mind-Blowing
Your AInsights: Executive-level insights on the latest in generative AIā¦ You may know Reid Hoffman as the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn. He’s also a prolific investor and author, writing a book with my friend Chris Yeh, one I refer a lot to founders, Blitzscaling. Hoffman recently recorded an interview with Reid AI, his digital twin, and it is wild! It’s innovative while also blurring the line between fantastical and the uncanny valley. Like ChatGPT itself, Reid AI was…
AInsights: AI is a New Digital Species ā a Companion in Guiding You Toward Innovative Outcomes
AInsights: Executive-level insights on the latest in generative AIā¦subscribe here. 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…
AInsights: Microsoft Diversifies Its AI Investment Portfolio with Commitment to French Startup Mistral
AInsights: Executive-level insights on the latest in generative AIā¦subscribe here. 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…
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…
AInsights: Microsoft’s Acquisition of Inflection AI and What it Means to Business Customers and Investors
AInsights: Executive-level insights on the latest in generative AIā¦subscribe here. 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….
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?…
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 atĀ 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…
AInsights: The Future of Google Search Ain’t What It Used To Be; The Rise of Ignite Moments
AInsights: Executive-level insights on the latest in generative AIā¦subscribe here. 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…
AInsights: Google Released a Prompting Guide 101 to Advance GenAI Prompting Skills and Outcomes
AInsights: Executive-level insights on the latest in generative AIā¦subscribe here. 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,…
