AInsights: Your executive-level insights making sense of the latest in generative AI… My new book, Mindshift: Transform Leadership, Drive Innovation, and Reshape the Future, just launched. I’m catching up on the biggest news coming out of the genAI world. Here’s more from OpenAI. The company recently announced its competitor to Google Search and in some respect, Perplexity, but so far, only in specific applications such as writing and coding. Canvas, provides a new window into collaborating with generative AI. On…
AInsights: OpenAI Introduces SearchGPT; Disrupts Google Again
AInsights: Your executive-level insights making sense of the latest in generative AI… With the launch of my new book, Mindshift: Transform Leadership, Drive Innovation, and Reshape the Future, I’m a little behind in covering some of the industry’s biggest genAI news! So, let’s jump right in… During the summer of 2024, OpenAI previewed a prototype of AI search, designed to offer fast and timely answers with “clear and relevant sources.” It was marketed as a new way to search. On…
AInsights: Nvidia’s Bold Move: Open-Source AI That Challenges GPT-4 and Democratizes Innovation
AInsights: Your executive-level insights making sense of the latest in generative AI… My new book, Mindshift: Transform Leadership, Drive Innovation, and Reshape the Future, just launched! Please join me on the journey to inspire a new genre of leadership and innovation! Nvidia just dropped a bombshell: NVLM 1.0, an open-source family of large multimodal AI models designed to compete head-to-head—and even outperform—OpenAI’s GPT-4. The highlight of this release is the NVLM-D-72B, a 72 billion parameter powerhouse that excels at both…
AInsights: Google’s NotebookLM Will Turn Any Executive into an Expert Researcher, Analyst, and Podcaster?
AInsights: Your executive-level insights making sense of the latest in generative AI… I’m not going to lie, when I first heard about the Google Notebook, officially named NotebookLM, it’s new AI pilot program, I thought that it would be limited to use by students and educators. I’ve since changed my mind. You could say I shifted my mindset. So what is NotebookLM? Is it just another tool like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Meta.ai, or Claude? Yes and no. NotebookLM is powered…
AInsights: Microsoft Diversifies Its AI Investment Portfolio with Commitment to French Startup Mistral
AInsights: Executive-level insights on the latest in generative AI…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…
AInsights: Anthropic Funding, Midjourney Antifunding, Rabbit R1 Sellout Debut, and Microsoft Copilot’s Takeoff
AInsights: Generative insights in AI. This series rapid fire series offers executive level AInsights into the rapidly shifting landscape of generative AI. OpenAI rival Anthropic in talks to raise $750 million led by Menlo Ventures Anthropic, an OpenAI rival founded by ex-OpenAI employees, is in talks to raise a $750 million funding round led by Menlo Ventures at a valuation of ~$18 billion — nearly 4.5 times the startup’s $4.1 billion valuation earlier this year. This approach keeps new players…
Generative Insights in AI: GPTs, AI Influencers, Digital Twins, Microsoft, Perplexity’s Google Killer?
An evolving name for an evolving landscape. This online series rapid fire updates is meant to bring meaning to the rapidly changing landscape of generative AI. Prompt: What are the developments in generative AI? Please only include the updates that represent significant shifts in technology, market, and behavioral shifts. Summarize those trends in what they mean for executives, leaders, and decision makers. I don’t have enough time to read and process everything. OpenAI has its App Store moment and focuses…
How to Cultivate Customer Empathy in Experience Design and Innovation – A Conversation with Janelle Estes UserTesting
In this episode of the Human Insight Podcast, futurist and best-selling author Brian Solis comes on the show to discuss the importance of observing and talking with your customers. This conversation with Janelle Estes was recorded live at The Human Insight Summit in New Orleans. Producer’s note: Do you know how your customers experience your brand today? Do you know how they really feel? Do you know what they say when you’re not around? You think you know your customers, but you…
Is the Future of Business Growth Tied to a New Generation of 360 Experience Marketers?
Executives across the globe are prioritizing investments and capabilities that help accelerate business growth. According to McKinsey research, 78 percent of CEOs are now banking on marketing leaders to drive growth. We aren’t talking about your everyday CMO, however. To drive business growth requires a new breed of 360 CMOs and marketers, those who take a holistic, data-driven, 360 approach to customer experience transformation and innovation. McKinsey’s research uncovered three elements, a “growth triple play” of creativity, analytics, and purpose, that delivers…
Customer Experience Professionals Association: CS Disruptors 2018
The Customer Experience Professionals Association recently released a video asking a series of “CX disruptors” for their insights on the latest developments, with Brian Solis quoted several times.
