The world of artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving, with new breakthroughs and applications emerging every day. From improving workflow efficiency to transforming security operations, AI is revolutionizing the way we live and work. In this news brief, we'll explore the latest developments in AI, from its impact on underwriting and risk assessment in insurance to its potential in unlocking billion-dollar markets.
AI-Powered Video Lenses
Snapchat is rolling out AI-powered video lenses, allowing users to animate a fox or a raccoon in their snaps. The new lenses are part of Snapchat's efforts to integrate AI into its platform, with the company planning to add new AI-powered lenses every week.
AI Exposes Blind Spots
AI can serve as a lens to magnify the blind spots that our natural intelligence likes to overlook, helping us become more self-aware, collaborative, and ultimately more accountable for our actions and decisions. By using AI-powered tools, we can identify and address our blind spots, leading to personal and professional growth.
AI in Employee Onboarding
Companies are using AI for employee onboarding, saving HR days of time and boosting engagement in the new-hire experience. Hitachi and Texans Credit Union are two companies that have successfully implemented AI in their onboarding processes, with AI saving time and improving the new-hire experience.
Women in AI
Women make up 50% of the global consumer market, yet AI products often fail to meet their needs because those developing the technology do not reflect their experiences. Ensuring women are among the leaders in AI development is essential for capturing value, driving growth, and sustaining competitive advantage.
AI Efficiency Tech
Celestial AI's 'Photonic Fabric' technology helps to scale AI, with the company raising $250 million in its latest funding round, valuing the company at $2.5 billion.
AI-Native Solutions for Security Operations
Accenture and CrowdStrike are collaborating to drive cybersecurity transformation, helping clients confidently navigate the next wave of innovation and growth. The collaboration will bring transformative improvements and cost efficiencies to areas such as security operations, continuous threat exposure management, and AI workload protection.
AI in Insurance
Artificial intelligence is changing insurance, with underwriters unsure they trust it. Despite the benefits of AI, only 43% of underwriters trust AI-generated decisions. Companies must balance the benefits of automation with the need for trust, transparency, and oversight.
Google's DeepMind
Google's DeepMind is using AI models to power physical robots, with the company partnering with Apptronik to build the next generation of humanoid robots. The new AI models, Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER, go beyond outputs like text and images, and into physical action commands to control robots.
Key Takeaways
- AI is revolutionizing the way we live and work, from improving workflow efficiency to transforming security operations.
- AI can serve as a lens to magnify the blind spots that our natural intelligence likes to overlook, helping us become more self-aware, collaborative, and ultimately more accountable for our actions and decisions.
- Companies are using AI for employee onboarding, saving HR days of time and boosting engagement in the new-hire experience.
- Ensuring women are among the leaders in AI development is essential for capturing value, driving growth, and sustaining competitive advantage.
- AI is changing insurance, with underwriters unsure they trust it.
- Google's DeepMind is using AI models to power physical robots, with the company partnering with Apptronik to build the next generation of humanoid robots.
Sources
- DPR's New Chief Information Officer Doubles Down on Artificial Intelligence
- Mirror, Mirror: How AI Exposes The Blind Spots Holding You Back
- Snapchat is rolling out AI-powered video lenses
- Companies large and small are using AI for employee onboarding. It can save HR days of time.
- Why Women In AI Are The Key To Unlocking Billion-Dollar Markets
- Celestial's AI Efficiency Tech
- Accenture and CrowdStrike Team to Transform Security Operations, Mitigating Cyber Threats and Reducing Costs with AI-native Solutions
- AI meets IAM: Sonoma security’s expansive vision for a safer digital future
- Artificial intelligence is changing insurance - underwriters aren't sure they trust it
- Google's DeepMind says it will use AI models to power physical robots