Misinformation is an enormous problem in a world saturated with all varieties of “content” on a daily basis, and now in the AI age, the issue has gone next-level with the rise of deepfakes—and with the election year hitting full speed, the potential damage is a huge...
Comms pros speak out on AI’s biggest challenges, saying the greatest obstacles to comms digitalization are human, not technical
Like the rest of the business world, marketing and PR leaders have been busily attempting to get AI incorporated into their operations so they can enjoy the productivity benefits that the tech has been dangling before them. But in this fast-moving effort, many are...
The state of generative AI today: New status report offers five priorities for organizational readiness on the road to revolution
Generative AI is the future of business, as we know. Its vast potential promises to redefine the contours of innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage. But are brands and businesses ready? New research from business consultancy Guidehouse and CDO Magazine...
AI efficiency isn’t the end goal for data modernization: Senior data and tech leaders say better decision-making is the primary aim
Many brands and businesses are putting all their eggs in the AI-mastery basket, thinking once their skillsets are firmed up and data quality and productivity improve, then all the promises of AI will be revealed and everything else will fall into place. Well, it sure...
Consumer data shortfalls now the biggest obstacles to AI performance: Most spend more on personalized CX, but few brands are capable
As dynamic as AI’s impact on business has been, the wunderkind tech can only perform as well as the available data will allow—and this is the pain point companies are facing at this stage of the AI game. New research from customer engagement platform Twilio reveals...
AI-powered cyberattacks are more sophisticated than ever—and leaders are unprepared for the new wave of threat vectors
Cyberattacks have posed a red-alarm level of crisis threat for some time now, but the rise of AI has not only expanded business possibilities, it has given e-predators a similarly unlimited capacity to instigate attacks—and companies have never been more vulnerable,...
Ethics and compliance: In an age of AI, remote work, and new regulations, ethics programs turn focus to risk mitigation and analysis
In the rapidly changing workplace environment, companies are choosing to prioritize managing and avoiding risk in their ethics and compliance (E&C) decisions, reveals a news study from E&C solutions firm LRN Corporation. The research found that risk mitigation...
How AI enhances video accessibility: Businesses are leveraging AI to make video content more inclusive, engaging, and far-reaching
Like everything else in its path, AI is reshaping how companies are making marketing videos more inclusive and accessible. New research from business video marketing platform Wistia reveals that the use of AI to enhance video accessibility dramatically increased in...
AI investment remains top priority—even though companies are losing millions yearly on underperforming AI models due to poor data and skills
AI arrived with a bang to redefine business operations, but even though the tech is ready to go next-level, many companies are hamstrung by a lack of the high-quality data necessary to move at the speed of AI, as well as a shortage of AI skills among the workforce....
AI mastery for entrepreneurs: Strategies to maximize business potential
A recent survey by The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council (SBEC) found that 48 percent of small businesses incorporated AI tools in the last year. Notably, 93 percent of owners acknowledge the cost-effective benefits, resulting in hundreds of billions of...
The Path to AI Maturity in 2024: Major shift expected this year as businesses move away from experimentation on the road to production
After more than a year of moving through an initial Awareness level and into the Operational trial-and-error testing and experimentation level, we will soon see brands and businesses elevate their use of AI—particularly generative AI—to the Operational level, which is...
The AI threat landscape: As adoption accelerates despite security shortfalls, 77 percent of companies identified breaches to their AI in the past year
Along with powerful technology like AI comes powerful threats—especially with the haphazard manner that many companies rushed to deployment without guidelines or even real knowledge of the risks they were taking. New research from AI models and assets security...