Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics
Read about the latest trends and technologies in artificial intelligence (AI), automation, machine learning and robotics. Learn what AI and automation mean for enterprise IT strategies and how organisations are using AI for business benefit
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News
27 May 2025
Imec ITF World 2025: The hardware horizon for AI
At its recent ITF World 2025 conference in Antwerp, Belgian research institute Imec delivered a pointed message: as AI accelerates, the world needs new thinking – not just in software, but in the hardware ecosystems underpinning it Continue Reading
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News
19 May 2025
Dutch universities call for reduced dependence on Big Tech
Dutch universities are calling for greater digital autonomy as more research and educational data is stored in American clouds, posing risks to academic freedom, privacy and accessibility Continue Reading
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News
07 Sep 2023
Government AI taskforce appoints new advisory board members
An initial progress report published by the Taskforce provides detail on new appointments to its external advisory board as well as rebrand to focus on “frontier” artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
07 Sep 2023
Mainframe remains a positive force among IT leaders
BMC’s annual survey of mainframe users finds there is continued demand, but some are concerned over DevOps tooling Continue Reading
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News
07 Sep 2023
Singapore taps Lidar and laser scanning in remote building inspections
With the 3D data generated reality capture technologies, detailed inspections can be conducted remotely, eliminating the need for inspectors from technical authorities to be present onsite Continue Reading
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News
06 Sep 2023
Business leaders anxious over tech disruption
Although there is significant investment in AI, the rate of change is a concern for many business leaders Continue Reading
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News
06 Sep 2023
CIO interview: Cynthia Stoddard, Adobe
Adobe's IT chief is looking to build on its cloud migration with widespread adoption of AI, machine learning and robotic process automation – as well as low-code/no-code software development tools Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2023
Employees missing out on AI training and development
While businesses and employees see the benefit of artificial intelligence in the workplace, people are not being given the training they need Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2023
TUC launches AI taskforce for workers’ rights and societal benefit
The Trades Union Congress has launched what it calls an AI ‘taskforce’ to draft an AI and Employment Bill, aimed at safeguarding workers’ rights, early in 2024 Continue Reading
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Opinion
04 Sep 2023
Ethical perspectives on ChatGPT
In the final of three essays, Marc Steen uses ChatGPT as a case study for how to use different ethical perspectives, and practical steps people can take to start incorporating ethics into their projects Continue Reading
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News
01 Sep 2023
Police Scotland five-year digital strategy approved
Police Scotland’s new strategy outlines how the force will approach and invest in its digital transformation over the next five years, but notes its ability to achieve its ambitions is subject to the availability of funding Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Sep 2023
The companies set to win using LLMs are the responsible ones
This is a guest blogpost by Triveni Gandhi, Responsible AI Lead, Dataiku Large Language Models (LLMs) including ChatGPT have seemingly moved from hype, to hot seat, to hazard. In the midst of the ... Continue Reading
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News
01 Sep 2023
Google Cloud eyes bigger market share with AI
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian is confident the company’s generative AI capabilities will enable it to grow faster than the market and narrow the gap with rivals Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2023
Thousands of Klarna staff access ChatGPT Enterprise
Fintech unicorn Klarna has become an early adopter of the enterprise version of ChatGPT as it continues to focus on artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2023
Home Office and MoD seeking new facial-recognition tech
The UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator is running a ‘market exploration’ exercise on behalf of the Home Office to identify new facial-recognition capabilities for security and policing bodies in the UK Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2023
GenAI outranks cloud as business IT strategic priority
Enterprise Strategy Group research on the use cases for generative AI shows it as strategic for corporate IT, with impacts on customer experience, software development and IT Ops Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2023
MPs say UK at real risk of falling behind on AI regulation
MPs in charge of scrutinising the UK government’s proposals for regulating artificial intelligence have warned that time is running out for the introduction of new AI legislation before 2025 Continue Reading
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News
30 Aug 2023
NCSC warns over possible AI prompt injection attacks
The UK’s NCSC says it sees alarming potential for so-called prompt injection attacks driven by the large language models that power AI chatbots Continue Reading
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News
30 Aug 2023
Google Cloud ups ante in generative AI
Google CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off Google Cloud Next 2023 by underscoring the company’s efforts to make generative AI tools more accessible to businesses and workers Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Aug 2023
How can YOU influence the future of UK AI Regulation?
Ultimately the best enforcer is an informed and demanding customer base. We should be careful not to create an additional hurdle just for AI. Data that is under copyright, personal data or state ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Aug 2023
CIO perceptions of vendor AI marketing
With all the recent press coverage, it's not surprising to see IT vendors clamouring to message around their AI creds. In a survey by Freeform Dynamics and the CIO WaterCooler, a bunch of IT ... Continue Reading
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News
24 Aug 2023
Bletchley Park to host UK government AI safety summit
An international collaboration event on artificial intelligence safety is being run at the site that was home to the world’s first programmable computer Continue Reading
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News
24 Aug 2023
Accelerated datacentre computing propels record Nvidia revenue
GPU company Nvidia has seen record growth, driven by demand for AI acceleration in datacentres Continue Reading
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News
23 Aug 2023
Inside Micron Singapore’s sustainability journey
The chipmaker has been doubling down on sustainability efforts in Singapore by tapping solar power, recycling water and waste, as well as treating greenhouse gases, in a bid to achieve net zero by 2050 Continue Reading
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News
23 Aug 2023
Six subpostmaster appeals to be heard in Scottish court
Scottish court will hear appeals against the convictions of six former subpostmasters based on evidence from a Post Office computer system Continue Reading
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News
23 Aug 2023
VMware works with Nvidia to deliver generative AI cloud
The two companies are collaborating on a platform that uses Nvidia GPUs and VMware cloud infrastructure Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Aug 2023
Alternative perspectives: relational and virtue ethics in tech
In the second of three essays, Marc Steen explores the benefits of grounding ethical considerations in an understanding of social and power dynamics, and how relational and virtue ethics can help Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2023
Europe’s fastest supercomputer trains large language models in Finland
Much of the innovation in natural language processing comes from large enterprises in the US, resulting in proprietary technology with a bias towards English. One consortium in Finland decided to change the game Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2023
BSI launches sustainability-focused startup accelerator
Startups selected to participate in the BSI and Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership’s joint sustainability startup accelerator are working in a diverse range of areas and using a variety of technologies to positively affect society Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2023
More than 400 Liberty Global IT staff move to Infosys as part of €1.5bn contract
TV and broadband giant outsources the build and operation of its entertainment and connectivity platforms to Indian supplier in five year deal Continue Reading
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18 Aug 2023
Backup in the age of cloud
The 3-2-1 backup strategy remains relevant in the cloud era, giving rise to hybrid approaches that combine on-premise and cloud backups to minimise data loss Continue Reading
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News
17 Aug 2023
NUHS taps LLM to boost productivity, patient care
Healthcare professionals at Singapore’s National University Health System can now summarise patient case notes and predict patient healthcare journeys using a large language model trained by a supercomputer Continue Reading
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News
16 Aug 2023
AI is the most hyped technology of 2023
Gartner's 2023 hype cycle puts generative AI at the peak of inflated expectations in its latest analysis of emerging tech trends Continue Reading
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News
16 Aug 2023
Accenture’s Brussels AI lab to focus on European public sector and health
Accenture will use its Brussels AI lab to test AI and generative AI's application in the European public sector Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2023
Nutanix GPT-in-a-Box aims hyper-converged at AI/ML use cases
Nutanix targets a pre-configured bundle of AI/ML and GPT software with hyper-converged infrastructure and GPT to help organisations safely take advantage of learning networks Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2023
How Qualtrics is driving experience management
Qualtrics’ global and regional leaders outline the company’s product directions, including its work in AI, its traction in the region and the future of experience management Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2023
Managers need to assess jobs as AI evolves in workplace
Advances in AI will mean business leaders need to rethink how they organise and motivate their employees Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2023
Network Rail uses Google AI to assess trackside biodiversity
The rail network company has worked with London Zoo to monitor trackside bird and bat activity Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Aug 2023
Why technology jobs are proving resilient
The clamour for technology professionals has become less frenetic in recent months but demand for IT skills remains high Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2023
IBM says all the building blocks for analogue AI are in place
Analogue electronics promises a more efficient way to train AI systems than computers that rely on zeros and ones Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2023
Biden administration bans investment in Chinese high tech
Executive Order prohibits investment firms from supporting Chinese firms specialising in AI, quantum and advanced semiconductors Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Aug 2023
The rise of AI in enterprise software
As large language models become embedded in enterprise software, CIOs will likely face a brick wall of resistance from internal stakeholders concerned about sharing confidential data and data ... Continue Reading
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News
10 Aug 2023
Implications of SAP Rise premium strategy
SAP dropped a bombshell during its second-quarter 2023 results call that will negatively impact those using S/4Hana on-premise or through a hosted service provider Continue Reading
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News
09 Aug 2023
AI interview: Krystal Kauffman, lead organiser, Turkopticon
Remote Mechanical Turk workers are responsible for training artificial intelligence algorithms and completing other data-related business processes - we hear about the workplace issues they face Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2023
Pentland Brands marshals Google BigQuery to improve customer insight
The name behind Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand and Kickers turns to Google BigQuery to improve customer data understanding Continue Reading
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E-Zine
08 Aug 2023
CW EMEA: Aalto University – where ideas take off
In this issue of CW EMEA, we look at the startup scene in Finland. Helsinki’s status as a prominent tech breeding ground is well established, with an alumnus contingent that includes Rovio, Supercell, ICEYE and the world-renowned Slush event. Every startup needs a starting place, however, and for many Finnish innovators, their stories began at Aalto University. We also look at how the Gulf region is seeing some of the heaviest investments in the latest technology as countries diversify their economies to reduce reliance on oil. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2023
Workplace monitoring needs worker consent, says select committee
Employers looking to monitor their employees through connected devices should only to so with the consent of those affected due to negative impacts such surveillance can have on work intensification and mental health Continue Reading
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E-Zine
08 Aug 2023
How to improve developer productivity
In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide examines the developer experience and looks at how critical it can be for productivity. The tech sector still struggles with diversity and inclusion – we ask what’s standing in the way of ethnic minorities making it to the top. And Goldman Sachs’ CDO tells us how a ‘tech-nerd’ built a career in financial IT. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
03 Aug 2023
India’s booming IT market driving up wages
Majority of India’s IT pros expect their pay to increase in the next 12 months, underscoring the country’s tight IT labour market fuelled by a booming tech sector, study finds Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Aug 2023
Generative AI needs humans in the loop for widespread adoption
Put aside the hype about generative AI replacing jobs - for the technology to achieve its potential, humans will need to be involved and we can all benefit as a result Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Aug 2023
A Whole Lot Of Monkeys Required... VAST Data Looks To Revolutionise AI
If there has been one extraordinarily overused buzz phrase in recent IT years, that phrase has to be AI or Artificial Intelligence, often in tandem with ML or Machine Learning. As a judge on the ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
02 Aug 2023
The rise of Generative AI in software development
Paulo Rosado, founder and CEO of Outsystems discuss how AI is changing the work of software developers and how developers can prepare for it Continue Reading
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Opinion
02 Aug 2023
Vigilance advised if using AI to make cyber decisions
The AI arms race is heating up, and the battle lines are being redrawn. Still, organisations should proceed cautiously and remain vigilant in scrutinising AI’s ability to ensure accurate, safe, and informed decision-making. Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2023
Vast Data Platform aims at storage everywhere for AI/ML workloads
Vast Data to offer storage with data lake and warehouse functionality built in natively, in anticipation of a huge surge in AI/ML workloads and a need for ever-larger data stores Continue Reading
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01 Aug 2023
AI interview: Dan McQuillan, critical computing expert
Critical computing expert Dan McQuillan speaks to Computer Weekly about the top-down imposition of artificial intelligence on society, and how AI is a fundamentally political technology shaped by humanity’s most reactionary tendencies. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
01 Aug 2023
We’re doing AI all wrong
In this week’s Computer Weekly, AI is being imposed upon society from the top down and the socio-economic implications will cause problems – we talk to an expert who says there is a better way. We find out how hackers – the good kind – are turning to AI to make their work more effective. And we examine how generative AI will affect the datacentre. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Jul 2023
Large language models harnessed for education
Large language models are being used to teach, support and assess students, enhancing education rather than impairing it Continue Reading
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Opinion
31 Jul 2023
AI has a place in cyber, but needs effective evaluation
Organisations that don’t leverage AI-based security solutions will find themselves more vulnerable than those that do., but cyber pros still need to ensure they can effectively evaluate AI-enhanced tech to ensure it meets their use case Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Jul 2023
Resisting AI
Technology is not neutral. It is always embedded in social, economic, and political relations built on systematic, structural imbalances of power. Welcome to capitalism. Including the Xi Jinping ... Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jul 2023
How generative AI fuels customer experience programmes
Generative AI could be a game-changer for CX if firms think use case and not tech. What do recent AI developments mean for customer experience programmes? Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2023
Risks of opening up AI
Meta has annouced that its Llama 2 large language model will be freely available under a community licence with certain restrictions Continue Reading
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Opinion
28 Jul 2023
Does AI have a future in cyber security? Yes, but only if it works with humans
Do AI and ML hold the promise of helping cyber pros achieving the holy grail of operating quicker, cheaper, and with higher efficiency? We shouldn’t hold our breath, says Nominet’s Paul Lewis Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2023
ServiceNow Q2 2023: 23% year-on-year growth with GenAI to fore
ServiceNow has announced second-quarter 2023 revenue of $2.15bn, up 23% on the same quarter in 2022. The digital workflows automation supplier stressed GenAI developments and partnerships Continue Reading
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News
27 Jul 2023
Meta results show impact of data fines and datacentre upgrade strategy
The owner of Facebook is battling with regulators over transferring EU data to the US. It is also seeing less improvements on CPUs Continue Reading
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News
26 Jul 2023
Inside Cloudera’s data platform strategy
Cloudera executives outline their business and technology strategy to help enterprises harness generative AI and other capabilities through its work in the open source community and other areas Continue Reading
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News
26 Jul 2023
Artificial intelligence puts Microsoft Azure in top gear
Microsoft’s latest quarterly earnings results show the company’s public cloud business was the largest contributor to revenue Continue Reading
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Opinion
24 Jul 2023
Privacy and participation – technologies to open data for innovation
The Open Data Institute has launched Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) and participatory data programmes. The ODI’s Calum Inverarity explains why they matter Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2023
Security AI and automation may reduce cost of data breaches
Organisations that go all in on security AI and automation tend to incur lower financial costs when they experience a data breach incident, according to an IBM report Continue Reading
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Podcast
24 Jul 2023
Podcast: Sizing data storage for AI/ML workloads
Artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads come with I/O profiles of different shapes and sizes. We talk to Curtis Anderson of Panasas about how best to procure and size storage for them Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Jul 2023
Generative AI: Automating storage and backup management
We look at how generative artificial intelligence is being deployed to automate monitoring of repetitive tasks and report on enterprise storage and backup, but also the limits to its implementation Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Jul 2023
HR software and strategies to combat staff attrition
While there is no simple technological solution to the problem of staff attrition, a combination of management strategies and business applications can improve engagement and retention Continue Reading
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Opinion
21 Jul 2023
Hello ChatGPT, RIP software developer?
How generative AI will change the lives of software developers and the shape of the IT department Continue Reading
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21 Jul 2023
How an ML engineer cut his teeth in AI
Machine learning engineer Saurabh Agarwal talks up his career journey in artificial intelligence and what it takes for one to succeed in the field Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2023
SAP’s Klein sees $1tn market for AI business software
Enterprise software company embeds AI across product portfolio to improve efficiency in business processes Continue Reading
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News
20 Jul 2023
Online Safety Bill screening measures amount to ‘prior restraint’
The Open Rights Group is calling on Parliament to reform the Online Safety Bill, on the basis that its content-screening measures would amount to “prior restraint” on freedom of expression Continue Reading
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News
20 Jul 2023
Interview: Richard Corbridge, CDIO, DWP
Only 13 weeks into his new role, the Department for Work and Pensions’ CDIO speaks to Computer Weekly about plans for artificial intelligence, data modernisation and how to complete a business plan in record time Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Jul 2023
Time to sound the alarm as AI hype catches fire
One of the most worrying things that’s coming out of recent research, both ours and other people’s, is just how wildly different attitudes to AI – and especially generative AI – can be between ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Jul 2023
Support for smaller businesses in AI revolution
Not a single day goes by without someone, somewhere talking about the pros or cons of artificial intelligence. Earlier this week, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, took to the stage at the company’s ... Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2023
Australia’s IaaS market surges 37.1% in 2022
IaaS remains the engine of growth in the Australian IT market and is showing no signs of slowing down, according to Gartner Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Jul 2023
We have lift off… The opportunities and risks of generative AI
How you can use AI to benefit your business while navigating the risks Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2023
Microsoft’s Nadella sees massive growth opportunity in AI
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella uses his keynote at the company’s Inspire partner conference to discuss the economic potential of artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2023
‘Significant gaps’ in UK AI regulation, says Ada Lovelace Institute
UK government’s plans to diffuse regulatory responsibility for AI among existing regulators will mean the tech is “only partially regulated”, while its data reforms will undercut already-limited existing protections, says Ada Lovelace Institute Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2023
Cyber criminal AI tool WormGPT produces ‘unsettling’ results
A newly discovered generative AI tool dubbed WormGPT is being sold to the cyber criminal underground via the dark web, and poses a significant danger, researchers warn Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2023
IT firms ramp up prices to drive post-pandemic revenue
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development puts inflation at 6.5%. Some areas of IT spending have experienced double-digit growth Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Jul 2023
Backup in the age of cloud
The 3-2-1 backup strategy remains relevant in the age of cloud, giving rise to hybrid approaches that combine on-premise and cloud backups to minimise data loss, reduce downtime and improve redundancy Continue Reading
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E-Zine
18 Jul 2023
Computer Weekly: Soaring ahead with data at Rolls-Royce
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how aerospace giant Rolls-Royce is using data science, machine learning and internet of things to improve its competitive advantage. We examine the benefits and best practices in software-defined storage. And we analyse calls for a review of laws around the use of computer evidence prompted by the Post Office IT scandal. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Jul 2023
AI in cyber security: Distinguishing hype from reality
We know that malicious actors are starting to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to facilitate attacks, but on the other hand, AI can also be a powerful tool within the hands of cyber security professionals Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2023
Zoom doubles down on customer experience in UCaaS play
Zoom is going beyond its roots in employee experience as it looks to strengthen its position in the unified communications-as-a-service market Continue Reading
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News
14 Jul 2023
UCLH uses machine learning to cope with emergency beds demand
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a machine learning tool which uses real-time data to predict how many emergency beds will be needed Continue Reading
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News
13 Jul 2023
Civil society groups call on EU to put human rights at centre of AI Act
Dozens of civil society groups are calling on EU institutions to prioritise people and human rights in AI legislation as secretive negotiations begin Continue Reading
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News
13 Jul 2023
CaixaBank adds hundreds more IT professionals to support digital transformation
CaixaBank is recruiting 200 more IT professionals in Spain to support its ongoing digital transformation Continue Reading
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E-Zine
13 Jul 2023
CW EMEA: Can we trust AI?
Artificial intelligence and the opportunities and dangers it introduces into society has been a hotly debated subject in tech circles for many years, but today with the increased use of platforms such as ChatGPT, these debates include a wider section of the public. The fact that schoolchildren are even asking ChatGPT for help with their homework brings home the importance of these debates and the responses to them by national policy-makers. Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2023
Digital public services ‘riddled’ with problems, says TUC
The UK’s increasingly digitised public services are plagued by design, governance and workplace issues that are undermining the government’s stated goal of improving efficiency, but can be alleviated by giving public sector workers a greater say in how new technologies are being developed, deployed and controlled Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2023
Forensic Institute provides Hansken viewing method for Dutch lawyers
Dutch lawyers can now view crypto communication in criminal cases from their own workplace via digital search engine Hansken. Previously, this had to be done at an external location Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jul 2023
How to assess and stem digital transformation failures
Digital transformation projects have bred a litany of failure. How can this tendency be reversed? Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jul 2023
Norwegian data privacy experts sound alarm over generative AI
Hundreds of millions of people embrace generative artificial intelligence, blissfully ignorant of what it’s doing to data privacy. Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2023
Alibaba Cloud debuts AI image generator
The cloud supplier’s Tongyi Wanxiang generative AI model can respond to text prompts in Chinese and English to generate detailed images in an array of styles Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2023
Met Office bids to make climate data more accessible with Esri
The Met Office is offering a new data portal, built on Esri’s geographic information systems technology, to enable users to understand local and national impacts of climate change Continue Reading
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News
07 Jul 2023
House of Lords launches an investigation into generative AI
The government wants the UK to lead AI regulation, but technology is developing at a breakneck pace Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Jul 2023
An AI crash is coming: don’t let it drag you down
All the signs are there that an AI crash is coming: overinflated claims and dodgy hype, a serious lack of expectation management, fears around privacy, ethics and fairness, over-enthusiastic ... Continue Reading
