Picture a world where artificial intelligence can read every research paper ever written in minutes, analyze complex market trends instantly, and draft comprehensive reports while you sleep. This isn't science fiction—it's the promise of Deep Research from OpenAI, and it's poised to revolutionize how knowledge workers work in ways we're only beginning to understand. A...
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Breaking Down Data Silos with Email-Based AI Agents
Picture your organization's data ecosystem as an ancient city. In one quarter, sales records are meticulously kept in towering databases. Across town, customer stories echo through spreadsheets and feedback forms. And in yet another district, market insights are sealed away in countless reports and presentations. Between these quarters stand invisible walls – not of stone...
Training Data: The Source Code of the AI Era
In software development, we've long understood the distinction between source code and compiled binaries. Source code is what programmers write - the human-readable instructions that define a program's behavior. When we compile this code, we transform it into machine code that computers can execute efficiently. This compilation process necessarily obscures the original logic, making the...
The AI Takeover of Software Engineering: 2025’s Critical Threshold
The software engineering profession stands at a critical juncture as AI capabilities advance at an unprecedented pace. When industry leaders like Mark Zuckerberg predict AI systems capable of mid-level engineering tasks by 2025, and Salesforce's Marc Benioff implements hiring freezes due to AI-driven productivity gains, we need to take a hard look at the future...
Going Beyond RPA with LLMs
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has long been the go-to solution for streamlining repetitive tasks. But when it comes to handling complex, (semi-)structured data, RPA falls short. Enter AI-powered intelligent automation—a transformative approach that redefines what’s possible in business operations. Unlike traditional RPA bots, AI agents bring contextual understanding to the table, making them more reliable...
The end of SaaS as we know it?
In a recent interview Satya Nadella from Microsoft suggested that SaaS (Software as a Service) applications are likely to be replaced by AI agents. This has been a constant pattern for some time now. At Microsoft’s Ignite 2024 conference, Nadella introduced a suite of AI-driven “autonomous agents” designed to perform tasks on behalf of users,...
Vertical AI Agents: The Next SaaS Boom?
Much like the SaaS explosion of the 2000s, which caught many off guard before spawning an ecosystem of trillion-dollar companies, vertical AI agents are poised to unlock immense value. Not only do they streamline repetitive workflows, but they also promise to replace entire teams, cutting operational costs and enabling companies to scale faster and more...
TinyTroupe: Simulating Human Behaviour with AI
Microsoft has released TinyTroupe, an open-source Python library that uses large language models to simulate human behaviour in virtual environments. This allows for testing digital advertising, software, and generating synthetic data for machine learning. The library enables the simulation of multiple AI agents ("TinyPersons") with individual personalities interacting within a simulated world ("TinyWorld"), facilitating virtual...
From Boom to Bust: Is Generative AI Killing Freelance Work?
Generative AI is transforming industries, and the online freelance market is no exception. Recent research explores the immediate effects of tools like ChatGPT and AI-driven image generators on freelance job opportunities. By analyzing job postings on a major freelancing platform, the study reveals a striking decline in demand for roles in writing, software development, and...
Raw Story v. OpenAI: A Landmark Decision Shaping AI Copyright Law
In a significant ruling that could help define the boundaries of AI training and copyright law, Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York has dismissed Raw Story Media and AlterNet Media's copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI. This November 2024 decision provides crucial insights into how courts may approach the intersection of AI...
