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June 5, 2023
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Digital transformation news for June 6, 2023. This week more jobs in AI, major cyber security breaches, and cloud technology best practices.
Artificial Intelligence
According to a report, JPMorgan, a banking giant, has advertised over 3,600 AI-related jobs, reflecting Wall Street's increasing interest in revolutionary technology. The move highlights the industry's growing reliance on artificial intelligence for various functions, signaling a shift in the financial sector towards embracing AI and its potential benefits.
OpenAI has developed a method to enhance the logical reasoning abilities of AI models, reducing instances of "hallucinations" or generating incorrect information. By modifying the training process, the research team could produce models that exhibit improved consistency and avoid making up details. This development contributes to creating more reliable and trustworthy AI systems.
Japan defies copyright laws by allowing AI training with any data, aiming to accelerate its AI progress and compete globally. Concerns from artists are countered by support from academia and businesses, as Japan seeks access to Western data in exchange for its cultural resources. A unique twist to the regulation debate emerges.
https://technomancers.ai/japan-goes-all-in-copyright-doesnt-apply-to-ai-training/
Ubiquitous Computing
Dell strengthens multi-cloud strategies with advancements in its APEX portfolio. The offerings include Dell APEX Cloud Platforms for Azure, Red Hat OpenShift, VMware, and storage solutions for public clouds. Dell APEX expands to provide compute resources and PC-as-a-Service while partnering with Databricks to enable data analysis across on-premises and cloud environments. Not to be left behind, HPE offers their green lake product line multi-cloud offerings.
A recent report from information week predicts that worldwide spending on cloud services will reach $1.3 trillion by 2025, about 16.9% growth. However, many organizations still need help with the ROI of their investments. The report identifies critical areas to improve ROI in Cloud deployments, including FinOps, adopting multi-hybrid cloud strategies, DevOps and platform engineering, and cloud security.
https://www.informationweek.com/cloud/leaders-should-pay-attention-to-these-4-major-cloud-trends
Microsoft Azure DevOps experienced a ten-hour outage in the South Brazil region due to a simple typo that caused the deletion of seventeen production databases. The error occurred during a code upgrade, and a typo in the pull request led to the deletion of the entire server. The data has been recovered, but the recovery process took more than ten hours due to various c