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IDC chief research officer: GenAI, from experimentation to adoption

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As the chief research officer at IDC, I lead a global team of analysts who develop research and provide advice to help our clients navigate the technology landscape. Our research indicates a scramble to identify and experiment with use cases in most business functions within an enterprise.

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Research: Businesses optimistic as they deploy generative AI

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More about the research For our primary research, we interviewed more than 2,300 executive and senior IT and business leaders from organisations in 34 countries across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa. The report identifies that most CEOs view GenAI as transformational.

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Research: Businesses optimistic as they deploy generative AI

CIO

More about the research For our primary research, we interviewed more than 2,300 executive and senior IT and business leaders from organisations in 34 countries across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa. The report identifies that most CEOs view GenAI as transformational.

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China’s Major AI Hubs: Cities Leading in Policy, Innovation, Hardware, and Research

Ooda Loop

China’s integration […] The post Chinas Major AI Hubs: Cities Leading in Policy, Innovation, Hardware, and Research appeared first on OODAloop.

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How to Overcome the Pain Points of Your CRM

Leveraging research and commentary from industry analysts, this eBook explores how your sales team can get back valuable time by overcoming some pain points with your CRM, such as low adoption rates, integrations, and data quality.

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Chinese Researchers Use Quantum Computer to Fine-Tune Billion-Parameter AI Model

Ooda Loop

The experiment was conducted on a superconducting quantum computer called Origin Wukong, which runs on a domestically […] The post Chinese Researchers Use Quantum Computer to Fine-Tune Billion-Parameter AI Model appeared first on OODAloop.

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Patients may suffer from hallucinations of AI medical transcription tools

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Despite its wide adoption, researchers are now raising serious concerns about its accuracy. In a study conducted by researchers from Cornell University, the University of Washington, and others, researchers discovered that Whisper “hallucinated” in about 1.4% Whisper is not the only AI model that generates such errors.

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12 Considerations When Evaluating Data Lake Engine Vendors for Analytics and BI

451 Group’s research indicates 57% of the enterprises currently using a data lake cite improved business agility as a benefit. To do so, modern enterprises leverage cloud data lakes as the platform used to store data for analytical purposes, combined with various compute engines for processing that data.

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The Forrester Wave™: B2B Marketing Data Providers, Q2 2021

In our 24-criterion evaluation of B2B marketing data providers, we identified the 11 most significant vendors — Data Axle, Dun & Bradstreet, Enlyft, Global Database, InsideView, Leadspace, Oracle, SMARTe, Spiceworks Ziff Davis, TechTarget, and ZoomInfo Technologies — and researched, analyzed, and scored them.

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TCO Considerations of Using a Cloud Data Warehouse for BI and Analytics

According to the study conducted by Wakefield Research in 2021, only 22% of the data leaders surveyed have fully realized ROI in the past two years, with most data leaders (56%) having no consistent way of measuring it.

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How ZoomInfo Helps Overcome the Top Pain Points of Inside Sales

With more access to user reviews, analyst opinion, and industry research, decision-makers are more informed than ever while navigating what is now known as the “buyer’s journey.”. Recent digital transformation has shifted the B2B landscape by ushering in the era of buyer empowerment.

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3 Sizzling Ways to Warm Up Cold Calls

Dig into this eBook to find out how to make cold calling a thing of the past with: Powerful sales engagement and automation Insights, signals, and deep prospect research Alternative touchpoints that keep the conversation alive

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations. This frees up valuable time for sellers to focus more on building relationships and closing deals.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks.