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Hype aside, AI may not be turbo-charging employee productivity just yet – Computerworld
Offering a different narrative on AI The study specifically looked at the Danish labor market in 2023 and 2024, gathering data from 25,000 workers and 7,000 workplaces. The researchers chose 11 “exposed” occupations: software developers, IT support, financial advisors, HR, accountants, customer-support, legal, marketing, office clerks, journalists and teachers. The study found that, by late 2024, AI chatbots were widespread:…
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Microsoft says workers should believe the hype with AI tools: Researchers found Copilot users saved three hours per week sifting through emails, gained more focus time, and completed collaborative tasks 20% faster
Generative AI tools are delivering marked benefits for users, according to research from Microsoft, with employees reporting significant productivity gains. In a paper published this month, the tech giant said the technology is rapidly changing work patterns as adoption rates continue to rise. The study saw 6,000 knowledge workers at more than 50 companies given access to the firm’s flagship…
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Manus AI Is Not China’s Second DeepSeek Moment; See Beyond the Hype
Within just a week, more than 2 million users have joined the waiting list to access China’s Manus general AI agent. Manus AI is being touted as the “second DeepSeek moment” coming from China. This is when the agent is in closed beta, and can only be accessed via an invitation. The frenzy has taken hold, with many calling Manus…
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Unmasking a 3X Spike in Credential Theft and Debunking the AI Hype
Cybercriminals have turned password theft into a booming enterprise, malware targeting credential stores jumped from 8% of samples in 2023 to 25% in 2024, a threefold increase. This alarming surge is one of many insights from the newly released Red Report 2025 by Picus Labs, which analyzed over 1 million malware samples to identify the tactics hackers rely on most.…
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What is Grok AI? Is It Worth the Hype?
Amid a sea of generative AI products, Grok AI sets itself apart with a bold and irreverent personality. Developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, Grok’s unconventional tone may make it less suitable for business use compared with its competitors. However, Grok still holds its own among the leading foundation models of today, boasting strong test performance and competitive speed. 1 New…
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“Don’t believe the hype”: Broadcom claims it’s been able to solve most of its customer issues following VMware acquisition
Customers shouldn’t believe the negative reports about VMware following its acquisition by Broadcom, the latter’s EMEA CTO Joe Baguley told ITPro. While there’s been a lot of noise in the press around the results of the acquisition, Baguley said his response has been to ask customers whether they’ve spoken to the firm directly. “Then you have that conversation, and it…
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Salesforce Dreamforce 2024: Delivering on AI hype
When it comes to the companies leading the way in AI development, Salesforce might not be the first name that springs to mind. The veteran CRM provider launched its flagship ‘Einstein’ AI in 2016, which relied on traditional machine learning methods to improve customer experience, but hasn’t sought to go head-to-head with major AI developers. With several years of generative…
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NetApp could corner AI infrastructure at Insight 2024 – but customer hype will ride on its messaging
NetApp has made a raft of AI-minded updates to its product line within the last year, leaning into hybrid and multi-cloud models as the future of enterprise IT infrastructure. Last year’s NetApp Insight set out to show how the firm has been an early trailblazer in the AI-ready infrastructure market, seeking to lead the way in helping businesses transform their…
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Do Molekule Air Purifiers Live Up to the Hype?
This acronym is short for photoelectrochemical oxidation. It isn’t new technology, per se, but rather a boosted version of photocatalytic oxidation (PCO), which has been used for decades to clean contaminated air and water. A typical mesh filter—HEPA, for instance—captures only airborne particles. PECO and PCO, however, take it one step further and also target gases. They do this by…
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The AI hype cycle: Separating fact from fiction
Nearly two years after OpenAI launched generative AI into the public consciousness with the release of ChatGPT, it seems that AI hype may finally be dying down. Lucidworks’ second annual survey on generative AI, published in June, found that only one in four of more than 1,000 executives surveyed had successfully launched generative AI initiatives in the past year. What’s…
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