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Tech leaders worry AI innovation is outpacing governance
The rapid growth of AI is outpacing effective governance, researchers have warned, with business leaders desperate for more clarity on regulation. NTT Data’s Responsibility Gap Survey of C-suite executives concludes that there’s an urgent need for stronger AI leadership, balancing innovation with responsibility. Eight-in-ten said a lack of clear policies is preventing them from scaling generative AI initiatives, and that…
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Why vendor breaches still haunt enterprise IT leaders
Nearly half (47%) of enterprises suffered highly disruptive outages due to vendor-related breaches last year, according to research from Resilience. This is a blind spot for businesses, the report said, with many businesses claiming familiarity but not confidence in their reliance on third parties. While 83% of those surveyed described themselves as ‘familiar’ with their third-party vendor systems, just 35%…
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Sam Altman thinks OpenAI has been on the ‘wrong side of history’ with open source, but that could all change – the DeepSeek success has prompted a rethink for big tech AI leaders
Leading technology experts have called for Western AI developers to consider shifting to open source in the wake of the DeepSeek success – and OpenAI might be among those warming to the approach. Speaking in the wake of DeepSeek’s model release in January, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Reddit users he had some regrets about the company’s failure to embrace…
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Google’s latest genAI shift is a reminder to IT leaders — never trust vendor policy – Computerworld
If they add a clause to every RFP that they will only work with model-makers that agree to not do X, Y, or Z, that will get a lot of attention. The contract would have to be realistic, though. It might say, for instance, “If the model-maker later chooses to accept payments for the above-described prohibited acts, they must reimburse…
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A Cybersecurity Leader’s Guide to SecVal in 2025
For many security leaders security validation has become a top priority. After the introduction of the Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) framework by Gartner™ in 2022, security validation is well on its way to becoming mainstream. A Brief Summary of SecVal As attack surfaces expanded and threats grew more complex, vulnerability management alone became insufficient for effective security posture management.…
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IT Leaders Fear AI-Driven Cybersecurity Costs Will Soar
IT leaders are concerned about the rocketing costs of cyber security tools, which are being inundated with AI features. Meanwhile, hackers are largely eschewing AI, as there are relatively few discussions about how they could use it posted on cyber crime forums. 1 New Relic Employees per Company Size Micro (0-49), Small (50-249), Medium (250-999), Large (1,000-4,999), Enterprise (5,000+) Any…
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We spoke to over 700 IT leaders to hear their tech strategy plans for 2025 – here’s what we learned
IT leaders across a range of industries are ramping up AI adoption plans in the year ahead, but traditional focus areas such as cybersecurity, cloud, and privacy still remain critical. That’s according to ITPro’s 2025 Future Focus report, a piece of in-house research fielding responses from IT executives and business leaders. Conducted as an online survey, we collected responses from…
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Half of C-Suite leaders likely to leave in two years, 27% in six months — survey – Computerworld
When considering new hires, 80% of corporate executives prioritize skills over degrees, with half planning to increase freelance hiring this year, according to a new study from freelancing platform Upwork. The study, released this week, showed “unprecedented growth” in specialized AI skills, which have surged 220% year-over-year. Another problem, however, is the skills needed to keep up with AI’s advances are…
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Former Scale AI leaders raise $4.2 million to simplify agent deployments
With industry eyes focused on the potential of agentic AI, one startup wants to transform support and operations teams with agents and reduce the pressure placed on human workers. Applied Labs, founded by former Scale AI leaders Michael Woo and Soham Waychal, has raised $4.2 million as part of a seed funding round led by Abstract. The investment round saw…
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HR Leaders in APAC Are Adopting AI for Efficiency Gains
HR teams across the Asia-Pacific region increasingly deploy AI and machine learning technologies to create more efficiencies in managing their workforces. A survey of 1,515 business and HR leaders in the region, conducted by HR and finance platform Workday, found 69% of organisations are using AI or machine learning for one or more HR functions. Additionally, 42% of respondents reported…
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