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The Week in AI: Oct. 23-29

Our editors' picks for top 5 articles of the week on generative AI:

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IBM Launches watsonx GenAI Powered Code Assistant

IBM makes another big bet on generative AI for developers with the release of watsonx Code Assistant, a generative AI-powered assistant designed to help enterprise developers and IT operators code more quickly and accurately using natural language prompts.

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Druva Unveils 'Dru,' First AI Copilot for Backup

Cloud data protection and management software provider Druva has unveiled the industry’s first AI copilot for backup. Dubbed "Dru," it was developed to allow both IT and business users to engage with their data protection solutions through a conversational interface.

Azure OpenAI Service Added to FactoryTalk Design Studio

Microsoft is collaborating with Rockwell Automation to integrate Azure OpenAI Service capabilities into Rockwell's FactoryTalk Design Studio, which will allow engineers to generate code using natural language prompts.

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Report: Gen AI spending To Hit $143 Billion by 2027

Spending for generative AI technology is poised to explode over the next four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 73.3%.

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A Less OpenAI-Centric Semantic Kernel AI SDK Emerges

Microsoft has removed code specific to OpenAI from the first beta of its Semantic Kernel SDK for AI develpment, effectively making it service-agnostic.

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Google To Protect Users of Its AI Against Copyright Lawsuits

Google is joining the likes of Microsoft in insulating users of its generative AI products from intellectual property disputes.

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Healthcare, Already a Big AI Adopter, To Boost Investments in 2024: Report

The healthcare sector will be a major benefiacry of higher spending in AI and machine learning technologies next year, according to financial firm Morgan Stanley.

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The Week in AI: Oct. 9-13

We asked ChatGPT to create a list of "the Top 5 articles from the Web this week that are about generative AI." Here were its picks.

Dell Unveils Tools for Applying Generative AI To Private Data

For businesses looking for ways to securely use generative AI to gain more insights from their proprietary data, Dell Technologies has unveiled a few solutions.

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For IT Jobs Market, AI Giveth and Taketh Away

If this year's string of large IT layoffs wasn't enough of a clue, new data from IT consulting firm Janco Associates confirms that the 2023 IT jobs market remains rocky.

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Open Grid Alliance Taps AWS, VMware in Edge AI Effort

The OGA has recruited tech giants Amazon Web Services and VMware to rearchitect the internet for next-gen applications on a global scale.

AvePoint Offers Foundation for Building AI Data Models with New Opus Product

AvePoint Opus is a new artificial intelligence (Al)-based "information lifecycle management" solution, announced this week.

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