Rick Blaisdell

Cohere's newest #foundationmodel, Rerank 3, purpose built to enhance #enterprisesearch and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. "A primary challenge when building semantic search and RAG systems is determining how to best chunk your data. Our Rerank 3 model now boasts a 4k context length allowing customers to pass in larger documents for ranking. " "Rerank 3 shows up to 2x lower latency compared to Rerank 2 for shorter document lengths and up to 3x improvements at long context lengths." #AI #EnterpriseAI https://lnkd.in/edyrQhCm

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Today we're at #AISTACDev in New York 🍎🇺🇸 where Run:ai's Wes Carroll is about to give a workshop on optimizing AI workloads for efficient scaling and cost reduction 💥 AI STAC Dev is for software developers, AI engineers, and architects in the FSI community who are focused on building cutting-edge solutions that align technical competitive advantages to strategic business objectives. 🚀 The technical sessions & hands-on workshops feature some of the most exciting AI platforms available today and we're thrilled to be part of the line up! If you're attending, we can't wait to meet you there ✌️ #techevent #aiinfrastructure #AIOps #mlops #AIDevOps #GPUComputing #AIScaling #MachineLearningInfrastructure #runai #aistack #ml #solutionsengineer #aiinnovation

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While SFTP isnt quite carryer pidgeon it doesn't feel like the most modern integration option, we acknowledge that SFTP integrations, despite not providing feedback during transfers, are still the only option for integrating with some SaaS products. Our latest blog dives into how we utilize Make to streamline CSV file creation, integrating traditional methods with innovative automation. Explore our step-by-step guide to enhance your data processes, even when working with longstanding technologies like SFTP. https://lnkd.in/e-QYCNC5

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.@ConstellationR's Q3 2024 AI Survey https://buff.ly/4f06UPF Get insight on the drivers for biz investment in AI, how much is being invested in AI, where orgs are in the AI implementation process, what AI is being used to accomplish, if there is adoption resistance to AI, ...

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April event (and call for speakers) if virtualized conversations and how they will be utilized, and shape, the future of comms (and customer experiences) moving forward is of interest. #genAI #voip #uc #cx

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Getting into the Ai game is more than just creating a bot or using an LLM. A secure and thoughtful approach to any kind of Ai is needed to have success! Join us below as we go deeper into this topic and how you can be confident in your Ai deployments! #Security #Ai #Cloud

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Excited for this session Thursday! If you are thinking of AI. You need to make sure you can deploy it in a secure fashion! Register below! #Ai #Cloud #MSFT CelesteTek

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Want to know everything there is to know about retrieval augmented generation (RAG)? Check out our latest content drop!

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Understanding the Future of Predictive DSI Join Bob Bryan and John Valutkevich on December 10 to explore how predictive DSI capabilities evolve to meet new §170.315(b)(11) standards. Discover how these advancements impact certified Health IT and the broader AI marketplace. Reserve your spot today! 📅Register Now - https://loom.ly/OjFUafA #HealthIT #PredictiveDSI #Compliance

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Two isn't always better than one, and the same goes for your team's software and technology solutions. In Fast Company, Nintex CEO Amit Mathradas breaks down complex, siloed, and inefficient tech stacks and how companies flush with them and can work towards consolidation: https://lnkd.in/g_Dccq-T #Operations #Automation

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“What makes you different?” The answer to this question is more relevant than ever for early stage software companies and their CEOs. Competition is at apex levels as open source, cloud computing and now AI co-pilots have demolished barriers to entry. Experts agree. My colleague Jonathan Niednagel at Arena Partners says the differentiation slide is the most important slide in your fundraising pitch deck. April Dunford, author of Obviously Awesome and Sales Pitch, says that your unique POV should be how you lead your sales calls, not the big transformational change occurring in the market. Peep Laja at Wynter writes that your website headline should mention your “onlyness”, a message your competitors can’t or won’t copy. If Abraham Lincoln said “give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe”, spending the time to truly nail your company’s differentiation in an authentic (to you), valuable (to the market), and comprehensive (throughout your company) manner is your axe-sharpening equivalent. Otherwise, you risk spending precious years of your life to wake up one day to find yourself in a sea of competitive homogeneity. ---------- ♻ Repost to share with your network ✅ Follow me for insights 🧠 No artificial ingredients #ceo #ceos #ceosuccess #ceoinsights #saas

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🚀 Get Ready for the Boston Generative AI Meetup on 10/24 at Microsoft NERD for the October Edition! 🚀 Join us on Thursday, October 24th at the Microsoft New England Research and Development Center (The NERD) for an evening dedicated to the latest in generative AI, featuring an interactive panel discussion with Boston’s top AI leaders and an incredible networking session! 💡 Special speakers and distinguished guests Include: • Carol Meyers. Partner, Glasswing Ventures. CMO. Business Grower. Leader. Entrepreneur. Investor. Angel. • John Werner, Managing Director, Link Ventures. Innovator. Mentor. AI Advocate. Connector. Leader. Investor • Dawn Brelsford. Chief Strategy Officer, Innovairre. Executive. Leader. Strategist. Maker. Innovator. • Sami Shalabi. CTO & Co-Founder. Maven AGI. Scientist. Inventor. Leader. Expert. 50x Patent Holder. Entrepreneur. 🎯 October’s Event Highlights: • Expert Panel Discussion: Explore the impact and applications of generative AI in business. • Audience Q&A: Ask your burning questions directly to the experts. • Networking Extravaganza: Enjoy 1.5 hours of networking over delicious food and drinks, connecting with Boston’s vibrant AI community. 👥 Who Should Attend? AI business professionals, engineers, researchers, technologists, entrepreneurs, investors—anyone fascinated by generative AI and its potential to transform industries. 📍 Location: Microsoft New England Research and Development Center (The NERD) 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 💬 RSVP and Admission: • Spaces are limited—click ‘RSVP’ now to secure your spot! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect, learn, and be part of the conversation shaping the future of AI in Boston. See you there! #GenerativeAI #Boston #AI #Community #RSVP #venturecapital #startups #scaleups #ml #data #analytics

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A few additional thoughts and recap from a busy four days running around NYC for TechWeek New York ... a LOT of discussion that with so much activity and pace around #artificialntelligence, #machinelearning and #LargeLanguageModel solutions, the importance of the Founding team to truly execute - and balance their vision with market need and product/market fit - is more important for investors than ever before! #Tech #AI #Innovation #techweek #NYTechWeek #NYC #newyorktechweek #siliconalley xZactly.ai

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Another great article by Pete Flint, Anna Piñol and the NFX team: https://lnkd.in/g8XKjGdX. One big takeaway is AI-first B2B software will necessarily expand and fuse with knowledge workers, which not only creates tremendous opportunities for new AI-first companies (“AI Colleagues” or “AI Vendors”), but also necessitates every organization to adopt AI to remain competitive (and more frankly, to remain alive). Favorite quote of the article, “In the long term, software with a soul may endure far beyond software that seeks to automate repetitive tasks." At Glowing.io, we strongly encourage (and moving towards requiring) everyone on our team to leverage AI tools in a growing percentage of their work in order to free up more time on creating impactful and delightful solutions for our customers.

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Business model innovation around Retrieval Augmented Generation from O'Reilly -- they have indexed all the content on Safari and are using it to provide answers grounded in vetted and credible content (their unique sauce). Another innovation here is to credit/compensate authors for the fraction of their work used in a generated answer. While this is progress, the more well-grounded the summaries look, the more dangerous the inevitable mistakes will be -- irrelevant documents will still lead to misleading summaries, and there will still be hallucinations because of interpolations with the text used to train Llama. At least based on the article, I don't see them employing self-checks or guardrails. I hope those are coming. https://lnkd.in/gqqHiR2D

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Kind of partial to #1 and #3. #agenticai #spatialcomputing https://lnkd.in/eSgvEuE6

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