Ai for Business

  The Need to Balance the Use of Technology and Real-World Relationships Image generated using ImageStudio This morning I read an article from MIT discussing the growing concern about addiction to AI companions and thought of sharing it with you. As new technologies emerge, so do worries about their potential misuse, overuse, and impact on our lives. While some fears are unfounded there are some that are rooted in reality. One such concern that we should all be aware about and take seriously is addiction to the new technology. In one of my previous articles I had compared different AI companions and their potential to be great chat companions. This technology can prove to be a boon to those who are suffering from loneliness. Today, however, I wish to discuss the other side of the coin - the risk of over indulgence or dependence on them to the extent that they become addictive. The newer generations are already becoming more and more socially disconnected because of their attachmen...

Image courtsey: Rajashree Rajadhyax Enterprises all over the globe have started using Generative AI. They are using it for improving their communication, enhancing efficiency of their people and serving their customers better, to mention a few of the many areas where GenAI is being used. The adoption of GenAI by industry is much faster than earlier AI techniques such as machine learning and computer vision. The credit must go to the capability and versatility of foundation models, especially the large language models. The chief attraction of these models lies in the fact that they can be used directly, without training or modification. This allows users to try them for various applications and settle on the use cases most suitable for them. In this article, we will discuss an important question about the LLMs: should companies train LLMs? It is true that many LLMs can be used without training. But training models can bring some special advantages to their users. We will see both sides...