General AI
Deloitte | October 13, 2023
Deloitte integrates Generative AI into SAP BTP to optimize ERP services.
The Clean Core + Edge Innovation strategy streamlines cloud development and AI in SAP BTP.
Deloitte's AI commitment evident in training 120,000 professionals, recognized by SAP.
Deloitte's latest move involves an expansion in its practices for the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) by incorporating generative AI solutions for its clients. The integration of these advanced technologies aims to streamline processes and provide data-driven insights, ultimately enhancing the value delivered to clients within the enterprise resource planning (ERP) domain.
Deloitte's strategy, known as Clean Core + Edge Innovation, emphasizes the fusion of cloud application development and AI capabilities within the SAP BTP framework. The goal is to enable clients to derive tangible business outcomes while minimizing technical complexities. By leveraging SAP BTP's capabilities in conjunction with Generative AI, Deloitte anticipates delivering tailored solutions optimized for cloud-based ERP platforms.
Chip Kleinheksel, Enterprise Performance Generative AI Leader and SAP Chief Technology Officer at Deloitte Consulting LLP, reportedly emphasized,
Our efforts to drive innovation and value for clients remain at the forefront of our strategy. Expanding our SAP BTP practices is the next step in our journey, bolstering our AIOPS.D micro-solutions and enabling SAP AI Services to facilitate autonomous processes within industry-specific cloud solutions.
[Source – CISION PR Newswire]
Juergen Mueller, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Board Member of SAP SE, highlighted the significance of SAP BTP in fostering generative AI-powered applications across various business functions. He reportedly stated,
Deloitte's Clean Core + Edge Innovation approach can accelerate opportunities for transformation through generative AI, particularly in conjunction with SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP. This expansion highlights our commitment to continuously innovating and unlocking new value for customers.
[Source – CISION PR Newswire]
Furthermore, Deloitte's Clean Core + Edge Innovation approach aims to reduce technical debt and facilitate agile innovation through SAP BTP's capabilities, such as low-code application extensions and API-driven integration. The integration of generative AI applications, including agent-based simulation, virtual assistants, predictive analytics, computer vision, and natural language processing, seeks to bolster enterprise productivity and expertise.
Deloitte's commitment to advancing its generative AI capabilities is underscored by its investment in training over 120,000 professionals through the AI Academy, as well as its substantial financial commitment to global technology learning and development initiatives.
With the recent recognition from SAP through the SAP Pinnacle Award and the Premium Supplier Designation for Cloud Managed Services, Deloitte remains dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to its clients, solidifying its position as a leader in the professional services landscape.
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AI Applications
Adobe | September 15, 2023
Adobe has introduced a groundbreaking AI-powered Creative Cloud release, integrating generative AI capabilities into its suite of creative applications, including Photoshop and Illustrator. The company has also launched Adobe Express Premium and the Firefly web application, along with AI enhancements in Premiere Pro and After Effects. These additions aim to enhance creativity and empower users to explore new creative avenues.
Since the beta launch of generative AI features in Illustrator and Adobe Express, users have generated over two billion creations using Firefly-powered technology. These capabilities are now accessible to both free and paid Creative Cloud members.
Starting immediately, Creative Cloud paid plans include the Firefly web application, which serves as a creative playground for AI-assisted expression, and Express Premium, a comprehensive creativity app featuring new generative AI Text to Image and Text Effects functions. These features streamline asset import, editing, and synchronization across applications, facilitating quick content creation for social media and scaling brand content creation.
Ashley Still, Senior Vice President of Digital Media at Adobe, emphasized that AI innovation empowers creators and signifies a new era of creativity with AI integration across Creative Cloud applications.
Adobe has also introduced Generative credits, a credit-based model for generative AI across its offerings. These credits allow customers to transform text-based prompts into images and vector creations in Photoshop, Illustrator, Express, and Firefly. Generative credits are now included with Firefly, Express Premium, and Creative Cloud paid plans.
The latest AI-powered Creative Cloud releases feature generative AI capabilities in Photoshop and Illustrator, offering functions like generative fill, generative expand, and generative recolor. Premiere Pro boasts new AI features such as automatic filler word detection, noise removal from voice recordings, and improved editing speed. After Effects introduces a 3D workspace for seamless integration of 3D models and an AI-enhanced Roto Brush for precise object removal from footage.
The Firefly web application provides creative generative AI modules for generating images, applying styles or textures to text, recoloring artwork, and supporting text prompts in over 100 languages.
Adobe Express Premium now offers Text to Image and Text Effects features for easy access to and editing of creative assets from Photoshop and Illustrator, along with PDF import and enhancement capabilities.
To support this new AI-driven ecosystem, Adobe has revised its pricing structure, with price increases scheduled for specific Creative Cloud plans in select regions starting on November 1, 2023. Free Creative Cloud users will also receive monthly Generative Credits, with the option to upgrade to a paid plan for $4.99 per month once their initial allocation is depleted.
The integration of AI in Adobe's Creative Cloud may lead to concerns about overreliance on automation, potentially reducing the human touch in creative work. Some users might also worry about increased subscription costs due to the introduction of generative credits.
On the flip side, AI integration opens up new creative possibilities, making it easier for designers to experiment and innovate. It streamlines workflows, enhances productivity, and provides access to powerful AI tools, ultimately empowering users to achieve more in their creative endeavors.
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Software, Future Tech, Application Development Platform
iTWire | August 21, 2023
Lucid Software, the leader in visual collaboration software, today announced the launch of its latest APIs and developer platform, which will enable Lucid users and partners to better streamline their workflows by creating, publishing, and distributing their apps and integrations within the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite. Top partners utilizing the APIs and developer platform at launch include Salesforce, Slack, ServiceNow, and Notion.
“Our APIs and developer platform empower users and partners to build and deliver powerful, customized solutions for their teams and customers, further increasing efficiency and reducing context switching across apps,” said Dan Lawyer, chief product officer at Lucid Software. "Today’s teams need solutions that cut through the complexity and work where they work. By utilizing our latest APIs, users and partners will be able to leverage Lucid to strengthen existing workflows with the power of visual collaboration, enabling them to more quickly achieve alignment and accelerate innovation and productivity."
Users can customize Lucidchart and Lucidspark to their use cases and bring visualization into their workflows by using the developer platform to build, test and distribute apps and integrations to their teams. Users will also be able to tap into the vast resources of Lucid's extensive worldwide user base, which boasts over 60 million users, by easily sharing their apps and leveraging the creative output of other users.
The newest iteration of APIs will allow developers to create custom shape libraries, bidirectional data integrations and auto-visualizations to accommodate a wide array of use cases. This update builds upon already available functionality, such as embedding Lucid docs in other applications and managing access to docs and folders. Users can also import their own assets into Lucid (like links, photos and videos) to clarify complexity.
Examples of ways partners are already leveraging these features include:
Salesforce: Users can easily customize templates, charts and projects in the Salesforce shape library in Lucidchart to standardize documentation across the company.
Slack: Slack’s open and extensible platform makes it easy for users to quickly create, access and share Lucid visuals without ever leaving Slack.
ServiceNow: Users can automatically generate Lucidchart diagrams from their ServiceNow® Application Portfolio Management (APM) data to quickly visualize and understand areas for optimization across an application portfolio.
Notion: Lucid documents can be directly embedded, viewed and shared in Notion so that teams can keep their visuals and context all in one place.
Headroom: Users can hold AI-powered meetings directly in Lucid to transition from brainstorming to decision-making without leaving the platform.
Streamline: Users can access Streamline's extensive library of icon and illustration sets directly in Lucid to add beautiful and consistent imagery to boards and diagrams.
Rewatch: Rewatch videos can be shared directly into Lucid documents so users can capture, share and retain knowledge asynchronously.
The launch of Lucid’s new APIs and developer platform, along with powerful data-driven visuals and existing advanced customizations and integrations, further enables users and developers to quickly build advanced workflows for their teams and get more done faster. To learn more, visit lucid.co/developers.
About Lucid Software
Lucid Software is the leader in visual collaboration, helping teams see and build the future from idea to reality. With its products—Lucidchart, Lucidspark, and Lucidscale—teams can align around a shared vision, clarify complexity, and collaborate visually, no matter where they're located. Top businesses use Lucid's products all around the world, including customers such as Google, GE and NBC Universal. Lucid's partners include industry leaders such as Google, Atlassian and Microsoft. Since the company's founding, it has received numerous awards for its products, business and workplace culture. For more information, visit lucid.co.
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