Where’s IT in the Gen AI debate?

MC+A Insight Guest Article. Original Article can be found here. Background The corporate role most frequently missing from conversations about Gen AI is that of the Chief Information Officer. Everywhere else, there is certainly no shortage of glitz and energy about the transformative impact that Gen AI will have — from sales and marketing to support and every other interaction in the customer lifecycle. It is however surprising that the backbone to any GenAI induced transformation — namely, IT — is continuously sending cautionary signals about how immediate and how …

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Generative AI security considerations for today’s enterprise

MC+A Insight Guest Article. Original Article can be found here. Generative AI has captured the imagination of the corporate world from the corner office to the back office. CEOs see bottom-line improvement through automation, and CMOs salivate at the possibility of transforming experiences. To some, generative AI looks like pixie dust that offers the chance to overhaul even the most human-centered R&D processes. IT leaders, on the other hand, are asking some tough questions. The loud note of caution from the offices of the CIO / CISO merits a listen. …

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Boring AI, Exciting IT

MC+A Insight Guest Article. Original Article can be found here. 66 million years ago, an asteroid 10 KM in diameter struck earth near what is now the town of Chicxulub in the Yucatan. In its wake, a mass extinction event killed off 75% of all life on earth. Fast forward to present time, scientists are actively debating whether we are now in the Anthropocene Epoch, where the predominant impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems are due to human activity. Some even pin the date the epoch began as the year 1950. If the volume …

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Large Language Models Disrupting the Enterprise

MC+A Insight Guest Article. Original Article can be found here. Not since Alexander Graham Bell asked his butler, Mr. Watson, to “come here. I want to see you,” has human communication gone through so radical a change in so short a time as ChatGPT has caused in a few short weeks. It has truly captured the public consciousness.Edison misheard “hullo” as “hello.” While no match to Bell’s exuberant “ahoy!” it is frequently the way we open conversations.Perhaps Prompt Engineering is the new hello.In the few short weeks since Kevin Roose …

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MC+A Selected as Lucidworks Commercial Partner of the Year

2020 wasn’t all bad. Since the beginning, MC+A helped companies improve these interactions using search technologies, and in 2020 it was no different. We are particularly proud of our work in two areas, “Intelligent Policing” and part search for commerce. First, our intelligent policing solution is aiding in police investigations by connecting previously disconnected data systems. Second, our parts catalog search, PartzInsights, brings AI and ML to the surprisingly complex use-case of searching for and buying parts online. MC+A offers these two solutions to the Lucidworks community. “Search” focused from …

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Signals in the Noise – Insight Engines Magic Quadrant 2021

Every quadrant report generates questions related to how vendors plot to the quadrants. Typically, all vendors who spent significant time with Gartner place well. There is considerable pride for the vendors that do well and questions on ranking criteria for those that did not as the quadrant ranking reflects their management and vision. Additionally, customers will often use this report alone to shortlist any search-specific ‘search’ projects. So, there are immediate benefits to a strong placement on the Quadrant. The Quadrant coming out later than usual did not reduce questions, even with our lower expectations for the report due to its short absence.

Webinar: Intelligent Policing. Leveraging Data to Better Serve Communities

Relevance and Insights that Matter Most Policing organizations face the same data access challenges as other organizations. Large volumes of siloed data make getting a full 360 understanding of existing connections and patterns difficult.Join us for a round table discussion of how the Toronto Police Service is better serving their community through deploying a unified intelligent data platform. Data innovation improves officers’ engagement with existing data and streamlines investigation workflows by enhancing collaboration. This improved visibility into existing police data allows for a more intelligent and responsive police force. This …

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