2024 Trends in Data Technologies: Foundation Models and Confidential Computing

In this contributed article, editorial consultant Jelani Harper suggests that perhaps the single greatest force shaping—if not reshaping—the contemporary data sphere is the pervasive presence of foundation models. Manifest most acutely in deployments of generative Artificial Intelligence, these models are impacting everything from external customer interactions to internal employee interfaces with data systems.  

2023 Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Generative AI Unfolds  

In this contributed article, editorial consultant Jelani Harper offers his perspectives around 2023 trends for the boundless potential of generative Artificial Intelligence—the variety of predominantly advanced machine learning that analyzes content to produce strikingly similar new content.

More Than You Know: The Enterprise Worth of Natural Language Generation 

In this contributed article, editorial consultant Jelani Harper highlights how Natural Language Generation (NLG) is arguably the nexus point of natural language technologies. It utilizes Natural Language Processing (NLP), is a prerequisite for conversational AI, and largely requires Natural Language Understanding (NLU) for meaningful responses to interrogatives or commands.