Author: Hunter
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Introducing Parlant: The Open-Source Framework for Reliable AI Agents
The Problem: Why Current AI Agent Approaches Fail If you have ever designed and implemented an LLM Model-based chatbot in production, you have encountered the frustration of agents failing to execute tasks reliably. These systems often lack repeatability and struggle to complete tasks as intended, frequently straying off-topic and delivering a poor experience for the… Read more
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The TikTok Ban Would Be Social Media’s First Extinction-Level Event
TikTok transformed everyday users into influencers and made entrepreneurs rich via its Shop feature. With the US ban looming, they could lose everything—and many don’t know where to go next. Read more
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This AI Paper from Walmart Showcases the Power of Multimodal Learning for Enhanced Product Recommendations
In the rapid advancement of personalized recommendation systems, leveraging diverse data modalities has become essential for providing accurate and relevant user recommendations. Traditional recommendation models often depend on singular data sources, which restrict their ability to fully understand the complex and multifaceted nature of user behaviors and item features. This limitation hinders their effectiveness in… Read more
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AI will transform the enterprise ‘in a generation,’ say CDOs
Despite the many concerns around generative AI, businesses are continuing to explore the technology and put it into production, the 2025 AI and Data Leadership Executive Benchmark Survey revealed. Generative AI is increasingly being put into production, survey author Randy Bean and Tom Davenport, professor of IT and management at Babson College, observed in this… Read more
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Quantum Computing Advances But Real-World Impact Remains Elusive: New Forrester Report
Quantum computing is quickly becoming one of the most exciting technologies being explored today. Unlike traditional computers, which use bits that are either 0 or 1, quantum computers use qubits that can exist in multiple states at once. This allows them to solve problems much faster than current supercomputers. Recent breakthroughs, like Google’s success with… Read more
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Breaking the data bottleneck: Salesforce’s ProVision speeds multimodal AI training with image scene graphs
Salesforce is using structured representation of image semantics to power programs that synthesize instruction datasets for AI training.Read More Read more
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Inside Nvidia’s New Desktop AI Box, ‘Project DIGITS’
At the 2025 CES event, Nvidia announced a new $3000 desktop computer developed in collaboration with MediaTek, which is powered by a new cut-down Arm-based Grace CPU and Blackwell GPU Superchip. The new system is called “project DIGITS” (not to be confused with the Nvidia The Deep Learning GPU Training System: DIGITS). The platform offers a… Read more
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Even Trump Can’t Stop America’s Green Transition, Says Biden’s Top Climate Adviser
As he prepares to leave the White House, Ali Zaidi is sober about what’s coming—but says too much has already been built and invested for Donald Trump to undo it. Read more
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This Pool Robot Is the First With Ultrasonic Mapping
Back in the day, the defining characteristic of home-cleaning robots was that they’d randomly bounce around your floor as part of their cleaning process, because the technology required to localize and map an area hadn’t yet trickled down into the consumer space. That all changed in 2010, when home robots started using lidar (and other… Read more
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Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC
Data WIRED collected during the 2024 Democratic National Convention strongly suggests the use of a cell-site simulator, a controversial spy device that intercepts sensitive data from every phone in its range. Read more