Michael Hickins

Sign of the Times: Bots Earning More Credibility Than People

Remember 2019? That may have been the last time anyone wondered about the dangers of artificial intelligence. There’s no point restating the many ways the COVID-19 pandemic hammered people and...

Why Most People Trust Robots Over Other People for Mental Health

When Dak Prescott made public his struggles with mental health, the star quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys was met with public statements of support—and some derision as well. To...

How the Pandemic is Teaching Tech Some Crossover Moves

The long-term impact of COVID-19 will be written not just in the acceleration of remote work and the concomitant adoption of enabling technologies such as cloud, collaboration tools and...

How to Make Cloud Pricing More Transparent

Cloud has inspired almost as much evangelical fervor as open source computing, particularly in the heady 2000s. The advent of cloud computing seemed to render traditional enterprise software vendors...

Recognizing the Right Stuff in Cloud Security

A plethora of cybersecurity breaches at both public and private sector entities over the past few months shows not only how far the industry has to go to shore...

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Finance

Artificial intelligence, in its many forms, could greatly benefit the finance industry. However, there are some hurdles financial institutions will need to jump first.

Generative AI: Enterprise Use Cases

Generative AI, a type of AI that is trained to generate original content, is growing in both its consumer and business use cases. Particularly...

Battery Ventures’ Brandon Gleklen on How Generative AI Affects Tech Investment

I spoke with Brandon Gleklen, Principal at Battery Ventures, about how the rise of generative AI changes the kinds of business models he seeks...

GPT4 vs. Elmar

GPT4 and ELMAR are both artificial intelligence tools that help companies perform a number of important tasks. But which one is best for your...

3 Ways CIOs Play Both Tech Offense and Defense

In today’s uncertain economic environment, business leaders are looking to CIOs to accelerate key priorities while hitting aggressive financial targets. This often means charging...