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Apple TV Plus reportedly cancels one of its best new sci-fi shows, Sunny – leaving the series on a cliffhanger ending

TechRadar News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:33

The future isn't looking bright for Sunny, as Apple TV Plus has reportedly cancelled the critically acclaimed sci-fi series after one season.

Screen Daily was the first to report the rumor, with the publication writing: "Sources close to the production confirmed that the series, produced by A24, will not return following the 10-episode run that began in July and concluded with a cliffhanger on September 4." TechRadar has contacted Apple TV Plus for comment, and we'll update this article if we get a response.

Apple TV Plus is a sci-fi show utopia, with the likes of Severance, Dark Matter, and Silo all becoming huge successes for one of the best streaming services. Sunny was Apple TV Plus' latest entry to the genre, but despite it earning an impressive 90% Rotten Tomatoes score there seemingly won't be a second season.

While the news hasn't officially been confirmed, Cancelled Sci fi cited that low viewership was a reason for its cancellation. The website said: "This is yet another show that arrived on Apple TV Plus with little in the way of promotion and it did not draw much of an audience. It did not make it into the Nielsen Streaming Rankings during its first season run."

What is Sunny about?

Sunny, which was one of four new Apple TV Plus shows arriving in July 2024 that we couldn’t wait to watch, stars Rashida Jones as Suzie Sakamoto, an American expat living in a future Japan whose life is turned upside down when her husband (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and son (Fares Belkheir) disappear in a mysterious plane crash. In an effort to console her, her husband's electronics company gives her ‘Sunny’, one of a new class of domestic robots it’s developed. Suzie and Sunny form an unlikely bond, and together they begin to unravel the dark truth about what really happened to her family.

Sunny is based on the book The Dark Manual by Colin O'Sullivan, and trailer makes the show look like a buddy comedy, but the best Apple TV Plus show is actually more of a mystery thriller that balances humor with themes of grief, loneliness, and friendship. TechRadar's Amelia Schwanke, who spoke to the show's creator, Katie Robbins, found the show to be a sad yet uplifting tech story that raises questions about our relationship with AI. Sunny was shot wholly in Japan, and became known for its quirky, distinctive style.

Jones shared her wish for a season 2 renewal with The Hollywood Reporter, and the cliffhanger ending certainly paves the way for a second series, so we can only hope that Sunny gets picked up by another streamer.

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Best Early Black Friday Deals Under $50: 13 Bargains That Won’t Break the Bank

CNET News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:33
Don't miss the best early holiday offers on gadgets, household basics and much more.
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LA housing authority admits data breach following ransomware attack

TechRadar News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:27

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) has suffered its second ransomware attack in as many years.

Threat actors known as Cactus added HACLA to its data leak website, claiming to have stolen 891 GB of files from the organization.

The archives reportedly include, "personal Identifiable Information, actual database backups, financial documents, executives\employees personal data, customer personal information, corporate confidential data and correspondence.”

No details

A small sample was posted as proof of the claims, and soon after, HACLA confirmed the news to BleepingComputer, saying it was currently investigating the incident.

"We've been affected by an attack on our IT network. As soon as we became aware of this, we hired external forensic IT specialists to help us investigate and respond appropriately," a HACLA spokesperson told the publication.

"Our systems remain operational, we're taking expert advice, and we remain committed to delivering important services for low income and vulnerable people in Los Angeles."

The company did not share additional details, therefore we don’t know exactly when the breach happened, how the crooks gained access to the network, or if the information about stolen data is accurate. Furthermore, we don’t know who is affected by the breach, and if the stolen data belonged to employees, business partners, or end users.

HACLA is a public agency that provides affordable housing options and supportive services to low-income residents in Los Angeles, as well as families, seniors, and individuals with disabilities who need this type of assistance. It manages public housing, Section 8 vouchers, and various housing programs aimed at addressing homelessness and promoting community stability.

Cactus is a known ransomware group that first emerged almost two years ago. So far, it has breached more than 250 companies, but has been keeping a relatively low profile lately.

Via BleepingComputer

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Apple Reportedly Is Considering an iPhone-Powered Vision Device

CNET News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:19
New designs for Apple's Vision lineup could help the company find new customers looking for a lower price tag or a lighter, sleeker wearable for their face.
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The ChatGPT search Chrome extension is the best way to use it: here’s how to find and install it

TechRadar News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:17
  • There’s a Google Chrome extension to ChatGPT search that makes using it so much better
  • It's easy to install and here we show you how
  • Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, calls it "really good"

ChatGPT search, a brand new search engine embedded into the popular ChatGPT chatbot, is already changing the way people search the web, but you can make it even easier to use by using its Chrome extension.

ChatGPT search is fast, accurate, and there are no ads. Unlike Google, it treats search more like a conversation, so you can ask it to search for something, then refine your search with follow up prompts and ChatGPT search will keep the original context of your search going. Lance Ulanoff, editor at large here at TechRadar, was so impressed with ChatGPT search that he said, “I might never Google again”.

Of course, everything in life comes with a downside, and with ChatGPT search there’s currently no way to get access to it unless you were on the original waitlist, or you pay for ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20 (about £16 / AU$30) a month. If you were on the original wait list for it then you’ll get it now, even on the free tier.

The only other negative is that unless you are using the app, you have to fire up ChatGPT in your web browser to get to the search option. It’s accessible by clicking the search icon, which functions like a toggle switch, inside the prompt bar. With it set to ‘on’ you are using ChatGPT search.

However, there is a way around having to load up ChatGPT’s website before searching in Chrome, and that’s by using the Google Chrome extension, which means you can search using ChatGPT search by typing directly into your browser's address bar.

The Google extension is indeed a much better way to use ChatGPT search, but the problem with Google extensions is that it’s really hard to find, so here's the link directly to it.

Installing the extension

Once you've installed the ChatGPT search extension for Chrome you can just start to type in the Address bar to initiate a ChatGPT search query. (Image credit: OpenAI)

Go to the ChatGPT search extension page, then click the blue 'Add to Chrome' button and confirm the installation once prompted. That's all there is to do. Now when you start typing in the address bar you'll be searching with ChatGPT, not Google.

You can turn the ChatGPT search extension on and off by going to the Window menu in Chrome and selecting Extensions. You'll see an on/off toggle for the extension here.

If you need even more convincing to install the Google Chrome extension then listen to Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.He recently posted on X that the Chrome extension is the best way to use ChatGPT search.

"Hey I'm really sorry to keep hyping our own product but you really should get ChatGPT plus and install the Chrome extension for search," Altman wrote. "I am cheerfully the first to admit when we ship something that isn't very good, but this time it's... really good.”

If the CEO of the company is suggesting this as the best way to use his product, then that’s a pretty strong recommendation.

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IT contractors arrested after tricking US government out of millions

TechRadar News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:02

The US Department of Justice has shared details of two separate instances of fraud against the government relating to the overpriced sale of IT services and contracts as part of its ongoing investigation into IT manufacturers, distributors and resellers.

A Baltimore federal grand jury has returned indictments against two of the six defendants and charged the other four.

The fraudsters were accused of targeting key government agencies, including the Department of Defense (DoD) and the intelligence community.

Six individuals charged over defrauding US government

The first of the two, Victor M Marquez, was charged with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and major fraud. The Maryland-based IT company owner and two of his associates allegedly created “determined, non-competitive and non-independent” bids to ensure that Marquez’s unnamed company could win.

Marquez was accused of wire fraud conspiracy (worth up to 20 years in prison), wire fraud (adding another 20 years) and major fraud (accounting for 10 years’ prison time) by the federal grand jury.

In a separate incident, Breal L Madison Jr was charged with conspiracy, bribery of a public official, mail fraud and money laundering, defrauding his employer and the US government out of more than $7 million alongside two of his associates.

Madison hid much of his money behind two shell companies; the DoJ added that he also funded a luxury yacht, a Lamborghini and several other vehicles with the money.

Madison faces prison sentences of up to five years for the conspiracy count, 15 years for each bribery count, 20 years for each mail fraud count and 10 years for each money laundering count.

The DoJ did not share specific details about the nature of the fraud, including contract details and parties affected.

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Why This Week's Fed Meeting Might Not Matter as Much as Next Year's

CNET News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:01
Experts predict a rate cut this week, but it won't bring much relief.
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Election 2024: Can People See Who I Vote For?

CNET News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:00
The question of how private our ballots are has taken the spotlight as Election Day 2024 is set to arrive in a matter of days.
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Premier League Soccer: Livestream Fulham vs. Brentford From Anywhere

CNET News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:00
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Microsoft is so desperate for people to drop Google for Bing it’s offering a $1 million reward

TechRadar News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 10:55

As if Microsoft’s Rewards loyalty program couldn’t get any better; it’s offering a chance to win $1,000,000 (USD) if you make a transition from your current search engine to Bing - starting October 8.

It may sound too good to be true but as Windows Central reports, anyone in the United States, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Canada, France, and Germany has the chance of becoming a millionaire, just by browsing on Bing and entering the sweepstake for free.

This isn’t the first time Microsoft has done this, with the possibility of earning points just by searching using Bing previously - but now the stakes are much higher, and it hardly requires any effort. You’ll instantly gain five entries when sharing your link with friends once they enter, increasing your chances of winning.

If you aren’t lucky enough to net the jackpot (there can only be one winner), ten more winners will receive $10,000, which isn’t too shabby!

Is this a sign of bigger rewards in the future?

While we’ve seen a plethora of gifts available to win via Microsoft Rewards before, none of them have been at this magnitude - it’s essentially a free lottery ticket, that only needs you to use your internet browser as normal. Of course, the catch is using Bing over Google (which is still behind Google in terms of usage) and waiting to see if you’re lucky enough.

This is a clear attempt by Microsoft to convince users to switch over to Bing, even if it’s only for the time being. Despite the big push for Bing to dethrone Google (especially with ads on Windows 11), the chances of this making a significant impact on the popular search engine are minimal - especially considering Google’s search functionality in comparison to Bing’s.

Will this work in the long run? Probably not, but it's certainly a great opportunity to showcase the benefits of the search engine such as AI searching capabilities (uses Open AI GPT-4 which has conversational capabilities), that could potentially retain users.

If the jump from rewards like Xbox Game Pass subscriptions to a $1 million prize is any indication, then we could be seeing Microsoft Rewards become far more generous in the near future than before. Sure, this might be a sign of desperation from Microsoft, but we’re not complaining.

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New Windows 11 24H2 glitch sends File Explorer menu to the top of the screen – here’s how to get it back

TechRadar News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 10:42

Windows 11 version 24H2, the latest major feature update for the operating system (OS), is acting up again with a peculiar menu glitch in File Explorer, an important part of the OS that allows you to browse through file systems.

This new issue affects the “See more” menu, which flies out when you press a button labeled with three dots (or ellipses) and shows various actions you can do within File Explorer like "Select All" or "View Properties." Originally, the menu was meant to open as a dropdown menu below your mouse cursor.

Unfortunately, a newly discovered bug causes this menu to appear at the very top of the screen, often out of sight, making the menu difficult or impossible to read and use because some options are rendered outside of your screen. Windows Latest reports that this glitch appears while using File Explorer in full screen mode, providing screen recordings of the bug in action.

An easy way out of the woods (or back into the screen)

It’s not the most fatal flaw, but it does have plenty of potential to be incredibly annoying. The good news is that a fix is luckily pretty straightforward. To access the ‘See more’ menu fully, you’ll need to use File Explorer in window mode, then adjust the size of the File Explorer window so that the ‘See more’ menu is visible, even if it opens in its new unusual spot in your display.

Also, it seems like Microsoft is aware of the problem and working on a fix, according to Windows Latest, who asked the company about the bug, and this will be added to a future Windows 11 cumulative update. You can learn more about what Microsoft has in store in Windows Latest’s outline of future Windows 11 updates.

I understand that this isn’t a major issue for Windows 11, but this kind of baffling (and annoying) error is now considered pretty common for 24H2 and Windows 11 in general. Most people will probably get used to this state, but it also creates an opportunity for users to be lured away by the promise of an intuitive, functional OS that doesn’t malfunction as often.

While Windows 10 now enjoys the biggest user base out of Microsoft’s OSs, it also garnered a reputation of being buggy sometimes after updates, and it looks like Windows 11 isn’t escaping that fate – for now at least, unless Microsoft puts a little more effort into countering that.

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Zoho turns to Nvidia NeMo to build proprietary LLMs

TechRadar News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 10:18

Top email hosting service Zoho has announced plans to create its own custom large language models (LLMs) using Nvidia's AI computing platform. The business-focused LLMs will leverage Nvidia's NeMo tools and advanced GPUs to enhance Zoho's services with AI across the board. Zoho has already invested $10 million in AI and plans to double that number in the coming year.

That investment and the Nvidia partnership will let Zoho expand and improve its AI abilities for users of the ManageEngine and Zoho.com platforms, a list exceeding 700,000 clients. Developing the LLMs to boost enterprise-specific needs will help them stand out from the standard consumer-grade AI tools and will make for faster and better decisions by those businesses.

Zoho's AI plans include not just LLMs but multimodal models capable of processing visuals and speech-enabled AI tools for businesses. Zoho is also testing the Nvidia TensorRT-LLM to upgrade its LLM deployment further, seeing a 60% increase in throughput and a 35% reduction in latency. Compared to open-source frameworks the company previously tried, it has already seen.

Zoho Nvidia

Teaming with Nvidia gives Zoho a better setup for more diverse AI workloads. Nvidia's technology makes features like speech-to-text and the necessary high-performance infrastructure much more feasible. More importantly, these AI abilities will be added to Zoho's whole product lineup of more than 100 tools. They'll be in place to help with sales, marketing, customer support, accounting, and other business needs.

And, unlike the bigger, general-purpose models, Zoho can center its efforts on smaller language models with narrower purposes in business that can cater to specific business data needs. That makes Zoho's AI more accessible to client companies regardless of the size of their datasets. Businesses can thus use AI more efficiently with more precise goals and gain insights tailored to the kind of information they actually want to help with decision making.

"Many LLMs on the market today are designed for consumer use, offering limited value for businesses. At Zoho, our mission is to develop LLMs tailored specifically for a wide range of business use cases," Zoho director of AI Ramprakash Ramamoorthy said. "Owning our entire tech stack, with products spanning various business functions, allows us to integrate the essential element that makes AI truly effective: context."

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Experts warn some ChatGPT models can be hacked to launch deepfake scams

TechRadar News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 10:04

Getting scammed by a chatbot is unfortunately no longer in the domain of science fiction, after researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) demonstrated how it could be done.

Recently, Richard Fang, Dylan Bowman, and Daniel Kang from UIUC published a new paper in which they described how they abused OpenAI’s latest AI model, called ChatGPT-4o, to fully automate some of the most common scams around.

Now, OpenAI’s latest model offers a voice-enabled AI agent, which gave the researchers the idea of trying to pull off a fully automated voice scam. They found ChatGPT-4o does have some safeguards which prevent the tool from being abused this way, but with a few “jailbreaks”, they managed to imitate an IRS agent.

Advanced reasoning

Success rates for these scams varied, the researchers found. Credential theft from Gmail worked 60% of the time, while others like crypto transfers had about 40% success. These scams were also relatively cheap to conduct, costing about $0.75 to $2.51 per successful attempt.

Speaking to BleepingComputer, OpenAI explained its latest model, which is currently in preview, supports “advanced reasoning” and was built to better spot these kinds of abuses: "We're constantly making ChatGPT better at stopping deliberate attempts to trick it, without losing its helpfulness or creativity,” the company’s spokesperson told the publication.

“Our latest o1 reasoning model is our most capable and safest yet, significantly outperforming previous models in resisting deliberate attempts to generate unsafe content."

OpenAI praised the researchers, saying these kinds of papers help ChatGPT get better.

According to the US government, voice scams are considered fairly common. The premise is simple: an attacker would call the victim on the phone and, while pretending to help solve a problem, actually scam them out of money or sensitive information.

In many cases, the attack first starts with a browser popup showing a fake virus warning, from a fake antivirus company. The popup urges the victim to call the provided phone number and “clean” their device. If the victim calls the number, the scammer picks up and guides them through the process, which concludes with the loss of data, or funds.

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New Samsung Galaxy S25 case leaks hint at the designs for all three phones

TechRadar News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 09:45
  • Cases for the S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra have leaked
  • There are minor design changes from the current models
  • The Galaxy S25 Ultra is tipped to have a more rounded shape

The Samsung Galaxy S25 leaks and rumors aren't showing any signs of stopping – ahead of an official launch expected in January 2025 – and the most recent sneak preview of this series comes courtesy of three phone case leaks.

As posted by reputable tipster Roland Quandt, the cases give us some ideas about the designs for the Galaxy S25, the Galaxy S25 Plus, and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra – replacing the same three models in the Galaxy S24 series.

Some of the design choices we can see here back up previous rumors: the case for the Galaxy S25 Ultra, for example, features corners that are more rounded than they are on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, a change that we'd already heard was coming.

We can also see the button placement is the same as on the current models – so unlike the iPhone 16, the Samsung Galaxy S25 won't be getting any new buttons this time around. Any design changes that are included are expected to be pretty minor.

Rear cameras

S25, S25+, S25U silicon covers (third party) pic.twitter.com/V9yajt8aFXNovember 4, 2024

As these cases have cut-outs for the rear cameras, we can see the camera modules are going to more or less follow the same format as this year's models: triple-lens rear cameras for the S25 and S25 Plus, and a quad-lens rear camera for the S25 Ultra.

Our Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review will tell you that the current camera setup is an impressive one in terms of captured photo and video quality. Two of the four cameras are apparently in line for an upgrade next time around.

We've already seen from several leaks – including the appearance of three dummy units – that the 2025 flagship Galaxy phones will look very similar to the 2024 versions, though it looks as though the updated models are going to be slightly thinner.

Phone manufacturers usually provide schematic information to accessory makers ahead of time, so they can get their wares ready for launch day, so we can be reasonably certain that the Samsung Galaxy S25 designs are going to match the cases shown here.

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When it comes to AI budgeting, less is more, as long as you’re strategic

TechRadar News - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 09:25

Whether we like it or not, there is incredible pressure on businesses to adopt AI. That pressure is only increasing as AI spending is expected to grow by nearly 30% over the next four years. Yet, questions remain on what and how much AI can actually do. As we head into budgeting season, this pressure leaves IT departments in every industry scratching their heads, trying to figure out how much they allocate to AI pilots. Spend too little, and the competition could develop an insurmountable advantage – spend too much, and you may find out that there isn’t enough ROI.

The reality is – AI needs a plan. With the right strategy, you can kick-start your projects by investing only a fraction of your budget. Well-executed AI initiatives have the potential to not only pay for themselves but also generate significant returns. Laying out a clear roadmap for adoption will put you ahead of the pack and position you as a leader in the AI game.

Even 1% of your budget can be done well

Let’s get this out of the way – spending more on AI doesn’t make you a leader in AI. Wedbush published a report that showed 1% of total revenue (approximately 8-10% of IT budgets) at major tech firms would be dedicated to AI. Meanwhile, a poll of CIOs revealed that 61% find it extremely challenging to prove ROI on their tech investments, with 42% not expecting positive ROI from AI projects within the next year.

Think about that for a moment – how much technology debt your IT department is already in because of projects showing no return or even negative returns. Now, you face the added pressure to bank on a new solution. The critical question is how to introduce AI within the constraints of your available budget while demonstrating ROI that drives widespread adoption and does not contribute to past failure.

The key is to start small – initiating pilot projects with a well-planned strategy rather than a comprehensive infrastructural overhaul. This approach allows your team the necessary time to transition and adapt while providing the flexibility for iterative improvements. You will have room for improvisation until you find a solution that works best for your business and see the impact in terms of revenue. By focusing on specific, manageable projects, you can gather valuable data and insights, refine your approach, and gradually scale up your AI initiatives.

How do you do it? Here are a few guiding principles that I believe will help you make the most out of your AI investment.

• Conduct an ‘AI discovery’

The first step is deliberately defining and choosing your first wave of AI pilots. There are people up and down your organization with a ‘great’ AI idea. If you chase all of them, and you’ll end up with a budget you can’t justify. On the other hand, if you only focus on the ideas that the loudest voices in the room suggest (or the voice with the highest title) you’ll likely miss out on the ideas most likely to have the biggest impact.

We often start with an AI Discovery process where all ideas are put on the table and each idea is objectively scored on a 12-point rubric based on technology fit, complexity, and ROI.

During a recent AI Discovery session with a CPA firm, the tax department wanted to automate tax return preparation, while the accounts receivable team sought to streamline payment processing. The objective behind both was to save more time. However, by scoring these ideas on project scale, complexity, potential ROI, strategic alignment, and feasibility, the firm decided to prioritize the accounts receivable project.

AI Discovery not only helps in selecting the most promising AI projects but also ensures that your initial investments are targeted and effective. It allows you to focus your resources on initiatives that are most likely to deliver measurable benefits, thereby increasing the likelihood of demonstrating a positive ROI.

• Plan and prioritize self-funding transformations

Once you have conducted an AI Discovery and identified the most promising pilot projects, the next step is to focus on initiatives that are lower in complexity but offer a faster turnaround in terms of ROI. By starting with these types of AI pilots, you can create a self-funding transformation process that not only justifies the initial investment but also generates the momentum needed to fund subsequent projects.

Choosing AI projects that are simpler to implement and can quickly demonstrate tangible benefits allows you to build a strong business case for further investment. These initial successes can serve as proof points, showcasing the potential of AI to drive meaningful improvements and efficiencies within your organization. For instance, automating routine tasks or enhancing customer service through AI-driven chatbots are examples of low-complexity projects that can deliver quick wins.

Consider the case of the CPA firm I mentioned. Through AI Discovery, we identified automating their accounts receivable process as an effective initial project, quickly boosting their finances. This success enabled them to automate client document requests, saving 15% in tax return preparation time (which was the initial project suggested by the tax team).

Much like the CPA firm, you can invest the revenue or cost savings generated from pilot projects into more complex and ambitious AI initiatives. This approach minimizes financial risk and ensures that each step in your AI journey is backed by demonstrated success. It also helps in gaining confidence and buy-in from stakeholders, as they can see the direct impact of AI on the organization’s bottom line.

• Balancing pilot projects with comprehensive AI transformation

While focusing on launching pilot projects, you shouldn’t lose sight of the larger picture. The biggest ROI will ultimately come from company-wide AI initiatives. To achieve this, your entire organization needs to be AI-ready. This means fostering a culture that is open to innovation, investing in training and development, and ensuring that your infrastructure can support broader AI applications.

Moreover, you must keep in mind that not all pilot projects will succeed. Therefore, you should never put all your AI eggs in one basket. Diversifying your AI investments across multiple departments —such as finance, customer service, and operations— you can gather a wide range of insights that allows you to mitigate risks and identify the most impactful use cases.

Starting multiple AI pilots across departments will also accelerate your organization’s readiness for a complete AI transformation. Each successful pilot not only delivers immediate benefits but also builds the foundation for larger, more integrated AI projects. This approach ensures that your organization is continuously learning and adapting, making it more agile and better prepared for future challenges.

The true currency of AI leadership

AI has presented us with a daunting challenge, beyond which lies an unprecedented opportunity for growth and innovation. What’s evident is that success in the AI race won’t be determined by the size of your budget, but by the depth of your strategic vision. The true leaders in this space will be those who can artfully balance innovation with fiscal responsibility, leveraging small, strategic investments to catalyze transformative change. In this new paradigm, the most successful companies won’t just adopt AI – they’ll redefine how AI adoption itself is approached, setting new standards for efficiency, creativity, and return on investment in the process.

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