Enterprise security experts are raising concerns about the growing use of AI agents in business workflows. According to a VentureBeat report by Emilia David, these autonomous AI systems require access to sensitive data to function effectively, creating new security challenges for organizations. Nicole Carignan, VP of strategic cyber AI at Darktrace, warns that multi-agent systems …
Nous Research has released DeepHermes-3, a new AI language model that allows users to switch between detailed reasoning and quick responses. As reported by Carl Franzen for VentureBeat, this 8-billion parameter model builds on Meta’s Llama technology. Users can activate a special reasoning mode that makes the AI show its thought process before providing answers. …
Business leaders are showing reluctance to fully embrace AI agents, despite technology vendors’ enthusiasm for autonomous AI systems. According to Belle Lin’s report in The Wall Street Journal, while 61% of businesses are experimenting with AI agents, 21% aren’t using them at all. Major concerns include reliability issues and cybersecurity risks, with 29% of business …
Snowflake and Anthropic have formed a partnership to incorporate AI capabilities directly into corporate data environments. As reported by Michael Nuñez for VentureBeat, the collaboration will integrate Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet model into Snowflake’s new Cortex Agents platform. The system enables businesses to analyze both structured database information and unstructured content while maintaining security controls. …
French AI company Mistral has released mobile versions of its AI assistant Le Chat for iOS and Android devices. As reported by Romain Dillet for TechCrunch, the app offers a conversation-like interface for interacting with Mistral’s language models. The company also introduced a Pro subscription at $14.99 per month, providing access to their most advanced …
French startup Mistral AI has announced the release of Mistral Small 3, a 24-billion-parameter language model that the company claims matches the performance of models three times its size. According to Mistral AI, the new model achieves 81% accuracy on standard benchmarks while processing 150 tokens per second, making it comparable to Meta’s Llama 3.3 …
Lightning AI has introduced AI Hub, a new marketplace that enables enterprises to find and deploy AI models and applications within their own cloud environments. As reported by Emilia David in VentureBeat, the platform aims to solve the “last mile problem” in generative AI deployment. The marketplace launches with over 50 APIs, including foundation models …
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is implementing automated reasoning technology to help prevent AI models from generating false information, according to a Wall Street Journal article by Belle Lin. The technology aims to provide mathematical proof that AI responses are accurate within specific domains. AWS’s new tool, called Automated Reasoning Checks, requires customers to establish definitive …
The French artificial intelligence company Mistral AI, once considered Europe’s greatest hope in the AI race, is struggling to maintain its competitive position against larger rivals. According to a detailed report by Tim Bradshaw and Leila Abboud in the Financial Times, the Paris-based startup is facing increasing pressure from both US tech giants and emerging …
A new survey from Salesforce’s Mulesoft reveals that 93% of enterprise IT leaders plan to implement AI agents by 2025. According to the report, published by Taryn Plumb in VentureBeat, organizations currently use an average of 897 applications, but only 29% of these are connected. The study, which surveyed 1,050 IT leaders, found that data …