Enterprise Data & AI Newsletter - Edition 7

Issue 7 of the Data Science Talent Newsletter. A monthly publication bringing you valuable Insights from the world of enterprise Data and AI.

Welcome to the final newsletter of 2024. We hope your year has been as busy and productive as ours, and we hope you enjoy the upcoming festivities! Read on for our round-up of the month’s key AI and data resources, plus some exclusive advance info on the next issue of Data & AI Magazine, due out in January.

Editor’s picks:

AI Strategies for 11 of the World’s Largest Companies: Where Eli Lilly, Visa, Oracle, and 8 Other Giants Are Making Moves - May 2, 2024

As we approach the end of the year, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the most influential pick I’ve highlighted for you in 2024. This fascinating report from May remains an invaluable resource for anyone interested in enterprise AI and emerging tech. Published by leading business intelligence platform CB Insights, this comprehensive 70-slide report reveals the AI strategies of the world’s 11 largest companies.

?Discover how industry giants such as JPMorgan, Salesforce and Siemens are investing in the latest AI advancements, and gain crucial insights into the most influential trends in enterprise AI strategy. If you haven’t checked this out yet, I highly recommend it! Opt-in via email to download the PDF report in full:

Melanie Mitchell’s article – The LLM Reasoning Debate Heats Up – October 21st, 2024

Are you following the debate on whether LLMs have reasoning powers? As LLMs are being used more extensively across industries, concerns about the tech’s trustworthiness have become a hot topic. In this fascinating article, the brilliant Melanie Mitchell (Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute) weighs in on whether LLMs have the capacity to reason.

Analysing three pivotal papers on the subject, Mitchell examines issues such as training, chain-of-thought prompting and benchmark testing to evaluate LLMs’ current reasoning and problem-solving capabilities. Included at the end of the article is a comprehensive further reading list of 14 articles on the debate, which is an excellent resource in itself. Check out the article on Substack:

Introducing 5X - An Innovative All-in-One Data Platform

For my final pick this month I have a product recommendation for you. 5X is a new all-in-one data platform designed to help businesses get the most value from their data. 5X integrates all aspects of data management, eliminating the need for different tools. The platform simplifies the whole data journey from ingestion and warehousing through to modelling, business intelligence and analytics.

I’ve already heard some rave reviews about the platform from startups and established enterprises alike, and I’m impressed by their claim that they can set up an end-to-end use case in just 48 hours. The platform features some competitive pricing options, too.

To find out more, visit 5X’s website:

Enjoy the rest of the Newsletter,

Damien Deighan - Editor of the Data & AI Magazine

Data & AI Magazine

We’re busy compiling issue 9 of Data & AI magazine, and we can reveal it has some excellent articles in store for you. Spanning topics from AI innovation in retail to the evolution of GenAI, this issue also features some exciting news about an upcoming conference. Save the date – issue 9 will be launched on the 28th of January.

The magazine is free to read on our website and LinkedIn, and it’s available in both print and digital formats. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do so here:

Data Science Conversations Podcast

If you’re an enterprise or startup leader looking for insights into leveraging AI for business, our latest podcasts will be of particular interest to you. We’ve had in-depth discussions on topics such as scaling AI for maximum business value, how to manage AI consulting projects, and the impact of AI on startup dynamics.

Check out the latest podcasts here:

OUR LATEST BLOG ARTICLES

USING SEMANTICS TO FIND TRENDS IN GLOBAL QUALITY DATA BY REX VANHORN

In this post, Rex outlines his organisation’s innovative approach to interpreting its quality data. He introduces Boehringer’s new semantic applications: the Trending Tool and Recurrence Check Tool. Rex explains how these applications discover, manage, and evaluate important trends. Over time, he explains, they could be used to automate the process entirely:

To read the full article, click the link below;

HOW SMES CAN NAVIGATE THE DATA & AI LANDSCAPE BY FRANK STADLER

In this interview, Frank discusses how SMEs can best take advantage of AI and machine learning. All businesses should consider adopting AI in today’s data-driven climate. But what steps should smaller enterprises take when embarking on their AI projects, and what pitfalls do they need to avoid? Frank offers his insights:

To read the full article, click the link below;

ENHANCED LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS AS REASONING ENGINES BY ANTHONY ALCARAZ

In this post, Anthony explores the current limitations of large language models. There’s still a real risk that LLMs will make basic logical and mathematical errors, because their knowledge is intrinsically statistical and lacking semantic structure. The solution to bridging this reasoning gap, Anthony argues, could lie in knowledge graphs:

To read the full article, click the link below;

We hope you enjoyed this month's Newsletter and we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Data Science Talent Editorial Team.