Artificial Intelligence

Credera Launches Global Artificial Intelligence Council as ‘Collective Intelligence Hub’

by | Jul 24, 2023
Addison-based Credera—the consulting business of marketing group Omnicom—said the council will serve as a “collective intelligence hub” to address many different aspects of AI adoption. Founded by Credera Partner and Chief Data Scientist Vincent Yates, the council will aim to foster collaboration while guiding the responsible deployment of AI.
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Texas Establishes Landmark Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council
by | Jul 18, 2023
The new seven-member council will help "cement Texas’ position as a national leader in innovative technology," said Governor Abbott, who signed the bill creating the committee last month.
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Elevate Credit’s Fort Worth HQ to Host Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp
by | Jun 28, 2023
The program at Elevate’s headquarters in Fort Worth will be offered to underserved high school students at no cost and will introduce them to basic AI concepts and skills. The camp will help prepare and encourage students to succeed in STEM fields at the college level and beyond. At the bootcamp, students will actually build their own AI apps—so we'll stay tuned in case the next ChatGPT gets cooked up.
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The Last Word: Retail Expert Steve Dennis On the AI-Led Demise of ‘Mediocre Middle’
“The potential shifts made possible by generative AI (and related technologies) do seem fundamentally more game-changing, while illustrating that disruption continues to happen more exponentially than linearly," Steve Dennis said in an email promoting his "Retail Apocalypse" podcast.
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Caris Life Sciences and ConcertAI Announce New Clinico-Genomic Research Platform

by | Jun 1, 2023
Expanding a collaboration they announced in January, the two companies aim to drive "the future of cancer care" with the new platform, enabling novel insights for precision medicine, therapeutic development, and clinical trials management for academic and biopharma researchers.
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Mass Luminosity’s New AI‑Infused Video Communications Platform Takes on Zoom and Teams
by | May 17, 2023
Founder Angel Munoz says work with OpenAI helped give Beacon MAX advanced features like real-time translation in eight languages.
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Dallas AI Platform Worlds Forms Advisory Board with ‘Industry Giants’ to Lead Automation in Industrial Metaverse
by | Apr 24, 2023
Dallas-based Worlds' 2023 Strategic Advisory Board includes seven prominent industry leaders and change makers from the manufacturing, distribution, transportation, logistics, national defense, and government sectors. The move is part of the company's efforts to lead automation in the Industrial Metaverse, a concept that one advisor says has "untapped potential" well beyond digital twins.
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NEC America Recruits Former Exec as SVP of Digital Platform to Boost Vision AI Innovation

by | Apr 14, 2023

NEC Corporation of America, a top provider and integrator of advanced IT, communications, and networking solutions, has announced the appointment of Kris Ranganath as the new senior vice president of digital platform. Ranganath brings over 20 years of experience in vision artificial intelligence (AI), digital identity, biometrics, and digital platforms to the Irving-based company....

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Innovate Faster: AWS Launches New Accelerator to Boost Generative AI Startups
by | Apr 10, 2023
Generative AI could revolutionize industries ranging from film and healthcare to tech and manufacturing. The AWS Generative AI Accelerator seeks to be a gamechanger for entrepreneurs already developing minimal viable products in this space, offering valuable resources like production assistance, customized mentoring, networking opportunities, and connections with potential investors. Deadline to apply is April 17.
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Tricolor CEO Highlights AI Innovation as a ‘Breakthrough’ Tool to Advance Financial Inclusion for Underserved Hispanic Customers
by | Apr 6, 2023
Tricolor, the largest used vehicle retailer to the Hispanic market in the US, has secured a new patent for its innovative AI tool called Automás. The tool lets customers self-select and finance vehicles, generating offers for different models and financing terms with machine learning. A unique feature of Automás is that it empowers customers to customize their own financing terms within the parameters of the system-generated offer.
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Elon Musk, Other Tech Leaders Call for 6-Month Pause on the ‘Dangerous Race’ to Giant AI Systems
by | Mar 29, 2023
The request was made in an open letter signed by major players including Elon Musk, co-founder of OpenAI, the lab that created ChatGPT and GPT-4; Emad Mostaque, founder of the London-based Stability AI; and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. More than 1,000 artificial intelligence experts, researchers, and backers signed the letter, including academics from UT Dallas.
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Lantern Pharma Adds VP of Clinical Development, Additional Team Members

by | Mar 2, 2023

Dallas-based Lantern Pharma Inc. has expanded its clinical development team with the addition of Dr. Reggie Ewesuedo as vice president of clinical development, and several additional team members.

Lantern Pharma is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company using its proprietary RADR artificial intelligence and machine learning platform to transform the cost, pace, and timeline of oncology drug discovery and development....

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Dallas Regional Chamber Launches Life Science Recruitment Campaign
The campaign builds on the region's thriving tech sector as the foundation of Dallas-Fort Worth's growing biotech and life science ecosystem. “What we’re seeing now is the cumulative effect of convergence across industries—and that gives DFW an edge," says Mike Rosa, the DRC's economic development chief.

The DRC's new VP of Economic Development, Kelly Cloud, is spearheading efforts to attract startups and established life science companies to Dallas-Fort Worth.
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AI—Ready or Not?
by | Feb 16, 2023
North Texas universities are gearing up for the AI revolution, readying students for the jobs of tomorrow. Here's a look at what's happening at SMU, TCU, the University of North Texas, UT Arlington, and UT Dallas, as published in our annual 2023 Dallas Innovates magazine.
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