Natural Language Processing news and trends

Meta’s Open-Source AI Model Sparks Industry Debate on Commerce’s Future
artificial intelligence // July 29, 2024

Industry experts are debating the business impact of Meta’s free artificial intelligence (AI) model Llama 3.1, weighing its potential against practical implementation challenges. Boasting 405 billion parameters, the AI model claims performance comparable to proprietary competitors like GPT-4 and Claude 3.5 Sonnet. As Meta expands...

Mistral and Nvidia Bring AI to Local Machines
artificial intelligence // July 22, 2024

Mistral AI and Nvidia have introduced Mistral NeMo, an artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to bring advanced AI capabilities to standard desktop computers, widening access for large and small businesses. Mistral NeMo’s key feature is its ability to process up to 128,000 words simultaneously, handling...

ComplyAdvantage Buys Golden to Bolster Financial Crime Fighting Tool
Fraud Prevention // April 24, 2024

Financial crime intelligence provider ComplyAdvantage has acquired tech company Golden. As ComplyAdvantage noted in a Wednesday (April 23) news release sent to PYMNTS, Golden is “automating the construction of one of the world’s largest knowledge graphs,” which shows interconnected data points and their relationships for analyzing complex information.  ...

Voice AI Takes the Wheel Transforming Connected Car Experiences
artificial intelligence // March 14, 2024

The relationship between mankind and machine is undergoing a fundamental transformation. For the first time in history — at least outside of TV shows like “Knight Rider” and movies like “Cars” and “The Love Bug” — cars can now talk back to, and communicate with,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Voice AI Takes the Wheel Transforming Connected Car Experiences

March 14, 2024
The relationship between mankind and machine is undergoing a fundamental transformation. For the first time in history — at least outside of TV shows like “Knight Rider” and movies like “Cars” and “The Love Bug” — cars can now talk back to, and communicate with, their drivers and passengers. And it is all thanks to […]

Voice AI Ushers in Next-Gen Compliance Monitoring for Financial Sector

May 09, 2023
Whether it’s desk or cell phones, videoconferencing platforms or software-based trading systems, voice remains the primary communication tool for financial markets. As a result, audio files and video recordings are...

Hotel, Banking Customers Embrace SoftBank’s Humanoid Robot, Pepper

July 30, 2018
Imagine you were traveling on business and you just arrived into town and had an emergency. Your luggage was sent to the wrong city or you were late for a...

Quick Reads
Lloyds and Cleareye Launch AI-Centric Trade Finance Partnership

September 03, 2024
Lloyds Bank has launched a collaboration with artificial intelligence (AI) platform Cleareye.ai. The partnership, announced Tuesday (Sept. 3) and said to be the first of its kind in the U.K., will use AI to streamline processing and compliance checking for trade finance documentation. The effort will use Cleareye.ai’s ClearTrade technology and is set to be […]

ComplyAdvantage Buys Golden to Bolster Financial Crime Fighting Tool

April 24, 2024
Financial crime intelligence provider ComplyAdvantage has acquired tech company Golden. As ComplyAdvantage noted in a Wednesday (April 23) news release sent to PYMNTS, Golden is “automating the construction of one of the world’s...

DHL Integrates Machine Learning to Mitigate Supply Chain Risks

May 25, 2017
As technology continues to advance various aspects of consumers everyday lives, businesses have started following suit over the past few years to help keep up with demand. As such, it...