Source: CNBC
Security & Justice
Israeli Army Expands Ground Operations to New Areas in Southern Lebanon
The Israeli army announced on Tuesday that its 98th Division has kicked off operations in new areas of southern Lebanon, intensifying efforts to dismantle Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Argentina Withdraws Three Officers from UN Peacekeeping Mission in Lebanon
Argentina has notified the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon that it is withdrawing three of its officers, a UNIFIL spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Opinion
Berri's Exclusive Control Over Ceasefire Talks: A Threat to National Interests?
As U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein continues his shuttle diplomacy between Tel Aviv and Beirut, aiming to broker a ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanese political sources are increasingly calling for transparency in the negotiations. With the possibility of a ceasefire agreement looming, many are demanding that the Lebanese public be made aware of the terms being discussed behind closed doors, especially given the high stakes for Lebanon’s future and security.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
From Struggle to Strength: Lebanon’s Agro-entrepreneurs in Uncertain Times
The war on Lebanon, while selective and impacting some sectors less than others, has left no sector untouched. Niche businesses in the real economy — those small, specialized enterprises that often represent the heart of the community — are more vulnerable than large enterprises.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Sports
Alcaraz Beats Rublev to Open ATP Finals Account
Carlos Alcaraz opened his account at the ATP Finals on Wednesday with an entertaining 6-3, 7-6 (10/8) win over Andrey Rublev which boosted his hopes of reaching the semifinals.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Ecuador's Angulo, 22, Dies a Month After Car Crash
Ecuador international Marco Angulo has died at the age of 22 just over a month after being seriously injured in a car crash, his club has announced.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Monday 22 July 2024 11:41:28
Autonomous AI Workers that Talk to Each Other Will Arrive in 2025, Capgemini Predicts
Artificial intelligence-powered agents will be able to work together and solve tasks in a so-called “multi-agent AI” system by 2025, according to technology services giant Capgemini.
Such a system would entail a collection of agents that work together to solve tasks in a distributed and collaborative way, according to Capgemini.
Pascal Brier, the company’s chief innovation officer, told CNBC in an interview that the firm is already “seeing companies that are discussing those agent technologies.”
He added that applications using multiple autonomous agents “is really what we should expect next year.”
Capgemini defines AI agents as “technology designed to function independently, plan, reflect, pursue higher-level goals, and execute complex workflows with minimal or limited direct human oversight” — essentially, AI agents that work behind the scenes to complete tasks on your behalf.
Artificial intelligence-powered agents will be able to work together and solve tasks in a so-called “multi-agent AI” system by 2025, according to technology services giant Capgemini.
Such a system would entail a collection of agents that work together to solve tasks in a distributed and collaborative way, according to Capgemini.
Pascal Brier, the company’s chief innovation officer, told CNBC in an interview that the firm is already “seeing companies that are discussing those agent technologies.”
He added that applications using multiple autonomous agents “is really what we should expect next year.”
Capgemini defines AI agents as “technology designed to function independently, plan, reflect, pursue higher-level goals, and execute complex workflows with minimal or limited direct human oversight” — essentially, AI agents that work behind the scenes to complete tasks on your behalf.
Now, “AI and generative AI are getting closer together, and it’s much more about building those engines of knowledge, using generative AI to interact with those engines, and using this new notion of agents as being either a substitute or co-pilot to find and do things for us,” he said.
According to Capgemini, 71% of organizations are anticipating AI agents will facilitate automation, while 64% of firms expect they’ll relieve human workers of repetitive tasks and allow them to focus on value-added functions, like customer experience.
Adoption gap in genAI
Capgemini said in its report that it’s seen a fourfold increase in the number of organizations now integrating generative AI into some or most of their locations or functions. In 2023, the number of firms adopting generative AI was 6%, according to Capgemini, but this year, that number has risen to 24%.
However, while large companies are seeing heightened levels of adoption in their businesses, smaller firms are yet to experience the same phenomenon.
According to the report, 10% of firms with an annual revenue of $1 billion to $5 billion are implementing generative AI. For companies with an annual revenue of $20 billion or more, that number swells to 49%.
“The scale at which bigger companies are doing generative AI experiments is bigger, so they get more chances to measure results, and were able to get faster, and obviously they did invest more than then than the smaller ones,” Brier told CNBC.
Results also varies from industry to industry. In aerospace and defense, 88% of organizations have invested in generative AI, for retail, that number drops to 66%.
