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McKinsey tests AI chatbot in early stages of graduate recruitment
Hiring at large firms has long relied on interviews, tests, and human judgment. That process is starting to shift. McKinsey has begun using an AI chatbot as part of its graduate recruitment process, signalling a shift in how professional services organisations evaluate early-career candidates. The chatbot is being used during the initial stages of recruitment, […]
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AI medical diagnostics race intensifies as OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic launch competing healthcare tools
OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic announced specialised medical AI capabilities within days of each other this month, a clustering that suggests competitive pressure rather than coincidental timing. Yet none of the releases are cleared as medical devices, approved for clinical use, or available for direct patient diagnosis—despite marketing language emphasising healthcare transformation. OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Health on January […]
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AstraZeneca bets on in-house AI to speed up oncology research
Drug development is producing more data than ever, and large pharmaceutical companies like AstraZeneca are turning to AI to make sense of it. The challenge is no longer whether AI can help, but how tightly it needs to be built into research and clinical work to improve decisions around trials and treatment. That question helps […]
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The AI Fix #83: ChatGPT Health, Victorian LLMs, and the biggest AI bluffers
Why Apple chose Google over OpenAI: What enterprise AI buyers can learn from the Gemini deal
Apple’s multi-year agreement to integrate Google’s Gemini models into its revamped Siri marks more than just another Big Tech partnership. The deal, announced Monday, offers a rare window into how one of the world’s most selective technology companies evaluates foundation models—and the criteria should matter to any enterprise weighing similar decisions. The stakes were considerable. Apple had […]
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Retailers like Kroger and Lowe’s test AI agents without handing control to Google
Retailers are starting to confront a problem that sits behind much of the hype around AI shopping: as customers turn to chatbots and automated assistants to decide what to buy, retailers risk losing control over how their products are shown, sold, and bundled. That concern is pushing some large chains to build or support their […]
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Autonomy without accountability: The real AI risk
If you have ever taken a self-driving Uber through downtown LA, you might recognise the strange sense of uncertainty that settles in when there is no driver and no conversation, just a quiet car making assumptions about the world around it. The journey feels fine until the car misreads a shadow or slows abruptly for […]
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Bosch’s €2.9 billion AI investment and shifting manufacturing priorities
Manufacturing factories are producing more data than they can easily process, and companies like Bosch are turning to AI to close that gap. Cameras watch production lines, sensors track machines, and software records each step of the process. However, much of that information still does not lead to faster decisions or fewer breakdowns. For large […]
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