- O’Reilly, a source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, launched O’Reilly AI Academy, a new offering that provides access to hundreds of generative AI-focused books, live events, on-demand courses, and more to enable enterprise workforces to build the necessary skills to put genAI tools to work and improve productivity. Featuring tailored learning tracks, the latest feature is available to current subscribers who have full access to the O’Reilly online learning platform and also is offered as a standalone subscription for all organizations interested in upskilling their workforces on the new technology.
- ai, a global leader in advanced AI agent platforms and solutions, announced AI for Work, a comprehensive AI platform that combines role-based enterprise search, business workflow automation, and multi-agent orchestration in one secure platform. Features include advanced RAG-powered search with role-based access that delivers context-aware answers across authorized documents and applications; coordination of complex workflows across specialized AI agents that can search, reason, summarize, generate content, and directly integrate with APIs; pre-built AI agent solutions for HR/IT/recruitment and agentic templates for common business workflows; and pre-built agentic applications Prompt Library and Studio that can execute multi-step workflows.
- Remote work optimization expert Kolekti, part of The Adaptavist Group, unveiled secure genAI platform, Narus, designed to enable safe and secure AI adoption for businesses of all sizes. Narus offers a secure, enterprise-grade AI chat portal; prompt optimization tools and a shared prompt library to boost productivity; rand real-time monitoring of AI usage to prevent data leaks and compliance breaches.
- Global leadership development and executive coaching firm New Level Work launched Leora AI, a new suite of AI-powered learning tools aimed at enhancing human-led coaching and training, as well as increasing access to leadership coaching. At the heart of Leora is a suite of conversational agents that can help create personalized learning plans, set actionable development goals, provide AI-powered coaching, and role-play real-world scenarios. Leora AI provides coaching and training in the flow of work, allowing for continuous reinforcement to support a manager’s growth.
- Udemy an online skills marketplace and learning platform, unveiled a new suite of AI capabilities to help organizations create more dynamic and personalized learning programs at scale. The Udemy AI Assistant and Skills Mapping and AI-powered learning paths features components of the company’s Intelligent Skills Platform. The Udemy AI Assistant uses a natural-language chat interface to help learners discover the most relevant content related to their learning and career needs and engage in a new personalized learning modality. Udemy’s Skills Mapping and AI-powered learning paths are designed to identify critical skills for organizations, create a skills framework, match top-rated courses from the Udemy Business collection to the skills framework, and scale learning paths across the organization and teams.
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