Microsoft asserts the “future of AI is agentic.” As agentic systems evolve, they offer opportunities to enhance efficiency along with the challenge of addressing operational and ethical considerations.
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Opus Research Welcomes Ian Jacobs as VP and Lead Analyst
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Open AI’s Realtime API: A Disruptor for Customer Self-Service?
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Verint’s Engage 2024 Reveals the Practical Power of GenAI
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Notes An Opus Research Emeritus
It’s been 44 years since I started my first job as a technology analyst…Now that technology is harnessed, conversational, and democratized, my work is done.
Vonage Plays to its Strengths (APIs and GenAI) with Recent Partnerships
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