AI, robotics and new automation technologies are providing welcome relief to farmers strained by rising costs, labor shortages and relentless food demands. Nearly 1.9 million farms in the U.S., represent fertile territory for AI robotic applications ranging from weed control to self-driving tractors. Agricultural robots ranked among the top five types of professional services…
Home healthcare organizations provide patients with essential services such as wound care, injections or physical therapy in their homes. However, to provide this care in the home, home healthcare providers must complete cumbersome tasks to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations. For instance, government agencies like CMS require documentation from providers to ensure…
The share of adults using AI for health information is growing, with new KFF data showing that 29% currently use the technology. That’s up from just 17% who said the same two years ago, the organization said. But perhaps more notable is the why behind most users’ AI use, the survey continued. For nearly…
Mayo Clinic and Microsoft are collaborating to develop and deploy a healthcare-specific frontier AI model. The model will be designed to enhance clinical decision-making, including supporting earlier diagnoses and providing personalized treatment options, the companies said. The collaboration will bring together Mayo Clinic’s de-identified clinical data and longitudinal health data insights and Microsoft’s advanced…
Updates over the last two months to legacy IT automation tools will begin connecting agentic AI to systems at the heart of the most critical enterprise workflows, from ERP to mainframes. Enterprises have used workload automation and orchestration tools for decades, dating back to an era of enterprise IT before cloud computing and DevOps….
AI systems — ranging from traditional machine learning models to generative AI and, increasingly, agentic systems capable of executing multistep tasks across software environments — now influence many business processes. In fact, according to a McKinsey’s 2025 State of AI survey, 88% of respondents’ organizations use AI in at least one business function. As…
AI systems outperform humans in tasks that require speed and large-scale data processing. However, these systems must work alongside human counterparts, and those people need to feel comfortable using them. Successful human-AI collaboration depends on several factors, but most specifically, it requires a clear set of ethical considerations to address the uneasiness and fears…
For many executives considering AI’s potential to modernize systems, there’s an almost magnetic pull toward the new and building from scratch. But is that always wise? McKinsey & Company warns readers that failed modernization efforts can rack up costs of hundreds of millions in its article, “AI for IT modernization: Faster, cheaper, better.” This…
The impending end of an AI bubble could signal a fresh start for some AI technology companies. AI technology has captured the attention of consumers and investors alike due to its rapid innovation and potential for profit, resulting in a surge of AI tools flooding the market. But, despite a wave of innovation, few…
Though AI adoption within the healthcare industry has spiked significantly since 2023, it lags behind adoption in other sectors, according to new research. Published in JAMA Health Forum, the research letter assessed real-time trends of AI adoption in the healthcare sector and compared it with other sectors of the economy. Researchers analyzed the U.S….
