Subject: Intelligent Automation August 2024 Newsletter

For intelligent automaters

August 2024

In this issue...

  • Article: Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is a Game-Changer Over Traditional Methods of Data Retrieval and Utilization - CM First Group

  • Special Conference Offer: Get $1.5k off the CA 2E / CA Plex Worldwide Developer Conference

  • Article: How To Design Effective Conversational AI Experiences: A Comprehensive Guide - Smashing Mag

  • Watch: What Are LLM AI Agents?

  • Webinar - NexGen Pair Programming: AI Collaboration on IBM i and IBM z Systems - CM First Group

  • Intelligence: Intelligent automation news on the web

Heads Up

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is a Game-Changer Over Traditional Methods of Data Retrieval and Utilization


Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) can reinvent your relationship with data, transporting you beyond basic keyword searches to a world of coherent and contextually insightful responses generated on the fly.


The application of RAG in both academic and industry settings demonstrates its transformative potential. In academia, researchers can effortlessly gather extensive literature, enabling quicker and more comprehensive reviews. RAG provides timely, synthesized information in industries like healthcare, customer support, and beyond. New uses are discovered daily.


If you're looking for cutting-edge improvements in your information analysis work, read our recent article on the subject for some insight and pointers.


Read on for the full story →


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Heads Up

How To Design Effective Conversational AI Experiences: A Comprehensive Guide


As we tread carefully into a future where AI is integrated into our daily lives, more of us will design conversational AI experiences as part of our work. As we like to say, why not start learning now?


Smashing Magazine has an in-depth guide that walks us through the three crucial phases of conversational search and teaches us how to tailor experiences to improve automated customer interaction.


Read more at Smashing Mag →

Watch

What are LLM AI agents?


In our last issue of Intelligent Automation, we linked to a video with expert testimony extolling the power and future of AI agents. This month, we found IBM Research's take on LLM AI agents in this quick and handy (~12 min) explainer video.


Watch the IBM Research explainer vid →

Watch

Next-Gen Pair Programming: AI Collaboration on IBM i and IBM z Systems


Join us for a cutting-edge webinar that merges the art of pair programming with the innovation of AI for IBM i and IBM z systems. This session is dedicated to COBOL developers working on IBM's midrange and mainframe platforms and offers a deep dive into how AI can amplify coding collaboration and efficiency.


In this webinar:

  • Discuss the integration of AI-driven pair programming in IBM i and IBM z COBOL development.

  • Address the unique challenges of maintaining and evolving COBOL applications with AI support.

  • Showcase a live demonstration of AI tools tailored to IBM i and IBM z developers.

  • Share actionable strategies for embedding AI into the pair programming workflow on both platforms.

Whether you're involved in IBM i or IBM z development, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge to leverage AI for better code quality, faster problem-solving, and more productive pair programming sessions. Take the first step towards a smarter, AI-assisted development future.


Watch →

Are you tired of time-consuming manual testing software applications? Fortra's Automate Plus RPA is here to help. Join us for a webinar where we review the features of this powerful tool and show you how it can revolutionize your software testing processes, making it better, more accurate, and quicker to get results.


Watch the Webinar →

Frightened about the prospect of your legacy IBM i and z application developers leaving? We have a solution that can put your fears to rest. In this webinar, we demonstrate how you can “refactor” your legacy app developed in COBOL, RPG, or CA 2E (Synon) directly to maintainable runtime-free Java and JS.


Watch the Webinar →

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