David Barry

1 week ago | reworked.co | David Barry

It's not enough for AI agents to be autonomous. They also have to be accountable. SAS's Viya platform is trying to make that happen. As artificial intelligence (AI) continues its rapid evolution, a shift is underway from passive assistants to autonomous agents capable of independent decision-making and execution. This next stage, agentic AI, promises unprecedented efficiency and scalability, but it also introduces pressing questions around ethics, governance and control.

1 week ago | vktr.com | David Barry

As AI adoption accelerates, poor strategy, not the technology itself, is driving job losses, skill gaps and cultural breakdown. As generative artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the global workplace, companies such as Cisco, UPS, Duolingo and Klarna are incorporating automation while simultaneously cutting jobs, despite earlier assurances that AI would not lead to layoffs.

1 week ago | reworked.co | David Barry

As AI adoption accelerates, poor strategy, not the technology itself, is driving job losses, skill gaps and cultural breakdown. As generative artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the global workplace, companies such as Cisco, UPS, Duolingo and Klarna are incorporating automation while simultaneously cutting jobs, despite earlier assurances that AI would not lead to layoffs.

1 week ago | vktr.com | David Barry

Google I/O featured a number of consumer-sided announcements, but that doesn't mean the digital workplace went ignored. Here's what was announced. The tech world unofficially declared May AI month this year. Following the first day of Microsoft Build 2025 — where Copilot dominated the conversation with major integrations across Windows, Office and Azure — Google shared its vision at Google I/O 2025. One thing is clear from both events: we’re no longer in an era where AI is a feature.

1 week ago | vktr.com | David Barry

IBM targets the digital workplace with AI agents that coordinate tasks across platforms. IBM hopes to push the boundaries of enterprise automation with the latest version watsonx Orchestrate that introduces a suite of agentic AI capabilities intended to help businesses work more effectively. What sets this release apart is integration with more than 80 enterprise platforms. This interoperability helps AI agents act across systems in a unified way.