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How to Manage Risks When Employees Use AI Secretly for Work
Artificial Intelligence // April 17, 2025

Employees who use generative artificial intelligence tools in the workplace without company approval or oversight — a practice known as “bring your own AI’ or BYOAI — could introduce risks into the enterprise, according to MIT researchers. “Make no mistake, I’m not talking theory here,”...

OpenAI Reportedly Taking On X and Meta With Social Network Plans
artificial intelligence // April 15, 2025

OpenAI is reportedly developing a social media platform along the lines of X. That’s according to a report Tuesday (April 15) by the Verge, citing sources who said the project involves an internal prototype focused on ChatGPT’s image generation with a social feed. According to that report, OpenAI...

This Week in AI: Using AI to Mitigate Tariff Uncertainty and Bank of America’s Big...
Artificial Intelligence // April 11, 2025

Artificial intelligence continues to dominate headlines as businesses accelerate their digital transformations. From banking to AI models, here are the top stories PYMNTS published this week. Companies Use AI to Help Mitigate Tariff Impacts The ability of AI to make businesses more efficient is coming...

Anthropic Debuts $200-per-Month Subscription to Claude AI Model
artificial intelligence // April 09, 2025

Anthropic has debuted a higher-priced subscription version of its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. The startup’s Max plan, announced Wednesday (April 9), is designed for users who work extensively with Claude and require expanded access for their most important tasks. This plan also gives users priority access to...

Interviews & Exclusives
Siri’s Original Co-Designer Says Apple’s ‘Fear of Not Being Perfect’ Hampers Siri Revamp

March 07, 2025
In 2011, Apple debuted Siri, the world’s first digital assistant embedded in a smartphone. It was revolutionary in its functionality and technology. For the first time, users could talk to their smartphone, and Siri was built using machine learning, which was state of the art at the time, Luc Julia, a co-designer of the original […]

Memo to GenAI Companies: The Future of Payments Needs Your Focus

January 24, 2025
The payments industry is increasingly defined by speed, security and precision, and generative artificial intelligence promises to transform every facet of financial services. Yet, as Lisa McFarland, executive vice president...

GenAI’s Retail Revolution Expands to B2B Marketplaces

January 16, 2025
Artificial intelligence’s business utility is no longer the realm of futuristic speculation, particularly across online retail. “AI has moved from being a hypothetical idea to solving pragmatic problems,” Alex Hase,...

Wayfair CTO on Bringing AI Into the Virtual Living Room

January 15, 2025
Optimization plays a central role in business growth, whether it’s through adopting new technologies, rethinking operational workflows or introducing innovative products and services. Amid all the technologies out there today,...

Quick Reads
How to Manage Risks When Employees Use AI Secretly for Work

April 17, 2025
Employees who use generative artificial intelligence tools in the workplace without company approval or oversight — a practice known as “bring your own AI’ or BYOAI — could introduce risks into the enterprise, according to MIT researchers. “Make no mistake, I’m not talking theory here,” said Nick van der Meulen, a research scientist at MIT’s […]

OpenAI Reportedly Taking On X and Meta With Social Network Plans

April 15, 2025
OpenAI is reportedly developing a social media platform along the lines of X. That’s according to a report Tuesday (April 15) by the Verge, citing sources who said the project involves an internal...

Anthropic Debuts $200-per-Month Subscription to Claude AI Model

April 09, 2025
Anthropic has debuted a higher-priced subscription version of its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. The startup’s Max plan, announced Wednesday (April 9), is designed for users who work extensively with Claude and require...

Adobe Analytics: GenAI Traffic to Retail Websites Doubles Every 2 Months

March 17, 2025
A growing number of consumers are finding their way to U.S. retail websites by clicking on links in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) chat interfaces, Adobe Analytics said Monday (March 17)....