Tech giant IBM has revealed a new lineup of watsonX assistants designed to tackle hurdles hindering widespread (artificial intelligence) AI adoption at its annual Think event.
This new wave of AI innovation could potentially unlock $4 trillion in yearly economic benefits across sectors. Despite 42% of surveyed large-scale enterprises integrating AI, IBM’s Global AI Adoption Index exposes that 40% are still in the exploration or experimentation phase, yet to deploy their AI models.
To confront these challenges head-on, IBM is rolling out updates and enhancements to its watsonX assistants. These include the watsonX Code Assistant for Enterprise Java Applications (set for release in October 2024) and the watsonX Assistant for Z (scheduled for June 2024). These innovations promise to revolutionize user-system interactions and assist clients in comprehending and documenting applications using natural language.
IBM is also broadening its offerings by introducing Nvidia L40S and Nvidia L4 Tensor Core GPUs, along with support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) and OpenShift AI. These additions aim to aid enterprises and developers in managing AI and other critical workloads efficiently.
IBM is launching generative AI-powered data products such as the IBM Data Product Hub and Data Gate for watsonX. These tools are envisioned to enhance organizations’ capacities in observing, governing, and optimizing complex data for AI tasks.