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Newsweek
9 hours ago
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- Newsweek
AI Impact Summit 2025: Photos From Day One of Newsweek's Sonoma Tech Event
Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Under a big white tent on the pavilion of the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, dozens of AI leaders gathered on Monday to attend the first day of Newsweek's AI Impact Summit. "The lineup is fantastic," Christian Cavello, a senior manager of customer experience and strategy at consulting firm Navigate, told Newsweek during the networking reception. Suma Nallapati, the chief information officer for the city of Denver, agreed, emphatically telling Newsweek that she found industries and sectors alike "well-represented" on the stage. Nallapati herself will take the stage tomorrow for day two of the summit. Over the next two days, some of the most important industry voices are joining Newsweek to discuss how organizations can leverage new capabilities most effectively in the age of AI. Sonoma, CA - Navigate's Alex Bunda and Christian Cavello meet with Newsweek senior reporter Katherine Fung during Nexus Connect Meetings at the AI Impact Summit on Monday, June 23, 2025. Sonoma, CA - Navigate's Alex Bunda and Christian Cavello meet with Newsweek senior reporter Katherine Fung during Nexus Connect Meetings at the AI Impact Summit on Monday, June 23, 2025. NICK OTTO/NICK OTTO Monday was jam-packed with insightful conversations about whether organizations should build AI in-house or outsource it, how to re-skill employees in the age of AI and how to foster trust through responsible AI. The speaker list for the first day of the summit included Babak Hodjat, Cognizant's chief technology officer; Francis deSouza, Google Cloud's chief operating officer; and Sriram Thiagarajan, Ancestry's chief technology officer, among others. Ashley Britt, the vice president of finance at Octopus Energy, said she was most interested in deSouza's panel, "The New Era of AI: From Experimentation to Transformation," which explored how companies in every industry can successfully implement AI. Britt told Newsweek she liked "the way he framed that it's bigger than just the small, practical implications that we had originally took a lot of notes on, and going into how it's basically going to touch everybody." Sonoma, CA - Octopus Energy VP Ashley Britt speaks with Newsweek senior reporter Katherine Fung during Nexus Connect Meetings at the AI Impact Summit on Monday, June 23, 2025. Sonoma, CA - Octopus Energy VP Ashley Britt speaks with Newsweek senior reporter Katherine Fung during Nexus Connect Meetings at the AI Impact Summit on Monday, June 23, 2025. NICK OTTO/NICK OTTO "I come from a finance background, so technology is not usually deployed immediately," Britt said. At Octopus Energy, Britt uses machine learning to turn large swaths of data into a simplified model forecast that's critical to procurement decisions. During the end-of-day reception, Britt sat with Sunya Norman, the senior vice president of impact at Salesforce, under the big umbrellas on the breezeway lawn. Norman, who accepted Newsweek's AI Impact Award on behalf of Salesforce this year, said it was extremely valuable for her to hear directly from chief information officers at other companies to understand how Salesforce should market itself with AI. Sonoma, CA - Salesforce SVP Sunya Norman meets with Newsweek senior reporter Katherine Fung during Nexus Connect Meetings at the AI Impact Summit on Monday, June 23, 2025. Sonoma, CA - Salesforce SVP Sunya Norman meets with Newsweek senior reporter Katherine Fung during Nexus Connect Meetings at the AI Impact Summit on Monday, June 23, 2025. NICK OTTO/NICK OTTO "It's helpful to see where there was overlap in messaging and worldview and to hear how different people are thinking about it," Norman said. "The speakers were super articulate." This year, Salesforce was awarded Best Outcomes, General Learning for the education-focused accelerator that it launched in 2023. Norman said she found it poignant to hear that Thiagarajan himself had not been able to look into his own family history as the CTO of the world's largest for-profit genealogy company. During his panel session, Thiagarajan explained that he had not been able to discover his own lineage because of lags in data collection among Asian countries. "Hearing the speaker from Ancestry being like, 'There's not really any digital records,' is a good reminder that not every country is the same," Norman said. "There's a lot of equity issues and there's a lot of people being left behind." Sonoma, CA - City and County of Denver CIO Suma Nallapati speaks with Newsweek senior reporter Katherine Fung during Nexus Connect Meetings at the AI Impact Summit on Monday, June 23, 2025. Sonoma, CA - City and County of Denver CIO Suma Nallapati speaks with Newsweek senior reporter Katherine Fung during Nexus Connect Meetings at the AI Impact Summit on Monday, June 23, 2025. NICK OTTO/NICK OTTO After seven sessions in the pavilion, plus a networking break that included jumbo cookies and an AI piano whose keys played on its own, attendees chose their own adventure, picking between two roundtables: "The AI Paradox: Tech Moves Fast, But Organizations Don't" and "The Future of Generative AI: What's Next Beyond Chatbots?" Navigate's Cavello and Alex Bunda led the former in the Kenwood Ballroom. Basking under the California sun, Bunda said between sips of his Aperol spritz that he heard great, "cathartic" conversations around the "collective experience" that many leaders are facing in the age of AI. "It's not a tech problem," Bunda, a senior manager at Navigate, told Newsweek. "We see the tech is continuing really fast—an exponential pace of change. It's a people and adoption problem." Sonoma, CA - AI Impact Summit attendees connect with other guests during Industry Knowledge Share Roundtables at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on June 23, 2025. Guests could choose between "The AI Paradox: Tech... Sonoma, CA - AI Impact Summit attendees connect with other guests during Industry Knowledge Share Roundtables at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on June 23, 2025. Guests could choose between "The AI Paradox: Tech Moves Fast, But Organizations Don't" led by Navigate, or "The Future of Generative AI: What's Next Beyond Chatbots?" led by Google Cloud. More NICK OTTO "At my table was this doctor from a very small practice, a health care executive and somebody from the electrical trade distribution industry," Bunda recalled. "You would not suspect you'd be able to have a conversation across those industries but they all share the same challenge, whether you're dealing with a patient or with the supply chain." In the room next door, where attendees discussed the future of generative AI, there were debates about whether a no-guardrails approach to AI in the workplace could promote curiosity and innovation. One table—which consisted of a product design expert, a NASA representative and a tech executive—felt the answer was a "pretty hard no." "With every interaction, there needs to be some sort of interrogation and understanding, and that just doesn't really exist," one of the attendees said. "That's always been an [machine learning] problem. You build a black box, you shake the box and stuff comes out. It's awesome when it works, but then you're like, 'why did it do this thing?'" Sonoma, CA - AI Impact Summit attendees connect with other guests during Industry Knowledge Share Roundtables at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on June 23, 2025. Guests could choose between "The AI Paradox: Tech... Sonoma, CA - AI Impact Summit attendees connect with other guests during Industry Knowledge Share Roundtables at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on June 23, 2025. Guests could choose between "The AI Paradox: Tech Moves Fast, But Organizations Don't" led by Navigate, or "The Future of Generative AI: What's Next Beyond Chatbots?" led by Google Cloud. More NICK OTTO At another table, the answer was "a combination of no and yes." "Using responsible AI, making sure that it's within the guardrails of the enterprise standards and architecture standards and things like that, but also letting people try with all these agents, and have them experiment and see where they go," another attendee said. Newsweek's AI Impact Summit will continue on Tuesday as additional speakers take the stage to discuss the role of AI in health care, consumer behaviors, filmmaking, urban planning, weather forecasts and more. Check out the full lineup here.
Newsweek
9 hours ago
- Business
- Newsweek
AI Impact Summit 2025: Google Cloud COO Says AI Puts a Premium on Curiosity
Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The first day of Newsweek's AI Impact Summit brought together 130 experts and industry leaders to discuss how organizations can implement, scale and govern AI. The overarching goal of these discussions was to demonstrate the value of AI and the practical impact AI tools have on organizations across industries. Newsweek Contributing Editor Marcus Weldon opened the summit with a presentation about what he has learned from Newsweek's AI interview series. He explained how the conversations about AI seem to be exclusively on one side of the extreme – it's either going to save humanity or end it. "The whole goal of the series is to find rational value," he said. "We're not skeptical, but we're not overly optimistic." Sonoma, CA - Cognizant Chief Technology Officer of AI Babak Hodjat shares a demo of Cognizant's AI product during the AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Monday, June 23, 2025. Sonoma, CA - Cognizant Chief Technology Officer of AI Babak Hodjat shares a demo of Cognizant's AI product during the AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Monday, June 23, 2025. NICK OTTO/NICK OTTO Babak Hodjat, Cognizant's chief technology officer of AI, also gave a presentation on the company's use of agentic AI. Cognizant, the sponsor of the event, also had demonstrations of its multi-agent AI both on and off stage that enabled attendees to build a custom system to take home. At the first panel, leaders from Toyota Motor North America, Scahill Law Group and Google Cloud discussed AI use cases at their respective companies. They all explained that AI tools help boost efficiency and productivity by handling more routine tasks, thereby freeing up time for employees to focus on more meaningful, strategic work. Sonoma, CA. - Raj Pai, Melody Ayeli and Vikram Kooblall speak with Marcus Weldon during the "Two Worlds of AI: To Buy Or Build" panel during the AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn... Sonoma, CA. - Raj Pai, Melody Ayeli and Vikram Kooblall speak with Marcus Weldon during the "Two Worlds of AI: To Buy Or Build" panel during the AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Monday, June 23, 2025. More NICK OTTO/NICK OTTO While AI has many benefits, Melody Ayeli, the senior director of enterprise AI at Toyota Motor North America, said that they are not rushing into AI implementation without proper regulations and testing. "We're a company that's very conservative because we put safety and quality first, and so that extends to AI," she said. "Anything that we put in the car is rigorously tested, and as you know, [AI] is not always correct, so there's a lot of work to be done to make sure that it's accurate and for us, it's very serious." In addition to human speakers, there was also a sidewalk delivery robot from Serve Robotics at the "AI in Motion: Designing for Driving the Future" panel. Both speakers from Designworks, a BMW Company, and Serve Robotics spoke about how they are using AI to design the best products. Sonoma, CA - Serve Robotics Co-founder MJ Chun and DesignWorks Director of Strategy and Partnering Paul Ferraiolo speak with Newsweek Contributor Chuck Martin during the "AI in Motion: Designing for Driving the Future" panel at... Sonoma, CA - Serve Robotics Co-founder MJ Chun and DesignWorks Director of Strategy and Partnering Paul Ferraiolo speak with Newsweek Contributor Chuck Martin during the "AI in Motion: Designing for Driving the Future" panel at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Monday, June 23, 2025. More NICK OTTO/NICK OTTO During each of their one-on-one conversations, leaders from Zoom, and Kaiser Permanente all shared how their organizations are using AI to continue to innovate and improve the experience for all stakeholders. All of the speakers emphasized how listening to the wants and challenges of customers, users, clinicians and patients is the most important place to start when deciding if and how to implement AI. Sonoma, CA - Zoom Chief Technology Officer Xuedong Huang speaks during a 1:1 panel conversation in Newsweek's AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Monday, June 23, 2025. Sonoma, CA - Zoom Chief Technology Officer Xuedong Huang speaks during a 1:1 panel conversation in Newsweek's AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Monday, June 23, 2025. NICK OTTO/NICK OTTO Google COO Francis deSouza told Newsweek's Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Cunningham that "every part of a company is going to be touched by AI," so executives need a strategy. "A successful employee in any company will be viable in every function, plus AI," he said. "And so companies need to create sort of skilling programs and training to make sure that their employees are comfortable with what's out there. It will also place a premium on skills like curiosity [and] willingness to experiment, because things change so quickly that we need a workforce that is willing to be curious about what's out there. It also plays a premium on making sure that employees are responsible about how AI can be used." Sonoma, CA - Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza speaks with Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Cunningham during "The New Era of AI" panel in Newsweek's AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Monday,... Sonoma, CA - Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza speaks with Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Cunningham during "The New Era of AI" panel in Newsweek's AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Monday, June 23, 2025. More NICK OTTO/NICK OTTO To read more about the live coverage of day one and to follow along for the rest of the summit, check out Newsweek's AI Impact Summit live blog. Live coverage will resume on Tuesday at 9:00 am PST.
Newsweek
17 hours ago
- Business
- Newsweek
AI Impact Summit Live Updates: Day One Kicks Off in Sonoma
Industry leaders and experts are gathering in Sonoma, California, for Newsweek's AI Impact Summit from June 23 to 25. The three-day event, sponsored by Cognizant and Google Cloud, includes panels, fireside chats, roundtable discussions and networking sessions with leaders in health care, tech, policymaking, media, finance and more. Day One kicks off the summit with speakers from Toyota, Scahill Law Group, Google Cloud, Zoom, BMW, Serve Robotics and Kaiser Permanente. The full schedule and list of speakers can be found here. This summit comes days after Newsweek announced its inaugural AI Impact Winners. The 38 companies across 13 categories demonstrated practical solutions and measurable impacts AI tools had for their internal operations as well as external partners and customers. AI Impact Summit AI Impact Summit Newsweek Illustration Follow Newsweek's live blog for the latest updates from the summit.
Newsweek
6 days ago
- Business
- Newsweek
AI Impact Summit 2025: Newsweek Explores the Future of New Tech with Industry Leaders
Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The rapid evolution and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) across all industries has led to significant advancements in areas such as health care, software development and media. But with these innovations come a new set of challenges for businesses to navigate as they enter the new frontier of tech and automation. While the application of AI might look different across industries, all businesses are grappling with similar questions about AI implementation, ethics and regulation. That is why Newsweek is bringing together diverse leaders from various industries to talk about the state of artificial intelligence at the AI Impact Summit in Sonoma, California, from June 23 to 25. "As the momentum surrounding artificial intelligence picks up, Newsweek is thrilled to gather some of the greatest producers and users of the technology to showcase the real impacts AI solutions are making in business across industries," Newsweek's SVP of Events Megan Knapp said. The three-day summit, which is sponsored by Cognizant and Google Cloud, will include various panels hosted by Newsweek Contributing Editor for AI and President Emeritus of Bell Labs Marcus Weldon, Editorial Director Newsweek Nexus Gabriel Snyder and Newsweek contributor Chuck Martin. AI Impact Summit AI Impact Summit Newsweek Illustration These panels will explore topics around AI implementation, ethical deployment, workforce adaptation, measurement of success and regulatory compliance, as well as the role of AI in areas like health care, filmmaking and city infrastructure. Representatives from major law firms, health systems, city governments and companies like Ancestry, Toyota, Tonal, The Zuckerberg Initiative, Zoom, the Hospital for Special Surgery and Instacart will share insights on panels and one-on-one discussions. Newsweek's Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Cunningham will also lead a discussion with the COO of Google Cloud, the president of The Weather Company and the chief digital and technology officer at Pfizer. There will also be opportunities for attendees to engage with each other during roundtable discussions hosted by partners from Navigate Corp, Google Cloud and Scahill Law Group. These breakouts allow people from different industries to share knowledge and explore topics like building vs. buying AI tools, AI experimentation, AI beyond chatbots and using AI to challenge business orthodoxies. Various networking breaks, AI demonstrations and other group activities will also take place throughout the summit to allow attendees to connect. Through these discussions, attendees will gain actionable strategies for integrating AI, enhance decision-making processes and be inspired to continue driving innovation. Attendees include leaders from ABBY, Advent Health, Bayer, the American Psychological Association, BlackRock, the city of San Antonio, Conde Nast, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Gilead Sciences, New York University, Octopus Energy, Prudential, Salesforce, Sephora, the Television Academy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, UMass Chan Medical School and Wells Fargo. This event comes after the announcement of Newsweek's AI Impact Award winners. The 38 winners came from a dozen industries, including arts and media, retail, finance, marketing, health, sustainability, engineering and education. The awards recognize innovative AI solutions that address critical problems across various business sectors. Companies were judged by a diverse panel of cross-industry leaders based on the practical impact of their AI tools. Information about the summit, including the full schedule and panel descriptions, can be found here. To register for the summit, follow this link here.
Newsweek
6 days ago
- Business
- Newsweek
Newsweek's AI Impact Awards 2025
Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Artificial intelligence is no longer emerging—it's now a core driver of innovation across nearly every industry. It's reshaping how companies operate and redefining everyday life, from improved outcomes in health care to more personalized customer service. As its influence expands, so does the responsibility to use it ethically, effectively and with clear real-world impact. One in six U.S. workers already use AI in some capacity. An additional 25 percent say that while they aren't using AI much in their role right now, at least some of their work can be done using AI tools. As the use of AI increases, so will the number of companies providing these services. There are currently over 70,000 AI companies worldwide, and the industry is expected to experience exponential growth over the next six years. To celebrate companies leading the way, Newsweek is proud to present the inaugural AI Impact Awards 2025. These awards honor 38 organizations across 13 categories for their outstanding achievements in applying AI to solve complex challenges, improve operations and deliver meaningful outcomes. Whether in health care, education, finance or sustainability, these companies exemplify how AI, when deployed thoughtfully, can deliver both innovation and impact. This year's winners include companies advancing AI-powered health diagnostics, solutions for HR planning and management, as well as tools for education, sports broadcasting and weather tracking. The overall winner, Every Cure, was selected by a panel of cross-industry experts. The nonprofit stood out across all categories for its use of AI for drug repurposing. The 2025 AI Impact Award winners have also been invited to Newsweek's AI Impact Summit, a three-day event in Sonoma, California, from June 23 through 25, bringing together global leaders in technology, business and policy to explore how AI is shaping the future. Whether you're a business leader navigating AI adoption, a professional adapting to AI's growing role in daily work or if you're simply curious about what's next, this list highlights the organizations turning promise into performance and reshaping the world in the process. Award Winner Description Best Outcomes, Digital Media & Arts AI Arts & Media - AI is being used across industries to improve results across promotion, marketing, entertainment, journalism, from data results to automating writing by providing script and personalized recommendations. Winner: Interdependence Best Outcomes, Visual Media & Arts AI Arts & Media - AI goes beyond simply generating images, creating interactive art and exploring issues of bias and can serve as a jumping off point for bigger creations. Winner: Moonvalley Best Outcomes, Visual Media & Arts AI Arts & Media - AI can do more than help in drafting. It can help to give narration to an established idea, adjust writing styles and tones, and help in overcoming writers block with brainstorm generation, as well as simply correcting errors in spelling and grammar. Winner: Spines Best Outcomes, Customer Experience AI Brand & Retail - AI can assist in the overall customer experience by influencing outcomes in basket size, reducing return rates and overall retention and margins. Winner: Perfect Corp. Best Outcomes, Marketing and Creative AI Brand & Retail - AI can offer personalized marketing, A/B tests, website navigation, cross-selling/up-selling and enhanced product descriptions. Winner: Maesa Best Outcomes, Product Development and Innovation AI Brand & Retail - AI functionality assists in interpreting and summarizing end user feedback to extend the lifecycle of products and/or develop entirely new products. Winner: Trax Retail Best Outcomes, Analyzing Customer Data AI Customer Service - AI is transforming business through data analytics, identifying customer patterns through large datasets, predicting behaviors and even laying out customer-centric marketing campaigns, all based on data. Winner: Pipeliner CRM Best Outcomes, Customer Satisfaction AI Customer Service - AI can improve customer satisfaction by helping customers in real time, working to answer questions and solve problems as they arise. Winner: Intercom Best Outcomes, Commercial Learning AI Education - Some things AI can provide here are automated training, virtual tutors, learning and content recommendations. Winner: Coursera Best Outcomes, General Learning AI Education - Some things AI can provide here are automated training, virtual tutors, learning and content recommendations. Winner: Salesforce Best Outcomes, K-12 Education AI Education - AI can be used to tailor learning to individual needs and assess a student's strengths and weaknesses, using this data to create the best learning programs. Winner: ClassDojo Best Outcomes, Higher Education AI Education - Uses for AI in higher education can range from student teaching to support systems, admin and admissions to curriculum planning. Winner: MedCerts Best Outcomes, Financial Services AI Finance - AI is transforming investment, corporate banking, insurance and investments. This includes process automation, efficiencies, enhanced revenue opportunities, compliance and data privacy. Winner: Principal Financial Group Best Outcomes, Mitigating Fraud AI Finance - AI can aid in detecting and preventing fraud by analyzing transaction patterns and identifying anomalies and potential cyber-attacks. Winner: Instnt Best Outcomes, Accounting AI Finance - This AI category would include invoice processing, document review, forecasting, auditing, tax compliance, overall compliance checks, data analysis and fraud detection. Winner: ABBYY Best Outcomes, Care Coordination AI Health Care - AI tools can be used to bolster hospitals' command centers—evaluating wait times and helping with scheduling. They can also respond to patient inquiries and help schedule appointments. Winner: Xsolis Best Outcomes, Health Equity AI Health Care - AI can analyze large swaths of data and identify disparities in health care. Winner: Bunkerhill Health Best Outcomes, Patient Care AI Health Care - AI creations that correlate to patient health, as all roads lead to the patient. Winner: Cera Best Outcomes, Diagnostics AI Health Care - AI tools can be used to guide diagnosis, especially in image-heavy specialties like radiology. Winner: Color Health Best Outcomes, Physician Satisfaction AI Health Care - AI in health care can automate administrative tasks, taking time-consuming duties off doctors' plates. Winner: Iodine Software Best Outcomes, Content Creation AI Marketing - Automating copy writing, design and creative quality can create dynamic content with various user interactions. Winner: Extreme Networks Best Outcomes, Consumer Targeting and Personalization AI Marketing - Leveraging patterns in market/customer data, identifying quality leads and segmenting to boost conversions can all precisely segment audiences through AI. Winner: Beeby Clark + Meyler Best Outcomes, Programmatic Marketing AI Marketing - AI trends in programmatic can include personalized ad experiences and predictive analytics to deliver highly personalized marketing at scale. Winner: Clinch Best Outcomes, Automotive/Transportation UX Systems AI Mobility - AI is being used in the background and foreground to make UX systems better and offer more efficient and accurate computing. AI can also provide detailed explanations of expedited and improved processes. Winner: Mercedes-Benz AI Best Outcomes, Computer Science AI Science & Engineering - AI is being used to provide high levels of accuracy in data visualizations, processing and mining. This might also lean into robotics, image recognition and program writing. Winner: Warp Best Outcomes, Engineering AI Science & Engineering - AI impacts engineering in many ways, from analytics to risk assessment to streamlining and comparing regulations. Winner: CloudBees Best Outcomes, Materials Science and Chemistry AI Science & Engineering - Chemists have been using AI for some time to identify patterns to perform quick and precise analysis, and also in predicting new compounds with desired, required properties. Winner: Every Cure Best Outcomes, Sports Broadcasting/Streaming AI Sports - The use of AI can capture performance highlights, distribute those highlights across multiple platforms and improve the overall viewing experience for the sports fan. Winner: SailGP Best Outcome in Climate Adaptation & Resilience AI Sustainability - AI tools are consistently improving the monitoring and response to extreme weather events that are exacerbated by climate change, across fire, flooding and heatwaves. Winner: Straive Best Outcome in Energy Infrastructure AI Sustainability - AI is assisting with the best siting and permitting of solar and wind power, and overall better development of clean technology. Winner: IBM Best Outcomes, Digital Workspaces AI Workplace - AI assists across tracking user time in apps, messages sent, project completion times and collaboration wins. Winner: Zoom AI Companion Best Outcomes, HR AI Workplace - Payroll, compliance, workforce planning & management and other HR functions have consistently been enhanced with the use of AI. Winner: Betterworks Best Outcomes, Learning and Development AI Workplace - Using AI can show improvement in participation, internal mobilities, onboarding of new positions and tasks, and enhance overall employee development. Winner: Pfizer Extraordinary Impact in AI Innovation Best of - Most Innovative AI Technology or Service - Recognizing an AI methodology, technology or architecture with potential to profoundly impact multiple real-world use cases. Winner: Phare Bio Extraordinary Impact in Commercial Tool or Service Best of - Most Innovative AI Technology or Service - Recognizing a commercially available AI tool or service that has enabled significant gains in productivity, customer experience, or new revenue generation across one or more industries. Winner: Axon Enterprise Extraordinary Impact in General Purpose AI Tool or Service Best of - Most Innovative AI Technology or Service - Recognizing a commercially available AI tool or service that has demonstrated significant commercial or cultural impact. Winner: Extraordinary Impact in AI Human Interactivity or Collaboration Extraordinary Impact in AI Human Interactivity or Collaboration - Recognizing a commercially available AI tool or service that that has demonstrated significant value in enhancing interactive human-to-human or human-to-machine communication and collaboration. Winner: Ex-Human Extraordinary Impact in AI Transparency or Responsibility Best of - Most Innovative AI Technology or Service - Recognizing a commercially available AI tool or service that that has demonstrated significant value in enhancing explainability or responsibility of AI systems Winner: EY Responsible AI framework Best in Class Best in Class - Recognized by the panel of cross-industry judges as the overall winner of the AI Impact Awards, demonstrating significant impact in its field and successful execution of a "big idea." Winner: Every Cure Licensing To learn how to license and use this award, please email Kalin Alberts at How We Did It The Newsweek AI Impact Awards recognize artificial intelligence implementations that solve real business problems and show measurable results. Winners demonstrate concrete improvements—whether in efficiency, cost reduction, revenue growth or customer experience—rather than just promising future potential. A panel of industry experts including Marcus Weldon, Newsweek contributing editor for AI and president emeritus of Bell Labs, evaluated entries across multiple sectors. Judges were selected by Newsweek's editorial team for their hands-on experience in health care, finance, manufacturing and other industries where AI had moved beyond experimentation to practical deployment.
