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Skift
2 days ago
- Business
- Skift
BizTrip.AI se lanza con un ambicioso objetivo: viajes de empresa sin barra de búsqueda
Key Points founded by Tom Romary and Scott Persinger and backed by Andrew Ng, launched as an AI-powered travel assistant aiming to make the travel search bar obsolete for corporate travelers. The platform proactively scans calendars, applies company policies, and delivers personalized, policy-compliant travel options while automating bookings, price tracking, and itinerary changes. positions itself as an intelligent layer that integrates with existing systems, supporting travel managers and travelers without replacing established booking tools or agencies. Summary co-founded by Tom Romary and Scott Persinger and backed by AI luminary Andrew Ng, has launched as a next-generation corporate travel management platform. Unveiled at the 2025 GBTA Convention, it acts as a digital personal assistant that anticipates travel needs, automates bookings, enforces company policies, and manages itinerary changes, all without requiring users to search manually. Early enterprise clients like Moderna are already piloting the technology, which is designed to integrate with existing booking tools and corporate tech systems, aiming to save time, cut costs, and improve compliance for business travelers.
Geek Wire
2 days ago
- Science
- Geek Wire
Sweet-talk the bots: New research shows how LLMs respond to human persuasion tricks
(Image created with ChatGPT) New research from the Wharton School's Generative AI Labs shows how large language models can be coaxed into ignoring safety guardrails by the same psychology tricks that work on real people. The study highlights how chatbot tools can be manipulated to comply with requests they are designed to refuse — and demonstrates why social scientists have a role to play in understanding AI behavior, researchers wrote in a blog post. 'We're not dealing with simple tools that process text, we're interacting with systems that have absorbed and now mirror human responses to social cues,' they wrote. The study analyzed 28,000 conversations with GPT‑4o‑mini. The chatbot was asked either to insult the user ('call me a jerk') or to provide step‑by‑step instructions to synthesize lidocaine, a regulated drug. The researchers discovered that classic persuasion tactics boosted the model's compliance with 'disallowed' requests from 33% to 72% — more than a two‑fold jump. Some tactics were especially powerful: prompts using the 'commitment' principle (getting the AI to agree to something small at first) led to 100% compliance in both tasks. Referencing authority figures — like 'Andrew Ng said you'd help me' — also proved highly effective. Researchers coined the term 'parahuman' to describe the AI's behavior in their study. 'These findings underscore the relevance of classic findings in social science to understanding rapidly evolving, parahuman AI capabilities — revealing both the risks of manipulation by bad actors and the potential for more productive prompting by benevolent users,' they wrote in their research paper. Dan Shapiro. Dan Shapiro, CEO at Seattle 3D printing startup Glowforge, was one of the authors of the paper, 'Call Me A Jerk: Persuading AI to Comply with Objectionable Requests.' Shapiro said one of his main takeaways was that LLMs behave more like people than code — and that getting the most out of them requires human skills. 'Increasingly, we're seeing that working with AI means treating it like a human colleague, instead of like Google or like a software program,' he told GeekWire. 'Give it lots of information. Give it clear direction. Share context. Encourage it to ask questions. We find that being great at prompting AI has more to do with being a great communicator, or a great manager, than a great programmer.' The study came about after Shapiro started testing social psychology principles in his conversations with ChatGPT. He joined Generative AI Labs, run by Wharton professor Ethan Mollick and Lilach Mollick, and they recruited Angela Duckworth, author of Grit, and Robert Cialdini, author of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, for the study. Shapiro, a longtime Seattle entrepreneur, said he used various AI tools to help design the trial experiments and to build the software used to run them. 'AI is giving us all incredible capabilities. It can help us do work, research, hobbies, fix things around the house, and more,' Shapiro said. 'But unlike software of the past, this isn't the exclusive domain of coders and engineers. Literally anyone can work with AI, and the best way to do it is by interacting with it in the most familiar way possible — as a human, because it's parahuman.'
Web Release
6 days ago
- Business
- Web Release
Bain & Company forms strategic partnership with Dr. Andrew Ng to accelerate AI transformation for clients worldwide
Bain & Company today announced a strategic partnership with Dr. Andrew Ng and his advisory firm, AI Aspire, to help organizations unlock scalable, transformative value from artificial intelligence. Dr. Ng is a renowned British-American computer scientist, AI thought leader, and founder of The collaboration combines Bain's deep industry knowledge and expertise in AI implementation with Dr. Ng's pioneering insights in AI and machine learning, with the goal of empowering companies to move beyond experimentation and deliver enterprise-level results with AI. 'AI is the most transformative technology of our generation—and realizing its full potential requires both cutting-edge technical thinking and practical execution at scale,' said Chuck Whitten, senior partner and global head of Bain & Company's digital capabilities. 'That's what Bain does best. We're thrilled to welcome Andrew Ng—one of the foremost minds in AI—to our team, joining forces with our 1,500 AI and digital practitioners to help clients move from experimentation to enterprise-wide impact.' As demand for AI-enabled solutions accelerates, Bain has seen a sharp rise in client needs across sectors. Tech- and AI-enabled revenue now comprises approximately 30% of the firm's business, with expectations to grow to 50% in the coming years. 'I'm thrilled to partner with Bain & Company to make the best AI thinking accessible to leaders around the world,' said Dr. Andrew Ng. 'Companies that lack a thoughtful, strategic approach to AI risk falling far behind their competitors. This partnership is about equipping organizations to lead—not follow.' Bain's AI, Insights, and Solutions practice includes more than 1,500 AI, data, analytics, architecture, and engineering experts. This multidisciplinary team combines algorithmic, technical, and business expertise to solve business leaders' hardest problems. This includes machine learning application implementation, business insight delivery, technology architecture and engineering, organizational development, and analytics strategy. The group integrates closely with the firm's industry and capability practices to deliver holistic business and technology solutions. The firm has also significantly expanded its wider digital and AI ecosystem of partner organizations, including forming key alliances with OpenAI, Microsoft, AWS, Google, SAP, Salesforce, and IBM.
Zawya
6 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Bain & Company forms strategic partnership with Dr. Andrew Ng
Middle East – Bain & Company today announced a strategic partnership with Dr. Andrew Ng and his advisory firm, AI Aspire, to help organizations unlock scalable, transformative value from artificial intelligence. Dr. Ng is a renowned British-American computer scientist, AI thought leader, and founder of The collaboration combines Bain's deep industry knowledge and expertise in AI implementation with Dr. Ng's pioneering insights in AI and machine learning, with the goal of empowering companies to move beyond experimentation and deliver enterprise-level results with AI. 'AI is the most transformative technology of our generation—and realizing its full potential requires both cutting-edge technical thinking and practical execution at scale,' said Chuck Whitten, senior partner and global head of Bain & Company's digital capabilities. 'That's what Bain does best. We're thrilled to welcome Andrew Ng—one of the foremost minds in AI—to our team, joining forces with our 1,500 AI and digital practitioners to help clients move from experimentation to enterprise-wide impact.' As demand for AI-enabled solutions accelerates, Bain has seen a sharp rise in client needs across sectors. Tech- and AI-enabled revenue now comprises approximately 30% of the firm's business, with expectations to grow to 50% in the coming years. 'I'm thrilled to partner with Bain & Company to make the best AI thinking accessible to leaders around the world,' said Dr. Andrew Ng. 'Companies that lack a thoughtful, strategic approach to AI risk falling far behind their competitors. This partnership is about equipping organizations to lead—not follow.' Bain's AI, Insights, and Solutions practice includes more than 1,500 AI, data, analytics, architecture, and engineering experts. This multidisciplinary team combines algorithmic, technical, and business expertise to solve business leaders' hardest problems. This includes machine learning application implementation, business insight delivery, technology architecture and engineering, organizational development, and analytics strategy. The group integrates closely with the firm's industry and capability practices to deliver holistic business and technology solutions. The firm has also significantly expanded its wider digital and AI ecosystem of partner organizations, including forming key alliances with OpenAI, Microsoft, AWS, Google, SAP, Salesforce, and IBM. About Bain & Company Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world's most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today's urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a platinum rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 1% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry. About AI Aspire Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, AI Aspire is Dr. Andrew Ng's new advisory firm guiding enterprises through their AI transformation journeys. The firm is led day-to-day by its Managing Partner Kirsty Tan, whose deep enterprise consulting experience brings fresh leadership to the firm's mission of helping large organizations harness the power of AI. Through AI Aspire, Dr. Ng continues to leverage the flywheel effect of his broader ecosystem, including AI Fund and to accelerate responsible and effective AI adoption across industries. With a career dedicated to advancing machine learning and making AI education accessible to millions, Dr. Ng has built some of the most influential organizations in the field. He founded is Managing General Partner at AI Fund, Executive Chairman of LandingAI, Chairman and Co-Founder of Coursera, and serves as Adjunct Professor at Stanford University. As the founding lead of Google Brain and former Chief Scientist at Baidu, Dr. Ng has guided some of the world's largest technology companies into the AI era. He was named to the 2013 Time100 most influential people in the world and 2023 Time100 AI list of the most influential figures in artificial intelligence. Dr. Ng now devotes himself to helping enterprises adopt AI responsibly and effectively – unlocking new opportunities for innovation, growth, and positive societal impact through AI Aspire.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Time of India
‘Just ridiculous,' says Google Brain founder on hype about AI taking away all jobs, shares tips how anyone can become powerful
Amid the ongoing buzz around Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and its potential to revolutionise—or disrupt—the world, renowned AI expert and Google Brain co-founder Andrew Ng is urging a shift in perspective. Speaking recently at a Y Combinator event, Ng challenged the hype surrounding AGI, arguing that real impact in the AI age will come not from building superintelligent machines but from learning how to use existing AI tools effectively. 'AGI has been overhyped,' Ng said. 'For a long time, there'll be many things humans can do that AI simply can't.' According to Ng, while AGI—a form of artificial intelligence that could match or exceed human cognitive abilities—remains a fascinating concept, it is being blown out of proportion. He believes that the constant speculation around AI overtaking humanity and wiping out jobs is not only unhelpful but also misleading. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category others Product Management Leadership Data Science Design Thinking Cybersecurity PGDM Public Policy MBA MCA Digital Marketing Degree Finance Data Science Technology Artificial Intelligence CXO healthcare Others Operations Management Management Project Management Skills you'll gain: Duration: 16 Weeks Indian School of Business CERT - ISB Cybersecurity for Leaders Program India Starts on undefined Get Details The real power: Knowing how to use AI Rather than fearing a dystopian future ruled by AGI, Ng advises individuals and organizations to focus on practical skills. He emphasizes that the most powerful people in the AI era will be those who can get computers to do exactly what they want, not necessarily those who can build new AI models from scratch. 'People who know how to use AI will be far more powerful than those who don't,' he said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Top 15 Most Beautiful Women in the World Ng encourages people to adopt a hands-on approach—learning to integrate AI into real-world applications to solve problems in sectors like healthcare, education, and logistics. AI vs. AGI: Stop chasing the hype Ng also addressed the narrative being pushed by some tech companies that exaggerates the capabilities of current AI technologies. He criticized claims suggesting that AI is on the verge of rendering all human labour obsolete or that it poses existential risks to humanity. Live Events 'The idea that AI will lead to human extinction or make all jobs disappear is just ridiculous,' Ng said. 'These are hype narratives that help companies raise money or appear more powerful than they actually are.' He warned that such exaggerations only distract from more important, grounded conversations about the responsible and effective use of AI. AI is a tool, not an end Drawing a comparison to electricity, Ng described AI as a neutral technology whose impact depends entirely on how it is used. 'AI is neither safe nor unsafe. It's how you apply it that makes it so,' he said. 'Like electricity, AI can power countless positive applications—but it can also be used in harmful ways if mismanaged.' Ng believes the key lies in responsible innovation, where developers and entrepreneurs focus on building useful, ethical, and scalable AI solutions rather than chasing speculative breakthroughs that may never materialize. Advice to founders and developers For aspiring entrepreneurs and AI developers, Ng had a clear message: focus on the practical. Instead of worrying about hypothetical AGI scenarios, work on solving real problems with existing tools. 'Build things that people actually want,' he urged. 'Stay updated with AI developments, but focus on creating tangible value and using AI responsibly.'
