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DARPA Awards Contract to Aptima & ASU for Realistic, Collaborative Agents for Human-AI Teaming
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‘ADAPT’ AI to borrow from human cognition for challenges of modern battlespace
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aptima has announced a multi-year contract award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for ADAPT, Adaptive Distributed Allocation of Probabilistic Tasks. ADAPT is an innovative program to develop a new generation of AI and (software) agents designed to work alongside, learn from, and interact with human teams, helping automate, plan, and execute missions for the dynamic speed and uncertainty of modern military operations missions.
As adversaries become more adept, the future success of military teams operating in fast-changing battlespaces will depend on accelerating the observation-to-action loop. AI will be critical in assisting commanders with decision-making, however, current AI and agents are limited in their reasoning and integration with human teams, reducing their effectiveness in planning and action cycles.
Under ADAPT, Aptima and partner Arizona State University (ASU) will design, build, and validate collaborative, adaptive, and realistic AI agents. These innovations will not only improve communications and cooperation between human and artificial agents, but also help commanders process streams data to structure teams, and to create and adapt action plans as mission change.
Borrowing from Humans “ADAPT will take a significant step forward in human-AI collaboration so Warfighters and intelligent technology can reason and work together to make better, faster decisions than either could do on their own,” said Dr. Adam Fouse, Aptima’s ADAPT Program Manager. “By learning from its human counterparts, taking into account their goals, preferences, and constraints, these more informed agents can guide AI in forecasting, creating, and adapting action plans as missions evolve.”
In a search and rescue scenario, for example, these advanced AI models and agents would reason over millions of possible scenarios to help commanders to enact the best plan for deploying first-responders, robotic, and autonomous assets, while minimizing casualties and risks from a possible building collapse.
“Humans excel at learning from one another but can only process so much incoming information. AI on the other hand has incredible computational abilities but needs to learn from and communicate with humans in order to be used effectively in dynamic team situations,” Fouse added. “These combined attributes will elevate a commander’s expertise and decision making in fast-changing, information-intensive environments so they can respond, and adapt quickly, while considering future possibilities.”
The Mission Challenge ADAPT is closely tied to two ongoing DARPA AI programs: Agile Teams (A-Teams), for which Aptima is the prime contractor, and Artificial Social Intelligence for Successful Teams (ASIST), where Aptima is priming the evaluation effort. About Aptima, Inc. Media Contact:
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ADAPT’s agents and AI systems are inspired by a type of human reasoning based on ‘active inference.’ This will enable synthetic agents to perceive, learn, and adapt to observations of the environment and their interactions with human team members. ADAPT will also advance the bi-directional communications that are required between humans and agents for collaboration, using advanced interfaces, visualizations, and models.
Where the notion of static battle plans is obsolete, influxes of huge data can inundate humans, making it too complex to dynamically optimize strategy and reallocate assets on the fly. “As an advanced decision support system, ADAPT will learn from the environment and other team members, using AI models to formulate actions plans to assist its human counterparts,” Fouse added.
For 25 years, Aptima’s mission has been to improve and optimize performance in mission-critical, technology-intensive settings. Visit www.Aptima.com.
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Add Value Machine, ADCB and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Successfully Conclude UAE’s First-Ever Generative AI Hackathon in the Banking Sector
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ABU DHABI, UAE, June 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Add Value Machine (AVM), a leading provider of secure generative AI platforms, and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), one of the largest banks in the UAE, have successfully concluded the groundbreaking ADCB Generative AI Hackathon. The event, which took place in Abu Dhabi, marked the first time a UAE bank has conducted a hackathon focused on exploring the potential of generative AI in the banking sector.
“We are thrilled to have partnered with ADCB and AWS to host this groundbreaking hackathon,” said John Shaw, CEO of Add Value Machine. “Our secure generative AI platform has enabled ADCB to explore innovative solutions that can drive meaningful business impact across the bank. This event showcases the immense potential of generative AI in the banking sector, and we look forward to working with ADCB to bring the most impactful use cases into production.”
The hackathon brought together nearly 120 participants from ADCB, AVM and Amazon Web Services (AWS) collaborated to structure the event around key business outcomes, focusing on the most relevant ROI generative AI use cases in procurement, engineering, retail banking, and treasury.
Sean Langton, ADCB’s CIO, reflected on the event’s success, stating, “Generative AI is the perfect technology for a hackathon – it has unlimited opportunity to improve our business and customer experience but also presents emerging risks we need to be mindful of. Thanks to our partnerships with Added Value Machine and AWS, we’ve been able to build several AI ‘bots’ in a safe way in just a day. I can’t wait to see the first of these up and running in production in the coming days.”
All use cases developed during the hackathon were built on AVM’s observability, governance and compliance generative AI platform. AVM and AWS are now working closely with ADCB to accelerate the most impactful use cases into production, ensuring that the bank can quickly realize the benefits of generative AI technology.
Ravi Singh, President and CTO of Add Value Machine, expressed his enthusiasm for the collaboration, stating, “It’s inspiring to witness the passion and unity of purpose at ADCB. The combination of visionary leadership and technical expertise has resulted in a thoughtful, measured approach to generative AI adoption. We are proud to be part of this transformative journey.”
ADCB plans to conduct regular hackathons to foster a culture of innovation and explore new applications of generative AI technology across its business operations.
About Add Value Machine:AVM is a leading Generative AI security company that provides 360-degree observability, enabling enterprises to monitor all of the Generative AI usage no matter where it happens. The accelerated use of generative AI at large corporations has also accelerated customer data leakage and presents new challenges for companies looking to maintain security compliance. At AVM, we believe that the accelerated adoption of Generative AI needs the strict adoption of advanced security protocols.
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Altair One® Cloud Innovation Gateway Now Available on Google Cloud Marketplace
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Addition will expand access to Altair’s digital engineering experience
TROY, Mich., June 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational intelligence, announced that Altair One®, Altair’s cloud innovation gateway, is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace, opening up a world of possibilities for users seeking seamless access to powerful simulation, data analytics, and high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities.
Altair One is designed for collaborative engineering, data engineering, and analytical application development. Built on a robust HPC backbone, Altair One provides seamless, unified access to tools, data, and computing resources while unleashing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) across every step of the product development life cycle.
Google Cloud Marketplace customers can now leverage Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) functionality to run Altair simulation, AI, and data analytics applications.
“The integration of Altair One with the Google Cloud Marketplace empowers Google Cloud users to effortlessly unlock a world of innovative solutions. This collaboration will fuel engineering breakthroughs with the power of Google Cloud’s adaptable, flexible, and scalable cloud infrastructure,” said Sam Mahalingam, chief technology officer, Altair. “This integration aligns perfectly with our core mission of equipping businesses for digital success and making powerful software solutions readily accessible to users.”
“Bringing Altair One to Google Cloud Marketplace will help customers quickly deploy, manage, and grow the platform on Google Cloud’s trusted, global infrastructure,” said Dai Vu, managing director, Marketplace and ISV GTM Programs, Google Cloud. “Altair can continue to securely scale and support customers on their digital transformation journeys.”
Altair One is the gateway that empowers organizations to mature into digital enterprises by breaking down data silos, connecting virtual models, optimizing their compute infrastructure, and digitizing key processes. It provides all the tools to create a “One Total Twin” of a product throughout its lifecycle, “One Traceable Thread” connecting all data stages, and a “Single Source of Truth” for all models and data. This all-in-one platform automates data capture, empowers better decision-making, enhances performance management, and ultimately accelerates engineering processes for a seamless digital experience.
To learn more, visit https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/altair/altair-one-private?hl=en&project=altair-public.
About Altair
Altair is a global leader in computational intelligence that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI. Altair enables organizations across all industries to compete more effectively and drive smarter decisions in an increasingly connected world – all while creating a greener, more sustainable future. To learn more, please visit www.altair.com.
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IBS Software Announces Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer Somit Goyal
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DUBAI, UAE, June 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IBS Software, a leading SaaS solutions provider to the travel industry globally, has appointed Somit Goyal as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Somit succeeds Anand Krishnan, who served as CEO of IBS Software since 2018.
Somit Goyal brings a wealth of experience in the enterprise software sector, having held leadership roles at globally renowned companies such as Microsoft, SAP, Oracle and AOL.
During his 11-year tenure at Microsoft, Somit held several leadership roles across strategy, operations, sales and customer success. In his last role, he managed the global sales of Microsoft’s Modern Work cloud business, and before that, Somit served as the Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft’s Public Sector business worldwide. Somit also conceived and established the Customer Success function at Microsoft, an area of growing importance for IBS Software as it continues to expand globally.
Most recently, Somit served as President and COO of Pluralsight, a SaaS company, where he oversaw product, engineering and GTM functions.
“Somit’s impressive experience in operating global SaaS businesses, leading diverse teams, and managing all facets of enterprise software make him exceptionally well-suited to lead IBS Software during this exciting phase of growth,” said V K Mathews, Executive Chairman of IBS Software. “IBS Software is at a pivotal point in its trajectory as we continue to innovate to better serve our customers. I am confident Somit will help unlock our full potential.”
With a comprehensive portfolio of modular, cloud-based solutions purpose-built for the travel industry, IBS Software helps travel companies accelerate innovation and drive efficiency across a broad set of core business processes, including passenger services, flight operations, cargo and logistics, loyalty management, cruise operations, energy & resource logistics and hospitality businesses.
“With a broad portfolio of industry leading products, marquee customers and a talented team, with deep domain expertise IBS Software stands at the forefront of travel industry innovation. I couldn’t be more excited to join IBS Software and help lead it through its next exciting chapter.” said Somit Goyal, who holds an electrical engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India and an MBA from INSEAD, France.
Somit will report directly to IBS Software Executive Chairman V K Mathews.
ABOUT IBS SOFTWARE
IBS Software is a leading SaaS solutions provider to the travel industry globally, managing mission-critical operations for customers in the aviation, tour & cruise, hospitality, and energy resources industries. IBS Software’s solutions for the aviation industry cover fleet & crew operations, aircraft maintenance, passenger services, loyalty programs, staff travel and air cargo management. Across the hospitality sector, IBS Software offers a cloud-native, unified platform for hotels and travel sellers, including central reservation (CRS), property management (PMS), revenue management (RMS), call centre, booking engine, loyalty and distribution. For the tour & cruise industry, IBS provides a comprehensive, customer-centric, digital platform that covers onshore, online and on-board solutions. Across the energy & resources industry, we provide logistics management solutions that cover logistics planning, operations & accommodation management. The Consulting and Digital Transformation (CDx) business focuses on driving digital transformation initiatives of its customers, leveraging its domain knowledge, digital technologies and engineering excellence. IBS Software operates from 17 offices across the world.
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