Winning attention and establishing authority as a brand is about ensuring your brand resonates with the algorithms that power large language models (LLMs)-the backbone of generative AI (GenAI) engines such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot or DeepSeek. A Forrester Buyers' Journey Survey revealed that a vast majority of B2B buyers have begun using GenAI- as many as 89%. This once-emergent technology is quickly becoming mainstream, being utilized at every stage of the buying process.
In today's dynamic work environment, personalized learning isn't a luxury-it's an expectation. Learners across regions, roles, and functions crave content that feels relevant, specific, and immediately applicable to their day-to-day reality. But traditional personalization strategies-building five versions of every course, rewording every scenario, translating every line-are time-consuming and costly. This is where prompt-powered personalization comes in. By leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), Learning and Development (L&D) teams can now instantly adapt content for different learner personas using smart prompt templates
Cohere, the Toronto-based startup building large language models for business customers, has long had a lot in common with its hometown hockey team, the Maple Leafs. They are a solid franchise and a big deal in Canada, but they've not made a Stanley Cup Final since 1967. Similarly, Cohere has built a string of solid, if not spectacular, LLMs and has established itself as the AI national champion of Canada.
My name is Mark Kurtz. I was the CTO at a startup called Neural Magic. We were acquired by Red Hat end of last year, and now working under the CTO arm at Red Hat. I'm going to be talking about GenAI at scale. Essentially, what it enables, a quick overview on that, costs, and generally how to reduce the pain. Running through a little bit more of the structure, we'll go through the state of LLMs and real-world deployment trends.
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MCP gives all three context. MCP stands for Model Context Protocol and was developed and open-sourced by Anthropic to standardize integrations between AI and the tools and data sources that can provide critical information in ways that enable LLMs to understand and take action. Instead of every service building out an integration for every AI agent, MCP defines a protocol where any application can maintain a single MCP server implementation that exposes its functionality,
You might say that the biggest AI startups are led by professionally unreliable narrators, who theorize about the future of their companies - and their industry, and humanity in general - with a variety of clear but sometimes conflicting biases. This can make it somewhat hard, from the outside, to figure out which vision investors are banking on, beyond a general fear of missing out: Mass labor automation? AI-assisted research? Mainstream search-like products that could unseat Google?
AI Overviews offered incorrect information about the game to some players, as well as the crew at Spilt Milk Studios when they tested the responses. For instance, AI Overviews suggested that a player could damage a trinket when they were removing debris from it, which is not true. It also in some cases delivered the correct information, but pointed the user to an incorrect source.
The 5th International Conference on Computing and Communication Networks (ICCCNet-2025) concluded on a high note at Manchester Metropolitan University, solidifying its reputation as a premier platform for global innovation. From August 1-3, 2025, the conference became a crucible for ideas, bringing together brilliant minds from academia, industry, and government to forge the future of technology. The prestigious best paper awards, announced at the close of the event, weren't just accolades; they were a roadmap to a more intelligent, sustainable, and equitable world.
"There are definitely some groups that are using AI to aid with the development of ransomware and malware modules, but as far as Recorded Future can tell, most aren't," says Allan Liska, an analyst for the security firm Recorded Future who specializes in ransomware. "Where we do see more AI being used widely is in initial access."
First things first, you're going to select your LLM. You can go with OpenAI. It's a pretty standard choice for your Hello World. You're going to go to the documentation and you'll see how to actually do a Hello World using OpenAI. Of course, you'll see Python over there. Python is always there. I'm going to count as a win because we're starting to see examples in Java as well.
Large language models (LLMs) are just another fancy compiler. Back in the 50s and 60s, everyone was working in Assembly, and then C showed up, and we didn't stop coding in Assembly because C was suddenly perfect. C isn't perfect, but we stopped doing it because C is good enough, and we're more productive coding in C. And to me, LLMs are a very similar trade-off. They're not perfect yet, but at some point they will be good enough to make us more productive.
OpenAI has released two open weight LLMs, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, which can perform similarly to recent small language models on accessible hardware.
LLMs (Large Language Models) have dramatically evolved, accomplishing previously thought impossible tasks. However, challenges remain, and insights from industry leaders are essential to navigate these complexities.
