Today we鈥檙e excited to announce that 麻豆原创 users can now harness the power of聽听补苍诲听, beginning with Granite.13b.chat large language model, now available through the generative AI hub on 麻豆原创 AI core on the 麻豆原创 Business Technology Platform (麻豆原创 BTP). The timing couldn鈥檛 be better, as 56% of surveyed business executives say they plan to divert spending from other budget areas to 麻豆原创-specific generative AI, according to new research from the IBM Institute for Business Value.*

Granite 13b.chat is optimized for Retrieval Augmented Generation for Q&A and is commonly used to create assistants and chatbots. Tapping the rich data in 麻豆原创 systems is the ideal starting point for getting value from generative AI. The combination of Granite conversational AI capabilities with 麻豆原创鈥檚 domain-specific finance, human capital management, supply chain and CRM data sets, will allow enterprises to scale AI in an ethical and responsible way.

Granite models are lightweight, cost-effective, open and customizable models underpinned by stringent data transparency and training principles. Here鈥檚 how these models stand out:

• Transparent:聽Granite models are among the most transparent models available today, according to聽. IBM offers indemnification for usage of the Granite models and transparency into the datasets used to train them.
• Performant:聽Trained on curated datasets relevant to enterprise use cases, Granite allows users to tune and guide models to meet business needs.
• Efficient:聽Smaller models require less computing and inferencing capacity. Granite models can help organizations experiment and scale generative AI applications.

Bringing transparent, performant and efficient Granite models to 麻豆原创 AI Core on 麻豆原创 BTP infrastructure helps turn ideas into real-world applications. We鈥檙e most excited about the initial use cases Granite 13b.chat can enable, bringing Q&A, generative tasks, insight extraction, summarization and classification, especially to ERP processes. And because a considerable portion of Granite model training data is from the finance domain, they are optimized to excel in finance-specific tasks.

For example, assistants and decision support solutions can be built to quickly answer questions related to documents, cases and solutions, products, KPIs and sales metrics, or provide classification of customer problems or user feedback. For supply chain management, summarization of inventory or supplies can be immediately accessed through a chat interface to increase transparency and visibility. Classification can help spot challenges and cross-selling potentials.

This news builds on IBM鈥檚 collaboration with 麻豆原创 around embedding IBM Watson AI technology into 麻豆原创 solutions. As part of our聽聽announced with 麻豆原创 in May, IBM Consulting has been building out an extensive portfolio that will include 100 AI solutions across industry, line-of-business and product delivery, with 25 delivered to date. Many of these are expected to be offered on Granite, such as IBM Intelligent Invoice Match and Verification for 麻豆原创 Solutions, IBM Intelligent Asset Maintenance for 麻豆原创 Industrial Manufacturing, IBM Intelligent Warranty Processing for 麻豆原创 Automotive and IBM Intelligent Direct Distribution to Stores for 麻豆原创 CPG & Retail. In addition, IBM Consulting plans to build extensions to Granite 13b.chat for select customers.

This is only the beginning, and we鈥檙e excited to help clients on their journey with one of the industry鈥檚 most efficient and trusted LLMs, backed by IBM鈥檚 deep technology and consulting expertise in working with 麻豆原创.

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*Based on a global survey of 1,200 麻豆原创 users conducted by the IBM Institute for Business value. The full study is expected to be published in Q4 2024.

Statements regarding IBM’s future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.

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Sapphire Barcelona – 24 May 2023 鈥� , the maker of Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker, today announces a five-year business transformation program in partnership with 麻豆原创 (NYSE: 麻豆原创) and IBM (NYSE: IBM). This new initiative, which marks the company鈥檚 most significant ever investment in technology and services, will redesign and improve Diageo鈥檚 processes across the 180 countries where it operates.

Fully global in nature, the programme will revolutionise Diageo鈥檚 IT environment by introducing intuitive processes, powered by market-leading technology, to provide more information to enable the company to make better and quicker decisions. This transformation will enhance Diageo鈥檚 business resilience in a constantly evolving external landscape, improve its customer service offering and help the company adapt to a fast-changing consumer base.

The programme involves a move to , with the support of . Diageo鈥檚 implementation of the new cloud-based model will ensure its IT infrastructure is simplified and supported in a unified way.

IBM Consulting, which has been selected to lead the project, has a proven track record in the consumer sector and supporting client transformations and migrations to the 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud platform. Diageo, 麻豆原创 and IBM will work together to apply the latest technology to make Diageo鈥檚 business more efficient.

The five-year programme will transform Diageo鈥檚 business finance operations in a number of areas:

• Advanced workflow solutions will allow orders to be tracked in real-time on a global scale and facilitate more effective customer engagement and better customer service.
• By moving to a single operating platform, Diageo will simplify its technology support model and IT landscape, making it easier for the company to do business and evolve amid changing consumer trends and market needs.
• The program will transform Diageo’s performance reporting capabilities, giving the company better insight into trade and growth opportunities.
• The digitisation of controls and compliance will make the business more robust, resilient and adaptable to changing market conditions.

Lavanya Chandrashekar, Chief Financial Officer, Diageo, said: 鈥淭his partnership with IBM and 麻豆原创 demonstrates our continued investment in digital transformation. It will enable greater agility in how we respond to our global consumer and customer needs. It will provide us with world-class actionable insights and enhanced data capabilities to support growth whilst allowing us to be more efficient in our day-to-day operations.鈥�

Ryan Poggi, Managing Director, 麻豆原创 UK & Ireland, said: 鈥淚n today’s disruptive consumer goods industry, success lies in navigating unpredictable supply chains, managing ongoing macro-economic volatility and staying one step ahead of ever-shifting customer demands. Through our continued partnership with Diageo, one of the world鈥檚 leading brand builders, we鈥檙e proud to support them in building a more resilient business that is enhancing the customer experience and can adapt to rapidly changing market pressures, realising its vision to revolutionise the consumer goods industry.鈥�

Rahul Kalia, Managing Partner, IBM Consulting, UK & Ireland, said: 鈥淭he consumer goods industry is striving to address the challenges posed by inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions, while staying focused on delivering exceptional products and services for its customers and consumers. IBM is proud to partner with Diageo and 麻豆原创 to bring our global business and digital transformation experience on this exciting journey.鈥�

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