#21: Gartner Sales AI Predictions, Funding for Generative AI, and Labor Augmentation vs. Automation

It was a busy week in the world of artificial intelligence! Mike
and Paul are back on The Marketing AI Show to discuss three AI hot
topics in the news. They’ll add their take on these developments
and what it means for marketers and business leaders—and perhaps
with an idea or two on how the Marketing AI Institute could support
you. Gartner came out with a report identifying seven technology
disruptions that will transform sales over the next five years.
Gartner says sales leaders need to recognize, prioritize and
respond to these disruptions: generative artificial intelligence
(AI), digital twin of the customer, augmented reality/virtual
reality (AR/VR), machine customers, digital humans, emotion AI, and
multimodality.  Next, It was a good week for generative AI
funding. Stability AI, the world's first community-driven,
open-source artificial intelligence (AI) company, raised $101
million in funding. Additionally, Jasper secured a $125 million
series A funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation.