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November 4, 2024

SWIRL + ServiceNow: Get Answers, Not Another Hunt

You’ve got questions—like “How do I configure VPN on my Mac?” or “How do I order a mobile device?” But the answers might be spread across ServiceNow, Teams, or somewhere on the web. What you need is one search that delivers exactly what you’re looking for, not a scavenger hunt through dozens of systems. That’s...

November 1, 2024

Three Numbers Spell Burnout—But AI Can Change That

Three numbers say it all. 10. 50. 150. In 1986, the average person working in a data intensive task might consume 10 pages worth of information in a day, including newspapers, magazines, office memos, and other documents. By 2011 that number had increased 5-fold, to 50 pages per person per day. Although it’s hard to...

October 28, 2024

From POC to Production: Lessons from our latest webinar!

We had a great webinar this past week with Mike Cizmar and Judah Phillips. One topic stood out: “How to plan for the jump from POC to production.” A Simple Demo Isn’t Always Simple to Scale Let’s take a popular example. Many AI products today offer bots that answer questions “from a PDF.” The demo...

October 22, 2024

Turn AI From Amusing Toy to Productive Tool

To listen to the discussion on AI you’d be forgiven for thinking that it is simultaneously the best, most innovative idea to come along in a century and also an electricity eating toy that’s somewhat amusing but not good for much. Reflecting the second perspective, I’ve seen plenty of articles about people trying to use...

October 18, 2024

From Data Scavenger Hunt to Data Gold

All data is not created equal. As the amount of data increases exponentially, knowledge workers find themselves overwhelmed with data, struggling to find the useful nuggets they need. The basic questions haven’t changed: What data do we have? How do I find it? What is relevant to me right now? What has changed is the sheer volume...

October 16, 2024

RAG Against the Machine

If you’re like me, the first few times you heard the term “RAG” (Retrieval Augmented Generation), you might have thought that someone was trying to clean up a mess. After reading through a bunch of technical explanations of RAG, I found that was pretty much the case. When you ask an AI Large Language Model...

October 10, 2024

Have You Found What You’re Looking For? AI Search Has The Answers

To the old saying that three can keep a secret provided two of them are dead, we can add that three can keep data organized provided three of them are dead. Our ability to create and store data far outstrips our ability to organize and find data. Search, or the fine art of finding what...

October 4, 2024

SWIRL v3.8 has been released

We are excited to announce the release of SWIRL 3.8, packed with new features, user-requested improvements, and performance upgrades to enhance your AI and search experience. This update underscores our commitment to providing a secure, efficient, and user-friendly platform for enterprise-grade metasearch and AI solutions. Key Highlights of SWIRL 3.8: This release shows our ongoing...

October 3, 2024

What are AI Agents?

AI agents are the latest buzzword to hit the rapidly evolving world of AI tools. What are they and why do we care? Let’s start with the second point before delving into the technical details of AI agents. AI agents are tools that use AI to respond to their environment and take actions based on...

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SWIRL + ServiceNow: Get Answers, Not Another Hunt

Three Numbers Spell Burnout—But AI Can Change That

From POC to Production: Lessons from our latest webinar!

Turn AI From Amusing Toy to Productive Tool

From Data Scavenger Hunt to Data Gold

RAG Against the Machine

Have You Found What You’re Looking For? AI Search Has The Answers

SWIRL v3.8 has been released

What are AI Agents?