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What Is #Multi-Agent RAG?

Colin Henderson

The rise of AI agents has revolutionized the development of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (#RAG) systems, leading to the evolution of agentic and multi-agent RAG architectures. These systems embody a modular and scalable approach to handle diverse and complex workflows, moving beyond the limitations of single-agent designs. What Is #Multi-Agent RAG?Multi-agent RAG introduces an advanced framework where tasks such as reasoning, retrieval, and response generation are distributed across specialized agents. Instead of a single agent juggling all responsibilities, the system leverages multiple agents, each tailored for specific roles or data types. This specialization enhances efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. Multi-Agent Agentic RAG Workflow: … Continue reading What Is #Multi-Agent RAG?

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Spotlight on gen AI at Davos

Colin Henderson

Spotlight on gen AI at Davos Davos 2025 January 19, 2025Gen AI dominated conversations at last year’s Annual Meeting, and its impact has only accelerated since. This year at Davos, the dialogue evolves. How can organizations capture the value of this technology and navigate its profound impact on the future of work? “Breaking open the gen AI opportunity requires companies to rewire how they work,” write McKinsey senior partners and Davos delegates Alexander Sukharevsky and Rodney Zemmel. To seize the $4.4 trillion opportunity, organizations need to rewire across six core dimensions: strategy, talent, operating model, technology, data and AI, and adoption, scaling, and sustainability. … Continue reading Spotlight on gen AI at Davos

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Jeff Bezos’ Space Ambitions Take Flight as New Rocket Blasts Off

Colin Henderson

After years of delays, the billionaire’s Blue Origin space company launched its New Glenn rocket early Thursday Micah MaidenbergJan. 16, 2025 at 2:17 am “All of the things we want to do in the future rely on New Glenn,” Bezos said in a recent interview.  New Glenn measures more than 320 feet tall. It is designed to conduct regular flights using reusable boosters, lofting commercial and national-security satellites into orbit. The rocket eventually is meant to launch astronaut crews. It is also years behind schedule. Blue Origin had intended to have New Glenn readyyears ago but struggled with technical and production … Continue reading Jeff Bezos’ Space Ambitions Take Flight as New Rocket Blasts Off

Sociology2

Celtic Women Held Sway in ‘Matrilocal’ Societies

Colin Henderson

An ancient cemetery reveals a Celtic tribe that lived in England 2,000 years ago and that was organized around maternal lineages, according to a DNA analysis. Jan. 15, 2025, 11:00 a.m. ET A tantalizing vision of a women-centric society has emerged from an ancient cemetery in the bucolic countryside of southwest England. Whereas women commonly left home to join their husbands’ families upon marriage, the Durotriges, a Celtic tribe that lived in Dorset 2,000 years ago, bucked the mold with a system called matrilocality, wherein women remained in their ancestral communities and men migrated for marriage. By analyzing the genomes of … Continue reading Celtic Women Held Sway in ‘Matrilocal’ Societies

Economy

The Costs of Falling Fertility

Colin Henderson

John Authers Bloomberg Falling fertility is a problem across the developed world. Unlike many other risks, demographic changes can be predicted with some certainty; sliding birth rates translate directly into smaller populations ahead. That is a good thing in many ways. Two hundred years ago, the Malthusian fear was of population growth so rapid that it outstripped natural resources. But there are other ways in which it’s a serious problem, which could also create opportunities for those who offer solutions. And so the McKinsey Global Institute offers a new report on “confronting the consequences of a new demographic reality.” As it sounds, … Continue reading The Costs of Falling Fertility

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The Banking Stack: A Techno-Regulatory Framework for the Future of Finance

Colin Henderson

BCG The Banking Stack: A Techno-Regulatory Framework for the Future of Finance The financial landscape is rapidly evolving, with banks transforming into platforms offering services and integrating third-party solutions. This image of “The Banking Stack” highlights how financial institutions can leverage hashtag#APIs, digital public infrastructure, and interbank systems likehashtag#CBDCs to deliver seamless services to consumers, hashtag#SMEs, and corporates. Key Takeaways:1. Embedded hashtag#finance and third-party services are disrupting parts of the traditional hashtag#bank model.2. Banks can scale by outsourcing and insourcing key processes while leveraging financial infrastructure technology.3. Strategic partnerships can help banks offer new services like digital asset custody, health … Continue reading The Banking Stack: A Techno-Regulatory Framework for the Future of Finance

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Evaluation of the Cyber AI Hub programme

Colin Henderson

Published 8 January 2025 Britain has multiple initiatives underway which serve to embed emerging and future technologies into the educational infrastructure. I subscribe to a weekly update and am frequently surprised. I am a believer in the importance of rapidly diffusing AI into the educational system which will brain faster improvements in systems and embed growth mindsets that will transfer the possible productivity benefits from AI into the mainstream. Here follows the full report in this weeks weekly update: Evaluation of the Cyber AI Hub programme 1. Introduction   In November 2023, The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s (DSIT’s) Cyber Security … Continue reading Evaluation of the Cyber AI Hub programme

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AI powered Devices dominate CES

Colin Henderson

NVIDIA continues to dominate.the future of computing. Think 1) CPU; 2) CPU and GPU; 3) Custom chips with Integrated CPU and GPU; 4) AI based systems e.g. NVIDIA Jensen Huang at CES The scene was set by Jensen Huang, chief executive of Nvidia, the $3.5tn chipmaker whose stock has risen more than 150 per centover the past year on the back of huge sales of its market-leading graphics processing units needed to power advanced AI models. During a keynote address in which he unveiled an array of new products including a new mini AI supercomputer and a suite of foundational AI models … Continue reading AI powered Devices dominate CES

Progress, research, Sociology2

The Concept of Freedom: Origins and Evolution

Colin Henderson

Ancient Foundations The concept of freedom has its roots in ancient civilizations, particularly in classical Greece and Rome. In these early societies, freedom was primarily understood as a political concept closely tied to democratic self-rule and participation in civic life[1][3]. Greek City-States The Greek city-states, especially Athens, developed a notion of freedom that emphasized: Liberation from political bondage Participation in democratic decision-making Self-rule by male citizens This conception of freedom was inherently collective, focusing on the ability of citizens to govern themselves rather than individual rights[1]. Roman Republic The Roman Republic continued and expanded upon the Greek ideal of political … Continue reading The Concept of Freedom: Origins and Evolution

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CETaS Outlook: Emerging Technology Trends to Watch in 2025

Colin Henderson

CETaS Outlook: Emerging Technology Trends to Watch in 2025 Expert Analysis This publication is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 which permits unrestricted use, provided the original authors and source are credited. Introduction 2024 was another hectic year in tech. Leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies continued to release groundbreaking new products at a rapid rate, with highly capable multimodal models firmly establishing themselves in the generative AI landscape. Market leaders such as OpenAI are becoming increasingly embedded in the defence sector – a new partnership with Anduril announced in December signals a turnaround from OpenAI’s … Continue reading CETaS Outlook: Emerging Technology Trends to Watch in 2025