A conversation with Sebastian Posth, Project Director, ISCC

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: ISCC Content-Derived Coding for Discovery and Protection

Author: David Worlock

Date: February 14, 2024

ZoomInfo Copilot integrates generative AI into its SalesOS platform, offering sales teams data-driven insights and engagement strategies by analyzing CRM and ZoomInfo data. This development aims to improve sales efficiency in a competitive market with emerging AI technologies.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: ZoomInfo Debuts Its Own Copilot

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: February 13, 2024

A conversation with Nigel Crook, Founder and Co-Director of the Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment; Associate Dean: Research and Knowledge Exchange, Oxford Brookes University.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Thinking Ethically About AI

Author: David Worlock

Date: February 08, 2024

In this updated analysis of generative AI regulatory and legal affairs, Outsell examines the evolving global dynamics of AI regulation and the prominent regulatory trends for 2024.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: AI Regulation and Litigation Tracker H2 2023

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: February 07, 2024

Licensing content into generative AI use cases presents material opportunities and risks to IP owners. In this analysis, Outsell presents some common patterns and terms for IP owners and aggregators to consider when licensing content into generative AI applications.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Operating Practice: Licensing IP into AI Use Cases

Author: Philipp Mueller

Date: February 05, 2024

Combining Informa Tech with TechTarget gives Informa a larger B2B digital services and data play in the US and globally. Doubling revenues in three years is aggressive and will require a formidable integration effort, and a more aggressive vertical push from a go to market perspective.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Informa Tech and TechTarget Combine to Lead in B2B Data and Market Access

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: February 01, 2024

The trend for merging content and software is stronger than ever with time to market a decisive factor.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Nimonik boosts its product suite with access to standards

Author: Tatiana Khayrullina

Date: January 31, 2024

The increasing volume of fake scholarly articles creates problems for journals publishers, researchers, institutions, and society as a whole. Are initiatives to tackle this problem enough to stem the tide and eliminate this content from within the scientific literature?

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: United2Act Sets Out Its Stall Against Paper Mills

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: January 29, 2024

Today’s higher education students are less likely than their predecessors to use faculty-recommended content, seeking out alternative resources and writing assignments using generative AI. This analysis highlights challenges and opportunities for vendors in this shifting environment.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Textbooks Wane While Homework Help Tools Are On The Rise: US HE Student and Faculty Survey 2023

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: January 23, 2024

Generative AI has the potential to evolve the tax, accounting, and auditing professions. By reducing manual data reentry, automating repetitive tasks, and providing real-time insights, generative AI can enable greater efficiency and compliance in financial data aggregation and reporting.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Special Series on Generative AI: Tax, Accounting & Audit Solutions

Author: Will Jan

Date: January 22, 2024

Generative AI can be used to create more accurate credit scores and risk assessments, enable personalized financial advice, and improve customer service in the lending market. This analysis examines its emerging product use cases in the credit space and the implications for buyers and vendors alike.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Special Series on Generative AI: Credit Information & Solutions

Author: Will Jan

Date: January 16, 2024

By going private, Byggfakta can accelerate its M&A engine and continue its mission to become a global construction technology company. There are also several lessons here on how to grow in a fragmented global market that requires country-specific solutions.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Byggfakta Privatizes to Accelerate Construction Information M&A

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: January 15, 2024

As student usage of their institutional libraries rises, opportunities open up for librarians to serve student communities more impactfully. Information providers will play a critical role in facilitating this, boosting solution usage and improving relationships with buyers.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Higher Library Usage Opens Business Development Opportunities: US HE Student and Faculty Survey 2023

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: January 09, 2024

The New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft is the most significant challenge yet to the current norms of AI training methods.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: New York Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over Copyright Infringement

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: January 08, 2024

In this third installment of our series on the legal information needs of non-lawyers, we examine how a legal information product for non-lawyers might be structured, and the need for expert oversight in such solutions.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Non-Lawyer Legal Information Needs – AI and Human Oversight

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: January 04, 2024

In our final analysis post of the year, we keep with tradition and take a look back, distil 2023 into six big talking points, and advise about why they matter for 2024. Happy holidays!

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: 2023 in Review: Top Talking Points

Author: Philipp Mueller

Date: December 22, 2023

The increasing availability and rising usage of Open Educational Resources (OERs) poses a growing threat to providers of learning resources in the US higher education market.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: OERs Challenge Traditional Resources: US HE Student and Faculty Survey 2023

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: December 20, 2023

It’s been years since an enterprise software company acquired a B2B data company. History hasn’t been kind to these deals, but today’s AI centric world changes things. The deal could parallel past ones or spur more M&A ahead as players consolidate.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: HubSpot Buys and Starts to Integrate B2B Data Provider Clearbit

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: December 19, 2023

Outsell’s survey of HR and L&D professionals reveals strong demand for both artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) solutions, offset by significant implementation concerns.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: HR and L&D Survey 2023 Part Two: Use of Digital Solutions

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: December 18, 2023

The Axel Springer-OpenAI deal marks a critical point in the relationship between media and AI companies, raising vital questions about the sustainability of journalism in the AI era and the evolving landscape of content monetisation.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Axel Springer and OpenAI’s Landmark Deal

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: December 14, 2023