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Brice Dunwoodie

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Google Goes Head to Head with Microsoft in AI-Enabled Productivity Software

With the launch of the new productivity capabilities announced at Google I/O, Google shifted from defense to offense, and turned up the pressure on Microsoft. Continue reading...

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July 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Brice Dunwoodie

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Google Goes Head to Head with Microsoft in AI-Enabled Productivity Software

With the launch of the new productivity capabilities announced at Google I/O, Google shifted from defense to offense, and turned up the pressure on Microsoft. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

July 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM

VKTR

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The Hidden Dangers of Workplace AI Personalization: AI personalization boosts productivity — but at what cost? Explore how algorithmic silos threaten innovation and collaboration in modern workplaces.
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The Hidden Dangers of Workplace AI Personalization

AI personalization boosts productivity — but at what cost? Explore how algorithmic silos threaten innovation and collaboration in modern workplaces. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM

VKTR

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Google Goes Head to Head with Microsoft in AI-Enabled Productivity Software: With the launch of the new productivity capabilities announced at Google I/O, Google shifted from defense to offense, and turned up the pressure on Microsoft.
Continue reading... #collaborationampproductivity #googleio

Google Goes Head to Head with Microsoft in AI-Enabled Productivity Software

With the launch of the new productivity capabilities announced at Google I/O, Google shifted from defense to offense, and turned up the pressure on Microsoft. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

July 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM

VKTR

@vktrnow.bsky.social

xAI Wants In on the Enterprise With Grok Bot: The beta launches AI agents into your workplace, all sharing one virtual computer. The product itself called the shared computer "a real blast radius."
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xAI Wants In on the Enterprise With Grok Bot

The beta launches AI agents into your workplace, all sharing one virtual computer. The product itself called the shared computer "a real blast radius." Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

August 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM

VKTR

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AI Promised Efficiency, But Companies Got a Management Problem Instead: AI is helping us swap tedious work for something new: reviewing outputs we didn't create and carrying the blame when they're wrong.
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AI Promised Efficiency, But Companies Got a Management Problem Instead

AI is helping us swap tedious work for something new: reviewing outputs we didn't create and carrying the blame when they're wrong. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

July 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM

VKTR

@vktrnow.bsky.social

Claude Cowork Is a Productivity Test Enterprises May Fail: Claude Cowork can organize files and write reports on its own. Enterprises still have to figure out who’s responsible when it gets things wrong.
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Claude Cowork Is a Productivity Test Enterprises May Fail

Claude Cowork can organize files and write reports on its own. Enterprises still have to figure out who’s responsible when it gets things wrong. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

February 11, 2026 at 5:01 PM

VKTR

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Salesforce Upgrades Slackbot to a Personalized AI Agent: Salesforce's new AI-powered Slackbot can save you hours daily — if you're comfortable giving it access to everything you've ever written in Slack.

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Salesforce Upgrades Slackbot to a Personalized AI Agent

Salesforce's new AI-powered Slackbot can save you hours daily — if you're comfortable giving it access to everything you've ever written in Slack. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM

VKTR

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AI Can Boost Productivity, But Not If It's Treated as a Cost-Cutting Tool: A number of recent research papers all point to a similar conclusion: long-term success with GenAI depends very much on how it's implemented.
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AI Can Boost Productivity, But Not If It's Treated as a Cost-Cutting Tool

A number of recent research papers all point to a similar conclusion: long-term success with GenAI depends very much on how it's implemented. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM

VKTR

@vktrnow.bsky.social

A 4-Step Framework for Project Manager – AI Partnership: A four-step framework for project managers to use AI to enhance their professional judgment, not replace it.
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A 4-Step Framework for Project Manager – AI Partnership

A four-step framework for project managers to use AI to enhance their professional judgment, not replace it. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM

VKTR

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Drive Productivity With Responsible AI and Automation: Everyone’s racing to automate, few are asking if it’s worth it. The future belongs to leaders who use AI responsibly to amplify human talent, not replace it.
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Drive Productivity With Responsible AI and Automation

Everyone’s racing to automate, few are asking if it’s worth it. The future belongs to leaders who use AI responsibly to amplify human talent, not replace it. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

October 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM

VKTR

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How Human Employees and AI Agents Can Collaborate Safely and Efficiently: For businesses to realize the benefits of AI agent-human collaboration, they'll need a whole new set of trust and control mechanisms in place.
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How Human Employees and AI Agents Can Collaborate Safely and Efficiently

For businesses to realize the benefits of AI agent-human collaboration, they'll need a whole new set of trust and control mechanisms in place. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

September 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM

VKTR

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If AI Is Your Best Friend at Work, It Might Be Tanking Your Social Capital: AI is becoming many of our go-to collaborators, over our colleagues. What does this do to workplace relations and what can we do about it?
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If AI Is Your Best Friend at Work, It Might Be Tanking Your Social Capital

AI is becoming many of our go-to collaborators, over our colleagues. What does this do to workplace relations and what can we do about it? Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

September 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM

VKTR

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AI Can Improve Project Management or Cause Chaos. The Choice Is Yours: AI promises to eliminate project management busywork, but only with the right approach. Strategies to onboard AI tools effectively and avoid chaos.
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AI Can Improve Project Management or Cause Chaos. The Choice Is Yours

AI promises to eliminate project management busywork, but only with the right approach. Strategies to onboard AI tools effectively and avoid chaos. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

September 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM

VKTR

@vktrnow.bsky.social

When Copilots Fail: The Risks of Overreliance on AI: AI copilots transform work, but overreliance can lead to mistakes, compliance breaches and lost trust. Discover warning signs and best practices.
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When Copilots Fail: The Risks of Overreliance on AI

AI copilots transform work, but overreliance can lead to mistakes, compliance breaches and lost trust. Discover warning signs and best practices. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

September 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM

VKTR

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Is Generative AI Actually Freeing Workers from Low-Level Work?: Take AI evangelists' promises with a grain of salt. But that doesn't mean AI success is out of reach, just that you might have to switch goals.
Continue reading... #collaborationampproductivity #digitalworkplace

Is Generative AI Actually Freeing Workers from Low-Level Work?

Take AI evangelists' promises with a grain of salt. But that doesn't mean AI success is out of reach, just that you might have to switch goals. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

August 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM

VKTR

@vktrnow.bsky.social

AI, Low-Code Innovation Reshape Content Services and Collaboration: With AI automation, accessible low-code innovation and cloud-native scalability, CSC platforms are changing how organizations create, manage & activate content.
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AI, Low-Code Innovation Reshape Content Services and Collaboration

With AI automation, accessible low-code innovation and cloud-native scalability, CSC platforms are changing how organizations create, manage & activate content. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

August 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM

VKTR

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The Double-Edged Sword of Using AI in Meetings: While AI can improve efficiency and inclusivity in meetings, it must be wielded responsibly. Some considerations to keep in mind.
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The Double-Edged Sword of Using AI in Meetings

While AI can improve efficiency and inclusivity in meetings, it must be wielded responsibly. Some considerations to keep in mind. Continue reading...

www.vktr.com

August 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM

VKTR

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When AI Writes, Humans Disconnect: As AI polishes our messages, something human gets lost.
Continue reading... #collaborationampproductivity #collaborationandproductivity