Juniper Networks executives say the company's artificial-intelligence (AI) focused enterprise strategy is what is behind much of the positive momentum the company is experiencing. Speaking at the JP Morgan 49th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications conference today, CEO Rami Rahim said that the company's enterprise business has never been as strong as it is today and he attributes much of that strength to the company's AI-driven enterprise strategy. "AI-driven enterprise is not just a marketing slogan," Rahim said. We have an AI engine that drives the solutions that we are offering customers today." Much of the company's AI-driven enterprise strategy is a result of its 2019 acquisition of Mist Systems, which had an AI-powered wireless platform that Juniper then used to enhance its own networking solutions.

When Shamir Rahim, founder and CEO of VersaFleet, transformed his bio-medical startup into an AI-powered transportation management system, he never imagined being at the epicenter (in a good way) of a supply chain revolution during a worldwide pandemic. As anyone desperately searching for toilet paper discovered earlier this year, the last mile is the crucial link in every supply chain. VersaFleet's SaaS-based cloud platform relies on AI to meet one of the toughest supply chain challenges: last mile delivery. "We wanted to provide our customers with a command center view of last mile product delivery with cost and time savings," said Shamir Rahim, founder and CEO of VersaFleet. "As our customers slowly open up again, VersaFleet is providing greater agility so they can quickly adjust logistics for maximum efficiency, whether people are out sick or returning to work, quarantines are lifted or imposed again, and operational hours shift at any time."

Perhaps now more than ever, cloud-first, AI-driven networking is critical as network administrators have their hands full helping their entire companies work remotely, according to Juniper Networks executives. Juniper in 2019 acquired AI-powered networking startup Mist Systems for $405 million for its cloud-native wireless LAN and AI technology. Juniper, now with Mist Systems' technology, is injecting AI into enterprise networks across both the wired and wireless LANs through Mist's AI engine, Marvis. Current conditions are creating "the perfect cocktail" for AI to take off today, said Juniper CEO Rami Rahim during his keynote at the company's firm's virtual AI event on Thursday. "The goal now is a self-driving network," Rahim said.

AI-driven networking equipment provider Juniper Networks said it is ready to address the challenge and the inherent complexity that comes with networking in the multicloud era at a time when artificial intelligence is changing the IT game and fuelling the age of self-driving networks. Kicking off Juniper's fifth annual customer and partner summit - Nxtwork 2019 Emea - in London, Juniper Networks CEO Rami Rahim said the technology firm would take on the new challenges with products, solutions and services that transform the way people connect, work and live. He said Juniper is reorienting itself toward the enterprise and is relying heavily on the channel to help the former "box company" reach more of those customers with software and services. "What made us successful in the past is not necessarily going to make us successful in the future," said Rahim during his keynote, adding the company has been making "painful" changes that were ultimately needed to transform it. Rahim, one of the longest-serving Juniper team members, observed that AI is a "used and abused word today".

AI is changing the IT game and will fuel the age of self-driving networks, according to Juniper Networks CEO, Rami Rahim. But sadly, AI is a "used and abused word today," Rahim told attendees at last week's 2019 Juniper Nxtwork event in Sydney. "In essence, AI is human intelligence exhibited by machines. There's this notion of general AI, which is the stuff of movies. "General AI is going to come anywhere between three decades from now, to never.

GENEVA – Experts from scores of countries are meeting to discuss ways to define and deal with "killer robots" -- futuristic weapons systems that could conduct war without human intervention. The weeklong gathering that opened Monday is the second at U.N. offices in Geneva this year to focus on such lethal autonomous weapons systems and to explore possibilities for regulating them, among other issues. In theory, fully autonomous, computer-controlled weapons don't exist yet, U.N. officials say. The debate is still in its infancy, and the experts have at times grappled with basic definitions. The United States has argued that it's premature to establish a definition of such systems, much less regulate them.

Rahim pointed at recent reports of Google's involvement in the Pentagon's Project Maven, which involves harnessing AI image recognition technology to rapidly process photos taken by drones. Google recently unveiled new AI ethics policies and has said it won't continue with the project once its current contract expires next year after high-profile employee dissent over the project. It's unclear which other tech companies are still involved in the project and in what capacity, as many have declined to comment. For Amnesty International, one concern is that potentially deadly AI systems will operate on the battlefield with limited human supervision. "Compliance with the laws of war requires human judgement–the ability to analyze the intentions behind actions and make complex decisions about the proportionality or necessity of an attack," Rahim writes.

"AI could boost average profitability rates by 38% and lead to an economic increase of $14 trillion by 2035." The future of business is increasingly based on anywhere, anytime, any device/person connectivity. While the phenomenon called "digital transformation" (DT) is being driven by technology, it really comes down to innovation, says Juniper Networks CEO Rami Rahim. "Secure networks are a critical element in helping companies innovate faster, and with boldness." AI and machine learning (ML) are playing a greater role in ensuring secure innovation.

Humans will be banned from driving in as little as 25 years's time as cars controlled by artificial intelligence take over our roads, an expert has predicted. A UK expert has claimed stopping humans from driving is inevitable and will save thousands of lives. Omar Rahim, chief executive of technology company Energi Mine, said our propensity to let emotions affect our decision-making means we should not be trusted to drive. A UK expert has claimed that stopping humans from driving is inevitable and will save thousands of lives. Omar Rahim, chief executive of technology company Energi Mine, said our propensity to let emotions affect our decision-making means we should not be trusted to drive.