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IBM has announced several key initiatives to bolster its AI capabilities, including the launch of watsonx AI Labs in New York City and the acquisition of Seek AI. The watsonx AI Labs is designed as a developer-first innovation hub to accelerate AI adoption and development at scale. This new lab, located in Manhattan at IBM’s offices at One Madison, will connect IBM's enterprise resources with the next generation of AI developers to co-create AI solutions. The lab will unite IBM researchers and engineers with startups, scale-ups, and large enterprises to unlock real-world value from their AI investments, fostering a collaborative environment for advancing agentic AI tools.
IBM's commitment to the AI ecosystem extends to nurturing talent and supporting the vibrant tech community in New York City. The city, recognized as a global AI hub, boasts over 2,000 AI startups and has seen its AI workforce grow significantly. IBM’s investment in the watsonx AI Labs underscores its dedication to responsible and cutting-edge AI development. Ritika Gunnar, General Manager, Data & AI, IBM, emphasized that the lab will provide AI developers with access to world-class engineers and resources, enabling them to build new businesses and applications that will reshape AI for the enterprise. To further enhance its AI capabilities, IBM has acquired Seek AI, a New York City-based startup specializing in natural language AI for enterprise data inquiries. Seek AI's technology, which translates natural language questions into database queries, will be integrated into watsonx AI Labs. This acquisition will empower businesses to leverage agentic AI to extract value from their data. Seek AI’s team will relocate to One Madison, joining IBM's new Manhattan offices, and will contribute its expertise to expanding the platform and implementing solutions for IBM clients. The acquisition will further accelerate IBM’s efforts to improve AI trust and security through responsible AI governance.
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IBM has launched watsonx AI Labs, a developer-first innovation hub located in New York City. The new lab is designed to accelerate the adoption of AI at scale by connecting IBM's enterprise resources and expertise with AI developers focused on building AI applications for business. Located in Manhattan at IBM's new offices at One Madison, watsonx AI Labs aims to connect IBM’s network of engineering labs, bringing together IBM researchers and engineers in a collaborative hub for co-creating and advancing agentic AI solutions.
The watsonx AI Labs is intended to co-create generative AI solutions with IBM clients, nurture AI talent within New York City, and advance enterprise AI implementations. IBM plans to work with startups, scale-ups, and enterprises to discover AI value through this initiative. New York City has a growing AI ecosystem, with more than 2,000 AI startups and an AI workforce that grew by almost 25% from 2022 to 2023. Since 2019, over 1,000 AI-related companies in New York City have collectively raised $27 billion in funding. As part of its investment in AI and commitment to the local startup ecosystem, IBM also announced the acquisition of Seek AI. Seek AI is a New York City-based startup that specializes in building AI agents that leverage enterprise data, providing businesses with a natural language interface to query and analyze corporate data stores. Seek AI's expertise will be integrated into watsonx AI Labs, helping businesses leverage agentic AI to extract value from their data and improve data analysis and summarization capabilities.
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IBM is expanding its artificial intelligence offerings with a major initiative focused on agentic AI, unveiled at the THINK 2025 conference. The company is introducing a suite of domain-specific AI agents and tools designed to help enterprises move beyond basic AI assistants and embrace more sophisticated, autonomous AI agents. These agents can be integrated using watsonx Orchestrate, a framework added to IBM's integration portfolio. The goal is to make it easier for businesses to build, deploy, and benefit from AI agents in real-world applications.
IBM's new agentic AI capabilities include an AI Agent Catalog, offering a centralized hub for pre-built agents, and Agent Connect, a partner program for third-party developers. Domain-specific agent templates for sales, procurement, and HR are also being provided, along with a no-code agent builder for business users and an agent development toolkit for developers. A multi-agent orchestrator enables agent-to-agent collaboration, and Agent Ops (in private preview) offers telemetry and observability. The core aim is to bridge the gap between AI experimentation and tangible business benefits. IBM CEO Arvind Krishna believes that over a billion new applications will be built with generative AI in the coming years, emphasizing AI's potential to drive productivity, cost savings, and revenue scaling. IBM's initiative directly addresses the challenges enterprises face in achieving a return on investment from their AI projects, including data silos and hybrid infrastructure complexities. These new tools and integration capabilities intend to facilitate AI agent adoption across various vendors and platforms.
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