Today’s NYT Connections Answers Explained: Thursday, August 27

Not sure what today’s NYT Connections answers are all about? Find out just what the different words in today’s grid mean and how they fit together.

The End Of Robotic Process Automation? Not Even Close. Here’s What’s Actually Changing

The future of enterprise automation will be defined by AI, workflow platforms and automation technologies working together as complementary capabilities

Myth Busting The SaaSpocalypse: Software Will Not Be Replaced By AI, But It Will Be Reimagined

AI’s success is not a binary, either-or scenario in which one industry group will win at the expense of the others.

Five Factors That Create Effective AI-Enabled Enterprise Transformations

Another essential step in building a more AI-enabled enterprise is to determine which types of data should be prioritized.

The Infrastructure Challenge: The Biggest Bottleneck In Enterprise AI

The organizations that treat infrastructure as a supporting function may watch their AI ambitions outgrow the platforms built to support them.

Figure’s Billion-Dollar Bet: Gig Platform For Humans To Generate Robot Training Data

Humanoid robot company Figure will spend a billion dollars to get robot training data from humans doing gig work in homes and businesses.

The Invisible Denominator: How Shadow AI Is Skewing ROI

A substantial share of workplace AI usage is happening outside official oversight. Here’s what leaders need to know.

The Token Problem May Be A Context-Efficiency Problem

When they start with the business context they need, agents can spend less effort reasoning, deciding and acting.

AI Governance Doesn’t Need A New Owner—It Needs A New Interface

The gap between AI development and the people governing it isn’t an accountability problem. It’s an interface problem.

Bill Gates Says AI Needs A Transition Plan. Business Doesn’t Have One Either.

Bill Gates’s new essay urges urgent global deliberation on AI, predicting a turbulent era where policy choices now will determine if it becomes an equalizer or a source of injustice.