“‘To strengthen the mobile foundation and lead in AI is our core strategy,’ said Li. Baidu reported that its smart voice-command operating system DuerOS was installed on over 400 million devices as of June, through which monthly voice queries surpassed 3.6 billion.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3023577/baidu-chief-calls-bold-moves-get-back-top-it-readies-ai-future-fends
Month: August 2019
Banks are prioritizing digital transformation this year
“The digital customer experience was chosen as a top priority by 79% of respondents Cost-cutting was the second-highest priority at 46% Meanwhile, 36% of respondents said they’re shutting down more branches —which are notoriously costly to operate” https://www.businessinsider.com/banks-are-prioritizing-cost-cutting-digital-transformation-2019-8
Marketers Lack Confidence In Adopting New Mobile Tech Features
“When asked how prepared their organization is to roll out artificial intelligence (AI), AR, virtual reality (VR) and voice recognition, only nine percent felt they’re currently able to support these features.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.alistdaily.com/technology/marketers-mobile-tech-adoption/amp/
Former Siri chief is leaving Apple to join Microsoft’s AI division
Bill Stasior http://linkedin.com/in/billstasior “Bill Stasior, the former head of Apple’s Siri division, is leaving the company after nearly a decade to join Microsoft’s artificial intelligence division, reports The Information.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2019/8/19/20812981/apple-siri-bill-stasior-leaving-company-microsoft-joining-ai-cortana
Artificial Intelligence in Ecommerce
“A recommender system is a good approach to bring a new degree of personalization to the e-commerce sector. AI techniques build a correlation between the present demand and the upcoming demand. Learning product recommendation techniques promise to deliver product results your shoppers will likely want and get.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/recentlyheard.com/2019/08/20/artificial-intelligence-in-ecommerce/amp/