“’What Explain Data does is it moves users from understanding what happened to why it might have happened by automatically uncovering and explaining what’s going on in your data. So what we’ve done is we’ve embedded a sophisticated statistical engine in Tableau, that when launched automatically analyzes all the data on behalf of the user,…
Month: September 2019
McDonald’s Is Becoming a Tech Company With Its Latest Purchase
“With McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) acquisition of early-stage artificial intelligence specialist Apprente, the fast-food leader is quickly transforming itself into a technology leader. The purchase marks the burger joint’s third investment in a tech company this year following its acquisition of another artificial intelligence (AI) outfit, Dynamic Yield, and its 10% stake in mobile app developer Plexure.”…
Boston-based DataRobot raises $206M Series E to bring AI to enterprise
“The company, which was founded in 2012, claims it has had triple-digit recurring revenue growth dating back to 2015, as well as one billion models built on the platform to date. Customers contributing to that number include a broad range of companies, such as Humana, United Airlines, Harvard Business School and Deloitte.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2019/09/17/boston-based-datarobot-raises-206m-series-e-to-bring-ai-to-enterprise/amp/ DataRobot https://www.datarobot.com/platform/…
Microsoft inches closer to releasing its AI-powered Scheduler bot
“We’ve been working to create a digital assistant that can help you schedule meetings so there are no more back and forth emails. Learn how you can delegate the creation of your meetings to Scheduler. Scheduler uses natural language processing to understand your needs and negotiate an appropriate time with your invitees, find you a…
AI 50: America’s Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies
“To be included on the list, companies needed to show that techniques like machine learning (where systems learn from data to improve on tasks), natural language processing (which enables programs to “understand” written or spoken language), or computer vision (which relates to how machines “see”) are a core part of their business model and future…