“The new AI spell-checking features will soon appear for business G Suite users, who will get a helping hand to write email with Gmail’s spelling and grammar checks, as well as suggestions.” https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/google-gmails-new-ai-spelling-grammar-checks-help-you-avoid-email-blunders/
Tag: artificial intelligence
Amazon Forecast hits general availability
“Forecasting events at scale given a set of variables is a capability most companies would find useful, for obvious reasons. Fortunately for them, Amazon’s made the science of prediction more accessible with a fully managed service called Forecast, which uses AI and machine learning to deliver highly accurate forecasts. It’s now generally available through Amazon…
Visa Debuts AI-Powered Fraud Fighting Tools
“The Visa Account Attack Intelligence feature uses deep learning to process card-not-present transactions to pinpoint when hackers are trying to guess numbers, expiration dates or security codes through automated programs. Another security feature introduced is Visa eCommerce Threat Disruption, which scans eCommerce websites for malicious payment data skimming software.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2019/visa-debuts-ai-powered-fraud-fighting-tools/amp/
Baidu chief Robin Li calls for bold moves to ‘get back on top’ as it readies for AI future, fends off ByteDance in search
“‘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
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