“Emotibot, a Chinese caring robot solutions provider, has secured USD 30 million in series B round funding, led by China Development Financial, followed by Cathay Financial Holdings. Its existing investors Ecovacs and Advantech Capital participated in this new funding round. Light House Capital served as exclusive financial advisor in the transaction. Founded in 2015, Emotibot…
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Banking: More personalised services could be delivered with AI
“Retail investors are prone to two key mistakes. First, they tend to buy at the peak and sell at the bottom because these decisions are heavily driven by emotions. Second, people tend not to review their portfolios, particularly if they are already underperforming. This is another problematic behavioural trait that AI can help improve. We…
How Facebook deals with the fact AI is a mess on smartphones
“Apple, they write, stands out: its “Metal” API for iOS runs on a consistent chip platform and the GPUs in those chips are higher-performance, on average, “making Metal on iOS devices with GPUs an attractive target for efficient neural network inference.” Even then, however, the results of a “rigorous” examination of the speed of inference…
Online merchandising & personalisation – How hard can it be?
Online merchandising & personalisation How hard can it be? Join Micha Mokhberi, founder and CEO of Apptus, in a light hearted (but insightful) journey through the world of online merchandising and personalisation. https://www.apptus.com/resources/the-apptus-experience-optimisation-engine-as-part-of-the-customer-journey
Factoid from: Artificial Intelligence for the Real World
My favorite factoid from the HBR paper titled “Artificial Intelligence for the Real World,” is the breakdown of cognitive technology projects studied by Thomas H Davenport and Rajeev Ronanki. The breakdown is likely representative of the current environment of projects: Robotics & cognitive Automation – 71 Cognitive Insight – 57 Cognitive Engagement – 24