SailPoint brings AI to identity management
Enterprise identity management company SailPoint is using the Navigate '17 event to preview its new identity analytics solution, IdentityAI.
By adding analytics to SailPoint's existing open identity platform it will enable customers to improve their identity governance and mitigate potential threats.
UK businesses are already embracing artificial intelligence
The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology could be set to shake up the job scene in the UK sooner than expected, new research shows.
A BT survey of over 1,500 senior UK IT decision makers found that AI, widely expected to usher in the "fourth industrial revolution," is in fact already splitting opinions in the labor market.
AI-driven platform improves sales forecasts and visibility
Success in a sales environment increasingly needs access to accurate real-time data on which to base decisions.
To provide companies with better information, sales forecasting specialist Aviso is launching its latest Aviso Sales Vision, an AI-based platform that provides accurate sales forecasts, detailed pipeline visibility, and actionable insights to drive sales performance.
Workplace stress driven by AI and pressure to master new skills
Stress at work is on the rise and it’s driven by factors both inside and outside the workplace according to a new study of 1,000 US office staff.
The report by online learning company Udemy reveals the number one stress factor outside of work is the current political climate (50 percent), while inside it's the fear of losing jobs to AI or new technology (43 percent).
Google Photos starts using AI to suggest pictures for archiving
It's not really the time of year for spring cleaning, but Google is turbo-charging the Archive option in Google Photos with the added power of artificial intelligence. Archiving is only a recent addition to Google Photos, making it possible to clear out the clutter from your timeline, and now it has been boosted by AI.
The idea acknowledges the fact that while we might take a photo of something -- such as snapping a poster to save writing down dates and times of an upcoming event -- this isn’t something we necessarily need to see after it has served its purpose.
Nest reveals Cam IQ, an AI-powered 4K security camera with facial recognition
Google-owned Nest has unveiled the latest addition to its range of smart products -- the Nest Cam IQ. The new security camera not only boasts a 4K video sensor, but builds upon the motion detection feature offered by other similar cameras by adding facial recognition.
What this means is that the Nest Cam IQ is able to send out personalized alerts when it detects the presence of a particular person -- such as when your kids arrive home from school -- but it can also send out warnings when an unrecognized person is spotted. There's even Night Vision so it functions as a nighttime security camera.
Microsoft buys cybersecurity startup Hexadite
Microsoft is rumored to have acquired Israeli cybersecurity startup Hexadite in a deal worth around $100 million.
The startup was founded in 2014 and its primary focus is identifying cyberattacks through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). By connecting a number of cybersecurity detection systems that are already in place, Hexadite then uses AI to analyze threats automatically as they present themselves.
Google Home to get hands-free voice calling, proactive assistance and will spread to more countries
Google Home is getting smarter. Today at Google I/O, Google revealed that the Amazon Echo rival will not only be spreading to more countries this summer (Canada, Australia, France, Germany and Japan specifically) but it will benefit from more new features than you can shake a stick at.
In all, there are more than 50 new features coming to the smart little device including Proactive Assistance, integration with the likes of Soundcloud and the free tier of Spotify, as well as hands-free voice calling. There's also expanded Bluetooth support to transform Google Home into a more useful speaker, and much more.
Automation will transform accountants' jobs in the next five years
Do you think automation will change your job in the next five years? Accountants seem to think so.
Pretty much every accountant believes their work will be either partly or completely automated by 2022. A new report by FreeAgent says 96 percent of accountants agree with this claim, and just three percent say they don’t think automation will change their work.
Google will create custom emoji from your selfies in Allo
Users of Google Allo can now use selfies -- and a little AI jiggery-pokery -- to generate a custom set of emoji. Or, as Google puts it, users can now benefit from "Neural Network-Generated Illustrations in Allo."
Working in a similar way to the existing Bitmoji idea, Google's nameless feature will transform a simple selfie into a customizable illustration -- emoji with greater character, more personality. In fact, the system doesn't just create a single emoji, it creates a full sticker pack.
Automation, IoT and VR will improve sales and customer experiences
Retail, wholesale and manufacturing companies are turning to Internet of Things (IoT), Automation and Virtual Reality (VR) to drive sales and improve customer experiences.
This is according to a new report by global ecommerce consultancy firm Salmon, which says almost two thirds (61 percent) of European companies in above mentioned industries are investing and believing in IoT.
There are four types of AI: Here's how you can recognize them
AI, or artificial intelligence, is becoming increasingly prevalent in today’s society, but many people don’t realize there are actually four distinctive types of artificial intelligence.
Keep reading to discover the types of AI and the differences among them and examples of how you might see each one play out in real-life scenarios.
Automation is the next level of digitization
So far, it's safe to say that the predominant trend in 21st-century business has been digitalization. Every industry, organization and individual has been touched by it one way or another.
As we head towards 2020, we are moving to the next level of digitalization. Now, what has already been digitalized will increasingly be automated -- whether it's the way we work, trade or connect with each other. Automation is becoming increasingly prevalent as computers gain in processing speed and power, and as the amount of data available for computation continues to grow exponentially. At the start of the Internet age, very few things were connected and available for analysis. But with the rise of the Internet of Things and the implantation of computers into all walks of life, from driving to warehousing, more and more facets of our world can now be mapped from within dedicated software.
New platform uses machine learning to find the next big thing in entertainment
Anyone involved in writing books or TV and film scripts knows that whilst the entertainment and publishing sectors are constantly on the look out for the next blockbuster, nobody is quite sure what one actually looks like.
A new AI platform called AUTHORS is looking to use machine learning technology to recognize critical insights in original, creative work, to identify its mass audience appeal.
Accountants are embracing artificial intelligence
Despite the popular belief that artificial intelligence is coming to take your jobs away, accountants would love some robotic help to get them through the day. This is according to a new report by Sage, which says 96 percent of accountants are confident about the future of accountancy as well as their role in it.
Despite welcoming change, more than two thirds of respondents (68 percent) expect their roles to change through automation, in the future.
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