Chatbots for Travel, Hospita and Tourism - Comparing 5 Current Applications

Chatbots for Travel and Tourism – Comparing 5 Current Applications

A 2017 Nielsen report titled “Young and Ready to Travel (and Shop)” revealed that the millennial generation travels more than any other generation, including Baby Boomers. The report suggests that, unlike previous generations, the travel industry will need to shift in order to cater to the millennial’s unique preferences and “lack of predictability.”

Why I've Decided on Boston for TechEmergence (Emerj) HQ

Why I’ve Decided on Boston for Emerj HQ

There's a lot going on here at TechEmergence (soon to be rebranded to Emerj), and after receiving a string of LinkedIn messages about the re-brand and near-term future of the company, I wanted to put together this note about three important topics:

AI in Pathology

AI in Pathology – Use Cases in Slide Imaging, Tissue Phenomics, and More

AI and machine learning software are beginning to integrate themselves as tools for efficiency and accuracy within pathology. According to a March 2018 digital pathology report produced by Allied Market Research, such software enables the “procurement, management and interpretation” of information and can be applied to multiple functions within the field of healthcare.

AI Use-Cases for the Future of Real Estate

AI Use-Cases for the Future of Real Estate

Episode summary: In this episode of AI in Industry, we speak with Andy Terrel, the Chief Data Scientist at REX - Real Estate Exchange Inc., about how AI is being used in the real estate sector today.

High Performance Computing in Artificial Intelligence Applications with Paul Martino from Bullpen Capital

High Performance Computing in Artificial Intelligence Applications with Paul Martino from Bullpen Capital

Episode summary: Here on the AI in Industry podcast, we’ve heard AI experts explain how high-performance computing (HPC) has enabled everything from machine vision to fraud detection. In this week’s episode, we speak with Paul Martino, Managing Partner at Bullpen Capital, about which industries and AI applications will require high-performance computing most.

Banking Chatbots - Comparing 5 Current Applications

Banking Chatbots – Comparing 5 Current Applications

Developments in artificial intelligence have had global banks recently integrate online chatbots into their websites and mobile apps. Smaller, newer banks are following this example. The gaining popularity of chatbots could be considered surprising for an industry that handles other people’s wealth and perceives security as top priority.

Restaurant Chatbots – Comparing 5 Current Applications

Restaurant Chatbots – Comparing 5 Current Applications

Just as chatbots are being created for consumers in the hospitality and fast-food industries, technology companies are also serving those restaurants that wish to take advantage of this emerging technology to better their customer service and maximize their productivity—and profitability.

Machine Learning for Credit Risk - What's Changing, and What Does it Mean?

Machine Learning for Credit Risk – What’s Changing, and What Does it Mean?

Episode summary: In this episode of AI in Industry, we speak with Dr. Sanmay Das from the Washington University in St. Louis about risk prediction and management in industries like banking, insurance and finance.

Artificial Intelligence in Atlanta - Strengths, Weaknesses, and Trends in the Atlanta AI Ecosystem 1

Artificial Intelligence in Atlanta – Strengths, Weaknesses, and Trends in the Atlanta AI Ecosystem

Last September I had the chance to do a series of AI-related speaking engagements in Atlanta (one of those presentations became one of our most popular articles on “enterprise AI adoption”), but unlike most trips, I spent very little time in the hotel.

Machine Learning in Email Marketing

Machine Learning in Email Marketing – Comparing 5 Current Applications

Despite the emergence of chat apps and social media over the past decades, email has continued to thrive. A 2017 study from Radicati marketing research claimed that email accounts were expected to reach 4,920 million by the end of 2017, a number that has not changed much since 2013, and that about 100 billion business emails are sent daily.