Artificial Intelligence at HSBC - Internal Products and Investments

Artificial Intelligence at HSBC – 2 Use-Cases

HSBC Holdings is a multinational banking and financial services holding company and is ranked 99th on the Fortune 500 list. The bank has worked with multiple AI vendors and provided evidence of success that other top banks lack. According to our AI Opportunity Landscape research on how the top global banks are using AI, besides Deutsche Bank, HSBC is the European bank with the most AI initiatives. HSBC's AI initiatives account for 12.5% of the AI initiatives at the European banks in our analysis. 

Artificial Intelligence in Policing

Artificial Intelligence in Policing – Use-Cases, Ethical Concerns, and Trends

In July of 2018, Daniel Faggella spoke at the Interpol--United Nations (UNICRI) Global Meeting on the Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Law Enforcement. It was the very first event on the usage of AI in policing, security and law enforcement by the UN and INTERPOL. 

Top 3 Most Funded AI Startups in Retail - An Overview

Top 3 Most Funded AI Startups in Retail – An Overview

The retail industry could be losing nearly $1 trillion in sales annually due to business process errors that could be automated by AI, such as restocking in eCommerce. In this article, we discuss the top 3 most well-funded AI startups selling to the retail industry and how their solutions could help retailers and eCommerce sites save money lost to fraud and increase revenue through customer analytics.
Signifyd - Retail and eCommerce Fraud Detection
Signifyd is the most well-funded AI startup in the fraud detection industry for retail and eCommerce, having raised $180 million. They were founded in August 2011 and specialize in fraud detection for retail and eCommerce companies. Their most prominent offering is called “guaranteed fraud detection,” and it likely uses anomaly detection technology to recognize fraudulent transactions and prevent chargebacks. The offering was originally announced exclusively for the Magento eCommerce platform in 2017.

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A Pathway to Career Acceleration

A Pathway to Career Acceleration – Getting Started with AI

In this article, I'll showcase 6 examples of nontechnical professionals who used their business and subject-matter expertise (not their coding ability) to have more exciting careers in AI, and I respond directly a number of questions and comments from Emerj subscribers about AI knowledge for career advancement.

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The AI Career Gap – AI Knowledge as a Career Accelerator

Last month we ran a podcast series on the AI in Industry podcast on the theme of “Advancing Your Career in the Era of AI”, with a focus on how non-technical professionals can become more valuable in the market, and can become involved in AI projects and initiatives, without ever learning to code.
I received twice as much feedback on this series as any other series we’ve ever run on the podcast - which surprised me.
It surprised me because I think about everything on Emerj.com as being useful for nontechnical professionals. We’ve built our editorial calendar and our products around the needs of nontechnical professionals who want to make the most of their careers, but this recent series spoke to that topic directly.
But hitting directly on the theme of “Advancing Your Career in the Era of AI” clearly hit a cord.
For that reason, I’ve decided to release a three-part video and article series on that same topic, breaking down the lessons that were most important for me - and sharing a bit of my own story going from small-town martial arts instructor to international AI speaker and strategist.
Before getting into the small-town martial arts instructor part, I’d like the share a pivotal Silicon Valley conversation that changed the course of my career:

Autonomous Weapons in the Military - What's Possible and What's Legal

Autonomous Weapons in the Military – What’s Possible and What’s Legal

The military is always looking for ways to innovate its technology for weapons and vehicles, and it follows that AI and ML would become part of that work in the current decade. Currently, the Army is testing autonomous vehicles and aircraft for battlefield use. However, most AI applications for these vehicles do not have clearance to operate the weapons attached to them. 

The International Governance of AI - We Unite or We Fight

The International Governance of AI – We Unite or We Fight

The general premise of this article is different from most of my previous AI Power articles.

While most of the articles in this series have related to the near-term struggles for power between organizations and governments with regards to regulation, data, and international policy, this article will focus on the long-term trajectory that AI and technology are headed towards and what that means for the most powerful nations and organizations.

The Chatbot Landscape – 20 Chatbot Applications Across Industry Sectors

The Chatbot Landscape – 20 Chatbot Applications Across Industries

Chatbots are one of the most talked-about uses of natural language processing (NLP) software in business. Some of the most common application areas for chatbots include customer service, healthcare, and financial advisory.

Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity - What's Possible Today

Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity – Current Use-Cases and Capabilities

AI has made some inroads in the cybersecurity sector and several AI vendors claim to have launched products that use AI to help safeguard against cyber threats. At Emerj, we’ve seen many cybersecurity vendors offering AI and machine learning-based products to help identify and deal with cyber threats. Even the Pentagon created the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) to upgrade to AI-enabled capabilities in their cybersecurity efforts.

Predictive Maintenance in Oil and Gas - Current Applications

Predictive Maintenance in Oil and Gas – Vendors and Use-Cases

The International Energy Agency’s latest annual gas market report, Gas 2018, estimated that global gas demand could reach more than 4,100 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2023. This is an increase from 3,740 bcm in 2017. Greater gas demands mean more oil rigs, and the machines on these rigs break down.