Will artificial intelligence take over the world?

Many of us interact every day with Siri, Apple's voice-activated digital personal assistant. It can find information, give directions, send messages and is just one example of how artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a bigger part of everyday life. Machines are getting smarter, but experts are divided as to when AI will move on from basic tasks to the scary stuff of science fiction, if it ever will. But some risks are more immediate as technology increasingly threatens to replace workers in some sectors.

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Empowering Industry 4.0 with Artificial Intelligence

Article | March 19, 2024

The next step in industrial technology is about robotics, computers and equipment becoming connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) and enhanced by machine learning algorithms. Industry 4.0 has the potential to be a powerful driver of economic growth, predicted to add between $500 billion- $1.5 trillion in value to the global economy between 2018 and 2022, according to a report by Capgemini.

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How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Businesses

Article | April 30, 2024

Whilst there are many people that associate AI with sci-fi novels and films, its reputation as an antagonist to fictional dystopic worlds is now becoming a thing of the past, as the technology becomes more and more integrated into our everyday lives. AI technologies have become increasingly more present in our daily lives, not just with Alexa’s in the home, but also throughout businesses everywhere, disrupting a variety of different industries with often tremendous results. The technology has helped to streamline even the most mundane of tasks whilst having a breath-taking impact on a company’s efficiency and productivity

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The advances of AI in healthcare

Article | February 29, 2024

With the Government investing £250 million into the project, the Lab will consider how to use AI for the benefit of patients – whether this be the deployment of existing AI methods, the development of new technologies or the testing of their safety. Amongst other things, the initiative will aim to deliver earlier diagnoses of cancer. It is estimated that in excess of 50,000 extra patients could see their cancer being detected at an early stage, thus boosting survival rates. More specifically, a study has shown that AI is quicker in identifying brain tumour tissue than a pathologist.This would have a positive knock-on effect in other areas, such as enabling money to be saved (that otherwise would have been spent on further treatment) and reducing the workload of staff (at a time when there is a crisis in NHS workforce numbers).

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Three Keys to Successful AI Adoption

Article | February 10, 2020

Over the past several years, we have begun to see the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in businesses. According to a study for the AI Index 2019 Annual Report, more than half of respondents report their companies are using AI in at least one function or business unit. Thirty percent report they have AI embedded across multiple areas of their business. As businesses continue to develop their understanding of what is possible with AI, we can expect to see a continued increase in AI adoption.

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Lucid Software Launches APIs and Developer Platform

iTWire | August 21, 2023

Lucid Software, the leader in visual collaboration software, today announced the launch of its latest APIs and developer platform, which will enable Lucid users and partners to better streamline their workflows by creating, publishing, and distributing their apps and integrations within the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite. Top partners utilizing the APIs and developer platform at launch include Salesforce, Slack, ServiceNow, and Notion. “Our APIs and developer platform empower users and partners to build and deliver powerful, customized solutions for their teams and customers, further increasing efficiency and reducing context switching across apps,” said Dan Lawyer, chief product officer at Lucid Software. "Today’s teams need solutions that cut through the complexity and work where they work. By utilizing our latest APIs, users and partners will be able to leverage Lucid to strengthen existing workflows with the power of visual collaboration, enabling them to more quickly achieve alignment and accelerate innovation and productivity." Users can customize Lucidchart and Lucidspark to their use cases and bring visualization into their workflows by using the developer platform to build, test and distribute apps and integrations to their teams. Users will also be able to tap into the vast resources of Lucid's extensive worldwide user base, which boasts over 60 million users, by easily sharing their apps and leveraging the creative output of other users. The newest iteration of APIs will allow developers to create custom shape libraries, bidirectional data integrations and auto-visualizations to accommodate a wide array of use cases. This update builds upon already available functionality, such as embedding Lucid docs in other applications and managing access to docs and folders. Users can also import their own assets into Lucid (like links, photos and videos) to clarify complexity. Examples of ways partners are already leveraging these features include: Salesforce: Users can easily customize templates, charts and projects in the Salesforce shape library in Lucidchart to standardize documentation across the company. Slack: Slack’s open and extensible platform makes it easy for users to quickly create, access and share Lucid visuals without ever leaving Slack. ServiceNow: Users can automatically generate Lucidchart diagrams from their ServiceNow® Application Portfolio Management (APM) data to quickly visualize and understand areas for optimization across an application portfolio. Notion: Lucid documents can be directly embedded, viewed and shared in Notion so that teams can keep their visuals and context all in one place. Headroom: Users can hold AI-powered meetings directly in Lucid to transition from brainstorming to decision-making without leaving the platform. Streamline: Users can access Streamline's extensive library of icon and illustration sets directly in Lucid to add beautiful and consistent imagery to boards and diagrams. Rewatch: Rewatch videos can be shared directly into Lucid documents so users can capture, share and retain knowledge asynchronously. The launch of Lucid’s new APIs and developer platform, along with powerful data-driven visuals and existing advanced customizations and integrations, further enables users and developers to quickly build advanced workflows for their teams and get more done faster. To learn more, visit lucid.co/developers. About Lucid Software Lucid Software is the leader in visual collaboration, helping teams see and build the future from idea to reality. With its products—Lucidchart, Lucidspark, and Lucidscale—teams can align around a shared vision, clarify complexity, and collaborate visually, no matter where they're located. Top businesses use Lucid's products all around the world, including customers such as Google, GE and NBC Universal. Lucid's partners include industry leaders such as Google, Atlassian and Microsoft. Since the company's founding, it has received numerous awards for its products, business and workplace culture. For more information, visit lucid.co.

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Applitools Acquires Preflight to Help Bring Its AI Powered Testing Platform to Teams of All Skill Sets

Prnewswire | June 30, 2023

Applitools, the pioneer and leader in the field of AI-powered test automation tools, announced today the acquisition of Preflight, a cutting-edge test automation platform specializing in low-code test automation. With this strategic acquisition, Applitools expands its platform and strengthens its position as the testing platform of the future, infusing AI in key parts of the testing lifecycle. With Preflight's low-code testing solution, anyone in the organization, regardless of their technical capabilities, can create, run, and maintain automated tests at exceptional speed. Since there is no need to write code, teams can create complex end-to-end test scenarios without the need to invest costly engineering resources. This means more of the application can be properly tested without slowing down investment or release velocity of new features and products. With this acquisition, Applitools expands its portfolio to offer an end-to-end testing platform that covers the entire automated testing lifecycle. This includes full support for authoring tests through Preflight low-code solution, as well as tests created with open-source frameworks like Selenium, Playwright or Cypress - enabling you to inject AI to your testing process, regardless of your team's skill set. Applitools customers will now benefit from enhanced AI-driven test authoring, execution, and analysis capabilities. These capabilities will allow teams to move faster and automate their tests more quickly, easily, and accurately than ever before. Gil Sever, Co-Founder of Applitools, reflects on the company's landmark acquisition, stating, "The acquisition of Preflight is a pivotal moment for Applitools. By welcoming Preflight's talented team into the Applitools family, we're merging their expertise in low-code test automation with our flagship Eyes and Ultrafast Test Cloud offering. Together, we're poised to redefine how organizations automate their testing to deliver exceptional user experiences, maintaining our leadership in a dynamic and rapidly evolving category." Adam Carmi, Co-Founder and CTO of Applitools, emphasized the strategic rationale behind the acquisition, stating, "We are thrilled to join forces with Preflight, a company that shares our passion for delivering innovative testing solutions powered by AI. This acquisition aligns perfectly with our commitment to providing advanced technologies that help organizations deliver flawless digital experiences to their users. After examining dozens of low code tools, Preflight stood out as having the most robust AI abilities, and allowing anyone on the team to author and maintain tests to solve complex real-world automation challenges without relying on developers for help." Mustafa Bayramoglu, Founder and CEO of Preflight, expressed excitement about the acquisition and the potential it holds for the industry. "We are proud of the solutions we have built at Preflight, and we are thrilled to become part of the Applitools family," said Bayramoglu. "Applitools is renowned for its commitment to pioneering AI-based testing, and together, we can take our technologies to new heights. By joining forces, we will empower organizations to test code with unprecedented speed, accuracy and efficiency, ultimately delivering exceptional user experiences." Terms of the deal were not disclosed. HMB served as legal advisor to Preflight and Massumi + Consoli LLP served as legal advisor to Applitools. About Applitools Applitools offers the industry's next generation test automation platform, infusing AI in every step of the testing lifecycle. Applitools Eyes is the only market solution to replicate the 'human eye' and automatically spot functional and visual bugs with every release. Now with Applitools' Ultrafast Test Cloud, Ultrafast Grid, and Execution Cloud, nearly everyone in the organization is seamlessly integrated into the testing process – from design, development, QA, operations, marketing and product teams. Hundreds of the world's top brands – including more than 25% of the Fortune 500 – trust Applitools to reliably ship applications faster to delight millions of users on any device and browser, and across every screen size and operating system.

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Raydiant Acquires Sightcorp and Perch to Boost In-store Experience Using Enhanced AI and Computer Vision

Raydiant | January 12, 2023

On January 11, 2023, Raydiant, a leader in-store experiences, acquired Sightcorp and Perch, thereby deepening its AI and computer vision capabilities. Additionally, Raydiant has added hundreds of application partners in order to become the leading in-store experience platform. The completion of the two acquisitions will add increased capabilities to a single platform, thus enabling retailers to develop dynamic and data-driven experiences that only Raydiant can create. The new groundbreaking capabilities to enhance in-store experience include Lift-and-learn, People AI, Interactive digital signage and an Open application marketplace. Raydiant revealed that its Raydiant Marketplace now includes hundreds of partner applications, such as virtual try-On platforms PerfectCorp, FaceCake, and Holition; retail media network monetization platforms; inventory and planogram compliance detection; and employee management and gamification. Raydiant has also joined with the leading point-of-sale systems for catalogs, dynamic menus, pricing, and personalization, including Square, NCR, Lightspeed, Toast, PAR/Brink, and Clover. Six among the top 10 consumer packaged goods firms and six of the top 25 retailers use Raydiant's platform, which drives an average sales growth of 87%. In addition, Business Insider has named Raydiant as one of the top ten most promising startups among venture capitalists. Raydiant continues to bolster its platform to develop a truly personalized shopping experience that blends the best of digital and physical shopping, therefore enhancing customer engagement and loyalty. About Raydiant Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Raydiant is the prominent in-location experience management platform for the world's leading retail, e-commerce, restaurant, hospitality and banking companies. Its platform enables enterprises to develop customized and engaging end-to-end content experiences that drive more customer and employee engagement, hence boosting client revenue. Raydiant's cloud-based, plug-and-play solution allows clients to design, manage, and expand on-screen experiences across one or one hundred thousand locations, saving them time, resources, and logistical headaches. It works with more than 3,500 brands, from SMB to enterprise, including First Bank, Dickey's BBQ, Harvard University, The Salvation Army, Red Bull, Chick-Fil-A, Thomson Reuters, as well as the U.S. gourmet burger chain, Wahlburgers.

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Lucid Software Launches APIs and Developer Platform

iTWire | August 21, 2023

Lucid Software, the leader in visual collaboration software, today announced the launch of its latest APIs and developer platform, which will enable Lucid users and partners to better streamline their workflows by creating, publishing, and distributing their apps and integrations within the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite. Top partners utilizing the APIs and developer platform at launch include Salesforce, Slack, ServiceNow, and Notion. “Our APIs and developer platform empower users and partners to build and deliver powerful, customized solutions for their teams and customers, further increasing efficiency and reducing context switching across apps,” said Dan Lawyer, chief product officer at Lucid Software. "Today’s teams need solutions that cut through the complexity and work where they work. By utilizing our latest APIs, users and partners will be able to leverage Lucid to strengthen existing workflows with the power of visual collaboration, enabling them to more quickly achieve alignment and accelerate innovation and productivity." Users can customize Lucidchart and Lucidspark to their use cases and bring visualization into their workflows by using the developer platform to build, test and distribute apps and integrations to their teams. Users will also be able to tap into the vast resources of Lucid's extensive worldwide user base, which boasts over 60 million users, by easily sharing their apps and leveraging the creative output of other users. The newest iteration of APIs will allow developers to create custom shape libraries, bidirectional data integrations and auto-visualizations to accommodate a wide array of use cases. This update builds upon already available functionality, such as embedding Lucid docs in other applications and managing access to docs and folders. Users can also import their own assets into Lucid (like links, photos and videos) to clarify complexity. Examples of ways partners are already leveraging these features include: Salesforce: Users can easily customize templates, charts and projects in the Salesforce shape library in Lucidchart to standardize documentation across the company. Slack: Slack’s open and extensible platform makes it easy for users to quickly create, access and share Lucid visuals without ever leaving Slack. ServiceNow: Users can automatically generate Lucidchart diagrams from their ServiceNow® Application Portfolio Management (APM) data to quickly visualize and understand areas for optimization across an application portfolio. Notion: Lucid documents can be directly embedded, viewed and shared in Notion so that teams can keep their visuals and context all in one place. Headroom: Users can hold AI-powered meetings directly in Lucid to transition from brainstorming to decision-making without leaving the platform. Streamline: Users can access Streamline's extensive library of icon and illustration sets directly in Lucid to add beautiful and consistent imagery to boards and diagrams. Rewatch: Rewatch videos can be shared directly into Lucid documents so users can capture, share and retain knowledge asynchronously. The launch of Lucid’s new APIs and developer platform, along with powerful data-driven visuals and existing advanced customizations and integrations, further enables users and developers to quickly build advanced workflows for their teams and get more done faster. To learn more, visit lucid.co/developers. About Lucid Software Lucid Software is the leader in visual collaboration, helping teams see and build the future from idea to reality. With its products—Lucidchart, Lucidspark, and Lucidscale—teams can align around a shared vision, clarify complexity, and collaborate visually, no matter where they're located. Top businesses use Lucid's products all around the world, including customers such as Google, GE and NBC Universal. Lucid's partners include industry leaders such as Google, Atlassian and Microsoft. Since the company's founding, it has received numerous awards for its products, business and workplace culture. For more information, visit lucid.co.

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Applitools Acquires Preflight to Help Bring Its AI Powered Testing Platform to Teams of All Skill Sets

Prnewswire | June 30, 2023

Applitools, the pioneer and leader in the field of AI-powered test automation tools, announced today the acquisition of Preflight, a cutting-edge test automation platform specializing in low-code test automation. With this strategic acquisition, Applitools expands its platform and strengthens its position as the testing platform of the future, infusing AI in key parts of the testing lifecycle. With Preflight's low-code testing solution, anyone in the organization, regardless of their technical capabilities, can create, run, and maintain automated tests at exceptional speed. Since there is no need to write code, teams can create complex end-to-end test scenarios without the need to invest costly engineering resources. This means more of the application can be properly tested without slowing down investment or release velocity of new features and products. With this acquisition, Applitools expands its portfolio to offer an end-to-end testing platform that covers the entire automated testing lifecycle. This includes full support for authoring tests through Preflight low-code solution, as well as tests created with open-source frameworks like Selenium, Playwright or Cypress - enabling you to inject AI to your testing process, regardless of your team's skill set. Applitools customers will now benefit from enhanced AI-driven test authoring, execution, and analysis capabilities. These capabilities will allow teams to move faster and automate their tests more quickly, easily, and accurately than ever before. Gil Sever, Co-Founder of Applitools, reflects on the company's landmark acquisition, stating, "The acquisition of Preflight is a pivotal moment for Applitools. By welcoming Preflight's talented team into the Applitools family, we're merging their expertise in low-code test automation with our flagship Eyes and Ultrafast Test Cloud offering. Together, we're poised to redefine how organizations automate their testing to deliver exceptional user experiences, maintaining our leadership in a dynamic and rapidly evolving category." Adam Carmi, Co-Founder and CTO of Applitools, emphasized the strategic rationale behind the acquisition, stating, "We are thrilled to join forces with Preflight, a company that shares our passion for delivering innovative testing solutions powered by AI. This acquisition aligns perfectly with our commitment to providing advanced technologies that help organizations deliver flawless digital experiences to their users. After examining dozens of low code tools, Preflight stood out as having the most robust AI abilities, and allowing anyone on the team to author and maintain tests to solve complex real-world automation challenges without relying on developers for help." Mustafa Bayramoglu, Founder and CEO of Preflight, expressed excitement about the acquisition and the potential it holds for the industry. "We are proud of the solutions we have built at Preflight, and we are thrilled to become part of the Applitools family," said Bayramoglu. "Applitools is renowned for its commitment to pioneering AI-based testing, and together, we can take our technologies to new heights. By joining forces, we will empower organizations to test code with unprecedented speed, accuracy and efficiency, ultimately delivering exceptional user experiences." Terms of the deal were not disclosed. HMB served as legal advisor to Preflight and Massumi + Consoli LLP served as legal advisor to Applitools. About Applitools Applitools offers the industry's next generation test automation platform, infusing AI in every step of the testing lifecycle. Applitools Eyes is the only market solution to replicate the 'human eye' and automatically spot functional and visual bugs with every release. Now with Applitools' Ultrafast Test Cloud, Ultrafast Grid, and Execution Cloud, nearly everyone in the organization is seamlessly integrated into the testing process – from design, development, QA, operations, marketing and product teams. Hundreds of the world's top brands – including more than 25% of the Fortune 500 – trust Applitools to reliably ship applications faster to delight millions of users on any device and browser, and across every screen size and operating system.

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Raydiant Acquires Sightcorp and Perch to Boost In-store Experience Using Enhanced AI and Computer Vision

Raydiant | January 12, 2023

On January 11, 2023, Raydiant, a leader in-store experiences, acquired Sightcorp and Perch, thereby deepening its AI and computer vision capabilities. Additionally, Raydiant has added hundreds of application partners in order to become the leading in-store experience platform. The completion of the two acquisitions will add increased capabilities to a single platform, thus enabling retailers to develop dynamic and data-driven experiences that only Raydiant can create. The new groundbreaking capabilities to enhance in-store experience include Lift-and-learn, People AI, Interactive digital signage and an Open application marketplace. Raydiant revealed that its Raydiant Marketplace now includes hundreds of partner applications, such as virtual try-On platforms PerfectCorp, FaceCake, and Holition; retail media network monetization platforms; inventory and planogram compliance detection; and employee management and gamification. Raydiant has also joined with the leading point-of-sale systems for catalogs, dynamic menus, pricing, and personalization, including Square, NCR, Lightspeed, Toast, PAR/Brink, and Clover. Six among the top 10 consumer packaged goods firms and six of the top 25 retailers use Raydiant's platform, which drives an average sales growth of 87%. In addition, Business Insider has named Raydiant as one of the top ten most promising startups among venture capitalists. Raydiant continues to bolster its platform to develop a truly personalized shopping experience that blends the best of digital and physical shopping, therefore enhancing customer engagement and loyalty. About Raydiant Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Raydiant is the prominent in-location experience management platform for the world's leading retail, e-commerce, restaurant, hospitality and banking companies. Its platform enables enterprises to develop customized and engaging end-to-end content experiences that drive more customer and employee engagement, hence boosting client revenue. Raydiant's cloud-based, plug-and-play solution allows clients to design, manage, and expand on-screen experiences across one or one hundred thousand locations, saving them time, resources, and logistical headaches. It works with more than 3,500 brands, from SMB to enterprise, including First Bank, Dickey's BBQ, Harvard University, The Salvation Army, Red Bull, Chick-Fil-A, Thomson Reuters, as well as the U.S. gourmet burger chain, Wahlburgers.

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