IBM Watson
High-tech AI empowers people with better language translations
While on a business trip to China, my passport was stolen. I wasn’t sure what to do, so I approached a policeman for help. The poor performance of the translation app I downloaded led to the policeman going for his gun and my colleague running away in fear. Instead of saying “hello, how are you”, […]
How to improve social influencer marketing with AI technology
If you were a marketer, imagine the thrill of creating a commercial so compelling that your audience would skip through regular programming to get to it. That’s our goal at Influential. We’re in the business of helping brands, publishers and ad agencies create social media #ad and #sponsored posts that outperform organic content. We’ve achieved […]
Improving health care with connected analytics technology
At ZSL, a global technology integrator and solution provider with 20 years of experience, we’ve observed two trends that are transforming healthcare today: data analytics and connected health. Most healthcare firms have collected volumes of data from varied sources. We often help them with data integration, transmission, security and analysis to make sense of it. […]
How a high-tech AI solution can boost employee engagement
When I entered the workforce many years ago, I became disengaged because I felt overlooked by my managers—they never communicated the impact my work had on the organization. My experience mirrors the latest employee engagement research that shows employees crave real and immediate recognition. Just saying “good job” or “I appreciate you” doesn’t cut it; […]
How to succeed as an AI and blockchain startup
If you haven’t met Sia, perhaps you should get to know her. Sia is a digital AI assistant who helps make sense of the deluge of unstructured data. My company, Opentopic, a 25-employee startup, developed Sia for people who work in the financial services industry. Powered by IBM Watson and blockchain, purple-haired Sia won’t tell […]
How to boost marketing effectiveness with AI + Neurodata technology
It’s time for brands to get real. People are demanding authenticity today as they want brands to serve a greater purpose beyond the bottom line. This is increasingly how brands are seeking to set themselves apart and the ability to tell emotionally informed, purpose driven stories has never been more important. Centiment is a leading […]
Improving hospital bed management with AI
My company, Glintt, based in Portugal, is an IT solutions integrator with deep healthcare expertise. We regularly develop solutions that can reduce healthcare costs, increase efficiencies and improve the patient experience. Working with IBM, we recently developed WiseWard, a solution that helps achieve these goals using predictive analytics. The solution helps streamline hospital bed assignment […]
Save the Lawyer: AI technology accelerates and augments legal work
Law firms are under tremendous pressure to innovate to provide better value to their clients, who demand more value for their legal dollars. Providing higher-value services in turn boosts firms’ competitiveness. However, much of the day-to-day work of any legal office – whether it’s in-house counsel, a boutique firm or one of the largest legal […]
Panasonic innovates to help businesses delight customers
Providing a great guest experience drives the hospitality, travel and entertainment industries. Poor experiences affect brand loyalty and image and decrease guests’ likelihood to return to the venue, whether it’s a hotel, restaurant, theme park or stadium. Panasonic teamed with IBM to build the Digital Concierge Platform using IBM Watson technology on the IBM Cloud […]