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Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are important, interrelated tools that help organizations streamline their processes and add intelligence to their workflows. They allow businesses to reach organizational goals by automating business processes, whereby they can increase efficiency and adapt to new business procedures. 

The history of artificial intelligence may feel like a dense and impenetrable subject for people who aren’t well-versed in computer science and its subsets. 

Instead of giving credence to fear-mongering books and films about artificially intelligent beings taking over the world and turning on humans (The Terminator, anyone?), it’s time we took a hard look at the proven benefits and potential risks of some real-world applications of artificial intelligence. 

Imagine a world where your business anticipates market trends before they emerge; healthcare predicts diseases before symptoms, and your personalized assistant handles your daily schedule.

Have you ever thought “Wow, they get me,” when interacting with a brand? It could be as simple as Netflix recommending the perfect show to binge, or Amazon suggesting a product that complements what’s already in your cart. We now expect these personalized experiences from brands. However, with more content, brands, and purchasing channels out there, it becomes difficult to personalize at scale. Enter the customer data platform (CDP). 

For decades, researchers and experts have mulled over how artificial intelligence can turn tables for the tech industry.

Accounting is one of the most important, yet daunting and expensive departments in almost all companies. Accountants oversee all financial operations of a business to help it run smoothly and efficiently. These include preparing and analyzing financial statements (e.g., cash flow, income statement, balance sheet), paying taxes on time, and maintaining the companies’ general ledger (GL). All these tasks require a great deal of human interaction that takes time and money; no matter how careful an employee may be, there is always the chance for human error, which could snowball and lead to devastating financial results in the future.

Making computers learn the ABC of a human brain.

“Alexa, what’s the temperature right now?” 

The news has been inundated with stories about brick and mortar stores closing at an astounding rate.