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I was in Riyadh 2 weeks ago talking to C-Level bank executives about Conversational AI. Then, this week I was in Cairo doing the same. There is a lot of interest in the region in the technology – although there's also a lot of concern about how capable today&
This is somewhat alarming news if you're representing a traditional Conversational AI vendor. I actually found out about it thanks to reader Michael posting the news in the Conversational AI News Whatsapp channel. Thanks Michael! [Sidebar: You can join our WhatsApp channel with this invite link] After a
I didn't manage to make the DRUID AI Symbiosis III events in the UK or NY recently so I missed Scot Taylor's awesome presentation in person. But thankfully it's available online. I sat and watched it earlier. Scott is the AVP of Student Experience
I do enjoy reading Theo Priestly's comments on LinkedIn and today's post is no exception. He's highlighting this post by Bloomberg highlighting that Apple is apparently readying 'Conversational Siri' (or "LLM Siri" as it's apparently referred to internally
It's great to see how investment giant Fidelity is using Conversational AI – or some rather advanced chatbot technology – to help customers understand whether they are on track for saving for retirement. It's a good use of the technology and I'd expect to see this
I did have to smile when I saw the latest release from Virgin Media O2 detailing their aim to try and fight scammers. The company has deployed a bot trained by the super-famous YouTube scambaiter Jim Browning (do have a watch of some of his videos!) The company is encouraging
11x is one to keep an eye on. I've been doing so for a little while. Cracking the "agentic" or "agent" concept sufficiently to be able to sell digital workers to companies could unlock a heck of a lot of revenue potential. Equally, there&
Anything concerning the National Health Service ("NHS") in the United Kingdom tends to make mainstream news pretty quickly – and that's definitely the case with this news today from Great Ormond Street Hospital ("GOSH") which, together with the NHS Frontline Digitalisation Team has been testing
Now then, when it comes to using Conversational AI to manage and triage the candidate screening process, I think it's fair to say I wasn't necessarily sold on the concept. The idea, yes. The use of technology, yes. But the candidate experience? Are we at risk
The Information, one of my favourite technology focused news sites, is reporting that T-Mobile has agreed a deal with OpenAI thus: T-Mobile agreed to pay OpenAI roughly $100 million over the next three years as part of a deal to use the startup’s technology, The Information reported on Monday.
Were you wondering what Lance Berks, SVP of Amelia did next after the company was purchased by SoundHound? Here's your answer: He's joined Financial Services Conversational AI leader, Kasisto, as their new CEO (see the press release). This comes a month after the company raised its
News in from the team at Bain & Company today. They're announcing an expanded partnership with OpenAI. I've placed the release below as I'm sure it will be of specific interest to quite a few readers. Here are some takeaways that I picked out: