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Last Tuesday, 12 March 2019 saw over 450 delegates battle their way through the heavy rain in Manchester to attend the inaugural Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Showcase (RAI19) at the !Audacious Church in Salford. This blog provides a review of the day and news of a new opportunity.
A lot of companies want to cash in on the AI hype. A new study from London VC firm MMC claims that 40 percent of the European “AI startups” it surveyed don’t actually use artificial intelligence in a way that was material to their businesses.
For business leaders getting early value from AI is vital to the future competitiveness and productivity of their organisation. But like all forms of innovation, using AI and data intensive technologies are not without risks, so business leaders must carefully consider how they will make the best returns from their early AI innovation projects.
Shell will acquire German startup sonnen, staking a claim on the home energy storage market and further expanding its ever-increasing footprint in the clean energy industry.