AI

To reduce markdowns and break out of a lull in sales, H&M is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data to tailor its merchandising mix in its brick-and-mortar stores. The fashion retailer is using algorithms to gain insights from returns, receipts and data from loyalty cards to improve its bottom lines, according to news source Retail Dive reports. H&M is utilizing the technology in a store located in an upscale section of Stockholm, Sweden. It has so far learned that women make up most of its... [Lire la suite]

Advisers assisted by robots, improved HRD thanks to software ... a study lists the changes underway in the banking sector. Will the HR departments of the banks soon become "HRMD", "Human Resources and Machinery Departments"? The idea, a bit scary, is among the recommendations of a report from the firm Athling, "Artificial intelligence in the bank: employment and skills," which will be released on December 7. This study, commissioned and managed by the Observatory of the Bank's trades, the statistical and prospective collection body... [Lire la suite]

The concept of smart city visions is advancing across the globe. But what will they look like and how will they work? Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells and Alexandra Whittington of Fast Future explore the possibilities The city of the future is a symbol of progress. The sci-fi vision of the future city with sleek skyscrapers and flying cars has started to give way to a more plausible, human, practical and green image known as the smart city. While smart city visions differ, at their heart is the notion that in the coming decades, the... [Lire la suite]

In this article, I clarify the various roles of the data scientist, and how data science compares and overlaps with related fields such as machine learning, deep learning, AI, statistics, IoT, operations research, and applied mathematics. As data science is a broad discipline, I start by describing the different types of data scientists that one may encounter in any business setting: you might even discover that you are a data scientist yourself, without knowing it. As in any scientific discipline, data scientists may borrow... [Lire la suite]

The customer has taken control of the industrial world. It is impossible to risk the breakdown of production while the whole production chain must work under tension: customer delays, supply, etc. Time to Market has become a key issue of differentiation and sometimes even survival. Maintenance is now a strategic function in companies. Good news, innovative technologies will make it possible to go from a penalizing healing to a safe preventive! Who still believes that repairing a breakdown even in the shortest possible time is a... [Lire la suite]

Blockchain, artificial intelligence, security, partnership with FinTechs ... The banks are working on their digital transformation. However, the risk of uberization does not seem to be the sting of these great maneuvers. Testimony of HSBC France. "Energize the company without dynamiting the existing". . HSBC France confirms this at first sight. Its increased orientation towards customers is thus "in support and in agreement with these FinTechs". The bank works with a French aggregator of bank... [Lire la suite]

Future of IT: Investment bank Goldman Sachs will appoint its CIO as Deputy CFO. Incongruity? No, a simple consequence of the computerization of the bank's trades. With automation, many jobs are being trapped. Computer automation is progressing at Goldman Sachs, and "even the masters of the universe are under threat" assures the MIT website. The article discusses the introduction of software that changes the way finance and its most powerful players work. Above all, it seems that this transformation totally reorganizes the ecosystem:... [Lire la suite]

Gil Press , Contributor  The market for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is flourishing. Beyond the hype and the heightened media attention, the numerous startups and the internet giants racing to acquire them, there is a significant increase in investment and adoption by enterprises. A Narrative Science survey found last year that 38% of enterprises are already using AI, growing to 62% by 2018. Forrester Research predicted a greater than 300% increase in investment in artificial intelligence in 2017 compared... [Lire la suite]