ORS SA is a Swiss company and a part of ORS GROUP (www.ors.ai), which is a network of software companies developing and selling cross-industry solutions for optimizing and automating business processes using proprietary A.I., Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics algorithms. The origin of ORS GROUP is in Italy, at O.R.S. Srl founded by Prof. Pierluigi Riva, a visionary expert in operational research. We at ORS GROUP are a team of IT-developers, mathematicians, statisticians, economists, econometricians, physicists and specialists in several fields of applied science. We have a global presence with offices in several countries. Companies of ORS GROUP shall develop for ORS SA all Hypersmart Contracts and the Platform, as well as make available the vast portfolio of Algorithms and Algo-based optimization software solutions on the Platform.

Minister Breen stated, "Ireland's engagement at the forefront of initiatives at EU level to progress the digital transformation agenda is essential if we are to maximise the benefits arising from technological developments. Through our long-term Enterprise Strategy, Enterprise 2025, we have committed to developing an ambitious vision and strategy for Ireland's digital economy, that will drive a coordinated, cross-government approach to deliver on a range of inter-related policies, encompassing International and EU developments and developments at both the business environmental level and firm level."

Recently, The Spectator, in association with NatWest, brought together leading entrepreneurs, MPs and technology writers to discuss where Artificial Intelligence (AI) – or the fourth industrial revolution as it is often termed – is taking us. Guests included: Simon McNamara, group CAO of NatWest, Damian Collins MP, Tugce Bulut, CEO of Streetbees, Nathan Gralton, MD of Scopesuite, Rob O'Donovan, CEO of Charlie HR, Jesse Lozano, CEO of Pi-Top, Charles Arthur, former tech editor for The Guardian and Independent, Alan Mak MP, Sarah Drinkwater, head of Campus London for Google, Rory Cellen-Jones, BBC technology correspondent, Kevin Hanley, director of innovation for NatWest, Leigh Renders, Senior Public Affairs Manager for NatWest and Lesley Smith, UK Director of Public Policy for Amazon. Fraser Nelson chaired the discussion. A podcast was recorded on the same day, which can be played above. NatWest recently opened its own innovation centre, Open Experience, at its HQ at Gogarburn in Edinburgh and the bank is set to replicate this hub in London next month.

The Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Mr Pat Breen, will today attend EU Digital Day 2018 where he will sign a number of political Declarations, including one on Artificial Intelligence (AI). This one-day event in Brussels is organised by the European Commission and will bring together high-level stakeholders in the fields of digital technology and telecommunication with the aim of putting Europe's digital future in the spotlight. The purpose of Digital Day is to facilitate discussion on priority issues on the digital agenda. The event is structured around initiatives to reach joint commitments related to the digital future of Europe in order to encourage investment in European digital technologies and infrastructures. At the event, Minister Breen will sign up to political Declarations on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Innovation Radar on behalf of Ireland.

"By 2020, 85% of customer interactions will be managed without a human" – Gartner Today's customers live in an omnichannel world. But most companies still force these evolved customers onto engagement paths that are steeped in legacy and instantly feel outdated. Artificial intelligence can be successfully employed to provide an intelligent, convenient and informed customer experience at any point along the customer journey. This will result in re-imagined customer experiences and end-to-end customer journeys that are integrated and more personal, so that they feel more natural to customers. In this post, I will lay out why artificial intelligence is a game changer in CX, take a look under the hood at how AI is applied to CX, and explore use cases for how leading edge companies are already reaping benefits from AI applications in customer experience.

ML has become a fundamental part of the 21st century; from Netflix recommendations to fraud detection, ML is ever- present in our daily lives. At its roots, ML effectively applies statistics and pattern recognition, we will use these ideas to help solve a range of modern-day problems. C is a very fast language to execute your code and is extensively used when your final "models" are being deployed. If you want to run a program, with a lot of array calculation then C should be your weapon of choice. This course will start off with a broad overview of ML and the varying methods associated with it.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify at two Capitol Hill hearings this week over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and we asked our tech reporter why that matters. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (center) walks out of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office after their meeting on Capitol Hill. WASHINGTON -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying for the first time ever before Congress on Tuesday as he attempts to apologize for high-profile privacy breaches at the social media giant and convince doubtful lawmakers that he can fix the problem without government intervention. Zuckerberg is trying to restore public confidence after recent revelations that data from up to 87 million Facebook users was shared with Cambridge Analytica, a data mining firm used by the Trump campaign in the 2016 election. The information was shared without users' knowledge.

Scientists believe the introduction of a hormone-like system, such as the one found in the human brain, could give AI the ability to reason and make decisions like people do. Recent research indicates human emotion, to a certain extent, is the byproduct of learning. And that means machines may have to risk depression or worse if they ever want to think or feel. Zachary Mainen, a neuroscientist at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, speaking at the Canonical Computation in Brains and Machines symposium, discussed the implications of recent experiments to discover the effects serotonin has on decision making. According to Mainen and his team, serotonin may not be related to'mood' or emotional states such as happiness, but instead is a neuro-modulator designed to update and change learning parameters in the brain.

Six months ago, I wrote that "The West is Unaware of the Deep Learning Sputnik moment". It turns out mathematician Cedric Villani began a 6 month journey to learn all that needs to be learned about Deep Learning. He is the author of a report that France will use to drive their future Deep Learning strategy. Villani's report is titled "For a Meaningful Artificial Intelligence: Towards a French and European Strategy". Although Villani uses the term "Artificial Intelligence" to appeal to a much wider audience, he is actually responding to the "particular" developments of Deep Learning.

In the world of robotics, many ideas that once seemed to be the unattainable dreams of forward-thinking visionaries like autonomous cars are quickly coming to life. Robot-assisted surgery is delivering better patient outcomes at less cost. Automated warehouses are making it possible for retailers like Amazon and Ocado to fulfill customer orders faster and cheaper than ever. Amputees can now control robotic limbs with their minds. Agricultural robots are revolutionizing how crops are planted, monitored, fed, weeded, watered, and harvested.