Organizations considering reinventing worker roles are increasingly employing intelligent automation solutions to create a hybrid workforce.

NEW YORK, NY – Duff & Phelps, the premiere global valuation and corporate finance advisor, has selected eBrevia's award-winning artificial intelligence technology to deploy throughout the enterprise for faster contract review. Duff & Phelps has already been using the software for large-scale contract review projects to augment its professionals' expertise and bring increased value to clients more quickly. The firm will continue to leverage the software for a variety of use cases as it advises clients on a range of strategic and complex business challenges. Duff & Phelps has been increasing its presence in the contract management space from two perspectives: legal management consulting and post-acquisition integration. As a legal management consultant, Duff & Phelps advises clients on selection and implementation of contract lifecycle management systems.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay and there is no turning back in the march of this technology as many devices and services are already integrated with this advanced computing power. Globally, businesses and government are exploring how AI can be used to enhance their services, and India is also not far behind in adopting the advanced practices. The advent of handsets with internet connection is one of the key factors enabling technology to make deep inroads in India. Aadhaar is a classic example of AI technology with biometric recognition being one of the key facets of its application. PwC India in its recent survey report titled "Artificial Intelligence--Hype or Reality" found that 60% of respondents believe that AI will enable people to live richer lives and further socio-economic causes such as economic growth, health and education and cybersecurity. Sudipta Ghosh, partner and leader, Data and Analytics, PwC India said, "Indian businesses, the government and individuals have, in recent years, also seen multiple use cases of AI in various facets of life.

Accessing #MWC18 could be as easy as looking in the mirror. PwC US and MEXIA One are attending GSMA's Mobile World Congress 2018 and will be conducting a demo of facial recognition technology. This is an exciting new technology with many industry uses; see one application at the event entrance. This year, eligible attendees can opt in to be part of the demo using "biometrics"--validated facial recognition via a face scan compared to a profile picture (clear, forward-facing head shot)--to access the event in addition to using their badge. For attendees who opt into the demo, biometric token data will be destroyed following MWC.

If you're just tuning in to this series, here's a brief recap of what we've discussed so far: Insurance is ripe for disruption, and insurers must balance two measures in order to respond. They need to get the Brilliant Basics right, and they need to innovate with Cutting New Ground initiatives. Both are necessary, as Brilliant Basics enables core transformation, which in turn frees up investment capital and enables the agility needed to innovate. It's about this point in the conversation when insurance leaders start looking uneasy. And that's when the elephant in the room starts knocking over the furniture.

Teach and Test Announced by Accenture today, the testing tools are meant to help developers create "safe, reliable and transparent" AI that effectively integrates into the scenarios it's designed for. The tools are based around the two-stage Teach and Test algorithm and address ethics, bias, security and compliance. The first stage of the process, "Teach," is used to focus the machine learning models and algorithms which train the AI. The Teaching process involves experimentation and statistical evaluation of different models to determine which is the most performant. The decision is made by assessing the model's accuracy, as well as additional factors such as its ethical basis and ability to withstand bias.

For the people most immersed in the tech sector, it's hard to think of a more controversial topic than the ultimate impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on society. By eventually empowering machines with a level of superintelligence, there are many different possible outcomes ranging from Kurzweil's technological singularity to the more dire predictions popularized by Elon Musk. Despite this wide gap in potential outcomes, most technologists do agree on one thing: AI will have a profound impact on the society and the way we do business. Today's infographic comes from the Extraordinary Future 2017, a new conference in Vancouver, BC that focuses on emerging technologies such as AI, autonomous vehicles, fintech, and blockchain tech. In the below infographic, we look recent projections from PwC and Accenture regarding AI's economic impact, as well as the industries and countries that will be the most profoundly affected. According to PwC's most recent report on the topic, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) will be transformative.

Accenture AI Testing is part of a complete range of testing services aimed at helping engineering professionals to be catalysts of speed, agility and business performance, while achieving spikes in productivity. Accenture serves over 1,000 testing clients across more than 40 industries, and has already used its "Teach and Test" methodology to train a conversational virtual agent for a financial services company's website, so that it could engage in accurate, unbiased conversations and know when to refer conversations to a human. The agent was trained 80% faster than previously possible, and achieved an 85% accuracy rate on customer recommendations. "The adoption of AI is accelerating as businesses see it's transformational value to power new innovations and growth," Bhaskar Ghosh, Group Chief Executive for Accenture Technology Services said. "As organisations embrace AI, it is critical to find better ways to train and sustain these systems – securely and with quality – to avoid adverse effects on business performance, brand reputation, compliance and humans."

Shock waves went out a few weeks ago when Google CEO Sundar Pichai called artificial intelligence (AI) "more profound than electricity or fire."1 It's no surprise that his provocative statement grabbed headlines. But I think Pichai is right. AI is a major transformative force that will change so many aspects of our lives at work and at home. I've been thinking about how AI will shape the next generation of customer care in financial services.

NEW YORK, USA – Businesses will soon be able to access dedicated testing services for AI systems, Accenture revealed in a new product announcement today. Accenture's AI Testing will provide companies with a methodology to help companies build, monitor, and measure reliable AI systems within their own infrastructure or by the cloud. It will form part of Accenture's Testing Services suite, which also includes testing strategy, engineering, digital, and enterprise technology for organizations. "The adoption of AI is accelerating as businesses see its transformational value to power new innovations and growth," said Bhaskar Ghosh, group chief executive of Accenture Technology Services. "As organizations embrace AI, it is critical to find better ways to train and sustain these systems – securely and with quality – to avoid adverse effects on business performance, brand reputation, compliance and humans."