Featuring Elie Finegold at Crow Holdings & L.D. Salmanson at Cherre followed by presentations from EliseAI, Otso & Valcre + panel.

Few things in the tech world get people more excited than artificial intelligence. AI research has been around for decades, but we've seen endless hype about it in the past few years. Elon Musk made headlines (as he always does) in 2018 when he said super-intelligent AI poses the greatest existential threat to humanity, more so than climate change and nuclear weapons. Various studies and reports lately claim AI will massively boost the economy, followed by the predictable headlines that robots are coming for our jobs. But how much of this talk is hype, and how much is based in reality? For every AI enthusiast, there's a scientist and researcher out there who will be quick to tell you that we're still far away from the holy grail of artificial general intelligence.

It's the key to nimbly adapting to the sometimes seismic shifts in business climates that unexpectedly arise. But according to Indico Data CEO Tom Wilde, it's something altogether else that could very well be of even more importance to firms today. "All organizations, it doesn't matter what industry you're in, recognize that their unique ability to codify the work that they do is a competitive advantage," Wilde explained. "That codification comes from the kind of investments they made in technology and the employee experience and customer experience." Investments in composable AI solutions enable the sort of codification Wilde referenced while allowing firms to build applications, workflows, and business processes with a modular approach that's rapidly interchangeable to suit the particularities of any use case--or business condition--that arises.

Ryan Letzeiser is the Co-Founder and CEO of Obie, a portfolio management platform for commercial and multi-family real estate recently named a Top 100 Finalist for the 2019 Chicago Innovation Awards. Obie also offers tailored and competitive property insurance products. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a newer technology being applied to commercial real estate (CRE). But implementing the technology can be expensive and require a strong IT team with knowledge of how to properly use it. Cloud-based AI is giving CRE companies easier access to technology without having to overcome the hurdles of expense, expertise, and information.

RealtyAds is a digital marketing platform that is using AI to help the commercial real estate industry more successfully market their buildings, brokers, and brands to key, target audiences. Trevor Marticke: After graduating from Colgate University with a focus in Political Science and Economics, Trevor moved to Chicago and began his real estate career. He worked as a Tenant Advisor for Transwestern Commercial Services representing companies looking for office space. After 3 years, Trevor and his team were recruited to Cushman & Wakefield to grow their practice globally and continue representing firms as their real estate advisors. Over his career Trevor worked on transactions as far reaching as Sydney, Australia and sourced / executed more than $350mm in total transaction value.

Ed. note: This is the first article in a two-part series about AI, its potential impact on how organizations approach security, and the accompanying considerations around implementation, efficacy, and compliance. Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) on track to help the world streamline and solve against tasks that are better left to a machine? One might think so, given everything we've seen and heard about the impact of AI on our society -- from our phones telling us the best way to drive home, to chatbots on e-commerce sites answering product questions, to devices as small as a thermostat or as large as an electric vehicle removing friction from everyday life. Now AI is entering the space of cybersecurity, promising to bring greater speed and accuracy in detecting and responding to breaches, user behavior analysis, or predicting new strains of malware. AI and machine learning technologies can help protect organizations from a continuously evolving threat landscape -- but AI is not just for sophisticated attacks, AI can also help protect against classic attack scenarios.

The sentiment across the legal technology community is that this year's ILTACON was a smashing success. More than 1500 members and 1700 exhibitors attended the conference in Orlando this year. Their vibe was energetic and people were definitely in good spirits. The need for and growth of technology continues and that's ultimately why we were there. We spent time in the exhibit hall and demo rooms talking to companies in the legal technology space to identify what's new and interesting.

The sentiment across the legal technology community is that this year's ILTACON was a smashing success. More than 1500 members and 1700 exhibitors attended the conference in Orlando this year. Their vibe was energetic and people were definitely in good spirits. The need for and growth of technology continues and that's ultimately why we were there. We spent time in the exhibit hall and demo rooms talking to companies in the legal technology space to identify what's new and interesting.

Montreal-based C2RO today announced that it has secured CAD$2.25 Million in new financing in a round led by Fonds Innovexport, with participation from GCI Capital Inc., Harbor Street Ventures, Tandemlaunch, Ministere de Economie et L'Innovation, and several angel investors in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. The funds will be used to accelerate the commercialization of C2RO's powerful enterprise grade cloud A.I. services. "We led the investment in C2RO because it has an excellent execution team, a significantly expanding Tier1 customer base, and a formidable technology position in the field of real-time machine vision A.I.," said Richard Bordeleau, President at Fonds Innovexport. "C2RO will have a tremendous impact on the industry and we want to support them through this journey." In June of 2018, the company introduced C2RO Engage, the world's first real-time cloud based facial recognition platform.

Like so many industries it came for over the past few years, the fourth industrial revolution is now heading straight for real estate, making huge waves that are only going to get bigger. Some of these advancements, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI), are going to have significant impact on the management of commercial real estate properties. One of the biggest benefits to advancements in AI and other technologies is having the ability to streamline so many of the property management processes, processes that are all critical to the management of a commercial building, especially ones that house a significant number of tenants. Managing these types of properties has never been an easy feat, but technology is reshaping what property management looks like, ultimately giving time back to property management companies to focus on revenue, continue to grow their business and provide more positive tenant experiences. AI in Commercial Property Management When it comes to commercial real estate, just like residential, there is constant change.