Animation on your phone on the fly, or getting Alexa to play a musical compilation – those are just two examples of how we use artificial intelligence (AI) in our day-to-day lives, whether we know it or not. But AI is much more than that. AI is all about training computers by example, rather than programming. UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, speaking at Davos last month, said the UK could be a world leader in AI. The environment for AI start ups in the UK has improved markedly over the years, when it comes to industry interest and the talent available, according to Joyeeta Das, CEO of startup Gyana.

Gyana is an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up launched by Oxford Saïd MBA alumna, Joyeeta Das. Gyana uses a sophisticated algorithm to combine big data and complex data analytics to identify and record patterns across cities and present them in an interactive format. Its customers include consulting firms, marketing houses, media firms, government agencies, consumer goods companies and real estate developers. Gyana's functionality has also been used by US space agency NASA and the UK Ministry of Defence. Prior to joining the full-time MBA in August 2014, Joyeeta worked as a software engineer at Cisco Systems.