The avalanche of new data generated by these gadgets will enable carriers to understand their customers better, leading to new product categories, more tailored pricing, and increasingly real-time service delivery. FREMONT, CA: The disruption caused by COVID-19 shifted the timetables for AI adoption by considerably speeding up insurers' digitalization. The underlying AI technologies are already in use in the workplaces, homes, vehicles, and bodies. Organizations must react almost immediately to accommodate remote workers, extend their digital capabilities to facilitate distribution, and modernize their web channels. While most firms did not engage extensively in AI during the epidemic, the increased emphasis on digital technology and a more substantial openness to embracing change will enable them to integrate AI into their operations.

On Thursday, Amazon introduced nearly a dozen new Alexa-powered products to the world. Some, like this year's Echo Dot, were standard upgrades to familiar products. But in the bulk of the newcomers you could see the full payoff of Amazon's longstanding strategy to put Alexa in more than just speakers. Which is exactly where it needs to be if it wants to stay ahead of Google. Products like the Echo Wall Clock and AmazonBasics Microwave--both of which connect to Echo speakers over Bluetooth--elicited jokes, mostly Kellyann Conway-related.

Alibaba A.I. Labs, Baidu DuerOS and iFLYTEK, among others, will exhibit the latest in big data analytics, speech recognition and predictive technology. With China setting the pace to become a global innovation leader in AI, CES Asia will bring together the biggest players shaping the future of artificial intelligence. "Artificial intelligence is one of those exciting technologies that will become ubiquitous in the next decade as it becomes more deeply embedded in the products that we use day in and day out to make our lives better, " said John T. Kelley, senior director, international programs and show director, CES Asia. "AI is already being incorporated in everyday consumer technology products that provide practical benefits, including cars, smart homes, robotics, health and wellness devices and home security. China is leading the way in AI, embracing innovation and setting global standards and it will be front and center during CES Asia 2018!" More, ARM Accelerator and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will bring several cutting-edge companies to CES Asia.

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) today announced that CES Asia 2018 will highlight advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) as a new dedicated product category on the show floor, building on the successful demonstration of AI applications across the latest consumer tech products showcased at CES earlier this year. Alibaba A.I. Labs, Baidu DuerOS and iFLYTEK, among others, will exhibit the latest in big data analytics, speech recognition and predictive technology. With China setting the pace to become a global innovation leader in AI, CES Asia will bring together the biggest players shaping the future of artificial intelligence. "Artificial intelligence is one of those exciting technologies that will become ubiquitous in the next decade as it becomes more deeply embedded in the products that we use day in and day out to make our lives better, " said John T. Kelley, senior director, international programs and show director, CES Asia. "AI is already being incorporated in everyday consumer technology products that provide practical benefits, including cars, smart homes, robotics, health and wellness devices and home security. China is leading the way in AI, embracing innovation and setting global standards and it will be front and center during CES Asia 2018!" More, ARM Accelerator and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will bring several cutting-edge companies to CES Asia.