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SUMMARY:Future landscapes of generative AI in business
DESCRIPTION:The “Future landscapes of generative AI” recording is our sixth in the “Approachable AI” series. This is a recording of our live presentation at the FutureTech Oulu event. These webinars aim at decision-makers who approach AI from customer\, product\, and business perspectives. AI is technical\, but we see technology as an enabler\, not the primary purpose. Understanding the future of generative AI is key to this approach. \n\n\n\n\n\nGenerative AI will speed up the automation of business professionals’ work so that half of our work will be automated in just over 20 years. Like the online boom at the turn of the millennium\, generative AI will touch virtually every company. Why? Because almost every company has sales\, marketing\, and customer operations. Also\, nearly every company is a software company. These functions represent 75% of the generative AI’s impact. The future of generative AI will see these changes manifest across various industries. You can benefit from AI by buying readymade products or building AI into great solutions. We’ll cover the complexity and cost of modifying different levels of the AI tech stack. It’s often overlooked that technology change is easy compared to changing people. The future of generative AI will necessitate not just technology adoption\, but also drive recruitment\, retaining\, downsizing\, retraining\, and partnering.
URL:https://www.a-cx.com/event/future-landscapes-of-generative-ai-in-business/
LOCATION:Tapahtumakeskus Tullisali\, Tyrnäväntie 16\, Oulu\, Oulu\, 90400\, Finland
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Webinars
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SUMMARY:AI and cybersecurity
DESCRIPTION:The “AI and cybersecurity” webinar is our fifth in the “Approachable AI” series. These webinars aim at decision-makers who approach AI from customer\, product\, and business perspectives. AI is technical\, but we see technology as an enabler\, not the primary purpose. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis time\, we have a guest speaker\, Jari Salomaa\, Co-Founder and CEO of Valo Security. Jari and Mikko will cover AI’s impact on the cybersecurity landscape\, security threats\, and mitigations. The topic is of utmost importance\, as 53% of organizations see Generative AI as a cybersecurity risk\, and 38% act on it (McKinsey). We’ll present examples and gain valuable insights for decision-makers approaching AI from customer\, product\, and business perspectives. Technology is an enabler\, and this webinar will show you how. \n\n\n\nIt was exciting to join the webinar to discuss the impacts of AI on the connected enterprise\, B2B software landscape\, and what it means to security and privacy. Jari Salomaa
URL:https://www.a-cx.com/event/ai-and-cybersecurity/
LOCATION:https://www.a-cx.com/event/ai-and-cybersecurity/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:AI in Europe
DESCRIPTION:The “AI in Europe” webinar is the fourth in the “Approachable AI” series. These webinars aim at decision-makers who approach AI from customer\, product\, and business perspectives. As we see it\, AI is technical\, but technology is an enabler\, not the primary purpose. \n\n\n\n\n\nFirst\, we recap the highlights of our first three webinars. We’ll cover an intro to AI\, building AI solutions\, and their cost. Looking at these through European lenses may look different than in the US. \n\n\n\nSecond\, the emerging European Union’s AI legislation is a hot topic. EU has a long history of being the front runner in legislating\, e.g.\, consumer privacy. EU’s actions have also paved the way for California and an increasing number of states to introduce or expand their consumer privacy laws. The EU’s AI Act has different rules for different risk levels. Classifications to a particular risk level may be a result of\, e.g.\, the activity (AI facial recognition)\, product category (toys\, aviation)\, and application area (law enforcement). The new regulations establish obligations for providers and users\, including privacy and transparency. \n\n\n\nWe also cover AI interest in Europe vs. elsewhere\, AI benefits\, financing\, and resourcing. Finally\, we look at the latest Microsoft 365 Copilot features.
URL:https://www.a-cx.com/event/ai-in-europe/
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SUMMARY:Cost and pricing of AI
DESCRIPTION:We empower business leaders to tackle customer challenges and seize opportunities by better understanding the cost of building AI and the pricing and packaging of AI products. \n\n\n\nThe “Cost and Pricing of AI” webinar is our third one in the “Approachable AI” series. These webinars aim at decision-makers who approach AI from customer\, product\, and business perspectives. As we see it\, AI is technical\, but technology is an enabler\, not the primary purpose. \n\n\n\n\n\nFirst\, we explore the cost elements when building an AI-enhanced solution. In this fast-evolving space\, costs can be unpredictable. New AI models and tools are constantly launched\, and the price changes can be dramatic. Also\, estimating the resource needs may take much work to predict. This goes for data collection\, training efforts\, and computing resources. \n\n\n\nSecond\, we guide you through the critical cost elements and the ones that should carry less weight in your decision-making. We also bring up some assumptions and their impact on the overall costs. \n\n\n\nThird\, it may be more approachable to understand the cost through examples. We explore three example projects and their costs. Every case is different\, and similar projects can have varying cost structures. \n\n\n\nEverything covered up to this point is relevant for in-house tools and commercial offerings you may be building. Finally\, we focus on the specifics of the products you offer your customers. We touch on the principles of product pricing and packaging.
URL:https://www.a-cx.com/event/cost-and-pricing-of-ai/
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SUMMARY:Customize your AI
DESCRIPTION:We empower business leaders to tackle customer challenges and seize opportunities through customized AI. \n\n\n\nThe “Customize your AI” webinar is the second in the “Approachable AI” series. These webinars aim at decision-makers who approach AI from customer\, product\, and business perspectives. AI is technical\, but we see technology as an enabler\, not the primary purpose.  \n\n\n\nPlease watch the second webinar\, “Customize your AI”\, from July 31st. \n\n\n\n\n\nWe introduce key terms. What’s a fine-tuned model\, what’s grounding\, etc? To begin with\, what can a chat AI model do out of the box in a pre-trained form? Further\, we’ll examine how training or customizing a model or AI model optimization changes the chat content\, tone\, structure\, etc. \n\n\n\nWe’ll also explore different editing methods for chat prompts and responses. Some techniques result in fundamental changes\, which are easy to start with and deliver fast results. Naturally\, they come with the associated complexity and cost. Business leaders need a high-level understanding of crucial AI concepts to engage in AI strategy and budgeting rounds. \n\n\n\nA complete list of customization methods we cover is: base model selection\, fine-tuning models\, prompt design and engineering\, meta prompts\, grounding\, prompt and response filtering\, copilots\, and plugins.
URL:https://www.a-cx.com/event/customize-your-ai/
LOCATION:https://www.a-cx.com/event/customize-your-ai/
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SUMMARY:Making AI approachable
DESCRIPTION:“Making AI approachable” opens our “Approachable AI” webinar series. These webinars aim at decision-makers who approach AI from customer\, product\, and business perspectives. As we can see\, AI is technical\, but technology is an enabler\, not the primary purpose. \n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, Mikko and Petri cover three topics: \n\n\n\nFirst\, we introduce AI’s essential elements and terminology. Are you curious about AI but need more time to learn about it? We cover the basics so you can follow the rest of the webinar and continue learning further. \n\n\n\nSecond\, we look at how to build AI-enhanced products. Every great product\, also AI-enhanced ones\, should alleviate pains or bring gains. We discuss what AI is well-suited to help with\, what makes AI implementation easy\, and what challenges you should focus on. \n\n\n\nThird\, we present examples of how Microsoft brings AI to our daily lives. Microsoft has integrated AI into Office 365. As we use those products daily\, they’re an intuitive and familiar example to demonstrate the power of AI.
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SUMMARY:Design. Code. Launch.
DESCRIPTION:DESIGN.CODE.LAUNCH.\n\n\n\nCreating Android experiencesfrom large to dual screens\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn November 17th\, 2021\, in partnership with Microsoft\, we hosted Design Code Launch—an event about creating experiences within the Android ecosystem\, from large-screen to dual-screen. \n\n\n\nThe event focused on building Android apps on large and dual screen devices\, such as Surface Duo. This blog summarizes the event and the highlights how our in-hour experts engaged with guest panellists from Microsoft and Atlassian to discuss their unique views on creating experiences for modern mobile form factors. We aimed to inspire creators with fresh development ideas and motivate design challenges. \n\n\n\nIf you want to watch the recording\, please view this next section. \n\n\n\nThe Webinar Agenda\n\n\n\nReference the time-stamp below to jump to ahead in the YouTube recording. \n\n\n\n\nIntro – 0:00\n\n\n\nDesigning the ultimate user experience – 6:18\n\n\n\nDive into Android app development – 28:06\n\n\n\nA case study by Atlassian – 1:08:07\n\n\n\nQ&A – 1:36:35\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDesign.\n\n\n\nJust like building a successful application starts from design\, so did our webinar. Claudio Afonso\, the design lead at A-CX presented this chapter with Mehul Shah\, a UX designer from Microsoft as a guest speaker. Their presentation covered\, e.g.: \n\n\n\n\nThe intricacies of Foldable and Two-Screen devices\n\n\n\nSome Do’s and Dont’s from their experience\n\n\n\nHow to get started\, and how to work towards success\n\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to jump straight to the Design presentation\, it starts at 6 minutes 18-sec mark of the video. \n\n\n\nCode.\n\n\n\nAfter we had laid a strong foundation and understood how to design a compelling app\, we dove into coding. Ilpo Niva\, from A-CX\, presented this chapter with Cesar Valiente from Microsoft Surface Duo DX team. The Code chapter of the presentation covered topics such as: \n\n\n\n\nBridging design to development\n\n\n\ncapabilities of the Android platform and the opportunities it provides for developers\n\n\n\nfocusing on Jetpack WindowManager and SlidingPaneLayout\n\n\n\n\nThe Code presentation starts at 28 minutes 6 of the recording.  \n\n\n\nLaunch.\n\n\n\nOnce we have designed a meaningful application that solves real-world problems and developed it\, it’s time to Launch. This part of the event was presented by Mikko Peltola from A-CX Product Management and Andras Nemeth from Atlassian. The presentation focused on: \n\n\n\n\nPast trends and research supporting the assumption that large and dual screens are the future\n\n\n\nDevelopers’ and clients’ drivers and motivations for building an application\n\n\n\nAtlassian’s (Jira) app development journey from generic to large to dual screens\n\n\n\n\nThe Launch presentation can be found at 1 hour 8 minutes and 7 seconds mark of the video. \n\n\n\nQ&A of the Design. Code. Launch. event\n\n\n\nThe final chapter of the event was interactive in nature. The audience asked questions and all the six presenters were in the panel answering them. The questions are presented here (with minor edits for clarity.) \n\n\n\n\nWhat are the key differences between designing for the Duo and other Android Foldables?\n\n\n\nAre those 5 design patterns guidelines or rules?\n\nThis references the design patterns Claudio and Mehul present during the event\n\n\n\n\n\nAre there any other things that I should consider to make an app aware of other open apps?\n\n\n\nHow do you decide what to show on a really small view vs. when your app is\, for example\, spanned to cover the maximum available canvas?\n\n\n\nDoes it matter which layouts are used on WindowManager\, lie constraint\, linear\, etc.?\n\n\n\nCan you define minimum and maximum sliding panes?\n\n\n\n\n\nAre there emulators for all these different form factors for Android Studio?\n\n\n\nDoes it require more coding when creating apps for multiple platforms?\n\n\n\nHow long a time did it take for you to build the Dual screen app on top of the iPad app?\n\nThis is for Andras and his experience at Atlassian\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat kind of feedback have you received from your users regarding your mobile app on different platforms? Do people that try Dual screen like it?\n\n\n\nWhat’s been the hardest puzzle to solve while building large\, foldable or dual-screen apps?\n\n\n\nHow do you decide when to build a design prototype using FIGMA etc. vs. a proof-of-concept built by engineers to test your designs?\n\n\n\nWhere to find more resources on dual-screen application development?\n\n\n\nCan A-CX help my application development needs for dual screens\n\n\n\nHow do I get more information on DUO devices?\n\n\n\n\nThe Q&A part starts at 1 hour 36 minutes 35 seconds of the video. \n\n\n\nNext steps\n\n\n\nWe have provided a number of links to useful resources. These include SDKs and code samples\, training and community material\, and case studies. You can read more of our thoughts on our blogs. If you’d like to continue the discussion or get help\, you’re always welcome to reach out to us. We’re a curious team with a passion for building the mobile future. Don’t be shy to get in touch! \n\n\n\nSupporting blog posts\n\n\n\nDesigning engaging apps for Surface DuoWhy are foldable and dual screen phones the future?Android development for different form factorsBuilding engaging apps for MS Surface Duo starts with the designResearch: productivity on large and dual screens devices \n\n\n\nAdditional resources\n\n\n\nContent\n\n\n\nDual-screen Android Developer documentation: https://aka.ms/dual-screenSurface Duo Design Kit: https://www.figma.com/community/file/925222050648034066Surface Duo developer blog: https://aka.ms/surfaceduosdk-blog \n\n\n\nSDK and sample code:\n\n\n\nDual-screen SDK: https://github.com/microsoft/surface-duo-sdkApp samples: https://github.com/microsoft/surface-duo-app-samplesKotlin samples: https://github.com/microsoft/surface-duo-sdk-samples-kotlinJava samples: https://github.com/microsoft/surface-duo-sdk-samplesCompose samples: https://github.com/microsoft/surface-duo-compose-samplesFlutter samples: https://github.com/microsoft/surface-duo-sdk-samples-flutterReact Native samples: https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-dualscreenXamarin samples: https://github.com/microsoft/surface-duo-sdk-xamarin-samplesUnity helper: https://github.com/microsoft/surface-duo-sdk-unity-samples \n\n\n\nTraining\n\n\n\nGoogle Foldables and Dual Screen CodeLab: https://aka.ms/CodelabWMXamarin and Surface Duo Microsoft Learn: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/xamarin-forms-dual-screen/ \n\n\n\nCommunity\n\n\n\nSurface Duo Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/surface-duo-sdk/bd-p/SurfaceDuoSDK​Twitter: https://twitter.com/surfaceduodevTwitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/surfaceduodevTwitch Session Archive: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClGu9QLtPNz8OdddBfhZXPA \n\n\n\nOther\n\n\n\nSliding Pane Layout blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surface-duo/foldable-slidingpanelayout-preview/Dual-screen websites with use origin trial key (until support is stable): https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surface-duo/dual-screen-website-edge-origin-trials/Chromium DevTools: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/devtools-guide-chromium/device-mode/dual-screen-and-foldablesVideo playback on foldable devices: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surface-duo/exoplayer-video-foldable-dual-screen/ \n\n\n\nPublic Case studies\n\n\n\nMicrosoft News Case Study: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surface-duo/enhance-microsoft-news-dual-screen/Microsoft Outlook Case Study: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surface-duo/outlook-dual-screen/Microsoft OneDrive Case Study: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surface-duo/enhance-onedrive-dual-screen/The first DroidCon webinar recap blog with links to content: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surface-duo/droidcon-webinar-recap/Jira Case Study Video from DroidCon co-presentation:https://player.vimeo.com/video/459435783?autoplay-1#t=1h04m56s
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