Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely used nowadays, and at this moment, most tech giants are on the race to become leaders in this field. These companies are very competitive, and joining the industry is no easy feat.
Usually, people who want to be part of the industry would look into big tech companies like Google or Amazon, not considering that there might be other companies or sectors that also have a competitive AI department. It might be useful to look beyond these tech giants and research different companies that offer a valuable AI experience.
Here are some companies that unexpectedly have their own AI departments and have been utilizing them to improve products and services without most people knowing:
Affectiva
Affectiva grew from the Media Lab of MIT and since then has prided itself as an emotion measurement technology company. Affectiva released an AI platform in 2017 that can measure the emotions of people by sensing and analyzing their facial expressions.
The technology allows software applications to use webcams in tracking the facial expressions of the users, like smiling, smirking, or frowning, which then analyzes their level of surprise, confusion, or amusement. Affectiva now aims to extend its emotion-sensing technology beyond recognizing facial expressions and are planning to expand their team.
Andrson
Andrson, an Irish-owned company, is specially developed for talent scouts in show business, particularly in the music industry. It was founded in 2017 by musicians and managers Neil Dunne and Zach Miller-Frankel.
Andrson uses audio-enabled features to aid A&R departments of record labels in searching for talent. For instance, a record label may set specific criteria, such as a female musician who sounds like Taylor Swift, aged 26 to 65, living within 50 miles of New York.
Andrson would then search for someone who possesses these criteria and makes sure that they are unmonetized and unsigned artists.
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Coty
Founded by François Coty in 1904, this American multinational beauty company develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes a long line of products including cosmetics, fragrances, nail care, skincare, as well as retail and professional hair care products.
Although Coty is in the beauty industry, the company has decided to dip its toes into the world of AI. Coty now offers augmented reality mirror software that uses computer vision technology and allows its customers to wear products virtually prior to purchasing.
They call this technology the Magic Mirror, developed in collaboration with the digital marketing company Perch Interactive and digital creative studio Holition.
LVMH
This French multinational corporation specializes in luxury goods. LVMH is stationed in Paris and owns luxury fashion brands like Louis Vuitton and Moet Chandon Champagne. In 2019, the French conglomerate introduced multiple AI technologies into their operations.
They took on Automat, a Canadian startup that accompanies customers from purchasing via a conversational AI platform, which lets the brands communicate directly with their customers using interactive displays, virtual sales assistant searchers, and product Q&A.
Philips
As a leading health technology company, Philips aims to develop intelligent solutions that empower people to live a healthy lifestyle. They also want to help healthcare workers achieve improved health outcomes with better staff and patient experience at a lower cost.
Philips has recently created the Philips IntelliSpace Discovery, which is an AI solution that allows AI application generation; this provides data integration, training, and deployment. It also has tools to develop tailored data analysis and AI solutions in a research setting.
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