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New list highlights 40 top startups solving business problems with artificial intelligence

GeekWire

Four Seattle-area companies made a list of top private companies building business applications with artificial intelligence and machine learning. Amperity , which helps brands such as Alaska Airlines and Kroger organize and analyze individual customer data. Seattle-area companies that made the list include: .

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Report details how Alaska Airlines is using AI to better map flight routes and save time and fuel

GeekWire

Skilled human flight planners take care of all that — and now they’re getting help from artificial intelligence. In a new story this week , Fortune reports on how Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is pioneering the use of software to better predict weather and air traffic and help flight planners map out routes.

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University student entrepreneurs pitch planet-protecting ideas in annual ‘Environmental Innovation Challenge’

GeekWire

A University of Washington team called AgroFilms won the $15,000 top prize at Thursday’s Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge held at the Seattle Center. Students incorporated technologies using software, drones, chemistry, engineering biology and other disciplines into their innovations.

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Lufthansa’s digital future takes flight with ‘Digital Hangar’

CIO Business Intelligence

Each Hangar houses agile coaches, business analysts, data and analytics specialists, product owners, Scrum masters, software engineers, and user interface designers — all with one mission: to elevate the airlines’ digital customer experience before, during, and after the flight. Experience is not only the cherry on the cake.”

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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Both United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines saw service outages in 2023 resulting from wonky software upgrades, and Southwest ended the previous year with a Christmas travel meltdown blamed on outdated systems. Probably the worst IT airline disaster of 2023 came on the government side, however.

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12 most popular AI use cases in the enterprise today

CIO Business Intelligence

And with the rise of generative AI, artificial intelligence use cases in the enterprise will only expand. million job applications each year, partnered with Pymetrics to build an online platform that can assess candidates over video software. Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, IT Strategy, Predictive Analytics

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5 ways AI is showing promise as a decision-maker

CIO Business Intelligence

An AI system can gather data from customer relationship management software, social media profiles, email interactions, and purchase histories to identify the candidates most likely to convert. Dynamic pricing Airlines, ride-sharing services, and online retailers have long used dynamic pricing to adjust to changing market conditions.