Automation Buzz #1 - What's Your Roadmap to AI Success?

Welcome to?Automation Buzz, where the buzz never stops!?

As you step into this buzzling realm of innovation and automation, you may wonder,?why do you need a monthly immersion into this??

Allow us to unravel this question for you.?

In the ever-accelerating torrent of technological progress, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, like a strong?BrEEze that makes you yearn for a moment of respite.?

That's where?Automation Buzz?comes in. Consider us your trusted companion, here to provide you with tailored information on automation, technology, research & studies and more.

Discover the recent developments in the realm of process automation, digitization, and artificial intelligence.

1. Top news & trends bites; ??

2. Microsoft new features for developers; ??

3. Automation Career Insights; ??

4. Bee's Eye View -?#BeeBoops?summaries; ??

5. Buzzworthy Reports. ??

1. Top news & trends bites.???

#1:?On June 14, the European Parliament took a significant step towards regulating artificial intelligence by voting to adopt its position for the upcoming AI Act.

• One of the main points of contention was the use of Remote Biometric Identification.
• The European Parliament intends to introduce mandatory labelling for AI-generated content and mandate the disclosure of training data covered by copyright.

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???Why making AI safe isn’t as easy as you might think?

• Global consensus on AI regulations is complex due to different regional approaches.
• Building public trust and enforcing accountability are crucial for widespread AI adoption.
• Controlling AI usage and involving diverse stakeholders in decision-making are necessary to prevent prioritizing profits over people.

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#2:?Curious about the most innovative companies in 2023????

Explore the infographic below built by BCG and discover the industry leaders.

#3:?AI will soon be able to cover public meetings.???

• The Palm Springs Post, a local news outlet in California, is experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (AI) to cover public meetings.
• The AI, named "Paul," attends meetings, takes notes, and generates short news stories about them.?
• Despite some limitations, Paul has shown the ability to produce usable news stories, although they may still require editing and additional context.

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#4:?Visualizing global attitudes towards AI.???

As one of the fastest growing and most disruptive technologies, AI holds immense potential to reshape society. Understanding public sentiment towards AI becomes crucial due to its profound impact on various aspects of our lives.

Find out how attitudes to AI differ in different countries, starting with the following sentence:

“Products and services using artificial intelligence make my life easier.”

As you can see, populations in richer countries are at the lower end of the results. This could be due to societal factors (different attitudes towards technology), economic structure or a combination of both.

While we're on the subject of AI,?according to a recent tweet from Bloomberg News, it looks like in seven years, we'll all have an artificial friend.

So we asked our audience if they would be willing to befriend a robot:

The quiz results shed light on the interesting dynamics surrounding people's attitudes towards befriending robots.

While a majority,?57%, still prioritize human companionship, it is intriguing to note that a significant portion,?43%, displayed a level of openness to forging connections with robots.

This suggests a gradual shift in societal perceptions, as technology continues to advance and intertwine with our daily lives.

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#5:?Google just opened its Generative AI platform to everyone for free.???

With?Vertex AI, businesses can build and deploy machine learning solutions with ease, unlocking new possibilities for innovation, automation, and growth.

Key Features of Vertex AI:

• Pre-built ML models;
• Customizable ML models;
• Interpretability tools;
• Scalability.

2.?Microsoft new features.???

This year, the Power Automate product team has added the following features:

• Work Queues?- facilitating efficient distribution of workloads;
• Copilot?- enabling flow creation using everyday language;
• Custom actions?- empowering users to create missing PAD actions with C#;
• Hosted RPA?- allowing seamless creation of virtual machines for robots in three simple steps.

Also,?Microsoft Build?bring AI tools to the forefront of developers:?

• Azure OpenAI Service?- Provides support for ChatGPT and OpenAI's GPT-4 model.
• Dynamics 365 Copilot?- An AI copilot for Dynamics 365 users.
• Microsoft 365 Copilot?- An AI copilot for Microsoft 365 users.
• Bing?- An AI-powered search engine and Edge browser, with plugin support.
• ChatGPT?- An AI model used in copilots and plugins.
• Power Platform?- A platform that allows you to create and customize plugins for Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Azure AI Studio?- An environment that facilitates the integration of external data sources into Azure OpenAI Service and Azure Machine Learning.
• Azure Machine Learning?- A platform that provides support for building, evaluating, and deploying responsible AI models.
• Microsoft Dev Box?- An Azure service that gives developers access to pre-configured and centrally managed dev boxes.
• Dev Home?- A Windows experience for developers that makes it easy to connect to GitHub and set up development environments in the cloud.

3.?Bee's Eye View?-?#BeeBoops?summaries. ??

Our amazing bees not only create solutions and implement them, but they want to further help you automate your business processes using their powers.

Below you can find the 5 episodes of the second season. You can also subscribe to our Youtube channel?here. ??

E1:?How can you use a leave request automation app built with Power Apps???? Full video.

E2:?Did you know that you can add charts to Microsoft's Power Apps???? Full video.

E3:?Modern elements in Power Apps – New feature.??? Full video.

E4:?Did you know that you can turn a simple sketch into a fully functional app using Power Apps???? Full video.

E5:?Have you ever experienced difficulties bringing data from external APIs into your Power Apps???? Full video.

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4. Automation Career Insights.???

If you re interested in a career that focuses on AI, becoming proficient in?Python?is likely to be a good first step.

Lightcast also captured the?top 10 specialized skills?that were required for?AI-related jobs. These are listed in the table below:

5. Buzzworthy Reports. ??

?? Are You Lost in the AI Storm? Discover 5 Practical Steps to Navigate with Purpose!

Let's pause for a moment amidst the AI frenzy and ask yourself: Are you chasing AI without a clear destination in mind? Understanding your goals and aligning AI with our strategic vision is crucial for meaningful outcomes.

In Gartner's latest report, "5 Practical Steps for Implementing Artificial Intelligence Techniques", you can review practical strategies that can help you navigate the AI landscape with purpose. ??

McKinsey and Company, where nearly 50% of the firm's workforce uses ChatGPT and similar technologies, also recommends 5 steps to safe, secure and smart AI for enterprise:

1. IT stack and infrastructure;
2. Data - Will you be using structured or unstructured data?
3. Choosing the right AI model;
4. UI and UX;
5. Change management.

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