The ChatGpt of numbers. With enormous potential for companies large and small. The partnership announced between Microsoft Italy e Genius has the objective, reads a note, “to help SMEs and large enterprises with new use cases focused on numbers for make data human. iGenius is the Italian startup that developed Crystal, a generative AI platform dedicated to businesses. “With the help of Crystal and the power of the Cloud platform Microsoft Azureenterprises will be able to transform corporate data into a second language through conversational artificial intelligence.
“How to talk to a colleague”
Already used by some of the biggest companies Fortune 500, Crystal is the generative AI platform developed to help professionals and decision makers access their data. Accessible 24 hours on 24from any place and device, allows you to query your data in natural language, “as if you were talking to a colleague”, explains the note.
iGenius is a startup with headquarters in Milan and offices in Lausanne, London and New York. Founded seven years ago from 32 Uljan Sharkaemploys around 100 people and has already attracted the attention of major investors.
Market grown by 32% in 2022
Today data analysis is increasingly important but complex to implement, investments are growing and the adoption of artificial intelligence is playing an accelerating role, with a productivity impact of up to $4.4 trillion on the global economy (source McKinsey). Next-generation AI is set to revolutionize the world of work, both a strategic level to support business growth, both a operational level, promoting new methods aimed at enhancing people’s talent and eliminating repetitive and time-consuming operations. According to the Observers of the Milan Polytechnic, in Italy, the AI market is worth over 500 million euros and in 2022 it recorded a 32% growth. The Observatory shows that we are only at the beginning of the adoption process and that only a small part of companies is in the implementation phase of AI technologies.
Epochal turning point
“Microsoft has always been committed to helping people and organizations achieve more with new technologies. At this moment in history we are witnessing an epochal turning point where businesses, large and small, can have much easier access to AI and benefit from it.
extraordinary benefits. By partnering with iGenius, companies will be able to leverage next-generation AI and derive further value from data analytics, accelerating their growth,” he said Matthew MilleChief Marketing & Operations Officer, Microsoft Italia.
Company databases
The new Gpt-N model has been designed to work effectively and precisely with numerical information. The model is trained for each individual company and has been designed to process certified responses based on structured company databases. The
companies will thus be able to exploit the potential of the model directly within Microsoft Teams linking the information present in Microsoft Data Platform – including Power BI – simply, securely and without interfering with existing data infrastructures.
“We are convinced that artificial intelligence is able to create equal opportunities for humans, which is why the collaboration with Microsoft not only unites us in the positive approach towards this technology. But it pushes us to do even more to enable people and companies to interact with their data in a simple and secure way,” he says. Uljan SharkaCEO of iGenius.
Using Gpt for numbers offers a number of benefits in several fields. For example, it can be used to analyze CRM data, financial data, and operational data to support decisions based on complex mathematical models, and even help forecast
trends relating to company performance indicators.