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multiple platforms . For example , we have a product called DRYiCE Lucy , which is a cognitive conversational broker . You can plug in Watson , you can plug in Alexa , you can plug in Cortana – you can plug in any channel in the front like Skype or Slack or any chatline , and we ’ re able to leverage these different AI capabilities .”
Kumar refers to Daimler CIO Jan
Brecht , who in a previous interview with Gigabit labelled data as the new oil . This oil feeds AI , and businesses must adapt and move quickly in order to harvest data at the speed required for AI to truly provide value .
“ You need to be very agile , you need to be highly collaborative , you need to break down the wall ,” Kumar concludes .
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