Perspectives

Inside the Generative AI Bubble: Winners, Losers, Reality

Generative AI bubble

The GenAI Euphoria The rising euphoria created by the mainstreaming of LLM via ChatGPT’s 2022 launch is often tempered by drawing parallels to a bubble. And its catch phrase – business of work will be transformed by genAI globally – appears to be settling for a more nuanced understanding. No doubt there is discomfort when… Read more »

Weight Loss Pills Are Eating Snack Sales

GLP‑1 impact on snack brands

Snacks benefit from an almost die-hard demand driven by human habits, perpetuated by cravings. But now, a slow transition in underway as obese people take to GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. This note looks at how medicine’s effect is shifting the scales for the food industry at large. A New Challenge for Snack Brands in… Read more »

AI. Making Healthcare + Tech Happen.

From online advisory to precision medicine, AI solutions promise healthcare like never before. Academia, tech giants and startups alike have taken the plunge. The note looks at the frenzied AI activity in healthcare.

Drones for Inspection (and they are surveying just about everything)

Drones have swiftly moved from military use to business applications, as the technology is used to make efficient processes hitherto performed manually for lack of commercially acceptable solutions. This notes looks at the mainstreaming of drones for survey and inspection and how this spawned an array of startups and investors looking to disrupt the market.

Amazon – Taking On The SVOD Market

Amazon has transformed from being an online bookseller to an all pervasive giant. It has disrupted industries, heightened market erosion for incumbents and built a massive commerce engine. This note looks at Amazon through the lens of a serial disruptor.

Chatbots – They are here (and plan to stay)

Chatbots have evolved on the back of AI, ML and speech recognition, integrating into consumer and business application at a dizzying speed. This note takes stock of the application areas, companies of interest, and changes ahead.

Poland – Getting Real About VR

As Virtual Reality takes hold globally, Polish companies are stepping up their game, putting it to use across a spectrum of applications many of which are beyond use cases. Will this be another tech lever for Poland to consolidate its reputation? This note looks at what VR startups are up to in the country.

Machine Learning & AI – Everyday Applications (In Life & Business)

ML-and-AI

ML and AI is in many ways making life interesting, less of a hassle and businesses effective (just what they need to be). This note looks at the pervasiveness of applications on a day-to-day basis.