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Hexaware Pushes AI Beyond Chatbots Into Software, Robots

Hexaware Pushes AI Beyond Chatbots Into Software, Robots
Hexaware takes AI beyond chatbots to software, machines - Artificial Intelligence News · financialexpress.com

Hexaware showed how AI can do more than answer questions in chatbots.

It can look at pictures and understand what is happening around it.

For example, it could help a technician repair a washing machine.

It could also let someone see how clothes might look without physically trying them on.

Another demonstration showed a robot dog whose controls could potentially be intercepted by an attacker.

This means computer security may also become a safety issue for machines in the real world.

A humanoid robot copied the movements of a person wearing a special motion-capture suit.

Hexaware said its biggest near-term business opportunity is helping companies build software and update older systems more quickly.

Key facts

Company
Hexaware Technologies
AI revenue contribution
More than 50% of revenue comes from AI and AI-infused solutions, according to the company.
AI platform
Zerovity is intended to reduce friction across software development and enterprise technology.
SaaS market
CEO R Srikrishna described the global SaaS market as approximately $900 billion.
Custom software timeline
Hexaware said customised software can be built in weeks or months rather than years.
Cobol opportunity
Hexaware estimates its addressable Cobol replacement market at $29-30 billion.
Robot security risk
The robot-dog demonstration showed that intercepted communications could potentially expose its camera, motors and other functions.

Quotes

A Hexaware engineer

Hexaware engineer discussing AI tools for non-technical workers

“Imagine if this happens in defence. If the enemy is sending robots and you are able to take them back and send them back to them — that is the kind of technology”
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“Image recognition and natural-language processing come together to turn a complex application into something a non-technical worker can use.”
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