The world's largest technology trade show opened this week in Las Vegas with nearly 5,000 companies on site. A difficult task awaits some forty Quebec companies as they try to differentiate themselves from investors as artificial intelligence takes over.
“Artificial intelligence is omnipresent at the trade fair,” emphasizes Maxime Julien, president and founder of Solid State of Mind, an artificial intelligence (AI) company. We’re seeing some completely crazy things, including an AI-controlled pillow.”
“AI is scattered everywhere. We see almost too much of it.”
Mr. Julien is aware of the strong competition in his field.
“The goal is to do it better than everyone else. We were inspired by biology and cognitive psychology to develop a new AI. We have shown that we can do more with much less.”
Business people also use this to make contacts for current or future negotiations. Many of them have the opportunity to meet partners for the first time since the pandemic.
Open doors
For companies like Bornes Québec or Niosense, this trade fair represents a unique opportunity to strengthen business relationships in North America and internationally.
“We were able to meet several partners, including one that was able to give us access to more than 1,500 intersections in an American state and a Japanese company that has a huge fleet of trucks,” Niosense CEO Patrick Lauzière said specialized companies synchronizing traffic lights using artificial intelligence.
“We are looking for partners who could help us develop our market in the United States,” explains Maurice Côté, president of Bornes Québec, the inventor of an electric car charging station (EVERA). There is a demand for these types of products.”
“We have already met a multinational corporation that is having problems and we have been able to help them with our support service.”
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