Artificial Intelligence in Pakistan

AI technologies are already revolutionizing a wide range of professions, enterprises, and lifestyles. We already have sophisticated smart assistants like Siri on our phones, self-driving cars are getting closer to entering our daily lives, robots are helping farmers protect their crops from weeds by monitoring and spraying herbicide on plants, AI models can paint and generate images from text, and AI systems are already helping doctors detect diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurological disorders in their early stages. The AI software market is expanding quickly on a global scale. By 2025, it is anticipated to reach $126 billion, according to Statista. It is seen as the upcoming major disruptor and a growth engine for the economy.

 

Artificial Intelligence  in Pakistan

In fact, a few research facilities, businesses, and startups are already making advancements in the field of artificial intelligence and adding to the world's digital ecosystem. For instance, a team of professors from the Information Technology University (ITU) in Lahore is working to find solutions to important issues and disseminating their findings at prestigious AI conferences. An economic indicators predictor that employs satellite and aerial photography is one of their Intelligent Machines Lab's most intriguing projects. They are creating computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) technology that analyzes a satellite image and provides a poverty estimate for a region, giving the government and policymakers the information they need to make informed decisions. The Pakistani government launched the National Centre of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) in 2018 as a technology endeavor.

 

BaseH

BaseH Technologies developed the first AI news writer in Pakistan, Dante. This AI content generator uses Natural Learning Processing (NLP) to create human-like content. The purpose of this AI writer is to create news content using data metrics from daily journalism news and reports.  This tech firm received $4 million in funding, the most any AI startup in Pakistan has received. Dante's NLP makes baseH a potential unicorn in Pakistan.

 

ISN Research (CISNR)

CISNR is one of the few tech-focused institutes in Pakistan adopting AI to preserve energy and support economic development. The firm has produced nationwide smart solutions and products. ICT-AI KPK Valley, ITS, Safe Roads, SCADA, ElectroCure, Smart Disaster Management, and Smart Environment are successful initiatives.

 

ElectroCure

ElectroCure is financed by Ignite (Pakistan's national technology fund) with PKR 39.9 million. Smart electricity metering system with no rivals in or outside Pakistan. Built on the worldwide feature of minimizing meter theft, it innovates by integrating and collecting real-time data on theft and other malicious behaviors. Jazz telecommunications will use ElectroCure to reduce energy losses and boost mobile energy availability, addressing power and energy distribution in Pakistan.

 

Afiniti

Afiniti is a US-based Pakistani data and software company that utilizes AI to analyze minor human interaction patterns to boost corporate profitability. 2017 valuation: $1.6 billion. Their Pair Batter project analyses consumer identification data to forecast patterns of effective contact, which drives customer pleasure. Afiniti has 700 million consumers across diverse industries and analyses 1.3 million interactions everyday to develop its smart matching solution. AT&T uses Afiniti's matching technology to serve 5,000 contact center workers.

 

Forbes

Forbes named ADDO AI one of Asia's top AI businesses in 2017. The Pakistan-based firm specializes in data lake and data architecture analysis, data engineering and processing, and creation and management of big data and AI models to integrate corporate results with AI.

 

ADDO AI

ADDO AI develops smart cities with an AI- and machine-learning-based centralized operating system. ADDO AI CEO Ayesha Khanna: "We need a new social contract." I think we can construct a stronger city by putting our ideals into AI systems. Since its founding in 2017, ADDO AI has expanded its services to construct a serverless and scalable Data Warehouse (DW) for one of the world's leading airlines.

 

AI Center (RCAI)

RCAI is a thriving Pakistani research centre that supports creative, cost-effective product design. This research institution works with Ephlux Karachi and USA. The research station creates IoT sensor devices for data collecting. In 2018, Silicon Valley financed RCAI, which is presently working on AI projects including AIDEE (an AI-driven hearing aid) and the Intelligent Irrigation System alongside national and international organisations. The Intelligent Irrigation System has been field-tested since 2016. Last crop cycle, smart technology saved 40% of water.

 

AquaAgro

Nations that don't save water are thought to lose it. The National Incubation Center in Karachi developed Aqua Agro to produce more crops without wasting water and emphasize water conservation. The system employs IoT-enabled sensors to monitor real-time field conditions and adjust crop water needs. The technique saves 50% water compared to previous agricultural procedures, according to The Technology Times. In January 2019, the firm crowdfunded on Indigogo to outfit 50 small-scale farmers.

 

FRT

FiveRivers Technologies is an award-winning technology business that specialises in virtualization, system administration, mobile apps, AI, VR, and IoT. The company's 150 apps have 20 million downloads. Its smart appliance control system controls more than 30 devices with one app. This AI-savvy startup has completed Rekky, Thunder Rider, VDI PRO, and other projects.

 

VisionX.

VisionX is a digital innovation business that uses AI to meet customer needs. The organisation specialises at automating and enhancing operational tasks, offering zero-effort commerce, and using smart sales and marketing. VisionX ranks 4,000,673 globally and has 4,695 monthly visitors, according to Crunchbase.

 

NexDegree.com

NexDegree is a leader in data analytics. This IT company offers full-stack AI solutions and innovative digital goods. fovea.io optimises and secures energy-related algorithms to decrease carbon footprint and energy costs. NexDegree helps various types of organisations, regardless of industry, growing its local and worldwide practise. The business has also produced e-learning employing big data analytics, performance and system engineering, and innovative products in conjunction with major transport, healthcare, urban development, telecom, natural disaster prediction, and energy conservation companies.

 

Mountaineer

Mountainise produced MIA, an AI performance optimizer. It increases company performance fourfold without extra input. MIA uses machine learning to evaluate sales and marketing data. It detects customer success patterns to boost sales and scalability. Moutainise is a pioneer in AI-powered digital marketing. This Pakistani AI company built an intuitive problem-solving solution utilising AI and Machine Learning in 2014. Mountainise has since worked with Google Partner, Facebook, Adobe Marketing Cloud, and Shopify.

 

LogoDesign.net

AI is used to generate logos and analyse massive data to improve sales and system performance. Logo Design creates DIY logos for companies in any field. Zaheer Dodhia, the founder of this AI-integrated software, says, "Before I founded the company, my experience working with businesses and startups constantly geared my attention to hardwiring the concept of AI and making it a real-time tech product that is readily available, saves time, is cost-effective, and contributes exclusively to the branding strategies of any business in Pakistan and abroad." This design business provides AI-integrated logo creation software that uses logo design patterns in various ways. This tool includes over 5000 professional designs that seem human-made. Logo Design is a rising star in Pakistani AI-branding. Tax Dosti Using AI in 30 Minutes #Pakistan - Tax Dosti is a revolutionary AI tax management concept. It seeks to assist people submit tax returns using AI and Machine Technology incorporated into the programme. Tax Dosti is a unique AI business aiding the Pakistan Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) by finishing audits and improving taxes.

 

Analytics PLC (APL)

Analytics Private Limited (APL) thinks firms should embrace data as their ultimate asset to get meaningful customer insights. Teradata, IBM, Oracle, Microfocus, and MicroStrategy leverage APL's cutting-edge technologies. In 2018, the business developed the first AI golf Caddie for Arccos with Microsoft. Automatic shot tracking, golf performance monitoring, sophisticated analytics, and data-driven caddy guidance help golfers of all skill levels make smarter choices and shoot lower scores.

 

Botisfy

Chatbots conduct automated tasks but may lack intelligence. Botisfy is an alternative to the regular bot system. This software business integrated a Facebook chatbot in 2016 to service the commercial market. Botsify automatically answers client queries 24/7 in 10 languages to cut customer support expenses. Usama Noman, creator of Botsify, says, "At Botsify, we're trying to solve your customer support difficulties. The time you spend to answer to clients in live chat is critical. You're missing sales and conversions when you don't capture those precious leads in live chat." Botsify, a $30K-funded Pakistani IT firm, has served Apple, Shazam, GRIN, Travelex, and Unicef NZ. Pakistan's 10Pearls was listed in Forrester's Q4 2018 study of 24 AI service providers for AI design and strategy, boosting data science resources, and digital business innovation and evolution. This 2004 digital solutions firm has expanded globally. 10Pearls expanded its worldwide reach by purchasing PowerStorm, a US and Philippines-based digital transformation firm. 10Pearls revolutionizes business models using DevOps, SecOps, mobile app development, customer experience, and AI. This digital transformation firm develops and maintains technology products to speed, innovate, and expand product and app development for many organizations.

 

 

 

Maryam Saeed Dogar

 

 

 

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