(AOF) – Prodware Group, specialist in digital transformation in Europe, announces the acquisition of Nut Consulting in Spain. A Microsoft partner in Spain, Nut Consulting is recognized as a specialist in the agri-food industry, a sector where technological challenges are numerous. Nut Consulting’s expertise covers the end-to-end process of food manufacturers, from industry standards (compliance) to MES tools on the shop floor.
“The acquisition of Nut Consulting strengthens Prodware’s positions in its geographic and sectoral markets and offers very good prospects for expansion to the Nut Consulting teams and offering within the group,” declares Jose Maria Sanchez – Executive Vice-President. President of Prodware Group.
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Moving forward in generative AI
Digital companies have already started to adapt their offers and practices to this development, which combines ChatGPT and information systems. The most developed use cases concern call centers with the intervention of chatbots or in marketing, to generate text or images automatically. The potential is enormous and Accenture France aims to achieve 30% of its activity with the data & AI niche by 2025. World market leader, Accenture has announced $3 billion in investment over three years in this area, with a doubling in the number of dedicated employees to reach 80,000 (out of 738,000 in total). As for the French leader in the sector, Capgemini, it is targeting an investment of 2 billion euros over the next three years, and 60,000 specialized employees (out of 360,000 currently).
Artificial intelligence now regulated in Europe
An attempt was made to find a balance between the desire to protect the fundamental rights of citizens and the desire not to restrict the development of European start-ups. The French and German associations of digital companies, Numeum and Bitkom, had also called for a European regulation on artificial intelligence (AI Act) favorable to innovation for AI in Europe and without overly restrictive rules, particularly for generative AI. The European approach is to impose obligations for high-risk AI systems, rated from low to unacceptable. For the regulation of generative AI (ChatGPT type systems), the EU has established stronger requirements for the most powerful models.