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Appen Partners With Reka AI to Build Customized Multi-Modal LLM Applications for the Enterprise

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230503005434/en/
    As a result of innovations like ChatGPT, the implementation of LLMs has skyrocketed.
  • With LLMs, businesses can improve the productivity of their operations and deliver new and engaging experiences for their customers.
  • With 26 years of deep expertise in AI training data and language, Appen is uniquely positioned to accelerate the LLM journey for enterprises, enabling them to unlock the full potential of generative AI for their businesses.
  • “Our partnership and technical integration with Reka provides leading enterprises with the ability to build custom proprietary models with high levels of security.” said Armughan Ahmad, CEO of Appen.

Appen Teams with NVIDIA to Enable Customized AI Solutions for Enterprises

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Appen Limited (ASX: APX), a global leader in data for the AI Lifecycle, today announces it is collaborating with NVIDIA to combine Appen’s top-tier data services with the NVIDIA AI Enterprise platform .

Key Points: 
  • Appen Limited (ASX: APX), a global leader in data for the AI Lifecycle, today announces it is collaborating with NVIDIA to combine Appen’s top-tier data services with the NVIDIA AI Enterprise platform .
  • Through this technology, enterprises can now access a comprehensive solution to create, implement, and fully customize real-time artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
  • The NVIDIA AI platform enables enterprises to create and deploy fully customizable and production-ready AI capabilities tailored to their specific data, demographics, and brand standards.
  • “NVIDIA AI Enterprise simplifies the process and equips companies like Appen to offer customers an accessible, streamlined data path to building and deploying fully customized real-time AI capabilities for their customers.”

Appen Appoints Helen Johnson as Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, May 1, 2023

Appen Limited (ASX: APX) today announced the appointment of Helen Johnson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 May 2023.

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  • Appen Limited (ASX: APX) today announced the appointment of Helen Johnson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 May 2023.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230501005483/en/
    Helen Johnson, Chief Financial Officer at Appen (Photo: Business Wire)
    Helen brings with her a wealth of experience of more than 25 years leading finance organizations across a variety of industries, including privately held IT Managed Service providers, medium sized public healthcare and financial services companies, and Fortune 500 ranked publicly traded corporations in the IT industry.
  • “I am excited for Helen to join the Appen executive leadership team as our new CFO.
  • “On behalf of the Appen Board, I want to thank Kevin for his extensive contributions to Appen over his more than 7 years as CFO.

Mercury Insurance Creates Chief Technology Officer Role to Drive Digital Strategy

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Monday, March 6, 2023

LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mercury General Corporation (NYSE: MCY), a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, has appointed Wilson Pang as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead its technological transformation efforts.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mercury General Corporation (NYSE: MCY), a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, has appointed Wilson Pang as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead its technological transformation efforts.
  • "Technological transformation is a major priority for Mercury as we look to technology to help unlock new products and services for our customers," said Victor Joseph, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Mercury Insurance.
  • As part of Mercury's executive leadership team, Mr. Pang will develop and drive digital transformation strategies and will be responsible for overseeing the company's software engineering and Technology teams.
  • Prior to joining Mercury Insurance, he served as Chief Technology Officer at Appen, an industry leader in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) data space.

Mercury Insurance Hires Chief Technology Officer to Drive Digital Strategy

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Monday, March 6, 2023

LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercury General Corporation (NYSE: MCY), a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, has appointed Wilson Pang as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead its technological transformation efforts.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercury General Corporation (NYSE: MCY), a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, has appointed Wilson Pang as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead its technological transformation efforts.
  • "Technological transformation is a major priority for Mercury as we look to technology to help unlock new products and services for our customers," said Victor Joseph, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Mercury Insurance.
  • As part of Mercury's executive leadership team, Mr. Pang will develop and drive digital transformation strategies and will be responsible for overseeing the company's software engineering and Technology teams.
  • Prior to joining Mercury Insurance, he served as Chief Technology Officer at Appen, an industry leader in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) data space.

Appen Launches Three New Products to Build Trustworthy Generative AI Applications

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Monday, February 27, 2023

Automated NLP Labeling leverages generative AI capabilities and zero/few shots learning techniques to speed up data annotation.

Key Points: 
  • Automated NLP Labeling leverages generative AI capabilities and zero/few shots learning techniques to speed up data annotation.
  • In addition to these product launches, Appen is also expanding its offerings to include a new vision for the next phase of growth.
  • “It is critical to have human feedback while building Generative AI applications to ensure brand integrity and prevent bias and toxicity.”
    Appen's products are backed by industry-leading research in transformer models and generative AI, making Appen a trusted partner for AI innovation.
  • Whether clients are just starting their generative AI journey or looking to enhance their existing solutions, Appen has the products and expertise to meet their needs.

Appen Releases State of AI Automotive Report

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

“At Appen, we work with companies across a number of industries to power the deployment of safe, accurate, and comprehensive AI models around the world,” said Armughan Ahmad, CEO of Appen.

Key Points: 
  • “At Appen, we work with companies across a number of industries to power the deployment of safe, accurate, and comprehensive AI models around the world,” said Armughan Ahmad, CEO of Appen.
  • “Our latest State of AI report indicates that AI has tremendous potential to make the automotive experience safer, more innovative, and more enjoyable than ever before.”
    In addition to the benefits of AI, Appen’s findings also noted optimism about the future of autonomous vehicles.
  • Those include for drivers, passengers, cyclists, pedestrians and all others sharing the road.” added Sujatha Sagiraju, Chief Product Officer at Appen.
  • To see the full State of AI Report from August, visit 2022 State of AI Report.

LXT Welcomes Carolyn Harvey as Vice President of Operations

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LXT, an emerging leader in global AI training data, today announced the addition of Carolyn Harvey as Vice President of Operations. Carolyn brings extensive experience to LXT from her role at Appen where she led Global Service Delivery for the company. She will report to Chief Operating Officer Yassin Omar and join the senior leadership team, bringing LXT's combined years of experience in AI data to 65 at the executive level, which is unique in the market.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LXT , an emerging leader in global AI training data, today announced the addition of Carolyn Harvey as Vice President of Operations.
  • Carolyn brings extensive experience to LXT from her role at Appen where she led Global Service Delivery for the company.
  • "As an industry expert with extensive experience managing Service Delivery at scale, Carolyn was the natural choice for the VP of Operations role," commented Yassin Omar, LXT's Chief Operations Officer.
  • With this in mind, I am thrilled that LXT is now able to further strengthen its leadership team by inviting Carolyn aboard.

Armughan Ahmad Appointed CEO and President

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Appen Limited (Appen) (ASX: APX) today announced the appointment of Armughan Ahmad as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of the company, effective from no later than 30 January 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Appen Limited (Appen) (ASX: APX) today announced the appointment of Armughan Ahmad as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of the company, effective from no later than 30 January 2023.
  • Prior to KPMG, Armughan served as the Senior Vice President of Dell Technologies where he led Dell EMCs Cloud, High Performance Computing, Workload Solutions and Alliances businesses.
  • Armughan previously held executive positions at Hewlett Packard, 3Com and other technology companies across US, Europe, and Asian markets.
  • Armughan is an outstanding candidate and is ideally suited to be the next CEO of Appen.

Appen’s Annual State of AI and Machine Learning Report Identifies a Gap in Ideal Versus Reality of Data Quality

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Appen Limited (ASX:APX), the global leader in data for the AI Lifecycle providing data sourcing, data preparation, and model evaluation by humans at scale, today released its eighth annual State of AI and Machine Learning report.

Key Points: 
  • Appen Limited (ASX:APX), the global leader in data for the AI Lifecycle providing data sourcing, data preparation, and model evaluation by humans at scale, today released its eighth annual State of AI and Machine Learning report.
  • This years report reveals that sourcing quality data is an obstacle to creating AI.
  • Unfortunately, business leaders and technologists report a significant gap in ideal vs reality in achieving data accuracy.
  • Appens research also found that companies are shifting their focus to responsible AI and maturing in their use of AI.