I’m thrilled to announce that Microsoft has been acknowledged as a Leader within the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide General-purpose Computer Vision AI Software Platform 2022 Vendor Assessment (doc #US49776422, November 2022).
The IDC MarketScape vendor evaluation mannequin is designed to supply an outline of the aggressive health of ICT suppliers in a given market. The analysis methodology makes use of a rigorous scoring methodology based mostly on each qualitative and quantitative standards that ends in a single graphical illustration of every vendor’s place inside a given market. The Capabilities rating measures vendor product, go-to-market, and enterprise execution within the brief time period. The Strategy rating measures alignment of vendor methods with buyer necessities in a 3–5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the scale of the icons.
Built on a basis of deep studying and AI analysis, Azure Cognitive Services for Vision are designed to be versatile and scalable to fulfill the wants of a variety of shoppers. Our Vision providers supply a group of prebuilt and customized APIs for picture and video evaluation, textual content recognition, facial recognition, picture captioning, mannequin customization, and extra, that builders can simply combine into their functions. We have been actively contributing to the pc imaginative and prescient analysis neighborhood, additional advancing the sphere and inspiring democratization entry to cutting-edge pc imaginative and prescient expertise.
Where we excelled
The IDC MarketScape report evaluated Microsoft’s methods and capabilities and positioned Microsoft within the Leaders Category. I imagine this recognition is a testomony to Microsoft’s dedication to ship cutting-edge, accountable, and customer-centric AI merchandise to organizations of all sizes and throughout all verticals.
1) Enabling prospects with cutting-edge expertise
I imagine one of many key strengths that units us aside is our skill to assist prospects commercialize cutting-edge expertise. For instance,
- Uber makes use of imaginative and prescient service’s facial recognition to help safety.
- H&R Block makes use of textual content recognition to remodel tax returns.
- KPMG makes use of textual content, picture, and video evaluation to assist banking prospects determine monetary dangers.
- Territorium to construct and ship a distant proctoring platform and confirm pupil identification.
Recent developments, reminiscent of Dall-E and Florence, have solidified Microsoft’s place as a frontrunner within the business. Additionally, our OCR and Azure Form Recognizer capabilities have been considerably enhanced, supporting over 300 languages and a broad set of pre-built and customized kind fashions together with contracts, invoices, W2s, ID paperwork, receipts, enterprise playing cards and upgraded handwriting and customization capabilities. We’ll proceed to combine the newest OpenAI language fashions with our Vision providers to allow deep data queries, additional advancing our options for purchasers.
2) Responsible AI
I imagine accountable AI is one other space the place we excel. Microsoft is dedicated to moral and clear AI and has carried out strong processes to make sure our services align with business requirements and laws. Our AI rules, which embrace equity, reliability, and security, information our growth and deployment of AI options. We acknowledge that accountable AI is a journey and will not be afraid to make modifications based mostly on findings and buyer suggestions. For instance, in June 2022, we introduced and carried out the brand new Responsible AI Standard with further safeguards and equity testing and tooling, together with a brand new API that helps builders decide whether or not a picture is appropriate for facial recognition, and we shared our plan to section out emotion detection AI to guard delicate attributes from being misused—together with subjecting individuals to stereotyping, discrimination, and unfair denial of providers.
3) Customer and companion ecosystem
I imagine our sturdy buyer and companion ecosystem can also be a significant differentiator. We have a world community of, companions, service suppliers, and ISVs that belief and depend on our expertise to energy their companies. We work carefully with them to grasp their distinctive wants and develop tailor-made options that drive measurable outcomes whereas supporting their skill to experiment, undertake, and scale Vision service choices.
As pc imaginative and prescient and AI proceed to play an more and more essential function within the digital period, we’re well-positioned to assist organizations of all sizes and throughout all verticals leverage the facility of pc imaginative and prescient to enhance productiveness, effectivity, security, sustainability, and inclusivity. From search engine marketing with picture captioning to anomaly detection, facial recognition for identification verification, radiology, or autonomous driving, our platform can help a variety of use circumstances and ship insights that drive enterprise worth.
I imagine being acknowledged as a Leader within the IDC MarketScape validates our staff’s efforts to ship cutting-edge, accountable, and customer-centric options. We will proceed to spend money on R&D and work carefully with our prospects and companions to drive the subsequent technology of AI-powered innovation.
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