Business Info - issue 134

AI finds celebrity lookalikes AI has the potential to revolutionise (perhaps even to terminate) the working lives of millions. But in the meantime, scientists and academics from Oxford University are using it to look for celebrity lookalikes in one of the world’s largest digital collections of art images. The inventors of Pholio, an intelligent photo album with built-in advanced image search capabilities, have demonstrated the platform’s capabilities by training it to find celebrity lookalikes from TheWitt Library (part of The Courtauld Institute), which holds a collection of western art from 1200 to the present day. Among the celebrities whose likenesses they have found in old paintings are Taylor Swift, Cher, Donald Trump, Simon Cowell, Paul Hollywood, Richard Branson and Hugh Jackman. Pholio, developed by Pimloc, is a small album- shaped box that sits on a living room shelf and uses artificial intelligence to recognise patterns relating to more than 20,000 search terms. In this way, users can quickly and easily search their image collections for pictures of, say, eggs, cars or meerkats. Founder Simon Randall said: “When we tested the search capabilities out on the Courtauld Collection, we were absolutely amazed at the speed and the accuracy of what we’d created. Most of us have tens of thousands of pictures these days, thanks to smartphones. Keeping track of what we have and hunting down the thing we are looking for is now an instantaneous exercise. Pholio means no more laborious scrolling through thousands of pics.” Pholio can search for images on any connected device and can also access Google Images, Facebook and Instagram collections and download them for safe keeping. Tags are applied instantly to all images added to a collection. www.pholio.io AGENDA Prepare for take-off Business travellers can look forward to more relaxing journeys with Gatwick’s free passenger app. Features include personalised flight information, including boarding status and gate access; real-time queue updates for check-in and security; intuitive wayfinding using beacon technology; and shopping and eating offers. www.gatwickairport.com Provocative choice Pantone has selected Ultra Violet as its colour of 2018, specifically PANTONE 18-3838. It describes this shade as ‘dramatically provocative’, adding that it ‘communicates originality, ingenuity and visionary thinking that points us towards the future’. Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, said: “We are living in a time that requires inventiveness and imagination. It is this kind of creative inspiration that is indigenous to PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet, a blue-based purple that takes our awareness and potential to a higher level. From exploring new technologies and the greater galaxy to artistic expression and spiritual reflection, intuitive Ultra Violet lights the way to what is yet to come.” According to Pantone, Ultra Violet is symbolic of counter-culture, non-conformity and artistic brilliance. It also has a mystical quality and is often associated with mindfulness practices. To celebrate the colour, Pantone has released limited edition Color of the Year guides for design, fashion, home and interiors, available on Pantone.com; partnered with online gallery Saatchi Art (saatchiart.com ) to create a collection of official Pantone Color of the Year 2018 prints; and worked with Adobe Stock on a Color of the Year collection of visual assets. www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2018 GDPR Update With the clocking ticking down to GDPR deadline day on May 25, 2018, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a dedicated advice line to help small organisations prepare for the new data security rules. A supplement to existing resources on the ICO website, the helpline provides personal advice to small and medium- sized organisations that still have questions about GDPR. Call 0303 123 1113 and select option 4. https://ico.org.uk Not willing and unable Whilst more than half (54%) of UK businesses expect a data breach in the next 12 months, only 48% believe that their business is financially prepared to pay a GDPR fine, according to research from Proofpoint, Inc. The study highlights a disconnect between perception and reality when it comes to GDPR readiness. Most UK businesses (77%) believe they will be fully compliant by May 2018, yet only 5% have all the necessary data governance strategies in place. www.proofpoint.com The carrot or the stick? Organisations around the world are using a mixture of the carrot and the stick to encourage employees to act in line with GDPR. According to The Veritas 2017 GDPR Report , 47% of businesses plan to add mandatory GDPR policy adherence into employment agreements; 41% say they will implement employee disciplinary procedures if GDPR policies are violated; and 25% would consider withholding benefits, including bonuses, from employees found to be non-compliant. One third (34%) aim to incentivise employees by rewarding them for complying with GDPR policies. www.veritas.com WINNER 2010 Service Providerof theYear WINNER 2010 Servic e Provider of theYear FIN 20 Int rnet Pr vi the Pr t businessinfomag.uk magazine 06