A new awards program launched earlier this year by established cloud computing awards body The Cloud Awards, The A.I. Awards recognizes and rewards excellence and innovation in the use or development of cloud artificial intelligence technologies, and machine learning.

The program contains a wide range of categories. Some focusing on specific industry verticals such as healthcare, finance, and manufacturing, others on the use of AI to drive process improvements such as personalization or automation. Overall excellence in AI practice is also recognized through awards such as ‘AI Solution of the Year’ and ‘Most Innovative AI Technology’. The program received entries from organizations of all sizes worldwide, including North America, across Europe, the Middle East, and APAC.

CEO of The Cloud Awards, James Williams, said: “We’re thrilled to announce the shortlist of the inaugural A.I. Awards. The program gives a dedicated platform for organizations to highlight the exciting work that is being carried out in the world of cloud AI, and those who have been shortlisted represent the very best in this field, worldwide.”

The shortlist demonstrates that innovation is being driven by established household names to bold new startups, and everything in between. Our judges have an enviable task in determining which of these outstanding organizations deserve to be taken forward to the next stage of this year’s program. Good luck to all our shortlistees!”

Vcinity Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Harry Carr said: “We are delighted to have been shortlisted in the AI Deployment of the Year category in The 2024 A.I. Awards. At Vcinity, we are focused on a huge problem for AI, connecting AI and data that is not local.  Most of the data necessary for AI will be generated at different locations than where the AI compute is located.   The AI journey is just beginning—and we are committed to providing our customers an agile and secure data pipeline,  to maximize  sound, transformative outcomes to advance their businesses and missions. We are proud to be recognized alongside the other cutting edge companies and look forward to seeing how the next stage of the program unfolds.”

The program now enters its second round of judging, reducing the shortlist to a handful of finalists in each category. A.I. Awards finalists will be announced in September 2024, with the final winners revealed in October 2024.

To view the full shortlist, please visit: https://www.cloud-awards.com/2024-ai-awards-shortlist