Just AI Group of i-Free Companies

Just AI (group of companies i-Free) is an IT company specializing in artificial intelligence, machine learning and natural language understanding (NLU) technologies since 2011.

The company's headquarters and main engineering office are located in St. Petersburg and has more than 80 specialists - experts in the field of computer linguistics, machine learning, spoken UX design, software development, content licensing. The company's offices are also located in London, Nanjing and Shanghai, there are representative offices in Moscow and in Shenzhen.

Products and Services

Development of Just AI products and technologies within the i-Free technology group, which includes the company. In the field of voice assistants and content for them, Just AI collaborates with Google, Yandex.

The main area of ​ ​ activity is the development of platforms for semantic analysis of natural speech using artificial intelligence, the creation of services for omnichannel interaction with users, as well as automation of CC processes and client support services.

Just AI operates the Aimylogic skills and intelligent bots platform for independent developers. More than 10,000 developers are registered on the platform and over 4,500 skills and chatbots have been created. In the development of devices and assistants for them, Just AI collaborates with Roobo, NotAnotherOne, Cinemood, Mishka AI, Elari and several others.

The Just AI team develops button bots and chat bots of any complexity, provides customers with a platform for independent development of bots in Telegram, Facebook Messenger, Viber, Slack, as well as on the site, in the mobile application and phone channel. The technologies used by the company make it possible to dialogue in a natural language with robots, smart homes and other devices. IoT

History

2021: Just AI has become an accredited technology partner SberDevices

Just AI, a developer of colloquial technologies, AI announced on March 15, 2021 the launch of a service for creating voice smartapes that will be available in smart devices and, SberPortal SberBox as well as in and. mobile applications Sberbank Online Just Sber Salyut AI became the first accredited technology partner for SberDevices creating skills voice on SmartMarket the - the development, promotion monetizations and application platform for Salyut virtual assistants. More. here

2020: Closing of deals with Sovcombank and MTS

On January 23, 2020, Just AI, a developer of conversational artificial intelligence technologies, announced the closure of transactions with strategic partners - Sovcombank PJSC and MTS PJSC. The total share of investors in Just AI's capital amounted to 22.5% with the company's total market valuation of $40 million. Representatives of MTS and Sovcombank joined the board of directors of Just AI as observers.

The development of Just AI in the field of conversational AI, machine learning and natural language understanding began in 2011 as part of the i-Free group of companies. As of January 2020, Just AI is one of the leaders in the conversational artificial intelligence market in Russia and is actively developing in other countries.

The company's technology stack includes Just AI Conversational Platform, a platform for creating complex assistants boats and large companies; solutions for small and medium businesses (more Aimylogic than 15,000 developers are registered on the platform for the development of conversational skills and intelligent bots as of January 2020); as well as a set of open tools for developers and for data-scientists managing dialogue and training semantic models based on modern ones. neural network algorithms All products are conceptually and technically interconnected and allow you to implement complex projects in the field of conversational AI, including the creation of full-fledged conversational assistants for individual sectors of the enterprise market.

Our cooperation with MTS and Sovcombank did not begin with investments: telecom and fintech are traditionally the most technologically progressive industries in Russia, and it was there that the ideas of conversational AI penetrated in the first place. Partnership with such large players provides an opportunity to look at the practice of applying conversational AI from a different angle, to receive feedback valuable for the development of technology and products, and to test hypotheses together. In addition, the experience and own development of MTS in the AI sector is largely complementary to ours and will allow us to strengthen the market position of Just AI in the future. The conversational AI industry is developing rapidly in both the world and Russia. Technology covers various industries and areas of communication between customers and business, makes people's lives easier and more convenient. A recent study by Just AI showed that more than 50 million people already use voice assistants in Russia, and smart speakers have become the fastest growing segment of consumer electronics in its history - as of January 2020, more than 240 million such devices have already been sold in the world. The attracted investments will help us to direct the resources and competencies of our team to the development of areas in which we see the greatest potential - for example, the creation of specialized industry assistants for individual business verticals, the development of content with conversational UX for smart columns in Russia and smart screens in the USA and China. In addition, we expect that investor support will give impetus to our international development and will help to take significant positions in the conversational AI market and abroad, said Kirill Petrov, managing director and co-founder of Just AI

Just AI at the beginning of 2020 has offices and representative offices in St. Petersburg, Moscow, London, Limassol (Cyprus), Shenzhen and Shanghai (China). Just AI employs more than 100 specialists - experts in the field of computer linguistics, machine learning, spoken UX design, software development .

Just AI NLU platform is used in projects of companies Megaphone Tikkurila",,,,,", " Papa JohnsRenaissance Insurance OZON.travel and Baltic HeadHunter many others. In the field of voice assistants and content for them, Just AI collaborates with,, Google Yandex as well as with smart device manufacturers -, Roobo NotAnotherOne,, Mishka Cinemood AI, Elari.

2018: Just AI evaluated the Russian conversational AI market

In 2018, Russia began a rapid growth in the market of chat bots supporting NLU technology (natural language understanding). According to Just AI estimates, by the end of 2018, the market will increase by more than 2.2 times compared to 2017, to 524 million rubles. According to the results of 2023, its volume will reach 33 billion rubles.

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2014: Passing the Turing100 Test

In 2014, the neurolinguistic programming technology developed by Just AI successfully passed the Turing100 test.