Just AI Group of Companies i-Free

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

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

Products and Services

Just AI product and technology development within the i-Free technology group, which includes the company. In the field of voice assistants and content for them, Just AI cooperates 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 omnichannel interaction services with users, as well as automation of CC processes and client support services.

Just AI operates the Aimylogic skills and smart 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 field of developing devices and assistants for them, Just AI collaborates with Roobo, NotAnotherOne, Cinemood, Mishka AI, Elari and several others.

The Just AI team develops push-button bots and chatbots of any complexity, provides customers with a platform for self-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 natural language dialogue possible with robots, smart homes and other IoT devices.

History

2021: Just AI becomes accredited technology partner of SberDevices

Just AI, a developer of technologies in the field of conversational AI, on March 15, 2021 announced the launch of a service for creating voice smartpads, which will be available in smart devices SberPortal and SberBox, as well as in mobile applications SberBank Online and Sber Salyut. Just AI became SberDevices' first accredited technology partner to create voice skills on SmartMarket, Salute's virtual assistant application development, promotion and monetization platform. Read more here.

2020: Closing of transactions 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 combined 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 Just AI Board of Directors as observers.

Just AI's developments in 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 the Just AI Conversational Platform, a platform for creating complex assistants boats and large companies; solutions for medium and small businesses Aimylogic (more than 15,000 developers are registered on the platform for developing conversational skills and intelligent bots in 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 makes it possible to look at the practice of using spoken AI from a different angle, receive feedback valuable for the development of technology and products, and test hypotheses together. In addition, the experience and own developments of MTS in the field of AI are 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 both in the world and in Russia. The technology covers various industries and areas of communication between customers and business, makes life easier and more convenient for people. A recent Just AI study 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 direct the resources and competencies of our team to the development of areas in which we see the greatest potential - for example, to create specialized industry assistants for individual business verticals, develop content with spoken UX for smart speakers 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 help us 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 .

The Just AI NLU platform is used in projects of Megafon, Tikkurila, Papa Johns, Renaissance Insurance, OZON.travel, Baltika, HeadHunter and many others. In the field of voice assistants and content for them, Just AI cooperates with Google, Yandex, as well as with manufacturers of smart devices - Roobo, NotAnotherOne, Cinemood, Mishka AI, Elari.

2018: Just AI evaluates Russian conversational AI market

In 2018, the market for chatbots supporting NLU technology (natural language understanding) began to grow rapidly in Russia. 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. At the end of 2023, its volume will reach 33 billion rubles.

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2014: Passing the test Turing100

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