kama DEI Recognized in Gartner Emotion AI Global Roundup
We were extremely pleased to have kama DEI identified by world-leading research firm Gartner as one of 18 Emotion AI technology vendors. In their December 2021 report "Competitive Landscape: Emotion AI Technologies, Worldwide" by Annette Zimmermann, Kama.ai and our...
kama.ai Honours the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On June 3rd, 2021, the Canadian government passed legislation to identify September 30th, 2021, as a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to commemorate the historical and current impacts of residential schools. This was one of the recommendations proposed in the...
New AI Capabilities are Paving the Way for Advanced Virtual Assistants
“New AI Capabilities are Paving the Way for Advanced Virtual Assistants” is kama.ai’s newest white paper, examining the various technical innovations which are evolving AVA capabilities, specifically Emotion AI. It provides use-case examples from numerous industries...
Kama.ai CEO, Brian Ritchie, Elected to Kerry’s Place Board of Directors
kama.ai’s CEO and founder, Brian Ritchie, has been announced as one of the newest Directors to join the Kerry’s Place Board of Directors. Kerry’s Place is “Canada’s largest service provider to families with children, adolescents, and adults, with Autism Spectrum...
Kama.ai Selected as Finalist for CAMSC Technology and Innovation Award
kama.ai is proud to announce they have been selected as one of the finalists for the CAMSC Technology and Innovation Award. The award goes out to “An Aboriginal or Minority owned business that stands out for its innovative new technology-based product or service. The...
Kama.ai announces the final closing of Seed B3 Investment Round
TORONTO – August 12, 2021 – kama.ai is proud to announce the final closing of its seed B3 investment round on July 30th, 2021. Subscriptions were primarily taken up by kama.ai’s existing shareholder group but also included a number of new investors, including 2 First...
Indigenous History Month: Interview with CEO, Brian Ritchie
This month is Indigenous History Month, and more specifically, today, June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. In celebration of the occasion, I wanted to explore how Indigenous culture and values have shaped our company by way of an interview with our...
The Composable Enterprise – The Future of IT Business Systems
Enterprises' back-office system architecture strategy has twisted and turned over the decades since the digital uprise of the 20th century. In the early days, systems tended to be in-house, proprietary platforms. Following this, monolithic or single-vendor industry...
Leveraging Emotion AI to Enhance Your Enterprise’s “Total Experience”
In the report released in December 2020, titled ‘Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2021: Total Experience”, Gartner states that “Total Experience (TX) is a strategy that creates superior shared experiences by interlinking the multiexperience (MX), customer...
Artificial Intelligence and Wellbeing
The World Health Organization has declared mental illness the leading cause of disability, affecting more than 970 million people worldwide. Here in Canada, one in two Canadians struggle with mental illness before reaching 40, an alarming statistic released by the...
Barriers to AI Implementation
There are certain barriers to AI implementation within large, medium, and small enterprises alike. Though it has become a business imperative, the rapidly evolving landscape of technology can render the process of digital transformation an intimidating task. In a...
Press Release: kama.ai Provided with COVID-19 Funding
TORONTO – February 24, 2021 – Two Rivers Community Development Centre, an organization dedicated to helping First Nation businesses and Indigenous entrepreneurs grow and flourish, today confirmed funding to Kama.AI, a Toronto-based Indigenous tech firm whose emotional...