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What an incredible way to wrap up the week – winning 'Tech Innovation of the Year' at the Leeds Digital Festival Awards! 🎉 So, what’s behind this win? Introducing Ombo AI. Ombo is a game-changing compliance platform that harnesses the power of generative AI to seamlessly integrate compliance into every employee's daily routine. In today’s global landscape, workforces are overwhelmed with complex information, and organisations face ever-rising expectations from regulators. Parallax developed an AI-driven solution that provides real-time, personalised compliance guidance, reducing compliance risks while enhancing productivity. Using an intuitive chat interface, Ombo asks targeted questions to gather contextual details before offering expert, actionable advice, alongside relevant documents and useful resources for each situation. Designed to help organisations scale their compliance programmes, Ombo augments in-house compliance experts, handling routine queries and efficiently triaging high-risk, complex scenarios straight to the specialists. But we’re not stopping there – Ombo continues to evolve. Upcoming features like multilingual support, deeper integrations, and alignment with the latest AI advancements are on the horizon. This award isn’t just about the innovation itself; it’s a testament to the dedication, hard work, and passion of the entire Ombo team. To every team member who contributed to this success – this is just the beginning. 🚀 Big shout-outs to Stuart Clarke MBE and the Leeds Digital team for managing to squeeze so many incredible tech events into the two week festival. To Andrew Maeer and the Festival Awards team but putting on a cracking event last night. And last but not least to all the people and companies nominated, who are all helping to showcase some amazing work coming out of Leeds and the wider region! #LDFAwards #techinnovation #leadingdigitalinnovation

Wishing all our friends, partners, customers and staff a very happy holiday season! See you in 2025 🎉

This morning Sophie Galpin hosted our first #AppliedAI breakfast at the wonderful House of Fu! We talked, we drank tea and ate pastries and Sophie demonstrated that by applying AI to an idea, you can rapidly build a prototype to prove the value of it. Including market fit, name, user stories, features and even investor decks. There's so much more to AI than chatbots and if you want to find out more about how AI can help your business then get in touch, and keep an eye out for more Parallax events coming in the new year! #AIevent #Leeds

We've been working with Jude Vidal & Cool Rivers for a long time and we're so excited to be hosting their event next Monday evening. The creative industry is facing an unprecedented wave of inequality, unfairness and exploitation. The Magic Zone: In Between Technology and Creativity will be taking a deep dive into how Web3 technology is revolutionising the creative and philanthropic sectors. It's one for the curious and attendees will also receive an early access digital vinyl, giving you exclusive access to a dynamic music launch next year, plus a Love of Leeds themed digital asset that you will want to put on your wall! 📅 2nd December 2024 🕧 6:00pm to 8:00pm 📍 Parallax HQ You'll hear about the tech, from The Lord Mayor of Leeds and some spectacular emerging artists! Register here https://lnkd.in/ePyZWfCh #web3 #event #leeds

No one really likes those long call centre menus do they? AI-powered voice agents are transforming customer service by delivering seamless, natural interactions. Not only that but they're enhancing customer satisfaction and reducing operational costs. At Parallax, we're excited about the potential of conversational AI to revolutionise customer experiences. By integrating these technologies, businesses can meet the evolving demands of their clients and stay ahead in a competitive landscape. Discover more about how AI-powered voice agents are changing customer service in our latest blog post >> https://lnkd.in/e4JBTaw6 #AI #Innovation #CustomerService

We love hosting events here at Parallax, and last week we joined forces with Corecom Consulting to host the AI focussed #womenintech event 'Beyond Bias: Building inclusive AI-driven organisations'. We had three wonderful speakers in Shirley Stackhouse, Sophie Galpin & Keeley Crockett who talked about the role of AI in creating a safer, and more supportive and diverse environment. They addressed how building responsible AI requires a commitment to high-quality, diverse data for impactful results. That the importance of including marginalised voices in AI development is essential to prevent bias and promote fairness. And that staying vigilant to the evolving AI regulatory landscape is critical for responsible innovation "be a Meerkat"! You can check out some of the photos from Lou Wilcock here and if there's something that you want to hear more about in the world of AI then drop it in the comments below - we're starting to build out our plan for #AppliedAI in 2025 so this is your chance to have an input into the what we speak about next. #WITevent #AIevent

🚨 🚨 TOMORROW! 🚨 🚨 There's still time to get registered for our Women in Tech AI event in partnership with Corecom Consulting. Beyond Bias: Building Inclusive AI-driven Organisations - brings together leading female experts in the field of AI to explore the critical issue of bias in AI and its impact on organisations. You'll hear from Shirley Stackhouse, Sophie Galpin & Keeley Crockett who will be looking into the challenges and opportunities presented by AI, as well as practical strategies for building inclusive and ethical AI-driven organisations. ⏱️ Be quick though, it starts in 24 hours... ⏱️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/efKmKvav #WomenInTech #AppliedAI #LeadersLab

Here at Parallax we've been reducing our energy consumption through the development of smart tech. We've developed lighting and heating systems internally to help reduce usage, and recently installed a roof full of solar panels to start giving back. And despite being certified Carbon Negative, the day to day running of an office makes CO2 output inevitable. With the help of 9Trees CIC, we're offsetting that and helping to balance our team's personal carbon footprint by planting 50 trees. 9Trees CIC do this by creating sustainable, native, broadleaf woodlands around the UK. By planting the right trees in the right places they're also promoting biodiversity and enhance habitat corridors. We encourage you to get involved, offset that carbon and make a difference - you can find out more in the link below 👇 #carbonnegative #carbonoffset

📣📣 NEXT WEEK! 📣📣 😁 On Thursday 24th October, from 11am-2pm, we will be exploring the topic of ethics and inclusivity in AI with three powerhouse experts! Ethical adoption and bias in data sets are the hot topics in AI right now. How can we create fair systems that benefit all of us, when the data available is often skewed and biased?! We're thrilled to partner with our friends at Corecom Consulting to bring together leading experts to discuss strategies for building inclusive and ethical AI-driven organisations. What to expect... 🗨 Keynote speeches from Shirley Stackhouse, Sophie Galpin & Keeley Crockett 🗣 Networking 🥑 Lunch! This event is perfect for senior decision-makers and policy influencers in technology, as well as those looking to implement AI ethically and inclusively. Don't miss out! Register here: https://lnkd.in/efKmKvav #AppliedAI #LeadersLab

It’s been the San Francisco Webflow Conference this week and not only are we thrilled to be name checked alongside so many incredible Webflow partners (we're bottom left), but the new features announced have really got us excited! The evolution of Webflow into the world’s first Website Experience Platform is a landmark moment and introduces the power of predictive AI to analyse user behaviour, and create dynamically personalised experiences. Impressive. Webflow continues to demonstrate how closely they listen to their partners and users of the platform, for example with the acquisition of GSAP (to bring this industry leading animation library into native functionality) and advanced page building for creative flexibility. It comes as no surprise to us to see the recent Forrester Report on The Total Economic Impact of Webflow https://lnkd.in/ej4P74MT showcasing the ROI capabilities of Webflow, with 332% ROI, and 94% decreased time to market. 🚀 Martyn & Nathan, are both heading to the Webflow Conference in London next week, so seek them out and learn more about our experiences with Webflow and hear about their favourite new features. #WebflowEnterprisePartner #Webflow #WebflowConf