BNP Paribas Fortis scales AI with a CoE and Mistral - chief data scientist Manuel Piette explains

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We are now at the stage where digital leaders have some experience in how to begin the cultural adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI). At major bank BNP Paribas Fortis, Chief Data Scientist Manuel Piette heads up the AI Center of Excellence (CoE) at the Belgian arm of the bank. Piette is using communities, Domino data technology, and Europe’s frontier AI technology Mistral to improve data management and speed the adoption and usage of AI. Piette was in London and shared his CoE approach with us.

BNP Paribas Fortis was created in spring 2009 following the acquisition of Fortis Bank in Belgium by BNP Paribas. It is the largest retail bank in Belgium, offering a full range of services to retail customers, as well as business banking to both small firms and enterprises.

Piette has been with the organization for 21 years in a variety of data analytics roles supporting marketing,...

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