Yorkshire Post
10 ene 2024
As the New Year gets into full swing, welcome to my new weekly column taking you behind the scenes of what is going on in the world of Yorkshire business.
Richards has made a swift return as managing partner of Yorkshire AI Labs, an intriguing new venture capital fund seeking to invest in promising regional businesses so they can make the most of the possibilities of artificial intelligence.
The first deal has already been announced and involves the creation of a new firm called IntelliAM, led by Tom Clayton, founder of leading UK maintenance engineering and asset management specialist 53North. 53North already works with many of the world’s largest food and beverage companies and the hope is the new deal will help those business giants boost productivity levels by identifying where improvements could be made with the help of AI.
The deal – and by extension the public return of Mr Richards – has heavyweight backing in the form of Professor Keith Ridgway CBE. The founder of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at the University of Sheffield has joined the board of IntelliAM.
It will be fascinating to see what IntelliAM can achieve – and where Yorkshire AI Labs next invests.