France: Norauto offers easier access to social assistance via Klaro platform Engagement Norauto, the car maintenance and equipment specialist, is granting its employees access to the services of Klaro, a start-up offering simplified access to social assistance. The aim of this partnership is to enable Norauto's 7,000 employees to increase their purchasing power.
Technologies How Tech Foundations (Atos) is using artificial intelligence to optimise the HR management of its consultants Training/Professional development Tech Foundations, the outsourcing and cloud business line of the Atos group, has been using Whoz, a HR staffing solution using artificial intelligence to allocate consultants to clients, for several months now. It is based on a detailed skills map, drawn up jointly by managers and employees themselves. The solution, which is reserved for digital services companies, could soon be extended to the entire market.
Technologies France: Orange harnesses virtual reality for staff cybersecurity training Training/Professional development Since October 2023, Orange has been rolling out virtual reality training to raise awareness among employees of the cybersecurity risks encountered in the workplace. The company drew on a track record of training carried out using this technology over several years by provider Uptale, particularly in soft skills, as well as on in-house support from its business divisions.
Technologies Ireland: Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council launches The first meeting of Ireland’s AI Advisory Council was held on 17 January. The aim of the new institution,…
Technologies Looking back at 2023: the advent of ChatGPT and other forms of generative AI ChatGPT and the generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools put in place by businesses are revolutionising the way we work. However, while these new technologies make it possible to create content of all kinds, generate code, assist in decision-making and thus free up time for certain tasks, their ethical and secure use poses questions.
Technologies France: Axa deploys its own generative AI French insurance group Axa is providing its employees with a secure version of ChatGPT – Axa Secure GPT – and is working to democratise its use internally. It's a huge project, and one that involves training all employees.
France: Crédit Mutuel sharpens focus on generative AI and quantum computing On 11 December, Crédit Mutuel unveiled its strategic plan up to the year 2027. In terms of technology, the mutual group is opening new data centres in France and intends to promote ethical generative AI. It claims to have "saved" nearly 2,000 jobs thanks to its investments.
Nearly 15% of employees use generative AI at work without their employer’s permission (study) A survey of over 14,000 employees worldwide (across 14 countries) by software company Salesforce reveals that more than a quarter (28%) are using generative AI at work,…
EU: Commission to launch a platform to facilitate international recruitment for occupations enduring shortages Recruitment Faced with a growing shortage of skilled labour, the EU wants to attract skills from all over the world. To this end,…
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa publishes a generative AI model developed in-house On 12 October, French cooperative bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa announced the open-source publication of a generative AI model, specialised for almost 40 experimental cases,…
