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Urbanimmersive Integrates ChatGPT with UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot to Transform 3D Tours into Powerful Lead Generation Solutions

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SAINT-HUBERT, Quebec, March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Urbanimmersive Inc. (“Urbanimmersive”, the “Company” or “UI”) (TSX VENTURE: UI) (OTCQB: UBMRF), a leading provider of 3D tour solutions, today announced having integrated ChatGPT, a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) technology, with their winning product UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot available in all its 3D tours subscription.

UiMeet3D is Urbanimmersive’s proprietary technology that enables viewers to engage in immersive, real-time interactions with other 3D avatars (other visitors) within 3D virtual tours. Each 3D avatar, represented by the viewer’s webcam video streaming, creates a captivating experience that transcends traditional 3D tour limitations, fostering dynamic communication and visual interactions among viewers. UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot on its part is an optional virtual host emulating another person avatar with the specific job of generating leads by greeting each visitors entering a 3D tour, performing simple tasks and chat prompts. Since its introduction in 2021, UiMeet3D and its Greeting Bot has proven to be an effective lead generation tool.

The integration of ChatGPT will now enable UiMeet3D Greeting Bot answering questions related to the environments limited to curated information selected by the clients. Urbanimmersive’s 3D tours come equipped with a wealth of information, including property descriptions, neighborhood details, and 2D floor plans. With the client’s content permission, the UiMeet3D Greeting Bot can utilize this information to provide viewers with answers to a wide range of questions, such as the number of rooms, square footage, nearby schools and public transportation options, and agent services and experience.

Additionally, as announced in our press release in 2021 (Urbanimmersive’s Leveraging of its Flagship Patent Pending UiMeet3D Avatar Product and Building of Largest Behavioral Database of 3D Real Estate Tours for Next Generation of 3D Chatbot Machine Learning), Urbanimmersive has been working on creating a custom dataset that combines relevant information about their 3D tours with user behavior data, such as navigation patterns, areas where users spend more time, and frequently asked questions. In the coming months, this data will be used to fine-tune ChatGPT integration, enabling the AI to better understand user preferences and interests within the context of the 3D tour.

By leveraging ChatGPT in conjunction with this Urbanimmersive’s proprietary sophisticated user behavior analysis, Urbanimmersive aims to equip the UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot with a highly personalized and intuitive interactive experience for viewers exploring its 3D environments and provide highly informative guided tour of home while significantly enhancing the platform’s lead generation capabilities for real estate professionals and local businesses.

This innovative approach to 3D tours is poised to reshape the real estate marketing industry, transforming 3D tours from simple interactive visual content marketing tools into powerful AI lead generation solutions that address realtors’ pressing needs.

A basic UiMeet3D version is already included in all marketing monthly membership subscriptions offered by Urbanimmersive’s franchises. The AI-powered Greeting Bot will be added as an option and will be offered with a different set of tools, limits and functions. The monetization of this integration would translate into new revenue streams for Urbanimmersive in a near future while for now is expected to boost already popular All-In-One Marketing Monthly Membership offered by the Company’s franchises.

In addition to the real estate market, the integration of ChatGPT with UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot opens up a myriad of possibilities for other applications, such as guided tours for local businesses, historical sites, and architectural landmarks. Thanks to the integrated floor plan within Urbanimmersive’s 3D tour, the UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot can provide contextual information about what users are seeing, guide them to points of interest, and answer questions about architectural details, or historical significance. This innovative solution creates an immersive, informative, and engaging experience for users, expanding the potential use cases for 3D tours across various industries.

Ghislain Lemire, CEO of Urbanimmersive commented: « We are excited to start working with this groundbreaking AI technology into our 3D tours and offer it to our clients within their monthly subscriptions. Integrating ChatGPT within UiMeet3D was a natural fit and a logical next step, as we have been promoting and teaching our clients how to use our Greeting Avatar Bot for a time now. We have also worked in parallel on creating a viewer behavior big data set as we previously announced which now turn to be highly valuable. For me, it makes no doubt that going forward, businesses that will build a substantial amount of organized and structured data set would be the one that would leverage the most AI integration such as ChatGPT.

Furthermore, we are discovering new key advantages that we had not anticipated before. Our 3D technology incorporates floor plan software and data, meaning that the floor plan is completely integrated within our 3D player, unlike our competitors who often use external third-party software to draw 2D floor plans. By having the floor plan details blended into each 3D tour, our technology is further empowered for the use of ChatGPT. This integration provides a rich source of data that is added to the floor plan for our Avatar Greeting Bot, significantly enhancing its ability to offer a highly personalized and intuitive interactive experience for viewers exploring our 3D environments.

By combining the power of ChatGPT with our UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot, we are transforming the landscape of real estate marketing and setting a new standard for lead generation. In fact, we believe that this integration represents the future of lead generation in real estate and the way 3D tours will be used going forward. Think of it like a 24/7 open house with a full-time assistance to greet all visitors and provide them curated data to convert them into leads. »

The AI-powered UiMeet3D Greeting Bot will first be rolled out to a limited group of selected clients, allowing the Company to monitor its behavior and measure conversion metrics. During this period, the Company will work with real estate industry professionals, consultants and partners to ensure that the AI-powered UiMeet3D Greeting Bot operates within the real estate brokerage regulations, does not infringe upon the exclusive rights of agents and comply with the real estate advertising rules. Following this warm-up period, the feature will be made available to all clients’ monthly subscribers. The Company believes it is well-positioned to capitalize on the transformation of 3D tour applications and that the strategic combination of ChatGPT and the UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot further solidifies its position as the leading innovator within the 3D tours industry. The Company’s commitment to advancing the capabilities of its technology, combined with its dedication to providing unparalleled customer service, reinforces its position as the go-to solution for real estate professionals and local businesses looking to take their marketing efforts to the next level.

TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed this press release and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.

About Urbanimmersive
Urbanimmersive develops and commercializes real estate photography technologies and services focused on redefining industry visual content standards. The Company all-in-one platform enables high-volume photography businesses to increase operational productivity delivering feature-rich 3D tours and floor plans, leading-edge property websites and high-resolution AI-indexed images. The Company operating segments include software (SaaS), 3D photography equipment and, in a growing number of North American cities, technology-powered real estate photography service business units leading the industry photo-shoots standards transformation. Learn more at urbanimmersive.com.

Caution of Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking information that involves various risks and uncertainties. Such statements relating to, among other things, the prospects for the company to enhance operating results, are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which are significant in scope and nature. These uncertainties may cause actual results to differ from information contained herein. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions of the management on the dates they are made and expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management estimates or opinions change.

For more information, please contact:

Urbanimmersive
Ghislain Lemire
President & CEO
514-394-7820 X 202
[email protected]

Simon Bédard, CA, CPA, CFA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
514 394-7820 X 224
[email protected] 

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AI-exposed sectors experience productivity surge as AI jobs climb and see up to 25% wage premium: PwC 2024 Global AI Jobs Barometer

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Sectors more exposed to AI are experiencing almost fivefold (4.8x) greater labour productivity growth (‘AI exposed’ means AI can readily be used for some tasks)Postings for AI jobs are growing 3.5x faster than for all jobs. For every AI job posting in 2012, there are now seven job postingsJobs that require AI skills carry up to a 25% wage premium in some marketsAI-driven spike in productivity could allow many nations to break out of persistent low productivity growth, generating economic development, higher wages, and enhanced living standardsSkills sought by employers are changing at a 25% higher rate in occupations most exposed to AI. To stay relevant in these occupations, workers will need to demonstrate or acquire new skillsLONDON, May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Sectors more exposed to AI are experiencing almost five times (4.8x) higher growth in labour productivity, according to PwC’s inaugural 2024 Global AI Jobs Barometer, published today.

The report, which analysed over half a billion job ads from 15 countries, suggests that AI could allow many nations to break out of persistent low productivity growth, generating economic development, higher wages, and enhanced living standards.
The report finds that for every job posting requiring AI specialist skills (i.e., machine learning) in 2012, there are now seven job postings.[1] PwC research also finds that growth in jobs demanding AI skills has outpaced all jobs since 2016, with postings for jobs requiring AI skills growing 3.5x faster than for all jobs.
The findings also highlight economic opportunity for labour forces: jobs that require AI skills carry up to a 25% average wage premium in some markets.
Skills sought by employers are changing much faster in occupations more exposed to AI, with old skills disappearing – and new skills appearing – in job ads at a 25% higher rate than in occupations less exposed to AI. To stay relevant in these occupations, workers will need to demonstrate or acquire new skills.
As questions abound around the technology’s impact on everything from job security to long-term business viability, the findings highlight positive news, even for workers in sectors most exposed to AI. The findings also reflect a good news story for workers and the global economy in which AI-enabled workers are more productive and more valuable, opening the door to rising prosperity for workers and nations.
Carol Stubbings, Global Markets and Tax & Legal Services (TLS) Leader, PwC UK, says:
“AI is transforming the labour market globally and presents good news for a global economy hindered by deep economic challenges and concerns around long-term business viability. For many economies experiencing labour shortages and low productivity growth, the findings highlight optimism around AI with the technology representing an opportunity for economic development, job-creation, and the creation of new industries entirely. However, the findings show that workers will need to build new skills and organisations will need to invest in their AI strategies and people if they are to turbocharge their development and ensure they are fit for the AI age.”
Near fivefold productivity growth in sectors more exposed to AI
The findings paint a positive picture of the impact of AI on labour markets and productivity. Sectors most exposed to AI – financial services, information technology, and professional services – are experiencing nearly five times higher labour productivity growth than sectors less exposed to AI.[2]
Jobs that require AI skills carry significant wage premiums
Across the five major labour markets for which wage data is available (US, UK, Canada, Australia and Singapore), jobs that require AI specialist skills carry a significant wage premium (up to 25% on average in the US), underlining the value of these skills to companies. Across industries (in the US for example), this can range from 18% for accountants, 33% for financial analysts, 43% for sales and marketing managers, to 49% for lawyers. While the wage premium differs by market, overwhelmingly this is higher in all markets analysed.
AI penetration is accelerating, particularly in knowledge work sectors
The study finds that knowledge work sectors are seeing the most rapid growth in the share of roles requiring AI skills. This includes financial services (2.8x higher share of jobs requiring AI skills vs other sectors), professional services (3x higher), and information & communication (5x higher).[3]
No going back to yesterday’s jobs markets: the skills building imperative
Companies, workers, and policymakers share responsibility for helping workers build the skills to succeed in a fast-changing jobs market. Skills demanded by employers in occupations more exposed to AI are changing at a 25% higher rate than in less exposed occupations. 69% of CEOs expect AI will require new skills from their workforce, rising to 87% of CEOs who have already deployed AI, according to PwC’s 27th Annual Global CEO Survey 2024. 
Pete Brown, Global Workforce Leader, PwC UK, adds:
“Businesses and governments around the world will need to ensure they are adequately investing in the skills required for both their people and organisations if they are to thrive in a global economy and labour market being transformed by AI. Equally, there is tremendous opportunity for people, organisations, and economies with expertise in new and emerging technologies such as AI. Ensuring a skills-first approach to recruitment as well as continued investment in workforce upskilling is imperative as no industry or market will remain immune to the impact of AI’s technological and economic transformation.”
Scott Likens, Global AI and Innovation Technology Leader, PwC US, concluded:
“AI provides much more than efficiency gains. AI offers fundamentally new ways of creating value. In our work with clients, we see companies using AI to amplify the value their people can deliver. We don’t have enough software developers, doctors, or scientists to create all the code, healthcare, and scientific breakthroughs the world needs. There is a nearly limitless demand for many things if we can improve our ability to deliver them – and limitless opportunity for organisations and individuals that invest in learning and applying the technology.”
Notes to Editors:
About the PwC 2024 Global AI Jobs Barometer
PwC’s new Global AI Jobs Barometer uses half a billion job ads from 15 countries to examine AI’s impact on jobs, skills, wages, and productivity. Analysing data from the past decade and across a large number of sectors, the report provides insight on AI job penetration, salary premiums, vacancy rates and more. The report will be presented at the VivaTech Summit in Paris by PwC global leaders.
About PwC
© 2024 PwC. All rights reserved. PwC refers to the PwC network and/or one or more of its member firms, each of which is a separate legal entity. Please see http://www.pwc.com/structure for further details. 
[1] Refers to six of the fifteen countries analysed: US, UK, Singapore, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.[2] Due to the availability of OECD data, PwC analysis focused on just these six sectors profiled for the period 2018-2022 (2023 data has not yet been released).[3] Other sectors include: Agriculture, Mining, Power, Water, Retail Trade, Transportation, Accomodation, Real Estate, Administrative, Arts and Entertainment, Household Activities, Construction, Manufacturing, Education and Social Activities and ExtraCurricular Activities.
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Loyalty Juggernaut Receives US Patent for Innovative Technology Enabling Individualized Experiences at Scale

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3rd Patent Award Adds to Growing IP Portfolio and Reinforces Commitment to Innovation
CHICAGO, May 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — CRMC Show – Loyalty Juggernaut, Inc. (LJI), the loyalty industry’s first cloud-native technology platform for Loyalty Programs, Loyalty Ecosystems, and Digital Marketing, today announced at CRMC that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a patent (#11978082) for LJI’s groundbreaking use of AI. This patented technology enables brands to deliver individualized offers to program members at scale.

“This transformative feature allows a single loyalty campaign to be personalized and tailored across an entire member base, effortlessly achieving what we call ‘mass individualization,’ which is the stated mission and #1 priority of loyalty programs globally,” said Shyam Shah, CEO and Co-Founder of Loyalty Juggernaut. “This patent marks a significant milestone for us and reinforces our vision of how loyalty programs engage customers by delivering experiences that are 1:1 personalized.”
This marks the third patent for LJI, making their GRAVTY® platform the only loyalty technology globally with patents for three essential capabilities required to future-proof today’s loyalty programs and ecosystems. The other two patents are for:
1.GRAVTY Visual Rules (GVR): The only patented “no-code” rules engine in the loyalty technology industry, empowering loyalty professionals by combining extreme sophistication with extraordinary simplicity  (watch GVR in action here).
2. Multi-dimensional Behavior (1st party data) Tracking: This feature is particularly significant in today’s age of cookie-less consumers, as the reliance on high-quality first-party data grows in driving individualized customer experiences and maximizing the effectiveness of digital marketing and data-driven initiatives.
“Loyalty marketers are always looking for ways to engage customers 1:1 at scale. This innovation is groundbreaking in its use of AI to drive mass personalization, the holy grail of loyalty programs,” said Bill Hanifin, Chief Executive Officer, Wise Marketer Group.
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About Loyalty Juggernaut
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Loyalty Juggernaut, Inc. is the next-gen customer engagement and loyalty solutions enterprise helping brands transform their loyalty programs into data-led businesses to maximize customer value and compete at scale. LJI’s GRAVTY® platform powers over 40 loyalty ecosystems globally, involving 4,000+ participating brands across 12 industries including Retail, CPG, Hospitality, Airline, BFSI, Telco, and multi-brand diversified business conglomerates. Customers include Majid Al Futtaim, Liverpool, Global Hotel Alliance, Deutsche Telekom, Viva Aerobus.
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Vantiva Powers New Vodafone Fiber Router and Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Extender to Enhance In-Home Broadband Experience

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CPE leverages Vantiva’s Wi-Fi antenna expertise to connect more than 100 smart devices at ultra-high speeds
PARIS, May 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Vantiva (Euronext Paris: VANTI), a global technology leader enabling Network Service Providers (NSPs) to connect consumers around the world, today announced that it has strengthened its longstanding partnership with Vodafone UK, the largest full fiber provider in the UK, with the introduction of the Wi-Fi 6 enabled Power Hub router and Super Wi-Fi 6 Booster. The customer premises equipment (CPE) leverages Vantiva’s Wi-Fi antenna expertise to offer intelligent Wi-Fi auto-optimization that automatically provides the fastest connectivity across all devices. The router and booster are designed to cost-effectively deliver a superior whole-home Wi-Fi experience to end-users with the ability to seamlessly connect more than 100 smart devices at speeds up to 910 Mbps.

“The introduction of the Power Hub router and Super Wi-Fi 6 Booster are the latest examples Vodafone UK’s continued leadership in bringing advanced connectivity solutions to its customers,” said Mercedes Pastor, Senior Vice-President of the Customer Unit, Eurasia. “This is a step forward in our long-time partnership delivering cutting edge solutions in this market. The outstanding Wi-Fi performance leverages all of Vantiva’s expertise from antenna design to unique testing environments to offer the best in-home wireless experience.”
Vodafone UK’s new Power Hub router is built for fiber-to-the-home network configuration and is easily adaptable for current and future in-home connectivity demands. The Super Wi-Fi 6 Booster works seamlessly with the Power Hub to give reliable coverage throughout the home and is compatible with both existing and previous versions of Vodafone gateways. The extender’s mesh Wi-Fi capability adapts the connectivity to give customers comprehensive Wi-Fi coverage.
As part of Vantiva’s commitment to developing eco-friendly products with low-carbon intensity, the device housing for these products was made from 95% recycled plastic. The packaging was designed using 85% recycled paper, printed with soy ink and uses no plastics.
Vantiva and Vodafone UK have been collaboratively bringing innovative solutions to market in multiple product platforms since 2018 and in fiber since 2022, when the two organizations introduced the first Wi-Fi 6E gateway in the UK, bringing high speed connectivity to homes across the country. 
The Vodafone Power Hub Wi-Fi 6 router and Super Wi-Fi 6 Booster are the latest strategic milestones in Vantiva’s ongoing commitment to providing open and innovative technologies for NSPs and Pay TV operators. Vantiva’s goal is to bring seamless connectivity and premium entertainment experiences to consumers by creating best-in-class CPE and partnering with the most innovative companies in the connected home ecosystem.
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