With all the hype around generative AI, it can sometimes be difficult to separate genuine value from noise. On LinkedIn I often see frustration expressed in comments like “GenAI can’t do maths”, “GenAI doesn’t understand this anatomy image”, or “GenAI is just a prediction engine”. These criticisms are not without merit, but they also miss… Read More »Process AI meets Document AI : New Abbyy Marketplace Asset
I recently had the pleasure of attending the ABBYY AI Summit in London, where I was fortunate to listen to and chat with a wide range of AI experts. Naturally, the focus was on Document AI and Process Intelligence AI, with one of the key topics being the role of AI within Intelligent Document Processing… Read More »Document AI Meets GenAI: Transforming Customer Enquiry Management
At Spectrum, we’ve carved out particular niches in delivering complex accounts payable solutions. We’ve achieved significant success in vertical markets such as distribution, including the food and clothing sectors. One of the key complexities in these industries is managing Units of Measure (UOM). Orders are often raised with quantities and prices that differ from what… Read More »Simplifying Accounts Payable: Tackling Unit of Measure Challenges in Distribution
In the past 12–18 months, there’s been an explosion in intelligent document processing (IDP) tools, each claiming to have the best model for capturing data from semi-structured documents, like invoices. Every tool is keen to assert its model is the strongest and most trainable. I’ve tested quite a few, and there are some excellent cloud-native… Read More »Navigating Complex Invoices: Advanced Techniques for Intelligent Document Processing
Recently, I’ve been bench testing our IDP tool of choice, ABBYY FlexiCapture/Vantage, against other competitor products. At Spectrum, we’re developing a cloud-native Accounts Payable Automation tool, and as the Product Owner, I wanted to ensure that we are using the optimal tool for extracting data from incoming invoices. Traditionally, we’ve used FlexiCapture, but with a… Read More »Optimising Invoice Data Extraction: Benchmarking ABBYY Vantage for Enhanced Touchless Processing
Following my earlier post on leveraging generative AI to convert informal order instructions into structured JSON, I’ve been developing a proof of concept with our IDP tool, Abbyy FlexiCapture. I’ve transformed an order that arrived in the body of an email, with the text extracted during an FlexiCapture workflow: “Can I order: Same red willington… Read More »Sequel to AI-Powered Order Structuring: Advancing to JSON Transformation