Staria Launches Own Conversational AI

Helsinki, Finland. Staria, a leading provider of financial administration services, has launched its own AI assistant, called StariaMind. The goal is to provide Staria’s employees, Starians, with access to their own conversational AI tool to boost their work efficiency.

The AI assistant uses Microsoft Azure OpenAI GPT4 Large Language Model deployed in a secure and private environment as opposed to using public assistants. StariaMind’s model is trained on Staria’s internal documentation and knowledge which enables the AI assistant to be used for example as an internal knowledge bot or to create Staria-specific content.

The new AI assistant is the first manifestation of Staria’s strategic initiative in creating a data platform which will include integrations and automations. The goal is to continue developing StariaMind into a so-called conversational control hub with capabilities even to prompt external applications.

"Company AI assistants are still relatively rare. We believe that AI-focused organizational development enables us to live up to our motto, which is that growth favors the bold. Especially in labor-intensive service businesses, AI has a great potential to improve efficiency, quality, and work satisfaction. It will never replace the need for our talented Starians, but it can greatly help in improving the quality and meaningfulness of our work."

- Artti Aurasmaa, CEO, Staria

Growth companies, such as Staria, often struggle to ensure that information and knowledge spreads across the organization. Furthermore, a company’s memory is largely documented in a variety of different applications such as an intranet, company web pages, internal chat tools, and document sharing applications such as Teams and Sharepoint. Employees struggle to keep up with vast amounts of tools and internal communication. It leads to employees simultaneously not knowing or finding relevant information, and being inundated with information that isn’t relevant to them at the time. StariaMind’s goal is to make internal data easily available and consumable to Starians.

StariaMind was implemented together with AI experts from Black Belt Consulting in just under three months. The quick implementation is a testament to Staria’s and Black Belt’s agile working ethic, acting on market changes and making use of it in day-to-day work.

"Staria's adoption of AI through StariaMind is more than just a technological achievement; it's a strategic move towards a more efficient, knowledgeable, and connected workforce. This launch highlights the power of Azure Open AI combined with the power of top-skilled experts from Staria and Black Belts."

- Sameli Mäenpää, CEO, Black Belt Consulting

"We are delighted to see Staria and Black Belt Consulting come together to create an innovative solution using Microsoft Azure OpenAI. This is a testament to the power of collaboration and the huge potential of AI to drive efficiency and growth in businesses."

- Mervi Airaksinen, Managing Director, Microsoft Finland

For more information about StariaMind, please contact us:

Artti Aurasmaa
CEO | Staria Oyj
artti.aurasmaa@staria.com
+358 45 186 1775

Alexandra Sevelius
Marketing Director | Staria Oyj
alexandra.sevelius@staria.com
+358 456 744 949

Sameli Mäenpää
CEO | Black Belt Consulting
sameli.maenpaa@blackbelts.fi

About Staria

Staria helps growth companies evolve into international level superstars. We offer international financial administration services in over 40 countries with a unique one stop delivery model. Staria has strong expertise in technology leveraged growth – we are the leading NetSuite partner in Europe. Some of the most successful growth companies in Europe trust Staria's services.
www.staria.com

About Black Belt Consulting

Black Belt Consulting focuses on boosting digital businesses. The core expertise areas lie in software and cloud development, data & AI, agile product management, and design. High customer satisfaction is in the essence, and guaranteed by the team consisting of only senior experts, creating practical solutions for business problems.
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