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Hackathon The developers at Sikka.ai were challenged to build a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) based application using open-source large language models (LLMs) on internal JIRA data. Before starting this challenge, each team received a Sagemaker endpoint with GPU to run their models. 21 unique teams, from various technical backgrounds, competed in building simple interfaces and various unique solutions to the challenge. Teams were judged on two sets of scoring criteria – one focused on user experience, based on application speed and ease of use, and the other focused on the accuracy and quality of the results. The winners (pictured below) received a cash prize, but for Sikka.ai, this was more than just a competition. It was a symbol of the company's values for growth and innovation. This competition was a part of Sikka.ai's dedication to empowering its employees to step outside their comfort zone, challenge themselves to develop new skills and think outside...

Unlike Many, sikka.ai Hasn’t Been Shocked by Inflation – Its “Dental Inflation Indicator” Predicted It

When inflation recently hit its highest year-over-year increase in more than 30 years, it showed what sikka.ai was already seeing in dental recall appointments. Dentists see patients more often in a year than physicians, on average, and are a primary line of healthcare contact…leading to explosive improvements in both diagnostic and economic indicators.” — CEO and Founder Vijay Sikka SAN JOSE, CA, USA, November 24, 2021 — The American Farm Bureau estimates that the prototypical Thanksgiving dinner costs 14% more this year than last, used cars continue to fly off lots, and dollar stores chains are being forced to revisit both their pricing strategies and even their names. Indeed, inflation is the word on everyone’s lips these days. Enter sikka.ai ’s Dental Inflation Indicator™, as discussed recently on CNBC’s “The Exchange” . “Dentists see patients more often in a year than physicians, on average, and are a primary line of healthcare contact with the population. This is leadi...

Sikka.ai and Clareto announce partnership to provide easy access to oral health data for the life insurance industry

sikka.ai Partners with Clareto We're excited to announce that we are partnering with Clareto, a Munich Re company, to offer our 14 oral health indicators through Clareto's EHR+ network. Through this partnership with Sikka.ai, Clareto adds oral health data to its expansive suite of EHR, HIE, and other digital health data sources covering >70% of the US population. Read the Full Announcement Here's what Dave Dorans, CEO of Clareto, had to say about the partnership: "Sikka.ai's oral health data fills an important gap in the life insurance industry, offering improved coverage on younger applicants and a new tool for identifying misrepresentation of smoking status and tobacco use. By plugging Sikka.ai into the EHR+ network, life insurers will have access to additional risk profiling capabilities that complement our EHR, HIE, and other digital health data," said Dorans. This press release was originally published on November 1, 2023. View the original article he...