Synopsis
The AI in Action podcast breaks down the hype and explores the impact that Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are making on our everyday lives. Powered by Alldus International, the premium AI Workforce Solutions, our goal is to share with you the insights of technologists and data science enthusiasts to showcase the excellent work that is being done within AI across the world.
Episodes
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E06 Matt Dancho, Founder and CEO of Business Science
18/12/2018 Duration: 18minToday’s guest on the show is Matt Dancho, who is the founder and CEO of Business Science. Matt is a software developer and executive management professional with a background in engineering, sales and data science. He has successfully implemented cutting-edge data science techniques in a variety of finance and marketing areas. Matt started Business Science by developing machine learning-for-business tutorials and also developed Data Science For Business with R, a world-class enterprise-grade online course that teaches data scientists how to apply machine learning to yield your ROI. He has since expanded into custom machine learning workshops for enterprises and continues to develop courses, educational materials and custom ML workshops for enterprises. In this episode, Matt will tell you about: How he became involved in Data Science What he learned in setting up Business Science Overcoming early challenges Exciting courses with Business Science University Using Data Science to improve your
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E05 Cathal McGloin, CEO at ServisBOT
11/12/2018 Duration: 16minToday’s guest is Cathal McGloin, Founder and CEO at ServisBOT. Based in Dublin and Boston, ServisBOT are transforming customer service conversations through messaging, artificial intelligence and automation. They deliver simple, convenient and powerful solutions in customer interaction management that transform service quality while reducing service costs. ServisBOT’s goal is to eliminate all the frustrating parts of contacting customer service by automating as much as possible using BOTs and AI so that customers get the service they want, at any time they want it. They believe customer service can be a differentiator if it’s accessible, convenient and accurate, and that it should happen on the customer’s time and at his or her own pace. In the episode today, Cathal will discuss: The problem he was looking to solve in creating ServisBOT How ServisBOT can boost your company’s customer engagement Challenges they needed to overcome Advice on how to start applying AI to your business Developing
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E04 David Bray, Executive Director at People-Centered Internet & Senior Fellow at Institute for Human-Machine Cognition
07/12/2018 Duration: 17minToday’s guest on the show is David Bray, Executive Director at the People-Centred Internet Coalition & Senior Fellow at the Institute for Human-Machine Cognition. People-Centered Internet in partnership with the World Bank, World Economic Forum, and IEEE provides support, expertise, and funding for demonstration projects that measurably improve people’s lives using the Internet. David previously led Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Program’s tech response to 9/11, anthrax, West Nile, SARS, monkeypox and other international outbreaks. He worked in Afghanistan in 2009 to help “think differently” in military & humanitarian efforts and was awarded DOD’s Joint Civilian Service Commendation Award, the highest-ranking joint civilian service award under the authority of combatant commanders. Named in the top “24 Americans Who Are Changing the World” by Business Insider in 2016 & a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, David pioneered the first ever bipartisan Commission reviewing R
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E03 Peter Voss, Founder, CEO & Chief Scientist at AGI Innovations & Aigo.ai
04/12/2018 Duration: 18minToday’s guest on the show is Peter Voss, who is the co-founder, CEO and Chief Scientist at AGI Innovations and Aigo.ai. Peter launched Aigo.ai to commercialize our second-generation intelligence engine both to the consumer via the AigoToken Ecosystem and directly to enterprise customers. Aigo’s proprietary cognitive architecture implements the ‘Third Wave of AI’, providing highly intelligent, hyper-personalized assistants that have deep understanding of natural language, have short- and long-term memory, learn interactively, use context, and are able to reason and hold meaningful ongoing conversations. In this episode, Peter will share with you: Some of his interesting work over the years How he has seen Artificial Intelligence evolve Moving from Narrow AI into Artificial General Intelligence Advice on how to overcome challenges in your AI career Adding context to Conversational AI The importance of privacy in the ever-growing data world What the future holds for AI and Machine Lea
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E02 Archil Cheishvili, CEO at GenesisAI
27/11/2018 Duration: 17minToday’s guest on the show is Archil Chieshvili. Archil is the CEO at Genesis AI, the decentralized, blockchain-based marketplace for AI services. Their Ethereum-powered platform connects companies in need of AI services with existing, underutilized AI resources, such as services created by individuals or companies wishing to monetize their AI. Genesis AI strives to make Artificial Intelligence accessible to everyone, not just the corporate elite. They hope the Genesis AI marketplace will lead to the emergence of a decentralized AI economy with the potential to improve lives worldwide. In this episode, Archil will tell you about: The impact GenesisAI are making in industry The importance of sentiment analysis to improve their product and services Common challenges the team needs to overcome Benefits that Genesis AI’s platform brings to customers How they are creating a decentralised economy to improve people’s lives Emerging trends to keep an eye on in the near future
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E01 Swami Chandrasekaran, Managing Director of AI Innovation and Enterprise Solutions at KPMG
12/11/2018 Duration: 20minToday’s guest is Swami Chandrasekaran. Swami is the Managing Director of AI Innovation and Enterprise Solutions at KMPG in Dallas, where he leads and drives the architecture, technology and creation of AI, Emerging Tech solutions and innovation initiatives. Swami is well adept at creating environments that foster innovation, collaboration, and risk-taking. He previously spent 12 years at IBM, including working with IBM Watson and rising to the rank of an IBM Distinguished Engineer. As the CTO, he led an organization that drove innovation and also the creation and incubation of AI solutions. In this really interesting episode, Swami will tell you about: Advice on applying AI and predictive analytics to your business Interesting findings he saw in drug discovery at IBM Watson Is Artificial Intelligence living up to the hype? Industries he believes will be disrupted most by AI Interesting projects he is now working on at KPMG How XAI will play an important role in the near future