The Pulse of AI: Recent Episodes

Jason Stoughton

A discussion with the leaders in Artificial Intelligence about the real world business applications in a world powered by AI technology.

New Podcast! The Pulse of AI Season 8 Episode 168!

Summary:

Amy Farner, EVP of The Josh Bersin Company, joins The Pulse of AI Podcast Host Jason Stoughton, and discusses the evolution of AI in HR, the development of their AI Co-Pilot Galileo, and how organizations can leverage AI for transformation and competitive advantage. Galileo has been deployed by 1,100 companies to date.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background 02:57 Building Trust in AI Adoption 08:02 Customer Reactions and Adoption Challenges 15:29 Building Trust in AI Products 17:20 The Evolution of Advisory Services 19:36 From Consulting to Insights Company 22:48 Collaboration Between HR and Tech 25:06 Redesigning Work in the Age of AI 26:22 AI as a Democratizer for Small Businesses 29:25 Surprising Use Cases of AI in Organizations 31:17 Big Four's Approach to AI Transformation 32:24 Future Directions for Galileo 34:49 Creating Specialized AI Agents 40:01 Accessing AI Tools for Transformation

Keywords:

AI in HR, Galileo, organizational transformation, AI democratization, HR technology, AI adoption, enterprise AI, HR innovation, AI tools, skills velocity

New PULSE OF AI Podcast! Season 8, Episode 166.

Summary:

Sam Bhagwat joins podcast host Jason Stoughton in a conversation primarily about the incredible success his book "Principles of Building AI Agents" has experienced and the energy it has created among AI practitioners and aspiring AI practitioners around the globe. He emphasizes the importance of organizational design in AI development and the democratization of AI tools, making it easier for individuals and companies to innovate. Sam provides insights into the current AI market, the challenges faced in implementation, and offers advice for aspiring engineers looking to enter the field. To say that the book has created a "movement" would not be hyperbole.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates 02:55 Sam Bhagwat's Journey in Tech 05:40 The Impact of AI on Startups 08:45 The Rise of AI Agents 11:49 Principles of Building AI Agents 14:38 Key Takeaways from the Book 17:36 Organizational Design in AI Development 20:31 Understanding the AI Market 23:37 Challenges in AI Implementation 26:38 Building a Unique Moat in AI 29:38 Community Engagement and Education 32:36 Future of AI Engineering 35:36 Advice for Aspiring AI Engineers 38:43 The Democratization of AI 41:28 Conclusion and Book Promotion

New Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 8, Episode 165!

In this insightful interview, Oren Michels from BarnDoor AI joins The Pulse of AI Host Jason Stoughton and discusses the evolving landscape of agentic AI, governance, trust, and how enterprises can navigate the challenges and opportunities of AI adoption. Discover practical strategies for implementing AI safely and effectively in your organization.

Chapters

00:13 Oren Michels' Background and Journey into AI 05:05 The Genesis of Barn Door AI and Its Mission 13:08 The Tension Between Innovation and Security in AI 21:01 Overcaution of CISOs and Managing AI Risks 29:30 How Companies Implement AI Governance and Control 36:05 The Culture and Philosophy of Barn Door AI 38:36 Advice for CISOs and Enterprise Leaders on AI 40:43 Upcoming Product Launch and Final Thoughts

Oren Bio:

Oren is an entrepreneur, investor, board member, and advisor to technology startups in the US and Europe. He's co-founder and CEO of Barndoor AI, the control plane for agentic AI in the enterprise. He co-founded Mashery in 2006 and served as CEO until Intel acquired the company in 2013. Oren is also a Tony-nominated Broadway and Off-Broadway producer whose credits include Romeo+Juliet and Good Night and Good Luck, starring George Cloney. His angel investments include Uber, Pebble Post, and eero.

About Barndoor

Founded in 2024, Barndoor.ai is the AI governance platform built for the agentic enterprise. Barndoor.ai's centralized control plane gives IT and security teams the visibility and fine-grained access control they need to govern AI agents across every tool, team, and platform. Venn.ai provides knowledge workers secure, governed access to agentic AI across the workplace apps they already use. Together, Barndoor.ai and Venn.ai address the AI governance gap from both the enterprise end, as well as individual empowerment. Learn more at Barndoor.ai and Venn.ai.

New Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 7; Episode 164

Tom Chi joins Pulse of AI Podcast Host Jason Stoughton to talk about his new book, his investment thesis at his deep tech venture firm At One Ventures as well as his time at Google X leading the teams that created autonomous cars, wearable augment reality and deep learning.

As a renowned physicist/innovator turned venture capitalist, Tom was a founding member of GoogleX where so many of the recent groundbreaking discoveries in AI were developed. One day while snorkeling at a reef near his home in Hawaii he realized that the reef was dying and had an epiphany that he should take his expertise and insights and focus on investing in deep-tech startups and catalyze a world where humanity is a net positive to nature.

His new book is Climate Capital: Investing in the Tools for a Regenerative Future.

Takeaways

Tom Chi's career spans astrophysics, tech, and environmentalism.
A personal tragedy catalyzed Chi's focus on environmental issues.
Economic and ecological goals can align for better business practices.
Investing in regenerative technologies is crucial for a sustainable future.
AI can play a significant role in improving environmental outcomes.
The future workforce will need skills like critical thinking and creativity.
Local actions can lead to global change in environmental efforts.
Building community and relationships is essential for tackling big challenges.
The narrative around environmentalism often emphasizes sacrifice, but innovation can lead to profit.
The future will be built by those who take action, not just talk about it.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background 00:04 Career Phases: From Astrophysics to Tech 03:06 Transition to Environmentalism: A Personal Journey 09:11 The Role of Economics in Environmental Solutions 17:57 AI's Impact on Climate and Industry 24:08 The Future of AI and Environmental Sustainability 30:54 Algorithmic Challenges in AI Development 36:36 The Environmental Impact of AI 41:34 Navigating the Future Job Market 53:40 Building Local Solutions for Global Problems

New Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 7, Episode 163

Summary

In this conversation, Pulse of AI Podcast Host Jason Stoughton and Josh Bersin explore the transformative impact of AI on the workplace, discussing the evolution of AI technologies, the concept of the 'super worker', and the critical role of HR in integrating AI into organizational structures. They emphasize the need for a culture of innovation and trust, as well as the importance of redefining job roles and workflows to adapt to the rapid changes brought about by AI. The discussion also highlights the potential for AI to enhance employee engagement and productivity, ultimately leading to a more dynamic and effective workforce.

Takeaways

AI is fundamentally changing the way we work. The concept of the 'super worker' is emerging as AI tools enhance productivity. Organizations must adapt their structures to integrate AI effectively. Employee engagement is crucial during the AI adoption process. HR plays a pivotal role in facilitating AI integration. Dynamic organizational design is necessary to keep pace with AI advancements. Trust and transparency are essential for successful AI implementation. Companies need to focus on problem-solving rather than just task completion. AI can empower employees to take on more complex roles. The future of work will require a cultural shift towards innovation and creativity.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Guest Introductions 00:13 The Evolution of AI in Organizations 01:35 The Role of People in AI Adoption 04:29 Understanding the Super Worker Concept 07:38 Dynamic Organizational Design and AI 10:25 The Future of Work with AI 13:31 HR's Role in AI Integration 16:13 The Super Worker Company Concept 19:27 Empowering Employees with AI 22:12 Conclusion and Future Outlook 22:39 The Future of Agentic AI 23:59 The Role of Big Tech in AI Development 25:52 Rethinking Business Value in the Age of AI 28:15 AI's Impact on HR and Employee Engagement 30:52 The Concept of Digital Twins in the Workplace 34:08 Empowering Super Workers with AI 36:00 Cultural Shifts in Organizations for AI Adoption 38:30 The Need for Reinvention in the Workforce 40:37 Advice for Tech Companies in the AI Era 45:16 Creating Irresistible Companies with Purpose

Keywords

AI, workplace transformation, super worker, HR technology, employee engagement, organizational design, AI adoption, digital twins, innovation culture, future of work

New Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 7, Episode 162.

Summary

In this conversation, Pulse of AI Podcast Host Jason Stoughton speaks with Vijoy Pandey about the evolving landscape of technology, particularly focusing on the concept of agents and their role in the future of AI. They discuss the importance of collaboration, the challenges of siloed systems, and the vision for an Internet of Agents that facilitates seamless communication and interaction. Vijoy shares insights from his career journey, the significance of identity in the digital age, and the exciting opportunities at Cisco's Outshift. The conversation emphasizes the need for startups to tackle complex problems and the potential for transformative change in the tech industry.

Chapters

00:00 Vijoy's Career Journey and Insights 03:41 Navigating Transformation in Tech 06:03 Understanding Agents and Their Role 09:57 The Outshift Incubator and Its Focus 12:46 The Internet of Agents: A New Paradigm 18:25 Challenges in Agent Collaboration 22:56 Protocols for Agent Communication 26:30 Collaboration in the AI Ecosystem 29:24 Learning from the Past: Protocols and Standards 33:13 Why Join Outshift? 36:26 Advice for Startups in the Agent Space

Keywords

technology, AI agents, AI, Outshift, incubation, open source AI, innovation, Internet of AI Agents

New Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 7, Ep 161

Pulse of AI Podcast Host is joined by Runloop AI Founder Jonathan Wall.

Summary

In this conversation, Jonathan Wall discusses his journey as a founder, the challenges of building AI infrastructure, and the importance of creating a platform for deploying AI agents. He emphasizes the need for a new compute primitive tailored for agents, the role of reinforcement learning in improving AI performance, and the challenges enterprises face in adopting AI technologies. The discussion also touches on the future of AI, the importance of hiring the right talent, and the evolving landscape of technology in the enterprise.

Takeaways

The balance between remote work and in-office collaboration is crucial.
Founders often have unique journeys that shape their vision.
Identifying unsolved problems in AI infrastructure is key to innovation.
Agents require a different approach to compute than traditional software.
Reinforcement learning can significantly enhance AI performance.
Building a platform for agent deployment simplifies the process for developers.
Creating a competitive moat involves understanding the unique needs of the market.
Enterprise adoption of AI faces challenges that need to be addressed.
The future of AI will depend on how well companies adapt to new technologies.
Hiring the right talent is essential for building a successful startup.

Keywords

AI, agents, reinforcement learning, startup, infrastructure, deployment, enterprise, technology, founders, innovation

New The Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 7, Episode 160.

Podcast Summary

In this conversation, Podcast Host Jason Stoughton is joined by One Chowdhury who shares his journey from dropping out of Duke University to co-founding Octolane, a CRM platform designed to empower sales reps. He discusses the challenges of competing against established giants like Salesforce, the innovative strategies they employ to differentiate their product, and the importance of building a company culture that values hard work and transparency. The discussion also highlights the transformative role of AI in enhancing productivity and customer engagement, as well as the vision for a self-driving CRM that simplifies the sales process.

Chapters

00:00 Founder's Journey and Early Experiences 02:19 Identifying Market Gaps and Building Solutions 05:14 Go-to-Market Strategy and Customer Focus 08:19 Innovative Product Features and User Experience 11:03 Building a Sustainable Company Culture 14:10 Leveraging AI for Efficiency and Growth 17:20 Future Outlook and Industry Insights 21:40 The Power of AI in Development 25:58 Leveraging AI for Efficient Communication 30:08 Pattern Recognition and Data Analysis 35:16 The Role of AI in Sales and Recruitment

Keywords

AI, Octolane, CRM, sales technology, startup journey, entrepreneurship, fundraising, customer engagement, productivity, innovation

New Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 7, Episode 159.

Summary

In this conversation, Mahe Bayireddi, CEO and co-founder of Phenom, joins podcast host Jason Stoughton and shares his entrepreneurial journey, detailing the evolution of his company and its offerings in the HR tech space. He discusses the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in workforce dynamics, emphasizing the importance of talent acquisition and retention. Bayireddi also addresses the adaptability of employees to new technologies and the future of jobs in an AI-driven world, while highlighting the need for contextual understanding in HR processes. He concludes with insights on navigating competitive challenges as a CEO and the future landscape of HR technology.

Chapters

00:00 Mahe Bayireddi's Entrepreneurial Journey 05:45 The Evolution of Phenom and Its Product Offerings 09:59 Understanding Talent Acquisition and Retention 12:07 The Impact of AI on Workforce Dynamics 17:43 The Future of Jobs in the Age of AI 21:32 Employee Acceptance of AI in the Workplace 24:27 Building Contextual Understanding in HR 29:39 Navigating Competitive Challenges as a CEO 32:32 Future Opportunities and Challenges in the HR Tech Space

Keywords

Phenom, AI, talent acquisition, workforce dynamics, employee acceptance, HR technology, entrepreneurial journey, business evolution, future of work, automation

New Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 7, Episode 158

SUMMARY

In this conversation, Podcast Host Jason Stoughton and Jeff Seibert discuss the evolving landscape of entrepreneurship, particularly in the context of AI and startups. They explore the challenges and opportunities that new founders face, the importance of core intellectual property, and the dynamics of building effective teams. The discussion also touches on the realities of seed funding in today's market and offers valuable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs navigating the complexities of starting a business in the AI era.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates 00:00 The Changing Landscape of Entrepreneurship 00:59 Navigating AI's Impact on Startups 03:50 Core Intellectual Property in the AI Era 06:57 Building Effective Teams in Startups 10:01 The Reality of Seed Funding Today 12:42 Final Thoughts for Aspiring Founders

Keywords

entrepreneurship, AI, startups, seed funding, team building, intellectual property, Silicon Valley, founder advice, technology trends, business strategy

New Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 7, Episode 157

Summary

In this conversation, Pulse of AI Podcast Host Jason Stoughton and guest Dr. Stefan Leichenauer, VP of Engineering and Lead AI Scientist for SandboxAQ, discuss the evolution of AI, the differences between LQMs and LLMhis s, and the impact of quantum technology on AI applications. They explore the challenges of commercializing AI products, the diverse focus areas of Sandbox AQ, and the importance of real-world impact. Stefan shares insights on the types of individuals he is trying to recruit, company culture, and offers advice for aspiring innovators in the field of AI and technology.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Personal Background 00:00 The Evolution of AI and SandboxAQ 00:49 Understanding LQMs vs LLMs 03:38 Applications of AI in Science 06:30 The Role of Quantum Technology 09:39 Commercializing Scientific Innovations 12:33 Future Directions and Challenges 20:04 Exploring Sandbox AQ's Diverse Innovations 22:51 The Role of AI in Healthcare and Drug Discovery 25:20 The Entrepreneurial Spirit at Sandbox AQ 25:42 Releasing the SARE Dataset for Drug Discovery 29:01 The Future of AI Beyond Language Models 33:16 The Evolution of Agentic AI 37:02 Recruiting Talent for Real-World Impact 41:08 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs in AI

Keywords

AI, LQM, LLM, Sandbox AQ, Quantum Technology, Drug Discovery, Machine Learning, AI Applications, Science, Technology

New Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 7, Episode 156

Summary

In this conversation, Pulse of AI Podcast Host Jason Stoughton interviews Guru Banavar, the founding CTO of Viome Life Sciences, about his extensive journey in AI and bioinformatics, particularly in the context of healthcare and chronic disease management. Guru shares insights into the importance of understanding individual biology through advanced testing methods, including RNA analysis, and how Viome empowers individuals to take control of their health through personalized recommendations. The discussion also touches on the evolving landscape of healthcare, the role of AI in improving health outcomes, and the significance of preventive medicine.

Takeaways

Guru has over 30 years of experience in AI and bioinformatics. Viome focuses on understanding individual biology through RNA analysis. The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in overall health. Preventive medicine is becoming increasingly important in healthcare. AI can help analyze complex health data for better outcomes. Viome's approach is to empower individuals with personalized health insights. Chronic diseases are on the rise, necessitating innovative solutions. Lifestyle changes can significantly impact health markers. The healthcare system often focuses on acute care rather than prevention. Self-awareness about health is key to improving quality of life.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background 02:53 Guru's Journey in AI and Life Sciences 05:46 The Evolution of Viome and Its Mission 08:55 Understanding Chronic Diseases and the Role of Gut Health 11:22 How Viome Works: Testing and Recommendations 14:21 The Importance of Microbiome in Health 17:17 Viome's Unique Approach to Health Data 20:21 Clinical Trials and Research at Viome 23:13 The Future of Healthcare and Preventive Medicine 28:39 Emerging Trends in Preventive Medicine 30:33 The New Healthcare Model: Lifestyle Medicine 33:00 The Role of AI in Healthcare 36:10 Personal Health Management and AI Integration 43:16 Impact of Lifestyle Changes on Health 49:41 Strategies for a Healthy Lifestyle

New Pulse of AI Podcast, Season 7, Episode 155

Pulse of AI podcast host Jason Stoughton is joined in conversation with CTGT's Co-Founder and CEO, Cyril Gorlla. Backed by Google's AI fund, Gradient, General Catalyst and Y Combinator, along with luminaries like François Chollet (creator of Keras, ARC-AGI), Peter Wang (co-founder, Anaconda) and Paul Graham (co-founder, Y Combinator), CTGT is one of the hottest AI start-ups in the sector today.

Here is why: CTGT helps enterprises deploy AI for high risk use cases with a breakthrough mathematical method that removes hallucinations, censorship and bias at the model level automatically in real time with no training or fine-tuning needed. It is truly a game changer.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to CTGT and Its Mission 00:58 Cyril's Journey into AI and Technology 03:17 Research and Development at UCSD and Stanford 06:12 The Birth of CTGT and Its Vision 08:18 Understanding AI Models and Their Features 10:50 Scaling AI Solutions for Enterprises 13:16 Bridging the Gap Between Demos and Deployment 14:57 The Role of AI in Society and Censorship Concerns 17:31 Ensuring Trustworthy AI for Democratic Values 19:53 Personalizing AI for Individual Values 23:20 The Future of AI: Moving Beyond One-Size-Fits-All 24:11 Competition and Innovation in the AI Space 26:07 Cost Savings and ROI with CTGT's Solutions 29:01 Recruiting pitch for CTGT

Keywords

CTGT, AI, machine learning, cybersecurity, generative technologies, trust in AI, bias in AI, enterprise solutions, AI deployment, innovative technology

New Pulse of AI Podcast, Season 7, Episode 154!

Summary

In this conversation, Terrell Bacchus, Chief Medical Officer of Keebler Health, joins podcast Host Jason Stoughton and discusses his journey into healthcare and the importance of value-based care. He explains how AI is transforming the healthcare landscape, particularly in risk adjustment and patient outcomes. The discussion highlights the challenges and opportunities within the healthcare system, emphasizing the need for proactive care and the integration of technology. Bacchus also shares insights on the current market dynamics and the future of AI in healthcare, encouraging professionals to stay informed and adaptable.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Personal Background 00:03 The Role of Keebler Health in Value-Based Care 02:30 Risk Adjustment in Healthcare 05:49 AI's Impact on Healthcare 08:48 Challenges and Opportunities in Healthcare 11:50 Market Size and Future of Value-Based Care 17:23 Value-Based Care Transformation 17:50 Data-Driven Insights in Healthcare 19:39 AI's Role in Diagnostics 23:46 Predictive Analytics in Patient Care 25:23 Growth and Expansion in Healthcare Tech 27:12 Client Onboarding and Success Strategies 29:53 Market Trends in Healthcare AI 31:15 Adoption of AI in Clinical Settings 34:34 Building Trust in AI Solutions 37:01 Empowering Patients through Technology

Keywords

healthcare, AI, value-based care, risk adjustment, patient outcomes, technology in medicine, healthcare innovation, clinical data, healthcare systems, patient care

New Pule of AI Podcast, Season 7, Episode 153

Pulse of AI Podcast Host Jason Stoughton is joined for a wide ranging conversation about all things AI with Nordic AI Institute Founder and Director Christian Guttmann.

Keywords

AI, multi-agent systems, LLMs, AI deployment, European AI landscape, AI perception, cultural barriers, business strategy, quantum AI, technology adoption

Summary

In this conversation, Christian Guttmann discusses his extensive background in AI, the evolution of AI technologies, and the current landscape in Europe. He highlights the shift in perception from AI evangelism to a more realistic understanding of its capabilities. The discussion covers the differences between workflows and autonomous multi-agent systems, the cultural barriers to AI adoption, and the challenges faced by mid-sized companies in deploying AI. Guttmann emphasizes the importance of trust and understanding in the successful integration of AI into business practices, as well as the potential for AI to enhance productivity and innovation in various sectors.

Takeaways

AI has transitioned from an exotic technology to a mature one. - Every CEO is now considering AI in their strategies. - The perception of AI has shifted from evangelism to realism. - Understanding the evolution of AI is crucial for business leaders. - Multi-agent systems offer more autonomy than traditional workflows. - Cultural barriers significantly impact AI adoption in companies. - Mid-sized companies are slower to adopt AI compared to larger firms. - AI can optimize operations and improve efficiency in businesses. - Trust in AI will grow as its benefits become tangible. - The future of AI will involve exciting developments in quantum technology.

Chapters

00:00 Technical Difficulties and Initial Setup 00:00 Challenges in AI Deployment Across Enterprises 02:55 European Perspectives on AI and Business 07:57 The Shift in AI Perception Post-ChatGPT 12:45 Cultural Acceptance of AI in the Workplace 13:45 The Evolution of Digital Technology in Business 15:17 Understanding AI: From LLMs to Multi-Agents 16:49 The Rise of Autonomous Agents 19:10 The Power of Multi-Agent Systems 22:24 Distinguishing Workflows from Multi-Agent Systems 26:44 Current Use Cases and Challenges of Multi-Agent Systems 31:14 Cultural Barriers to AI Adoption 36:02 AI Deployment in Mid-Sized Companies 40:31 Creating AI Agent Business Units 41:58 Cultural Readiness for AI Integration 46:59 Navigating the AI Landscape: Startups vs. Established Companies 49:57 AI's Impact on Specialization in Professions 52:49 The Role of AI in Healthcare: Enhancing Human Connection 55:55 The Nordic AI Institute: Global Collaborations and Innovations 58:57 Future Trends in AI: Causal and Embedded AI

New Pulse of AI Podcast: Season 7, Episode 152

Podcast Host Jason Stoughton is joined in conversation by Jeff Seibert, the co-founder and CEO of Digits, the first end-to-end accounting platform built for the AI era. Jeff was previously Head of Consumer Products at Twitter, founder of Crashlytic’s which was acquired by Twitter and then re-acquired by google, starred in Netflix’s Emmy Award winning documentary The Social Dilemma and is an active angel investor with over 100 investments and was recently named one of Insiders Top 100 Seed VC’s.

Summary

In this conversation, Jeff Seibert shares his journey as an entrepreneur and investor in the tech industry, discussing his experiences with previous startups and the founding of Digits, an AI-driven accounting solution. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the market needs, particularly for small businesses, and how AI can transform traditional accounting practices. The discussion also touches on the challenges of navigating the hype around AI and the practical applications that can truly benefit businesses. In this conversation, Jeff Seibert discusses the transformative impact of AI on the accounting industry, emphasizing the potential for automation to save time for small business owners and accountants alike. He highlights the significant market opportunity within the $200 billion accounting industry and the importance of building sustainable businesses that leverage AI as a tool rather than a standalone solution. The discussion also touches on the challenges of integrating AI into workflows, the importance of company culture in a remote work environment, and the criteria for investing in startups.

On this podcast you will discover:

The Evolution of Digits - Reimagining Accounting with AI - Targeting the SMB Market - Balancing AI Hype and Practicality - Revolutionizing Accounting with AI - The Market Potential and Business Growth - AI's Role in Job Creation and Efficiency - Building a Sustainable Business in the AI Era - Company Culture and Remote Work Dynamics - Investing in Founders and Market Fit - Navigating the AI Investment Landscape - Implementing AI Agents in Accounting Workflows - Final Thoughts on AI Integration and Productivity

Pulse of AI Podcast, Episode 151 Season 7

Pulse of AI Podcast Host Jason Stoughton is joined by CEO and Founder, Jay Madhewaran, of Eve. Eve is the only legal AI designed to work with lawyers through every stage of your case - with smart document review, efficient base analysis, and on-demand drafting with unlimited iterations. Eve's approachable AI understands the complexities of plaintiff casework and supports your team in real-time to help you achieve better outcomes, faster.

Jay has over 15 years of experience in AI and machine learning at Meta and Rubrik. Prior to founding Eve, Jay was an early-stage AI investor with Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Eve just raised $50 million in series A and is growing fast.

Pulse of AI Podcast Episode 150 Season 7

Pulse of AI podcast Host Jason Stoughton is joined in conversation on this episode by Arshan Prisohi, CEO and Co-Founder of Third Wave Automation.

Third Wave was founded to alleviate increasing supply chain stress using intelligent automation products and services. Levereaging machine learning and artificial intelligence to create its Shared Autonomy Platform, Third Wave brings people and automated systems together to improve throughput, efficiency and safety.

Arshan has worked with the world's most renowned commercial R&D shops, built robust machines and software to solve complex real-world problems, and founded teams that continue to drive innovation within the world's largest corporations. He now brings that expertise to material handling and supply chain solutions.

NEW PODCAST! The Pulse of AI Podcast: Season 7 Episode 149

Jason Stoughton, the Host of The Pulse of AI Podcast, is joined on this episode with distinguished technologist Lutz Finger to discuss the current and future state of AI.

Lutz has over 20 years of experience building AI driven products at companies like google, Linkedin and Snap. He is currently building a new company around generative AI tools for ecommerce and also teaches a popular eCornell certificate program called "Designing and Building AI Solutions:.

New Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 6, Ep. 147

Pulse of AI host Jason Stoughton is joined by Dheeraj Pandey for a lively discussion about Dheeraj’s new AI unicorn and all things AI, AI Agents and the importance of design in the deployment and implementation process of AI Agents.

Dheeraj Pandey is the CEO and co-founder of DevRev, a unicorn startup backed by Khosla and Mayfield that introduces AI agents that work alongside teams to handle the routine tasks so everyone can spend more time on what really matters. After turning Nutanix into a $16 billion success story, Dheeraj launched DevRev and recently led a $100 million Series A for the company. His vision of AI as the ultimate teamplayer comes to life through AgentOS, an operating system that integrates human and AI agents to unify all aspects of customer and product interactions. DevRev's platform moves beyond the daily grind, paving the way for a work-life balance that energizes teams for creative thinking, meaningful challenges and big-picture initiatives.

Great news - Season 6 Episode 146 Pulse of AI Podcast is live!

Luma AI’s founding team member Sam Sinha joins podcast host Jason Stoughton to talk about Luma AI’s growth from a team of 5 to the juggernaut behind the Dream Machine video creativity tool, the essence and future of creativity in an AI powered and co-piloted world, the types of people they are looking to hire and so much more!

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New Pulse of AI podcast is live! Season 6, episode 145. To be notified about future conversations with the leaders of the AI revolution sign up for our newsletter at www.thepulseofai.com

AI Pioneers: Andrew Maas on Pioneering Retrieval Systems and Deep Learning

Join host Jason Stoughton in this exciting episode as he welcomes Andrew Maas, the visionary co-founder and CEO of Pointable. Andrew shares his journey through the world of artificial intelligence, from his groundbreaking work on data-centric deep learning at Apple to his pivotal role in founding roam Analytics, a natural language extraction platform acquired by Parexel.

In this episode, Andrew delves into the innovative technologies behind Pointable, a startup revolutionizing retrieval systems for RAG-LLM workflows. He offers valuable insights for AI practitioners and founders, drawing from his extensive experience and academic background, including his PhD from Stanford University under the mentorship of Andrew Ng and Dan Jurafsky.

Tune in to hear about Andrew’s transformative work in AI, the future of retrieval systems, and what’s next for Pointable. Whether you’re an AI enthusiast or an aspiring entrepreneur, this conversation is packed with knowledge and inspiration!

In Season 6, Episode 144, our host Jason Stoughton is thrilled to welcome Vu Tran, Co-Founder and CEO of Butterflies AI. 🌟

Butterflies AI is revolutionizing how we connect with technology by allowing us to create and interact with AI friends on their innovative social media platform. Imagine having AI companions with unique profiles, backstories, and social media lives—crafted to engage, entertain, and enrich your digital experience. 🤖✨

Vu shares insights on:

How Butterflies AI is shaping the future of AI-human interactions
The vision behind their groundbreaking platform
The impact of AI companions on our daily lives and creativity

If you're curious about the intersection of social media and AI, or just excited to learn how digital friends might fit into our lives, this episode is for you!

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New The Pulse of AI Podcast! Season 6, Episode 143.

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Join podcast host Jason Stoughton and special guest Ben Lerner, Co-Founder and CEO of Espresso AI, as they talk about key trends in the AI industry, how Espresso AI helps companies save serious money by using AI to optimize their Snowflake data warehouse, where Espresso AI goes from here and the types of people they are looking to hire.

If you use Snowflake, Espressor AI is the easiest way for you to save $100,000. Listen to the podcast to find out more.

New The Pulse of AI podcast, Season 6, Episode 142!

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Podcast host Jason Stoughton is joined by Vice President of Intelligent Applications at Elemental Cognition, Erdem Ozcan. With a Phd in Computer Science and over 20 years of experience, including as co-founder of Automat.ai, which developed Conversational AI that revolutionized customer engagement and sales, Erdem is an interesting voice and strong technologist in the field of AI.

Elemental Cognition (EC) is the next wave of enterprise AI that delivers the reliability, accuracy, and transparency businesses need. EC combines the fluency of large language models with the rigor of formal reasoning to create a neuro-symbolic AI architecture that can solve complex problems when businesses can’t afford to be wrong. EC’s approach combines different AI strategies in a novel architecture that acquires and reasons over human-readable knowledge to solve problems collaboratively and dynamically. The result is more transparent and cost- effective delivery of expert problem-solving intelligence into conversational and discovery applications.

EC was founded in 2015 by Dr. David Ferrucci, the renowned AI researcher and inventor of IBM’s breakthrough Watson technology, to build more holistic AI that thinks before it talks. EC technology can be used across industries and use cases. Primary targets are Healthcare / Life Science, Investment Management, Intelligence, Logistics & Scheduling, and Contact Centers.

New Pulse of AI podcast, Season 6, Episode 141.

On this podcast I am joined by Gaurab Bansal, executive director of Responsible Innovation Labs, an industry coalition making it easy for founders to lead and win with responsible innovation. I wanted to have him on the podcast because as AI accelerates it is important for founders, and all of us in the industry, to think responsibly about AI as we drive the technology forward

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Pulse of AI Podcast Season 6 Episode 140

On this podcast, one of the last episodes of season 6, I am joined by Subutai Ahmad, CEO of Numenta. Numenta is in many ways a uniquely Silicon Valley company. It was founded by tech luminaries and has spent the last 17 years doing deep neuroscience research with the goal of better understanding the brain so that those principles could be applied to AI. This work underpins and acts as a platform for their products, the first of which was just recently released.

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In this podcast, Subutai shares:

Shares the story of his journey and discusses:
What Numenta has been focusing on for the last 17 years.
Why AI needs neuroscience.
The challenges companies/Numenta customers are facing.
Generative and non-generative AI, and when to use which.
Why CPUs are ideally suited for accelerating inference.
How Numenta and Intel are shaping the future of AI.
Where AI is going.

Subutai Ahmad - CEO, Numenta Bio

Subutai is passionate about neuroscience, deep learning, and building intelligent systems. An accomplished technologist, he has been instrumental in driving Numenta’s research, technology and business since 2005. He previously served as VP Engineering at YesVideo where he helped grow the company from a three-person start-up to a leader in automated digital media authoring. In 1997, Subutai co-founded ePlanet Interactive which developed the IntelPlay Me2Cam, the first computer vision product developed for consumers. Subutai holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Cornell University, and a Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The Pulse of AI New Podcast Episode, Season 6, Episode 139.

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Podcast host Jason Stoughton is joined by Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Akkio, Jon Reilly, to talk about how Artificial Intelligence is changing the digital marketing landscape and how AKKIO empowers digital marketers. Using GPT-4 Akkio allows teams to clean datasets, uncover insights and generate charts and reports by simply typing in prompts in their natural language.

The Pulse of AI New Podcast Season 6 Episode 138

Jason Stoughton is joined by Founder and CEO Will Falcon of Lightning AI to talk about their new flagship product called Lightning AI Studios. Lightning AI is the company behind popular PyTorch Lightning and they describe their new flagship product as an "operating system" for AI development and is an enteprise grade platform that allows AI developers to code on cloud GPU’s from their browsers or their laptops with zero set-up.

We talk about Will's interesting journey that led him to launch Lightning AI, his management and product philosophy, AI related topics and all of the really cool things you can do with Lightning AI Studios.

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Season 6 Episode 137

CEO of Revsure AI, Deepinder Singh Dhingra, joins podcast host Jason Stoughton to talk about how Revsure AI is applying AI to help companies accelerate and improve pipeline generation to both increase revenue and to deliver better revenue predictability. Revsure AI has raised a seed round and is growing fast.

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Season 6 Episode 136

Voiceflow CEO Braden Ream joins host Jason Stoughton to talk about the current state of AI Agents and how Voiceflow is challenging the status quo and upending the industry. Recently off a Series A Voiceflow is doing some really work in the space.

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Season 6 Ep: 135

Join Jason Stoughton as he sits down with exciting start-up Axelera AI's CEO and Co-Founder Fabrizio Del Maffeo and talk about why Edge AI is so hot, what the future looks like and why the industry loves Axelera's Metis™ AI platform – a holistic hardware and software solution for AI interference at the edge – enables computer vision applications to become more accessible, powerful and user friendly than ever before.

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New Podcast Season Six Episode 134!

Scale by the Bay is a conference for developers and a place to network with industry leaders and AI insiders and to roll up your sleeves and dig deep into topics. Dr. Alexy Khrabrov joins host Jason Stoughton to talk about this years event, the state of AI, some of the cutting edge workshops they will host (i.e. building production ready LLM apps, etc.) and more. Scale by the Bay has launched a number of great companies. Don't miss it!

I asked them if they could provide a discount to some of my listeners because I think it would be so beneficial for you. They agreed. Click on the link below and get 20% off (note: I do not make anything and am not getting paid - but find me there and say hi!). Register at https://www.scale.bythebay.io/register and use PulseOfAI for the discount. If you have any questions or issues reach out directly to the conference.

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New Podcast Episode Season 6 #133!

Rochan Sankar, Founder, CEO and President of Enfabrica joins podcast host Jason Stoughton to talk about their Accelerated Compute Fabric Solutions, the challenges and opportunities in the AI market today and why they were able to raise $125 million in a Series B with Nvidia as part of the investment group.

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New podcast Season 6 EP. 132 Nina Schuyler, author of Afterword, joins host Jason Stoughton to talk about her new book and how AI is impacting the the writing process today and how it might impact writing in the future. With Hollywood writers on strike, in large part due to their concern that AI might replace them, there is no better time to cut through the noise and talk about the writing process itself, what AI can do today, what it will most likely be able to do in the near future, and how writers can position themselves to thrive in this brave new world powered by AI. Follow Jason on X @thepulseofai and sign up for his newsletter at www.thepulseofai.com

New Podcast Episode, Season 6, Episode 131

Mark Gorenberg, Founder and Managing Director of Zetta Venture Partners and current Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation and a member of the MIT Executive Committee, joins host Jason Stoughton to talk about his path to becoming a VC almost 30 years ago and the lessons he has learned along the way and which he shares with founders to enable their success.

Zetta is the original AI-first early stage venture fund focused solely on AI for enterprises and Mark talks about the moment of time we are in with AI right now, the opportunities he sees in the market and why AI makes it such an amazing time to be an entrepeneur. He is hosting an event on September 7th with thought leaders in AI, leaders from enterprise companies and founders from his portfolio. Jason encourages you to listen to this podcast and then to visit www.zettavp.com to register for the virtual event.

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New podcast episode season six episode 131. Jason Stoughton is joined by Dr. Thomas Fuchs, Department Chair of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health at Mt. Sinai and Founder of Paige, to talk about AI in medicine and healthcare and the amazing things Paige is doing to empower pathologists and transform oncology.

AI holds the promise of transforming healthcare across the entire ecosystem. Thomas and Jason talk about the challenges and opportunities today and what the industry might look like in the near future. After years of slow going things are moving fast.

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Latest Season Six Pulse of AI Podcast Episode 130.

On this podcast I am joined by Paul Allen. Paul has founded 8 companies in his career, including Ancestry.com. Paul’s current company, Soar.com is building a personal AI assistant for each person who wants to make more good decisions and maximize their time on earth.

The foundation for this AI system is Soar’s search engine that transcribes and indexes millions of hours of video and audio content as well as important documents in many fields, including education, faith and family, workplace, government, health, financial, medical and legal.

It is a big, bold exciting vision and on this podcast we dig down into the genesis of the vision, the market need for this type of technology and how he plans to make it happen. It is going to be fun watching him and his team execute against his vision.

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New Pulse of AI Season Six Podcast Episode! On this podcast Host Jason Stoughton is joined by hot AI start-up Crossing Minds founder and CEO Alexandre Robicquet to talk about their breakthrough in behavior-based recommendations, which enable businesses to provide highly relevant recommendations to each user within a couple of clicks - all without using personal data!

Crossing Minds was started by world-renowned AI pioneers, including Dr. Sebastian Thrun, Dr. Emile Contal and Alexandre Robicquet.

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Podcast Season 6 Episode 126 with Augment AI. Twitter @thepulseofai

Many would agree that the holy grail of AI is to build a truly amazing personal assistant that acts as our highly competent Chief of Staff and that supercharges our output and eases the pain points across our entire personal and professional ecosystem. And because it is the holy grail many are working towards this goal.

Augment AI is one of these companies but is taking a unique approach that I think has a real chance of becoming something important. They have a founder in Jordan Ritter (yes, of Napster fame) who is a proven founder and CEO and the rest of the team is really impressive as well. They are growing fast and if you want to jump on a potential rocket ship this is a company to check.

Listen to the podcast to hear what they are doing, how they are doing it, how they think the market will shake out and what the future could/should look like.

Podcast: Jason Stoughton speaks with Yash Sheth, Co-Founder of hot AI start-up Galileo. Galileo is building the first ML data intelligence platform for data scientists working with unstructured data.

If you are working with unstructured data, or want to join a company that is seeking to define and own the space, then check out Galileo. They have a great team and a great product.

Jason and Yash have a substantive conversation about the challenges and opportunities in the industry, the state of AI, ideas about the future and much more.

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Udi Cohen, Co-Founder and CEO, of hot AI start-up Vendict joins Jason Stoughton to talk about his start-up, the new buzz around AI, why regulation is important and how we should approach it, and much more.

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New Pulse of AI Podcast (season 6)!

Ashray Malhotra, Co-Founder and CEO, of hot AI start-up Rephrase AI joins Pulse of AI podcast host Jason Stoughton to talk about his start-up. Rephrase AI creates avatars and hyper-personalized videos at scale to businesses.

The Pulse of AI is in its 6th season and host Jason Stoughton interviews insiders in the AI industry including founders, AI scientists, thought leaders, vc's, enteprise c-suite leaders and more.

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Astrophysicist, Wall Street quant, data scientist and now Founder and CEO of Seek AI, Sarah Nagy founded Seek AI to solve the core pain point that she, and thousands of other data scientists, experience everyday and is now focused on revolutionizing how employees across the organization interact with, and benefit from, data.

Seek AI is a hot early stage AI start-up, pursuing a huge opportunity, they have a great team and are hiring. Check them out.

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Podcast Season 6! Josh Tobin joins me on this podcast to talk about the really interesting stuff they are doing at Gantry. In addition, as on every Pulse of AI podcast, we talk about numerous topics in AI and especially Generative AI since it is the topic de jour, but mostly because Josh spent critical time working at OpenAI so he has some interesting thoughts about where we are and where we are going.

Gantry is a really exciting seed stage AI company that has a unique approach to helping improve your ML products through analytics, alerting and human feedback. They are hiring and Josh would be a great CEO to work for, and if you want to try out the product reach out to them and they will get you set up.

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Dr. Yoav Shoham, computere scientist, Professor Emeritus at Stanford and Co-founder of AI21 Labs, joins host Jason Stoughton on The Pulse of AI podcast to talk about his career journey, the really powerful and neat things that his company AI21 is going using NLP, and a wide range of topics around AI and philosophy and ethics and much more.

Yoav's research spans artificial intelligence, logic and game theory. He has been the co-founder of several companies, including his latest AI21 which is an Israeli company aiming to change the way people read and write using AI. He also initiated the AI index out of Stanford. But beyond all of that he is just a really fascinating and interesting person with great insights into AI, its future and its potential impact on society and during this conversation we cover a lot of ground.

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The Pulse of AI podcast: Joining host Jason Stoughton on this podcast is Yonatan Geifman, CEO and co-founder, of Deci AI. Deci recently raised $25 million in a series B to support their ongoing R&D and go to market efforts.

As AI becomes more ubiquitous across companies systems there are two big elephants in the room: One is the black box and bias issue, which we talk about a lot on this show, and the other is the big cost of training AI models.

Solving the cost problem is a billion dollar business, which is why I had Yonatan on the show, because he believes that his company has the answer. I love what they are doing and I think you will as well.

As crypto has fallen from its previous perch high up in the atmosphere where the air gets a little thin back down here to earth where us mere mortals live it is an interesting time to say the least. Everyone is trying to figure out where we go from here. In a lot of ways this reminds me of the dotcom crash where afterwards many people walked away and said “well that whole internet thing was fun but time to get back to reality”, while others kept working at it and well we know the rest of the story, right?

So the existential question is whether or not we will look back in 5, 10 or 20 years and see this as just the beginning of a multi trillion dollar market with applications for every area of our lives, or if there is something to it, which there obviously is, but maybe the opportunity isn't as big as the hype has suggested?

To talk about and unpack all of this I invited Brad Newman from Baker McKenzie back onto the show. If you are interested in this topic than you are going to really enjoy Brad's insights.

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On this podcast I am joined by Byron Reese, to talk about his latest book that just hit the bookshelves titled “Stories, dice and rocks that think: How humans learned to see the future”. Byron is a successful entrepreneur, CEO, futurist and award winning author.

If you are like me and believe the saying that history doesn’t necessarily repeat, but it does rhyme, and so you spend a lot of time studying history in order to get a better understanding of what might happen in the future, then you will love this book.

It’s a tour de force that explores three leaps in history that Byron has identified that he claims made us who we are and that by really understanding these it will change how we think about our future. In this wide ranging conversation we talk about the book, his career, technology in general, transformation and even about how he writes so prolifically.

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I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did!

On this podcast Jason Stoughton is joined by Gopal Erinjippurath, CTO and Head of Product for Sust Global.

Climate analytics using geospatial data combined with AI and Machine Learning, delivered seamlessly through API’s, is one of the key building blocks that will help companies meet their climate goals. Sust Global seeks to be the leader in this space.

I first met Gopal a few years ago when he was with Planet Labs and I have always been impressed with his passion around the possibilities found at the intersection of geospatial data, AI/ML and climate.

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On this podcast Jason Stoughton is joined by Brad Newman. Brad is a litigation partner at Baker McKenzie and leads the firms North America Machine Learning and AI practice and is the Chair of the American Bar Association Business and Commercial Litigation AI subcommittee.

It is hard to find a company today that does not use AI within their recruitment, screening and hiring process. It has almost become ubiquitous within the hiring industry. However, brad argues that companies are potentially putting themselves at legal risk by using these systems because bias is sometimes unintentionally built into the algorithms.

And in fact, regulatory agencies have announced that they will be taking a hard look at these practices going forward.

But interestingly, Baker McKenzie recently sponsored a survey of C-suite leaders and few felt that there was a significant risk involved with their practices around AI in recruiting and HR. So obviously there is a disconnect in the marketplace.

We unpack all of this and more in the podcast. And I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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On this podcast Jason Stoughton is joined by Alan Cowen, CEO and Chief Scientist, at Hume AI. As AI progresses, both in terms of what it can do and how widely it is deployed, the ability for AI to understand and empathize with our emotions is still a glaring hole in AI’s capabilities. On this podcast Jason and Alan talk about the state of the technology, unpack the hopes and dreams and fears of an AI that understands, and can potentially manipulate, our emotions and how Hume is not only leading the way in advancing AI’s capabilities in this area but is also leading the way in ensuring that AI should service human well being above all else.

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On this podcast I am joined by Alan Ringvald, CEO and Founder, of Relativity6. Relativity6 helps insurance companies limit risk in their commercial portfolios by analyzing and normalizing NAICS. It turns out that it is a pretty big business.

On this podcast I am joined by Tobi Konitzer, Founder and CEO of Ocurate, to talk about the amazing things they are doing around LTV and how they help business leaders discover and understand who your company's most valuable customers truly are. His goal is to usher in a new era in which customer Lifetime Value, or LTV, becomes the organizing principles for B2C businesses. His company uses a proprietary database on 260 million adult Americans, in conjunction with customer data on purchases and product usage, to predict LTV with around 90% accuracy.

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I hope you enjoy the podcast!

On this podcast I am joined by Ash Fontana, AI start-up investor with Zetta Venture Partners and technology industry thought leader, to talk about his new book: The AI First Company: How to compete and win with Artificial Intelligence. If you are focused on trying to transform your company into an AI powered leader in your industry, Ash's book is going to end up being a well worn and dog eared resource that you will return to again and again!

On this podcast I am joined by Tim Kraska, MIT professor and co-founder of hot AI start-up Einblick.

Einblick describes itself as a visual data computing platform that provides the fastest way for organizations to understand the past, predict the future and make the best data-drive decisions for their business via a collaborative whiteboard that allows people from across the organization to work on the data together in real time.

On this podcast I sit down with the founders of Halla which calls itself “the taste intelligence company”. Halla claims it has developed the only technology on the market that can accurately predict shopper intent and then recommend the grocery item a person will want to buy next. This of course provides grocers with the capability to offer personalization on a truly 1:1 level.

On this podcast I am joined by Krishna Gade, Founder and CEO of Fiddler.ai. In this wide ranging conversation we do a deep dive into the challenges, and opportunities, around the ability to make AI trustworth, explainable and unbiased because failure to properly address these issues will impede the adoption of AI.

Richard Socher is one of the smartest minds in Artificial Intelligence. His pioneering work in neural nets and NLP set the stage for much of what is driving AI today. He has been cited over 100,000 times in the field. Past adjunct professor at Stanford, Founder and CEO of MetaMind, Chief Scientist and EVP at Salesforce and now CEO and Founder of You.com, his influence and work in AI in general, and NLP specifically, is truly incredible.

On this podcast we talk about his new venture You.com, and dig down into other related areas in AI.

Latest Podcast: Richard Socher is one of the smartest minds in Artificial Intelligence. His pioneering work in neural nets and NLP set the stage for much of what is driving AI today. He has been cited over 100,000 times in the field! Adjunct professor at Stanford, Founder and CEO of MetaMind, Chief Scientist and EVP at Salesforce and now CEO and Founder of You.com his influence and work in AI is truly incredible. On this podcast we talk about his new venture You.com, a privacy focused search engine, and dig down into other related areas in AI.

I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I did.

As adoption of AI increases so do the concerns around potential bias in the systems. But what do we mean when we talk about bias in AI? And how do we know if our algorithms exhibit bias? And perhaps most importantly, how do we eliminate bias from our AI systems?

On my latest podcast I dig down into all of these issues with one of the foremost authorities on bias in AI, co-founder and Chief Scientist at hot AI start-up Truera, and Carnegie Mellon professor Annupam Datta.

TruEra provides the first suite of AI Quality solutions that help enterprises analyze machine learning, improve and monitor model quality, and build trust.

In many ways the future of AI depends on opening its blackbox and understanding how to make the systems fair and transparent. Failure to do this will put the brakes on AI adoption.

I believe that TruEra is positioned to be a leader in this space.

In addition, Annupam is a really smart and interesting person and I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as I did!

This is my latest podcast with one of Cohere’s Co-Founders, Nick Frosst. Cohere is one of the most exciting companies in the NLP space today.

The company recently emerged from stealth mode with $40 million in Series A funding to pursue their mission to build machines that understand the world and to make them safely accessible for all.

In addition to being backed by top flight vc’s other investors in the company include AI luminaries Geoffrey Hinton and Fei-Fei Li.

It is a hot space, they have a great bunch of people on board, they have a desire to advance AI in a very thoughtful way and they are growing fast. In my opinion this is one of the most exciting companies in the space today.

We dig down into a wide range of topics including the challenges inherent in NLP, the opportunities it presents to business leaders, how companies should look at implementing and deploying AI in their company, where NLP is going and more.

As usual I ask Nick to give us the “pitch” on why you, my hard to recruit audience, should consider applying for some of their open roles!

I hope you enjoy the podcast.

On today’s podcast I sit down with Founder and CEO of Vyasa Analytics Dr. Chris Bouton.

When we talk about life sciences and healthcare it really is the tale of two cities. Life sciences was an early adopter of AI and analytics and the results have been fantastic. But healthcare has been slower to the game for a number of reasons that we will talk about in this podcast.

The reality is that once AI in all of its forms is deployed across the entire healthcare ecosystem we will see lower costs, better patient outcomes and an ability to treat more people at scale. So it is important that those in AI help drive these changes as quickly as possible….for the good of society

I hope you enjoy this podcast as much I did. Let’s get to it!

On this episode of The Pulse of AI podcast I am joined by Steven (“Captain Hoff”) Hoffman to talk about his new book The Five Forces That Change Everything. Steven is an entrepreneur, investor and the founder of Founders Space which is one of the leading start-up accelerators in the world.

The five forces that Steven identifies are mass connectivity, bio convergence, human expansion into space, deep automation and the intelligence explosion (AGI). We talk about the advances in each of these areas that are driving their adoption as well as the potential social, psychological and economic impacts each might (will?) have on us as individuals and on the world writ large.

Steven has some great insights into the coming future. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Sean Gourley, CEO and Founder of Primer, joins to share his thoughts and insights about the threat disinformation poses to western democracies, as well as how to define it, identify it and combat it. His passion combined with his deep experience in the space, the unique perch that he sits on today which allows him to view the full landscape and the work that Primer has done in the space gives him incredible insights that he shares during this conversation. If you are concerned about how malevolent actors are using the latest technologies to sow discord through disinformation then this podcast is for you.

LATEST PODCAST: My guest is Sean Gourley, Founder and CEO of Primer AI.

Joining me on this podcast is CEO and Co-Founder of Primer, Sean Gourley.

As you know I cover AI in all of its various forms and for me NLP is and always has been one of the most exciting areas within the field of AI. And over the past several years the advances we have seen in NLP have been phenomenal and yet business leaders are just now beginning to see the potential that NLP represents. But this is quickly changing as companies like Primer begin to release powerful yet easy to use tools that bring NLP out of the research department and place them in the hands of business users.

Primer recently released a new product line called Primer Engines. These are pre-trained engines that can be layered over your data allowing you to do the types of things that just a few years ago were plot lines in Hollywood movies.

And just as importantly, or maybe even more so, they are designed so that even non-technical business users can easily use them. What used to take months and a significant amount of investment in terms of people and money can now be done in a day. Literally. As Sean likes to say they are reducing the cost of curiosity. All of this makes his company, in my opinion, one of the most exciting players in the space.

I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.

This is the first in a four part series exploring how data and AI are set to really disrupt healthcare through conversations with the disruptors themselves including entrepreneurs, founders and AI experts. My goal is to discover exactly how AI and data are being used now, the barriers holding back innovation and what these experts think healthcare will look like in 10 years.

On today’s podcast, the first in the series, I am joined by Andrew Eye who is the founder and CEO of ClosedLoop AI. ClosedLoop describes itself as “Healthcares data science platform”. Purpose build and dedicated to healthcare, ClosedLoop combines an intuitive end to end machine learning platform with a comprehensive library of healthcare specific features and model templates. They have taken a vertical approach and it is really paying off both for them and their customers.

On this podcast I am joined by Braden Hancock who is a co-founder and Head of Technology at Snorkel AI. Snorkel AI is unlocking a better, faster way to build applications With Snorkel Flow, the first truly data-centric AI platform. To date they have raised over $50 million from top VC firms such as Greylock, Lightspeed, GV and others.

Snorkel AI is solving a real problem that has been holding back AI adoption by simplifying data labeling and making AI projects look more like software development efforts. Delivering both successfully will encourage companies to more fully embrace AI by removing some of the barriers and hassles that make “doing AI” so difficult.

On this podcast we talk about Braden’s journey to entrepreneurship, the origin story of Snorkel, how their approach to data labeling works and how it helps unlock the power of AI in the enterprise, why SME’s are the key to data labelling and why Snorkel’s approach empowers them, why you should drop what you are doing and immediately send in a resume and much more.

I am excited for this conversation because Snorkel AI is solving a real problem in the industry that has been holding back AI adoption and I am just really impressed with their team. In my opinion this is definitely a company to keep an eye on.

Let’s get to it!

Online platforms are overwhelmed with speech that is harmful. Companies are trying to get their hands around the problem in order to solve it, because it is driving people off their platforms in droves. But it is a difficult problem to solve. Companies need to establish policies, set up governance committees and protocols, find technical solutions and hire moderators.

Justin Dave, Co-Founder and CEO of Spectrum Systems, founded his company to attack this problem with Contextual AI.

I invited Justin onto the show because I love what Spectrum Labs is doing but I also think that he has great insights into the problem and the range of approaches needed to solve it.

Podcast Transcript:

Spectrum Labs elevator pitch (1:29)
The professional journey of Justin Davis, Co-Founder/CEO, and why he started Spectrum Labs (2:32)
What is Contextual AI and how does it work? (4:47)
Quantifying the size of the negative/violent/hateful/etc that Spectrum Labs is trying to solve (8:50)
How does a company work with Spectrum Labs to address this problem? (12:10)
How many companies are taking this problem seriously? (16:42)
Who are Spectrum Labs competitors? (20:29)

On this podcast I am joined by Risto Miikkulainen from Cognizant and by Dr. Nuria Oliver from Valencia Spain who led her team to victory in the Cognizant sponsored Xprize Pandemic Response Challenge which was a four month, $500k challenge that focused on the development of data-driven AI systems to predict Covid-19 infection rates and prescribe intervention plans that regional governments, communities and organizations can implement to minimize harm when reopening their economies. Dr. Oliver's team was made up of 20 leading researchers and policy experts from universities and research institutes throughout Valencia, Spain.

Click through to see time stamps of the discussion for easier listening.

Transcript Time Stamps:

2:16 - Risto tells us about the origins of the Xprize Challenge and why it is so important

4:09 - Dr. Oliver talks about her background and how her work on other pandemics led her to being in a position to put a team together to advice the regional government of Valencia from the beginning of Covid and how that led to entering the Xprize Challenge

8:07 - Dr. Oliver tells us about her team

10:33 - Risto tells us about the different phases of the competition and what challenges competitors faced

12:55 - Dr. Oliver talks about how she and her team approached the competition, how they leveraged their strengths, key strategic approaches and more

18:00 - Dr. Oliver responds to a question I have around whether diversity was a key competitive advantage of her team

21:02 - Risto tells us what he thinks really made Dr. Oliver and her team stand out from the rest of the competition

22:52 - We discuss how this could be applied to other issues and using AI and competitions in general for policy development

32:34 - We discuss the differences, and pluses and minuses, of short competitions vs longer competitions and what is the best approach to big problems

On this podcast I am joined by Risto Miikulainen, a professor at the University of Texas in Austin and Associate VP of Evolutionary AI at Cognizant, and Mitja Lustrek, who is the head of the Ambient Intelligence Group at the Josef Stefan Institute located in Slovenia, to talk about the recently completed Xprize Covid Challenge where Mitja and his team came in an impressive second.

Podcast Outline:

:19 - Risto explains the genesis of this Xprize

3:50 - Mitja introduces us to his institute and team

6:27 - We talk about why Evolutionary AI is an interesting approach for things like Covid

11:00 - We dig down into each of the phases and goals of the competition

14:12 - Mitja walks us through his teams strategy and how they approached the challenge from a technical standpoint

20:12 - Risto highlights some of the really interesting things that Mitja and his team did to set themselves apart from the competition

Coming off a recent $30 million Series B funding I am joined on this podcast by Victor Kushch, Co-Founder and CTO of Fairmarkit. Fairmarkit is an exciting venture backed company that has created an intelligent sourcing platform that empowers organizations to more efficiently purchase the goods and services they need.

Basically by equipping procurement and supply-chain teams with automation and data, Fairmarkit promotes competitive bidding while reducing manual work within existing processes.

It is a big market that is ripe for disruption and Fairmarkit hopes to be that disruptor!

On this podcast I am joined by Mike Hughes and Antonio Allegria to talk about Low-Code generally and what Outsystems is doing specifically in the space.

Low-Code is transforming how software gets developed and we are really just at the beginning of the revolution it is driving. Outsystems is doing some really neat stuff and I love their vision around what it is going to take to win the Low-Code market.

SHOW SUMMARY:

Start - Outsystems elevator pitch

1:57 - What is Low-Code?

4:01 - How does Low-Code help enterprises digitally transform?

6:54 - Low-Code and AI?

12:14 - What differentiates Outsystems from others in the space?

17:58 - Outsystems Customer Use Cases?

21:29 - How does Low-Code empower IT and does it change the talent mix?

27:09 - Where will the game be won in Low-Code?

29:07 - What types of people are you looking to hire and why should they work at Outsystems?

32:25 - What are the important takeaways that business and technical leaders should gain from this podcast?

On this podcast I am joined by Sagi EliYahoo, the Co-Founder and CEO of Tonkean. Tonkean’s Adaptive Business Operations platform simplifies the orchestration of complex, enterprise-level business processes with a truly no-code interface. Ops professionals are becoming a critical component of business units and No-Code generally, and Tonkeans platform specifically, empowers them. I think everyone will benefit from Sagi’s keen insights.

Summary:

2:06 - Tonkean elevator pitch

3:55 - Who uses No-Code?

7:10 - What is Adaptive Process Automation?

12:00 - No-Code use cases

18:16 - Tonkean is the “Operating System for Business Operations”

22:22 - CIO’s reaction to no-code?

25:14 - No-code helps empower business unit ops

30:30 - Why will Tonkean be the leader in the space?

33:52 - Why work at Tonkean?

On today’s podcast I am joined by Toby Phillips who is the executive director of the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford and Bret Greenstein, Senior Vice President of AI and Analytics at Cognizant to talk about the Xprize Pandemic Response Challenge.

The Pandemic Response Challenge is a $550k, four month challenge that focuses on the development of data-driven AI systems to predict CODI-19 infection rates and to prescribe Intervention Plans (IPs) that regional governments, communities, and organizations can implement to minimize harm when reopening their economies.

Summary of Podcast:

(0:29) Founding of the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker project

(4:01) The origins of Cognizants AI response effort

(6:08) The creation of the Xprize Challenge and it’s goals

(11:29) The type of data Oxford collects and how they collect it

(15:53) Insights into the importance of sharing data and how it increase its value

(19:15) How is new data incorporated into the models and how they are retrained

(27:15) Human in the loop: The roles of humans and AI in this project

(31:22) Unexpected and counter-intuitive results

(34:33) The Oxford project as a model for addressing other global problems

(38:53) How Covid has changed business and policy leaders view towards data collaboration

(40:25) Last thoughts and takeaways

On this podcast I have the pleasure of being joined by Ben Taylor, Datarobots Chief AI Evangelist.

Ben is a recognized and engaging speaker for AI with over 16 years of machine learning experience. He has a diverse career including work with Intel/Micron, as the HPC/AI expert for the hedge fund AIQ where he built out models using a 600 GPU cluster to predict stock movements based on the news, and as the Chief Data Scientist for HireVue. He joined DataRobot in early 2020 when they acquired an AutoML start-up that he co-founded by the name of Zeff.ai.

I hope you enjoy the conversation!

Conversation Summary:

Ben’s unique career journey (1:10)
DataRobot’s elevator pitch (5:27)
Insights into why so many AI project in the enterprise are failing (6:27)
How he helps educate C-suite leaders around what AI can, and can’t, do (10:00)
AI is expensive, so how should leaders determine where to apply AI to drive the most value? (13:34)
Dealing with the shortage of AI and data science talent (16:32)
Exploring the fundamental differences between software development and AI/Data Science projects (18:19)
The challenges and opportunities around data/AI moving from the IT department into the business units (22:22)
Is the Chief Data Officer the right role to drive digital transformation? (24:29)
What does the ideal CDO look like? (27:32)
Importance of storytelling for the Journey to AI (28:50)
Should it be humans plus machines or machines plus humans for true digital transformation? (31:32)

On this podcast I am excited to be joined by Amir Banifatemi of Xprize and Babak Hodjat of Cognizant to talk about a new Xprize Challenge which is designed to develop AI driven insights and solutions to help government officials make better policy decisions around closures and re-opening efforts in response to Covid.

This challenge is based on work started early in the pandemic, completely pro bono, that Babak and his team at Cognizant did based on their expertise in Evolutionary AI. It is really groundbreaking work!

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

On this podcast discussion I talk with Jay Gopinath, GM of Advanced Tech, Platforms, Innovation Data and Analytics @ Toyota North America and Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of AI and Analytics for @Cognizant, about the sweeping changes that data and AI are driving in the over century old automotive industry.

On this podcast I am joined by Evan Sparks, Co-Founder and CEO of Determined.ai, to talk about how AI differs today from SaaS software, why that difference will be eliminated in the future, ways in which companies should look at determining if AI is a viable solution to valuable problems, how to successfully build and deploy AI once that determination has been made and so much more.

If you are on the journey to AI in the enterprise this is a podcast that will be an invaluable resource to help overcome many of the challenges that you face on that path.

On this podcast I am joined by CEO and Founder of Eightfold.ai, Ashutosh Garg. Eightfold.ai is experiencing phenomenal growth and just raised an additional $125 million in funding to make it Silicon Valley’s newest unicorn.

People are a company’s greatest asset and AI is dramatically changing how companies identify, engage with and grow talent. Eightfold.ai’s mission is to enable the right career for everyone in the world. A lofty goal that Ashutosh is laser focused on achieving.

I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I did!

Coming off of Dataiku’s recent announcement of raising $100 million in new funding I got the opportunity to speak with their Chief Customer Officer Kurt Muehmel.

Dataiku is one of the world’s leading AI and machine learning platforms, supporting agility in organizations’ data efforts via collaborative, elastic, and responsible AI, all at enterprise scale. Dataiku provides one simple UI for the entire data pipeline, from data preparation and exploration to machine learning model building, deployment, and monitoring, and everything in between. Hundreds of companies across the Global 2000 in retail, healthcare, finance, transportation, public sector, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and more use Dataiku to underpin their essential business operations.

On this podcast we cover a range of topics relevant to business leaders including:

Understanding the value of data
The challenges and solutions to creating a data driven culture
Re-imagining the customer experience in a data and AI driven world
And many more

I hope you enjoy the podcast!

On this podcast I am joined by Phil Le-Brun, former CIO of McDonalds and now Enterprise Strategist @ AWS, and Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of AI and Analytics @ Cognizant to talk about how companies can create a data centered and driven culture. and why treating data as a first class citizen is important to this process.

Data is moving from the IT department into the business units and the heavy lifting of digital transformation going forward is really going to be around creating a culture that is data driven and that treats data as a first class citizen.

On this podcast I am joined by Pallab Deb, Head of Partner Solutions and AI Partnerships at Google Cloud and Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of the AI and Analytics Practice at Cognizant to talk about the value of data.

As companies increasingly look to leverage data in their business processes, and as data has moved from the IT department to the business units, the need to understand the value of data, set up processes and build a culture to include business partners in the use of data and fully center their organization around data has become critical to a company's success.

These two thought leaders offer insights, advice and real world examples to help you do just that!

On this podcast I am joined by JG Chirapurath, VP Azure Data, Artificial Intelligence & Edge and Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of the AI and Analytics Practice at Cognizant to talk about how business leaders can use data in times of rapid change.

If you are trying to figure out how to navigate a world where your historical data models have been made obsolete by the disruption caused by Covid then this is a podcast that will help.

In this wide ranging discussion these two thought leaders offer insights, advice and real world examples to help you address this challenge and thrive.

Data perishability is always an issue but it gains significance in times of rapid change. Covid brought into stark relief just how volatile the world can be, and of course volatility wreaks havoc on historical data models. As business leaders accelerate their focus on data they are realizing that they need to take different approaches to derive maximum value from their data.

Over the next four podcasts I will be joined by thought leaders, business leaders and technologists in the AI and Data space to talk about how companies should be looking at their data in times of rapid change.

On this podcast I am joined by two executives from Cognizant - Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of the AI and Analytics practice and Babak Hodjat, VP of Evolutionary AI.

We dig down into the issues around data perishability and explore ways leaders should be adjusting to a volatile world. We also talk about how Cognizants approach using Evolutionary AI helps solve this problem.

Countries are rushing to create national AI strategies that will ensure that they dominate the field of AI for the foreseeable future. This involves investing in research, fostering and encouraging partnerships between government, academia and business as well as making sure that we train our current workers, as well as our young people, in the skills they need to fill the well paying jobs of the future. AI is built on data and so we also need to find a responsible way to collect and use data which respects the privacy of US citizens while allowing breakthroughs in AI technologies. In short, we have some heavy lifting ahead of us to make sure that we get it right.

On this podcast I am joined by Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Bret Greenstein of Cognizant to talk about all of these issues. It is a fascinating conversation because we get the perspective of a policy leader as well as a senior executive at a leading AI company.

I am pleased to have Congressman McNerney (R-CA) and Bret Greenstein, Senior Vice President and Head of the AI and Analytics Practice at Cognizant, joining me on this podcast to talk about the Future of Work in a world quickly being transformed by Artificial Intelligence.

We all know that AI will eliminate some jobs, create many new jobs and will fundamentally change all jobs. To prepare our current workers, as well as those who are in school and yet to enter the workforce, for the new and exciting jobs of the future we need a concerted effort between government and business.

In this interesting and far ranging conversation we explore the issue and talk about ways that government and business can help both individually, and in partnership, to ensure that our workforce is prepared.

For anyone interested in this topic this really is a must listen. I hope you find the conversation thought provoking.

For this discussion I am joined by Congressman Will Hurd of Texas and Bret Greenstein of Cognizant to talk about what a national AI strategy should look like here in the United States.

Congressman Hurd (R-TX) along with Robin Kelly (D-IL), and working closely with the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), recently released a white paper on a national artificial intelligence strategy called “AI and the Workforce”.

Recommendations of the white paper include:

Calling on the US to take a larger role in AI
Embracing an AI-driven economy
Preparing the workforce for a transition to AI

Bret Greenstein is the Senior Vice President and Global Head of the AI & Analytics Practice at Cognizant, leading over 26,000 associates worldwide focused on Data and AI based transformation

Bringing together these two leading voices, one from government and the other from industry, gives us the opportunity uniquely explore issues that are central to developing an effective national AI strategy including:

How do we develop a national AI strategy that allows us to compete against countries that have different views and restrictions around the collection and use of data?
How should we protect data privacy?
How do we address bias in AI algorithms?
How do we encourage and develop public/private partnerships to further our national strategic AI goals?
How do we train our workforce so that these goals can be realized?
And much more.

On this show I am joined by Stephanie Forrest and Risto Miikkulainen to talk about Evolutionary AI: What it is, how it is being used today, the challenges it faces, the opportunities it offers and what its future might entail. If you are at all interested in Evolutionary AI then you will find this discussion extremely informative and interesting. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

On this show I am joined by Stephanie Forrest and Risto Miikkulainen to talk about Evolutionary AI: What it is, how it is being used today, the challenges it faces, the opportunities it offers and what its future might entail. If you are at all interested in Evolutionary AI then you will find this discussion extremely informative and interesting. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

On this podcast I am joined by Kenneth Stanley, currently of OpenAI, and Babak Hodjat, VP of Evolutionary AI at Cognizant, to talk about creativity, novelty search, Evolutionary AI, open endedness and all things in between. I was absolutely blown away by the breadth and depth of the insights around these topics.

On this podcast I am joined by Quoc Le and Risto Miikkulainen to talk about AutoML and the future direction of AI. Risto is an associate VP of Evolutionary AI at Cognizant and also a professor at the University of Texas. Quoc Le needs little introduction because he is one of the preeminent thought leaders in AI today and is known for many things including co-founding Google Brain and as the person behind AutoML.

On this podcast I am joined by Dr. Jordan Pollack and Babak Hodjat to talk about the Demystification of AI. It is hard to find two people who add more value to this conversation than these two guests. Both are preeminent thought leaders in the field and in this wide ranging and lively conversation we cover a lot of ground that will be interesting to anyone involved in the field of AI generally and Evolutionary AI specifically. Our discussion range’s from the theoretical to the practical and the insights that are provided by both are invaluable.

World renowned AI thought leader’s Joydeep Ghosh and Risto Miikkulainen join me on this podcast in a wide ranging discussion centered around the issue of Trustworthiness in AI. As our businesses and society increasingly rely on AI the issues around trust and explainability have become much more important. And in fact, failure to successfully address the issue will hamper further adoption of AI. Whether you are a business leader, AI scientist, or a policy maker this podcast will help you understand the issues, both technical and philosophical, around explainability and trust in AI, and will give you insights into ways that top companies and scientists are successfully addressing this challenge. We also talk about how Evolutionary AI can be a key tool in helping create more trustworthy AI.

Ever since the Covid pandemic spread across the globe many have asked the question “where is AI in this fight”? And it is a valid question because many of the techniques used in AI require large amounts of training data, which a new pandemic like Covid simply lacks.

However, a project developed by Babak Hodjat and Risto Miikulainen and their team at Cognizant has come the closest I have seen to answering this question. The system uses evolutionary AI which requires less data, utilizes creativity and goes beyond forecasting to basically providing advice. Babak gave me a demo last week and it is pretty exciting and so I wanted to bring them on the podcast so that they could share it with you and talk about what is under the hood.

In addition to Babak and Risto I am also joined by Bret Greenstein who is the Senior Vice President and Global Head of the Ai and Analytics Practice at Cognizant to talk about how the amazing work they have done is also relevant for business leaders.

This is a really interesting podcast and I hope you enjoy it.. Let’s get to it.

This podcast will help you successfully complete your journey to AI and data transformation. I am joined by Saket Malhotra of Takeda and Bret Greenstein of Cognizant to talk about the importance of data strategy, establishing KPI’s and Metrics, and the importance that change management plays in successful digital transformation efforts. Digital transformation is hard and it is exciting to hear from a company that is doing it right. Lots of great insights to say the least.

Join me on this podcast as I speak with Bret Greenstein of Cognizant and Inder Kochar of Novartis Oncology about the challenges, opportunities and best practices around centering an enterprise around data and AI.

Inder brings to light his “Journey to AI” experience over the past several years while Bret brings a cross-industry global perspective. We talk about data strategy, change management, using design thinking to understand and improve the customer journey and much more. If you are struggling with trying to successfully digitally transform your organization then this is a must listen!

Note: The opinions expressed by Inder are his alone and do not reflect those of Novartis Oncology

In this podcast I speak with Babak Hodjat, VP of Evolutionary AI at Cognizant, and his collegue Naveen Sharma who is Head of AI and Analytics for Life Sciences about the exciting and profound changes that are occuring in pharma and healthcare driven both by Covid and the opportunities presented by AI techniques like Evolutionary AI.

I am a big believer that AI will enable innovation throughout the life sciences ecosystem from better and faster drug discovery to more efficient manufacturing to new business models that will change how patients interact with healthcare. All of which, in my opinion, will foster better health outcomes while lowering the cost curve. Which of course means treating more people better and cheaper.

It is a really exciting time for this industry and Babak and Naveen really lay out the changes that are happening.

On this podcast I speak with Babak Hodjat, VP of Evolutionary AI at Cognizant, and his associate Maria Nazareth who is Head of AI and Analytics for the Banking and Financial Services Industry. Covid is forcing banks to accelerate their digital transformation efforts, re-think how they interact with customers, build more resilient models to evaluate risk and much more. And to do all of this they are leveraging data and AI in exciting and innovative ways. Part of the solution in my mind is using an Evolutionary AI approach and Babak explains how this works. The bank of the future is almost here!

Some companies are dealing with the disruption caused by the Covid crisis better than others. Cognizant virtually overnight changed the entire way their almost 300k global workforce operated. It is an amazing story.

Join me as I talk to Seth Bartlett, Global Chief Operating Officer of Cognizant’s Digital Business, and Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of the AI & Analytics Practice, about how Cognizant immediately responded to the crisis and over the following weeks changed the way the entire company operated. It is a fascinating story and a must listen to every business leader that is trying to transform their enterprise to deal with the disruption caused by Covid.

Join me as I speak with AI thought leader Dr. Michael Zeller about how companies should be focused on quickly accelerating their AI efforts in light of the crisis caused by the Covid pandemic. Business leaders that were already well down the path of AI deployment have weathered this storm better than those that weren’t. The time to deploy AI is now.

We cover many interesting topics that will be interesting to business leaders who are trying to figure out how to both quickly deploy AI during this crisis and how to build a strategic roadmap for longer term transformation. I hope you enjoy the podcast!

Join me as I talk to Dr. Ashutosh Saxena, founder and CEO of Casper.ai, to learn how their technology, using AI and IoT, power robot homes and how when implemented in nursing homes and assisted living facilities it greatly reduces death from communicable diseases.

Covid has exposed just how vulnerable seniors are who live in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. In fact, studies show that so far fully 20%+ of all deaths due to Covid in the US have occured in assisted living facilities. But it isn’t just Covid that is a threat to them. With their compromised and fragile immunities many in assisted living facilities die of the seasonal flu and other contagious maladies every year. Building “robot homes” could dramatically reduce these deaths and increase life expectancy.

Casper.ai’s vision is to fundamentally change how seniors age in their homes and how assisted living facilities are run. I

This is a really interesting podcast and offers a true vision of the future. Enjoy!

Join me in this engaging and insightful conversation with Marco Iansiti, David Sarnoff professor of Business Administration and co-director of the Labratory for Information Science at Harvard and of the Digital Initiative at Harvard Business School, and Bret Greenstein, Senior Vice President and Global Head of the AI & Analytics Practice at Cognizant, where he leads over 26,000 associates worldwide focused on Data and AI based transformation

We talk about how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting companies, accelerating their digital transformation, opportunities for innovation in this time of crisis and examine how various companies are succeeding based on their previous digital transformation efforts while still others are forced to play catch-up.

This is a must listen for business leaders seeking to deploy data and analytics to build resiliency and business success in this time of crisis.

Over the coming weeks and months, in partnership with Cognizant, we have an exciting line-up of AI thought leaders drawn from academia, business, and the technical sides of Applied AI as well as interviews with business leaders on the front lines of digital transformation.

The mission of this exciting speaker series is to make AI understandable and actionable to help you unleash the power of data and AI in your enterprise.

In this podcast I talk to two Cognizant executives, Bret Greenstein who is the SVP and Global Head of the AI and Analytics Practice at Cognizant and Babak Hodjat who is the VP of Evolutionary AI at Cognizant. I ask them about their AI journey, how Cognizant is focused on AI delivery, thoughts around the importance of this podcast series for business leaders and we also talk about how the Coronavirus pandemic we are experiencing will drive digital transformation going forward.

On this podcast, I sit down with Shahin Farshchi of Lux Capital and we talk about his career journey, explore questions around the current and future state of AI, and dig down into just a few of Lux’s many investments including Braid Health, Zoox, aeva, mythic and planet.

The war for talent is real and companies are looking to gain a recruiting edge. By applying AI to the process allows you to build stronger relationships with target candidates which makes recruiting much easier.

Join me in this podcast with Founder and CEO of Sourceress Kanun Qui in a wide ranging discussion that includes not only how Sourceress does what it does but also how to get girls interested in coding, the differences between Wall Street and Silicon Valley for engineers and much more.

Clinical trials for new drug development are time consuming and expensive. It is hard to get participants to join drug trials, to participate fully and to stay in once they are in. This means that clinical trials for new drug development are time consuming and expensive. Which leads to fewer drugs coming to market at more expensive prices.

In this podcast AICure’s Chief Medical Officer, Ed Ikeguchi, explains how AICure is looking to fundamentally change this entire paradigm through the application of AI. This is a fascinating story and a good look into how AI can dramatically impact healthcare and medicine.

One of the more frustrating things we face in modern cities is trying to find parking spaces. Sometimes it seems that half of our lives are spent circling around the block again and again hoping for a miracle.

Joining me on this podcast is Eyal Amir, CEO of Parknav, which is applying AI and predictive analytics to solve this problem. It’s pretty cool.

In this wide ranging conversation with Jon Krohn, Chief Data Scientist, neuroscientist, author and more we talk about the way Untapt is leveraging deep learning to make the hiring process more efficient, the reasons deep learning is so important, insights into how to work with clients who are not “data first” and much, much more.

Babak Hodjat is a luminary in the world of AI and in this conversation we cover a number of topics but center much of our conversation around the increasing evidence of a disconnect among a significant number of c-level leaders between their expectations of AI and what is actually happening within their companies in terms of AI.

Join me on this podcast as I sit down with Brad Heintz of Facebook to talk about the current and future state of Pytorch, how it addresses issues such as explainability and privacy, advice around how to more easily bring your models to production and more.

David Karandish, CEO of Capacity, speaks with me about how C-suite leaders can leverage advanced AI and shared knowledge bases to drive revenue by increasing worker productivity and enhancing customer experience. We also dig down into some of the expected and unexpected challenges you might face and how to successfully overcome them.

Join me as I sit down with Jana Eggers, CEO of Nara Logics, and learn how they are taking a different approach to using AI to turn big data into smart actions.

In this podcast I sit down with Gopal Erinjippurath and talk about the importance of geospatial analytics and the opportunities it presents across a wide range of industries and how Planet, with its low orbit satellites is really leading the way in this market.

Olivier Blais is the founder of Moovai which delivers real AI solution for real business problems. If you are a c-suite leader that is trying to figure out how to have more consistent success deploying AI than Oliver has some insights for you.

Deploying AI is hard. So hard in fact that many companies have more failures than successes along their AI journey. With this said, nobody is walking away from pursuing AI because study after study clearly shows that CEO’s understand that deploying AI is a must to remain competitive in their respective markets. Charles Martin, the founder of Silicon Valley based Calculation Consulting, has been helping companies of all sizes deploy AI for years. He is also a sought after speaker.

I had the pleasure of attending the Open Data Science Conference as a media partner and had the opportunity to sit down and interview Rahul Singhal, the Chief Product and Marketing Leader for Innodata. C-suite leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated that many of their Artificial Intelligence projects are failing. There is strong evidence that one of the core factors contributing to this high failure rate is poor data annotation. I talk to Rahul about this issue.

PODCAST: Digital Transformation through the application of Artificial Intelligence and other cognitive technologies is hard to do successfully. In fact, many companies are failing at it. Hear how IBM SUCCESSFULLY created an end to end AI enabled supply chain.

Join me as I speak with Michaela Lindinger, founder and CEO of Brain In Spa and sought after advisor and consultant to C-level business leaders at global Fortune 500 companies and fast growth start-ups, and hear her insights into ways you, as a C-suite leader, can increase your chances of success through workforce and leadership transformation. The future is here….are you ready?

Join me as I talk with Andi Britt, Vice President Talent & Engagement Leader Europe IBM Global Business Services, about how to design the HR and employee journey during AI driven digital transformation in the enterprise.

AI in the supply chain is driving efficiencies that should make every CEO jump for joy! Join me as I dig down with senior IBM executives John Moore and Chris Hayes into all of ways AI is being deployed in the supply chain including best practices and insider advice from two people who have helped many companies realize the promise of AI.

If you have been hearing more and more about RPA (Robot Process Automation) in the enterprise then this conversation with Gene Chao is a must listen. As Global Vice President & GM of IBM Automation his perspective, drawn from a deep well of knowledge and experience, is helpful to understanding the challenges and upsides of AI infused RPA.

Join me as I talk with Chris Popple at Lloyds Banking Group and discover how they are achieving such a successful digital transformation by leveraging AI.

Join me as I speak with Ruchir Puri, Chief Scientist of IBM Research. We talk about some of the exciting new products that IBM recently announced, including Watson Anywhere, We also dig down into a number of important topics including “explainable AI”, overcoming bias, challenges and opportunities for AI deployment within the enterprise, the future of AI and more!

Join me as I talk to one of the true leaders in the world of Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Christian Guttmann, Global Head of AI at Tieto and Executive Director at the Nordic Artificial Intelligence Institute, as we talk about the challenges C-Suite executives face in designing and deploying AI throughout their enterprise and up and down their supply chain. We dig down into many of the issues facing C-Suite leaders such as setting an AI strategy, building data maps, internal and external communications and much much more.

Dr. Guttmann has over 25 years of experience advancing AI technology, in both science and business, and works on strategy and execution for high impact AI systems and products. He is frequently cited in the media, is a highly sought after keynote speaker and consults with industry and government leaders regarding AI and its potential impact on industry and society.

Join me as I talk to Abakar Saidov, the founder and CEO of Beamery. As a C-Suite leader you know that great employees make great companies. The economy is red hot, unemployment is at its lowest level in a generation, and it is hard and getting harder to find, attract and hire the best talent. If you are a C-Suite leader this presents a challenge. Beamery has a solution. Beamery is turning recruitment on its head with the idea that companies should treat candidates like customers by using its Candidate Relationship Management software.

Interview with Andy Byrne, CEO of Clari. As a C-suite executive you are focused on improving your sales process. Clari applies AI to sales and is helping clients achieve amazing results

Understanding how to apply “Enterprise AI” to automate your supply chain and business processes is a must to remain competitive in today’s digital world.

Join me as I talk to Matt Denesuk, Cofounder and Chief Data Officer at Noodle.ai, about what opportunities are available to C-level executives who are looking to deploy AI throughout the enterprise and how to make it happen. Noodle.ai is one of the leading AI companies in the space. And few people have the depth of experience in the field as Matt does. In his past he has held the role of Chief Data Science Officer at GE and General Manager of their Data Science Center of excellence where he led AI programs across all of GE’s business units. He also led Smarter Planet and Industrial Machine Learning Research at IBM Research and was also a partner in IBM’s venture capital group.

The future is here. Is your company ready?

Virtual Assistants and collaborative work environments are coming to an enterprise near you and Voicera is leading the way. Join me as I talk to their CMO, Corey Trefilleti, about the state of the market, what to expect on the near horizon and how you can leverage these new technologies to boost productivity.

The cost of pursuing Deep Learning in many companies is cost prohibitive. Paperspace is seeking to change that with their offering, Join me as I learn from Dillon Erb the really neat things his company is developing.

Join me as we talk to Yoav Barel about Chatbots and natural language experiences. Whether you are a CEO of a retail company, an insurance firm, in fintech or wherever, natural language experiences are going to be the number one way you will interact with your customers in the very near future. Yoav is one of the leading thought leaders in the space. Not to be missed episode!

Join me on this podcast as I talk to Itai Orr, Director of Applied Machine Learning at Imagry, and learn about the technology that is driving the self-driving car revolution.

Are you interested in, or perhaps even tasked with, turning your company into a "Cognitive Enterprise?" Join me for this exciting and insightful conversation with IBM's Chief Data Officer, Dr. Inderpal Bhandari. Dr. Bhandari draws on his extensive experience in AI/cognitive systems, as well as his experience helping transform IBM into a cognitive enterprise, to provide advice and insights that are highly relevant to any C-Suite level executive who is about to embark on the journey to an "AI First" world.

Ople is a hot Artificial Intelligence start-up that is building technology that eliminates many C-Suite executives data science headaches by minimizing the risk of AI projects by enabling companies to build and test significantly more data models using less people in a shorter amount of time.

Join me as I talk to the founder and CEO, Pedro Alves, about how he is tackling what he sees as the most significant problems in the industry and his vision for the future.

Are you like most C-Suite level executives in that you are trying to figure out how you can apply Artificial Intelligence technologies to your enterprise to drive real business value while at the same time avoiding the pitfalls and mistakes that can make an AI project costly and time consuming? If so then today’s podcast is a “must listen” as I talk to Rudy Agovic, co-founder and CEO of Reliancy, and one of the leading practitioners of Applied AI for the enterprise.

In this show Rudy tells us how to identify areas in your enterprise where applying AI can deliver immediate business results and also walks us through best practices around structuring the project to avoid the pitfalls that others have faced.

As a C-Suite leader you are given the gift of ever increasing amounts of data about your customers, suppliers, competitors, and partners and yet so often we find that it is hard to turn this data into actionable insights that will help us deliver better business value, serve our customers more effectively and grow profits.

Ntent changes that paradigm. Today I talk with Dr. Ricardo Baeza-Yates, one of the luminaries of the web and the CTO of Ntent, about the power of search and how C-Suite leaders such as yourself should be thinking about how to apply it to your business. The future is here…..is your business ready?

Today on The Pulse of AI I dig down into how AI is changing sales with David Boyce, the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Customer Officer of InsideSales.com. If you are like most C-Suite level executives that I know you are focused on improving your reps performance and increasing sales. InsideSales.com allows you to do just that with their AI-Fueled Neuralytics platform. The results their customers are seeing are truly amazing.

Dave walks us through what InsideSales.com does, how they do it and why this should matter to C-Suite executives.

As a C-Suite leader today you cannot attend a conference or read the news without hearing about Artificial Intelligence. But what is AI and what can it do? Join me as I talk to JT Kostman, one of the world’s leading applied AI technologists, as he explains in clear and concise language, and with some really fun examples, exactly what AI is and why it is important for C-suite leaders to start deploying it in your business today.

As a C-Suite leader you are on a quest to extract more information from your data faster and easier. To help you do this Serial Metrics has this really cool predictive analytics offering named Orion Search which enables companies like yours to ask predictive questions about your business from your data much like you would ask a question from Google or Siri. Discover what C-Suite leaders at their clients such as Wells Fargo, Bank of the West and Cloud Lending have learned - this is powerful stuff!

In this episode Jason Stoughton, the host of The Pulse of AI, interviews Dr. Eli David, the co-founder and CTO of Deep Instinct, an Israel based cybersecurity company.

Deep Instinct is the first company to apply artificial intelligence's deep learning to cybersecurity. Leveraging deep learning's predictive capabilities, Deep Instinct's on-device solution protects against zero-day threats and APT attacks with unmatched accuracy.

Deep Instinct uses a GPU-based neural network and CUDA to achieve 99 percent detection rates, compared with about 80 percent detection from conventional cybersecurity software. Its software can automatically detect and defeat the most advanced cyberattacks.

Deep Instinct just raised an additional $32 million.