AI Today Podcast: Artificial Intelligence Insights, Experts, and Opinion

AI Today Podcast: Artificial Intelligence Insights, Experts, and Opinion episodes:

• 04.17.2024

  Applying CPMAI Methodology in the real world: Interview with George Fountain, Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) [AI Today Podcast]

  Companies of all sizes in every industry are looking to see how Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cognitive technology projects can provide them a competitive edge. They want to provide efficiencies and improve ROI in today’s competitive...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Prompt Engineering Best Practices: What is Prompt Chaining? [AI Today Podcast]

  To improve the reliability and performance of LLMs, sometimes you need to break large tasks/prompts into sub-tasks. Prompt chaining is when a task is split into sub-tasks with the idea to create a chain of prompt operations. Prompt chaining is...

  
• 04.10.2024

  Prompt Engineering Best Practices: Using a Prompt Pattern [AI Today Podcast]

  LLMs are basically big “text predictors” that try to generate outputs based on what it expects is the most likely desired output based on what the user provides as the text-based input, the prompt. Prompts are natural language instructions for...

  
• 04.05.2024

  How AI will Re-imagine Air Travel: Interview with Bernadette Berger, Alaska Airlines [AI Today Podcast]

  AI is helping to re-imagine experiences of all sorts, including air travel. At the 2024 SXSW Conference and Festivals Bernadette Berger, who is Director of Innovation at Alaska Airlines presents on “The Sky's the Limit: How AI will Re-imagine Airports”....

  
• 04.03.2024

  AI’s impact in the practice of medicine: Interview with Dr. Jag Singh, Mass General Brigham [AI Today Podcast]

  AI is having an impact on every industry, including healthcare. AI's impact in the practice of medicine is helping to reshape the practice of medicine both now, and in the future. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we...

  
• 03.29.2024

  AI Everywhere with Software and Hardware: Interview with Wei Li, Intel [AI Today Podcast]

  During the SXSW 2024 event, Wei Li presented on AI Everywhere with Software and Hardware. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Wei Li. He is VP/GM of the AI Software Engineering Team at Intel. He shares with...

  
• 03.27.2024

  Lowering Barriers to Entry for AI: Interview with Nuri Cankaya, Intel [AI Today Podcast]

  As organizations continue to adopt AI the idea of innovation and sustainability are becoming important conversations. Intel wants to accelerate AI adoption by lowering barriers to entry for customers. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Nuri...

  
• 03.22.2024

  AI’s Impact on Healthcare: Interview with Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, AMA [AI Today Podcast]

  AI is having an impact on just about every industry and healthcare is no exception. In this episode of the AI Today podcast Cognilytica AI thought leaders Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld. He is President of...

  
• 03.20.2024

  The People Side of AI: Interview with Ian Beacraft, Signal and Cipher [AI Today podcast]

  The people side of AI is changing. Generative AI is reshaping how teams brainstorm, collaborate, and embrace the future. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Ian Beacraft who is CEO at Signal and Cipher, and also...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Explainable AI Concepts [AI Today Podcast]

  The Explainable AI Layer of the Cognilytica Trustworthy AI Framework addresses the technical methods that go into understanding system behavior and make black boxes less so. In this episode of the AI Today podcast Cognilytica AI experts Ron Schmelzer and...

  
• 03.13.2024

  Who is on the AI Team? [AI Today podcast]

  Who is on the AI Team?

  
• 03.08.2024

  Governed AI Concepts [AI Today Podcast]

  Anyone looking to use and/or develop AI systems need ways that maintain trust, provide visibility and transparency, and utilize processes and methods that can provide greater oversight and accountability for potent AI systems that need to address – the layers...

  
• 03.06.2024

  Determining AI Project Costs [AI Today Podcast]

  What are you really spending on in an AI Project? This is a question we often get asked. So, we wanted to spend some time on this podcast to discuss how to determine AI project costs. First, it's important to remember...

  
• 03.04.2024

  Transparent AI Concepts [AI Today Podcast]

  AI system transparency is about how we manage and run our AI systems. Transparency needs to address how you plan to provide visibility or transparency into how AI systems are created or applied. In this episode of the AI Today podcast...

  
• 02.28.2024

  Properly Scoping AI Projects [AI Today Podcast]

  The best practice for any high risk, emerging technology project with ill-defined goals is: Think Big. Start Small. Iterate Often. But, what does that really mean? How do you think big? And how do you start small? What does iteration...

  
• 02.23.2024

  Has AI Crossed the Chasm? [AI Today Podcast]

  In the context of technology adoption, "crossing the chasm" refers to the pivotal moment when an emerging technology moves beyond the early adopters and innovators phase to reach the early majority of users. This concept, popularized by Geoffrey A. Moore...

  
• 02.21.2024

  Pseudo AI: Still a Thing, Still a Problem [AI Today Podcast]

  What is pseudo AI? While AI is all about machines that have the intelligence like people, Pseudo AI or “AI washing” is when a company or product claims that AI is being used for a specific task or feature, but in...

  
• 02.16.2024

  AI Education Series: Data Debt [AI Today Podcast]

  What is Data Debt? Organizations are awash with data. And data has been growing at organizations for decades. Data is accumulating across many different systems, processes, and as organizations evolve, merge, and change. What comes out of this is the idea...

  
• 02.14.2024

  Trustworthy AI Series: Responsible AI Concepts [AI Today Podcast]

  What is a responsible AI? AI systems have the potential to provide great value, but also the potential to cause great harm. Knowing how to build or use AI systems is simply not going to be enough. You need to know...

  
• 02.09.2024

  The Increasingly Anti-Competitive World of AI and Open Source AI [AI Today Podcast]

  What can possibly go wrong when you embed someone else’s AI models in your systems? This episode of the AI Today podcast aims to answer this question. And, provide alternative options to Open Source AI. Despite the increasingly walled garden...

  
• 02.07.2024

  Trustworthy AI Series: Ethical AI Concepts [AI Today Podcast]

  What are the 5 ethics in artificial intelligence? AI systems have the potential to provide great value, but also the potential to cause great harm. Knowing how to build or use AI systems is simply not going to be enough. You...

  
• 02.02.2024

  Do you need a Chief AI Officer? [AI Today Podcast]

  What is a Chief AI Officer (CAIO)? There has been a lot of talk lately, including a new executive order in the US, about the need for a Chief AI Officer. But, what is this role? And, is it really needed?...

  
• 01.31.2024

  Growing Key AI and Data Skills with CPMAI: Interview with Selvie Thevathasan [AI Today Podcast]

  In an era where Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing various industries, professionals equipped with the right skills and certifications are in high demand. The Certified Project Management for AI (CPMAI) certification is a game-changer for those seeking to excel in planning,...

  
• 01.26.2024

  The Layers of Trustworthy AI Revisited [AI Today Podcast]

  How can AI be trustworthy? AI systems have the potential to provide great value, but also the potential to cause great harm. Knowing how to build or use AI systems is simply not going to be enough for organizations. You need...

  
• 01.24.2024

  AI Glossary Series: Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) [AI Today Podcast]

  It’s hard to have a conversation about AI these days without the topics of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) coming up. And, Large Language Models (LLMs) have been proving useful for a variety of things such as helping...

  
• 01.19.2024

  Overview of the Comprehensive Trustworthy AI Framework [AI Today Podcast]

  In today's fast paced landscape, AI has emerged as a transformative technology. It's being used as an augmented intelligence tool to help people do their job and tasks better. AI is also being used to help people create content and...

  
• 01.17.2024

  Revisiting the Seven Patterns of AI in 2024 [AI Today Podcast]

  How many categories of AI are there? Artificial Intelligence and machine learning is maturing considerably. You can now find AI projects in every industry. At Cognilytica, we spend a considerable amount of time on use cases and how different industries are using...

  
• 01.12.2024

  Applying CPMAI Methodology to AI Projects: Interview with Christina Kucek, CAI [AI Today Podcast]

  Companies of all sizes in just about every single industry across the globe are looking to see how Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cognitive technology projects can provide a competitive edge, provide efficiencies, and improve ROI in today’s...

  
• 01.10.2024

  Trustworthy AI Best Practices: Lessons Learned from the Rite Aid Facial Recognition Ban [AI Today Podcast]

  Facial recognition falls under the recognition pattern of AI. On it's own the technology is neutral. However, it's the application and use (or misuse) of this technology that can have severe consequences. Rite Aid is one of the most recent...

  
• 01.05.2024

  AI Today Podcast: Hyperpersonalization at Diageo: Interview with Nick Owen, Diageo

  Hyperpersonalization is focused on machine learning approaches that can develop a profile of an individual that can evolve over time rather than categorizing or “bucketing” an individual into a pre-defined category. One of the seven patterns of AI, the goal is to...

  
• 01.03.2024

  AI Today Podcast: The Critical AI and Data Skills Needed for AI Project Managers

  AI projects are really data-centric projects. After all, data is the heart of AI. So it should come as no surprise that project managers who are managing AI projects need to move beyond just general project management skills. These provide...

  
• 12.27.2023

  AI Today Podcast: Looking ahead at AI (and AI Today) in 2024

  In this episode of the AI Today podcast we want to look at some of the biggest trends in AI, including where AI is headed in 2024 and what this means for you. Generative AI Gets Embedded in Everything The ease...

  
• 12.22.2023

  AI Today Podcast: Looking back at AI in 2023

  In this episode of the AI Today podcast we want to take a look back at some of the highlights in AI, including headline-making AI news. 2023 was the year for generative AI. It was also the year for Trustworthy...

  
• 12.20.2023

  AI Today Podcast: The EU AI Act – What does it mean for you?

  The EU AI Act is a groundbreaking law that is the first ever law that will regulate AI. It's the world’s first comprehensive AI law. It's the first major regulatory framework for AI at a continental level, and the world’s...

  
• 12.15.2023

  AI Today Podcast: How AI is Transforming CPG: Interview with Nandini Nandakumar, Diageo

  AI continues to have an impact on just about every single industry. Companies are on their AI journey to see how it can help with hypersonalization, improve efficiencies, and help them gain a competitive edge. The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)...

  
• 12.13.2023

  AI Today Podcast: Different Time to ROI for Different Types of AI Projects

  Depending on the type of AI project that you do, it can have different lengths to see ROI. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss the different lengths of time to ROI...

  
• 12.11.2023

  AI Today Podcast: When to do Automation Versus AI

  We often get asked what projects are appropriate for AI versus other forms of technology. So, we thought it was a great topic for a podcast. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer...

  
• 12.08.2023

  AI Today Podcast: AI in Pharma – Interview with Xiong (Sean) Liu, Novartis

  AI is impacting very about every single industry and pharma is no exception. AI has tremendous potential in streamlining processes, optimizing drug discovery, and enhancing patient care in ways we've never seen before. In this episode of the AI Today...

  
• 12.06.2023

  AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Proof-of-Concept, Pilot, Production

  You may have heard the terms proof-of-concept, pilot, and production thrown around relating to various projects at your organization. But, do you know the difference between all of them? And when running and AI project should you start with a...

  
• 11.29.2023

  AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Anonymization, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Uncanny Valley

  In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Anonymization, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Uncanny Valley, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it's important to know about them. If...

  
• 11.27.2023

  AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Hadoop, MapReduce

  Hadoop and MapReduce changed the world of big data. And data is the heart of AI, so it should come as no surprise that talk about big data in the context of AI. In this episode of the AI Today...

  
• 11.22.2023

  AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Algorithmic Discrimination, Governance, Pseudo AI

  In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Algorithmic Discrimination, Governance, Pseudo AI. Why are these terms vital in the AI landscape? And what do they mean? Algorithmic discrimination If you're unfamiliar with...

  
• 11.20.2023

  AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Malicious AI, Adversarial Attack, DeepFake

  With the use of malicious AI on the rise, it's hard to believe anything you read, hear, or see these days. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Malicious AI,...

  
• 11.15.2023

  AI Today Podcast: CPMAI in the Real World, Interview with Dr. Philipp Schlenkhoff, CPMAI

  Companies of all sizes in just about every single industry across the globe are looking to see how Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cognitive technology projects can provide a competitive edge, provide efficiencies, and improve ROI in today’s...

  
• 11.13.2023

  AI Today Podcast: Generative AI Series: Implementing Generative AI in production

  Generative AI continues to be a hot topic discussion. People are using generative AI to help with many things, but just like with any technology it's important to understand it's a tool. In this episode of the AI Today podcast...

  
• 11.10.2023

  AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series- methodology, waterfall, Agile, CRISP-DM, Cognitive Project Management for AI (CPMAI)

  In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Methodology, Waterfall, Agile, CRISP-DM, Cognitive Project Management for AI (CPMAI). In this episde we explain how these terms relate to AI and why it's...

  
• 11.08.2023

  AI Today Podcast: Discussing the AI-Native Future: Interview with Gi Jung Kim, CEO & Co-Founder, CoxWave

  Conversation is a natural form of communication for humans. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the future will be AI-Native. But what does an "AI-native future" mean? In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch...

  
• 11.01.2023

  AI Today Podcast: Trustworthy AI Series: AI Laws & Regulations

  AI systems have the potential to provide great value, but also the potential to cause great harm. Knowing how to build or use AI systems is simply not going to be enough. You need to know how to build, use,...

  
• 10.27.2023

  AI Today Podcast: Generative AI Series: How to Avoid Getting Screwed with Generative AI

  It’s hard to have a conversation about AI these days without the topic of Generative AI coming up. People are using gen AI to help with many things from text creation, image creation, and more. But, just like with any...

  
• 10.25.2023

  AI Today Podcast: AI in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC): Interview with Sergio Villanueva-Meyer, CPMAI

  Companies of all sizes in just about every single industry from healthcare to finance to construction are looking to see how Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cognitive technology projects can provide a competitive edge. They want to be...