Don't SUCK at AI

In Episode 13 Colin Levy, the Michael Jordan of Legal Tech, joins us for a spirited discussion on the current state of technology in the legal domain.  He provides some critical advice for firms considering deploying AI & Legal Tech solutions (or rethinking a failed implementation) within their firms, and cautions about why they should ALWAYS BBYB - "Benchmark Before You Buy".  Colin also gives us a glimpse of where Legal Tech is headed in the very near future.  Colin has amassed an enormous following on various professional and social networks where he is considered one of the prominent Legal Tech influencers as he guides his followers with legal technology advice and wisdom.  If you are interested in Legal Tech, you are not going to want to miss this episode!!!

John provides Intro on Colin and shares his Background:   00:37 – 2:24

Colin gives an overview of his diverse background  and how working with some small startups as well as a big corporate firm got him exposed to Legal Tech tools:   02:25 – 03:22

Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Colin (Hint: He hit a LinkedIn Milestone):   03:23 – 6:37

Colin provides his definition of “Legal Tech” and explains why it is “a thing”:   06:38 -  09:06
 
Colin shares some of his thoughts on the overall state of the Legal Community as it pertains to adopting Legal Tech, AI, and technology in general.  Leading or Lagging and is it growing???:  09:07  -  10:55
 
Colin provides some CRITICAL insights to how IMPORTANT it is for firms to “Take a step back before looking to purchase any Legal Tech” and get your baseline FIRST!  In other words, BBYB – Benchmark Before You Buy:   10:56– 12:50

Colin shares his thoughts on whether the legal domain looks to other, more progressive industries that have successfully deployed AI technology for best practices and methodologies that they can deploy & benefit from:    12:51 – 15:31
 
Colin looks into the Legal Tech & AI crystal ball and predicts what he sees in the very near future:  15:32 – 17:30

  
 18:30 Colin’s Contact Info:

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Clevy_Law

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinslevy/

Website:  https://www.colinslevy.com/

 
Conclusion:  19:00

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Episode #12 - Flo, also known as “The -Non-Boring Lawyer”, joins us to talk about AI’s role in LegalTech & ContractTech.  Flo brings ENERGY like no other & even Slade, her dog can’t help but get in on the Podcast!  Flo is a MAJOR force in Legal Technology adoption.  Your not going to want to miss this one!

John provides Intro on Flo and shares her Background:   00:37 – 1:52

Flo gives an overview of her diverse background (and this is where Slade makes his presence known) and how she got started in tech and became an advocate for leveraging LegalTech tools:   01:53 – 03:06

Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Flo (Hint: She has officially divorced Tom Brady!):   03:07 – 4:10

Flo discusses LegalTech & ContractTech and areas of application as well as her focus…and talks about how she brings ENERGY to the domain:   04:11 -  06:18
 
Flo shares some of her thoughts on why Legal Community has been slow to adopt AI and technology.  She also discusses a NEW Platform (think Angie’s List but for Legal Tech) that will assist firms as they attempt to decide what technology is a good fit for their firm.  06:19  -  12:33
 
Flo gives her views on how AI needs a different marketing message to help it be both less confusing as well as less “fearful & complicated”…in other words, “Don’t SUCK at AI” Marketing!:   12:34 – 18:02

Flo talks about contract workflow and how the latest technology removes the delays in the process:    18:03 – 21:45
 
Flo looks into the AI crystal ball and predicts what she sees in the very near future as it pertains to AI in LegalTech & ContractTech (and no, she can’t tell you if the Patriots ever win the Super Bowl again)  21:46 – 23:34

  
  24:20 Flo's Contact Info:

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/nonboringlawyer

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nonboringlawyer/

 
Conclusion:  24:50

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Liziana Carter is the CEO of GR0W.AI , a full-service conversational AI firm, working exclusively with established Shopify brands in the beauty and fitness industry.   GR0W.AI develops conversational AI creating a personal shopping experience for consumers within Facebook Messenger, Instagram and now WhatsApp with the goal of providing brands with the right digital infrastructure to accelerate revenue by delivering exceptional customer experiences through 1-on-1 conversations at scale.

John provides Intro on GR0W.AI and Guest Background:   00:37 – 3:24

Liziana gives an overview of her background and how she got started:   03:25 – 07:00

Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Liziana (Hint: it’s a surf story):   07:01 – 9:12

Liziana discusses how conversational AI works (for a non-shopper!):   09:13 -  13:10
 
Liziana shares some insights as to how to train these conversational AI models to understand the personality of the brand as well as the specific needs and shopping history of the consumer.  13:11 -  16:27
 
Liziana discusses advantages of conversational AI over live person.  She also shares where these AI Models will reside:   16:28 – 20:30

Liziana gives us some insights as to how to solve the “right problem” with AI technology and some of the things she has learned as she has grown her Conversational AI business.  Re-engagement is one of her keys!:    20:31 – 22:42
 
Liziana looks into the AI crystal ball and predicts what she sees in the very near future as it pertains to Conversational AI in retail and the industry as a whole:   22:43 – 25:13

  
 26:00 Contact Info:

Company Site:  https://GR0W.AI/

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/liziana-carter/

 
Conclusion:  26:35

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You already know Steve Cadigan is “the goto source” when it comes to questions about leadership, talent, culture and most importantly the future of work.  But we flip-the-script on the former Chief People Officer at LinkedIn & Silicon Valley Legend and talk to Steve about how people are also the key to successfully implementing (AI) Artificial Intelligence.  We tackle the “FEAR of losing jobs to technology” narrative head-on and Steve provides some language that can help us as leaders to get our team onboard with all this technology & disruption and actually advance your skillset and increase your value to the company!

It’s an encouraging message of how incredible the Post WORKQUAKE future of work can be if we learn what’s important and heed the QUAKE-UP-CALL !

John provides Intro on Company and Guest Background:   00:37 – 02:13

Steve gives an overview of his background and the company:   02:14 - 05:36

Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Steve:   05:37 – 08:42

Steve discusses how he was able to out-recruit big TECH giants in Silicon Valley by flipping-the-script (hint: if you are having trouble recruiting tech resources today, you are going to want to listen to this!):   08:43 -  18:17
 
Steve shares why he believes that “Learning Velocity” is one of the most important values in the job market of the future.  (ie.  It’s not what you know, it’s what you CAN know).  So technology professionals DON’T MISS THIS, it’s your potential that’s your value!!:  18:18 -  24:14
 
Steve discusses how NEW leadership skills can impact a company’s ability to deploy successful AI!  We have always said technology is EASY, most tech projects fail due to people.  Steve gives leaders language that can be the difference between AI being scary and something people FEAR to something people embrace as being beneficial to them and their career:   24:15 – 31:08

Steve gives us some insight on what leaders need to focus on in a climate where AI is producing so much DATA!   Steve advises us to be an “information broker” more than an “information gatherer” or decision maker.  Listen as he describes why :   31:09 – 39:25
 
Steve looks into the AI crystal ball and predicts what he sees in the very near future as it pertains to AI, remote work, scheduling & compensation in the new working model:   39:26 – 41:57
  
42:48 Contact Info:

Company Site:  https://stevecadigan.com/

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cadigan/

WORKQUAKE BOOK ON AMAZON:  https://www.amazon.com/Workquake-Embracing-Aftershocks-COVID-19-Working-ebook/dp/B098D67JKK/ref=sr_1_3?crid=35HTTBTSQ7DDM&dchild=1&keywords=workquake+steve+cadigan&qid=1630931564&sprefix=workquake%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-3

 
Conclusion:  43:40

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Steve Lambright, CMO of AEYE joins us for a look into AEYE's iDAR technology for autonomous vehicles.  This episode is just as entertaining as it is informative!  We cover how iDAR differentiates AEYE from LiDAR vendor offerings, AEYE's epic rise culminating with a listing on the NASDAQ: (LIDR) last week.  Finally, Steve shares what he sees as the future of autonomous travel and AI's role in tying it all together into an ecosystem where vehicles and infrastructure communicate as one.  It's an unbelievably lofty goal and a great overview of their story starting back in the DARPA Grand Challenge days!

John provides Intro on Company and Guest Background:   00:37 – 02:15

 Steve gives an overview of his background and the company:   02:17 - 05:39

Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Steve:   05:40 – 07:19

Steve discusses taking on the AEYE marketing challenge and what was required to educate people on the technology’s goal of matching the power of human perception :   07:19 -  12:17
 
Steve shares some of the technical challenges of marketing to the automotive industry and passing the tests on the 6 levels of autonomy:  12:18 -  15:55
 
Steve discusses on this technology comes to the market so that we as consumers can start to benefit from it:   15:56 - 18:09

Steve gives us some insight on AEYE’s new partnership with Continental and how the partner ecosystem and business model integrates with automotive OEM’s:   18:10 - 20:24
 
Steve looks into the AI crystal ball and predicts what he sees in the very near future as it pertains to AI, iDAR and infrastructure playing a part in the autonomous driving landscape:   20:25 - 22:05
 
 22:47 Contact Info:

 Steve Lambright – [email protected]

Company Site:  Aeye.ai

 LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/aeye-inc./
 
Conclusion:  23:25

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Join us as we kick off our SPECIAL ESG SERIES focused on the different components and solutions for ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) compliance.  In this first ESG episode we dive into ESG and Energy Transition and discuss how Digital Twins can be the centerpiece of the "E" part of the solution.  

ESG and Energy Transition are two connected domains that hold substantial technical complexity. They essentially involve a retooling of the value chain in many ways, large and small. Examples include: green hydrogen bolt-ons, renewable power, decarbonizing a production network, and water (and other effluent) management to name a few. 

John provides Intro on ESG Topic and George Danner, our Guest:   00:37 - 01:30

George outlines the ESG Topics - Industry Focused, Improved Operations & how it was historically managed :   01:31 -  02:24

Greener as a Goal (Focus on the "E") -  George digs into some stated goals regarding many company's Net Carbon Neutral aspirations and how technology will play a role.   02:25 -  05:38

Bill asks George about how "real time data" plays into applying new sustainable business models and how collecting data, analyzing data & reporting on the data are 3 of the 4 steps required.  Don't forgot that "Feedback Loop"  05:39 - 10:46

George discusses the Digital Twin's role in the "What-If-Intervention Simulations" necessary for  a company's SUCCESSFUL journey to ESG Compliance:   10:47 - 14:31

George discusses the value drivers for leveraging technology investments into ESG projects :   14:32 - 18:37

John summarizes the episode with some items that "Don't SUCK!!"    18:38 - 19:16

Contact Info for George Danner:   19:28

LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/george-danner/
Website:  GeorgeDanner.com

Conclusion  20:08

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Imagine “Google Searching” state trial court records (dockets, rulings, and filed documents) across counties and states through a single interface, to learn exactly how your judge, party, or opposing counsel has handled similar cases....Now that ABSOLUTELY Doesn't SUCK!!

Join us as we dive into a conversation with Nicole Clark & Michael Swarz as they discuss AI Powered Smart Search Technology that provides an amazing advantage to how lawyers prepare for their cases!  Talk about disruption!!  This AI technology is an absolute game changer and Nicole knocks it out of the park as she shares her Trellis journey. 

 John provides Intro on Company and  Guest Backgrounds:   00:36 - 03:09

Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Nicole & Michael:   03:10 - 05:00

Nicole gives business overview and discusses the systems that were available for trial court information before Trellis Smart Search  :   05:01 -  08:55

Nicole discusses the challenges of getting lawyers (and non-lawyers) to adopt this innovative technology and overcome some domain "tech resistance":  08:56 -  14:22

Nicole shares her opinion on the adoption usage statistics between the defense vs. plaintiff:   14:23 - 18:29

Nicole talks about the technical challenges of aggregating ALL the unstructured and disparate data across all these homegrown state and county databases.  "It's a MASSIVE challenge":   18:30 - 22:25

Nicole addresses the Covid impact and looks out into the future predicting how technology adoption will change in the upcoming years in legal tech:   22:26 - 27:00

28:37    Contact Info:
Nicole
Company Site:  Trellis.Law  (Trellis.Law/search if you want to actually dig into the tech)
Twitter :  @Nicole_A_Clark  
LinkedIn:  Nicole-A-Clark
Email:  [email protected]

Michael
LinkedIn:  MichaelSwarz
Email:  [email protected]

Conclusion:  30:13

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James joins John for a discussion about why LinkedIn is the top  site for connecting people to the professional content and other professionals they need to succeed.  And, how AI plays a HUGE role in curating all that data into accurate and meaningful results for its 750 MILLION PLUS users!

He’s been the Sr. Director of Products at LinkedIn for the past 6 years, with a focus on LinkedIn Learning & Glint (LinkedIn’s People Success Platform).

In Episode 6 James shares with our listeners how AI is a key focus at LinkedIn as they continue to create a safe and positive environment for professionals to network online.

John provides James background:   00:00 - 02:12

Don't SUCK Fun Fact about James:   02:13 - 03:40

James talks about why LinkedIn DOESN'T SUCK at AI:   03:41 -  06:13

James  discusses how the algorithm uses "limited profile" information and still provides solid information :   06:14  -  10:25

James fills us in on the upcoming strategies for LinkedIn Learning and how a users online behavior and frequency trains the AI models (Yup we even talk TiKTok) :  10:26 - 15:30

We discuss the rise of multi-media on the platform and how AI manages this type of data:  15:31  - 20:19

We shift the topic to LinkedIn Live challenges and AI:   20:20  -   22:35

Covid's impact on LinkedIn - James addresses some of the challenges:   22:36  -  27:41

John shares a bit on AIRR (AI Readiness Roadmap) Software :   27:42  -  28:04

Episode Recap:   28:44

James Contact Info:   LinkedIn:  James Raybould    Twitter:   @LondonJames


Conclusion & Listener Thanks!:    29:34

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In this episode we are welcoming Catherine “Cat” Casey, Chief Growth Officer at Reveal &  Passionate AI Evangelist (particularly as it pertains to Legal Technology).   She is also a LinkedIn Superstar with 25,000 followers!

Cat has an amazing story….she decided she wanted to be an attorney when she was 12.  She accomplished that goal and along the way graduated from Harvard in 3 years!  She decided she wasn’t enamored with law in general, but was super jazzed about technology within the legal domain, in particular, the eDiscovery space.

In Episode 5 Cat shares with our listeners how AI and technology is impacting the legal industry currently and into the future.

John provides Cat's background:   00:00 - 02:05

Don't SUCK Fun Fact about Cat:   02:07 - 02:27

Cat shares her AI thought leadership focus:   02:28 -  03:58

Cat discusses how the Black Box concept has SUCKED in AI in the legal space:   04:00 -  04:58

AI SUCCESS in eDiscovery - Seamless AI leads to a Wake Up Call:   05:00 -  06:07

Evangelizing AI in law,  hear Cat talk about demystifying AI and removing risk:   06:09  -  09:22

Influencing among the hype, Cat shares her secrets to breaking through it:  09:23  -  12:30

eDiscovery - Cat explains why it's a main focus of AI in legal tech:  12:31 -  15:41

Cat explains how AI is expediting the preparation process:  15:42 -  18:00

What's the future of AI in law?:    18:01  -  20:00

Cat's Covid tech impact and wrap up:   20:01  -  21:31

Contact Cat: 
Website:     www.TheTechnoCat.com
LinkedIn:  Catherine Cat Casey
Twitter:   @eDiscoveryCat
Email:  [email protected]

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Neal Linson, World Class CIO and AI expert joins us to share his successful AI methodology and talks about the necessary components to AI projects that absolutely won't SUCK!

You are not going to want to miss this episode where Neal discusses why causal diagrams are a key component to AI success, provides some insights to influencing business leaders to take the leap into AI, and shares where to start if your firm is ready to tackle an AI project and SUCCEED.

John Provides Guest Intro:  1:05 - 2:00

John tee's up the "why do so many AI projects fail" kickoff question:   3:12 

Neal gives the 3 reasons many AI projects fail or overrun.  3:26 - 6:58

1). Inventory
2). Identify a Business Problem
3). Marry Your Biological Intelligence with Your Artificial Intelligence

Bill tee's up a discussion about how Neal has turned his AI methodology into a reusable solution:  7:30 - 12:50

John poses the question "where do technology leaders start if you they are ready for AI?".
 It leads into Neal's 100 Day Philosophy:  13:00 - 18:02

Bill discusses with Neal how to influence business leaders to invest in AI and become successful AI advocates within their organization:  18:13  - 23:22

John recaps Neal's discussion points:  23:40  -  25:00

Closing remarks:  25:30


How to reach Neal:

[email protected]
949-683-9182 (Yup...it's his cell!)

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