The Earth passed a population milestone. In November of 2022 the eight billionth person was born, a mere 11 years since we reached seven billion souls occupying the planet. This population growth brings many challenges in caring for a society where the speed of change is exponential. There will never be a shortage of people requiring healthcare, and with the increasing ratio of patients to physicians, AI will be an invaluable tool to assist in research and diagnosis.

Data in healthcare and medicine has the power to turn around lives - making clinical knowledge more precise, predicting disease before it strikes, acting like medicine when used to understand our bodies and even our minds. In this episode, we have an eye opening conversation with Charla Triplett and Jonathan Jesneck; both at the forefront of AI technology and respected thought leaders on the state of AI in healthcare. We discuss not only the possibilities of AI, but the reality that: “We have to develop [AI] tools that assist humans, because there are just not enough physicians to help."

Just when you think the technologists inside your company have done all the work necessary to prepare for AI-led business transformation - think again. The real forefront of AI might not be what you think. Synaptiq's CEO, Stephen Sklarew, shares his thoughts on why AI is not just an engineering challenge, but rather one that requires real humans at the helm - and real humans to understand its value. He is the champion of his company's promise to their customers that they will always be engaging in The Humankind of AI; and believes every company should know both their AIQ score and how their AI solution will impact their business and well, more broadly, humanity.

We ask Professor Oates, Why the Humankind of AI? "Because at the same time that you are deploying AI for a business, often times, simultaneously, you can be deploying AI for the greater good." In this episode, you can hear Dr. Tim Oates is proud that his team looks closely at how AI tools will be used by prospective business customers to ensure the outcome is also good for people in general. He touches on the trade-offs between generality and power in computing, and admits the most interesting part of any AI engagement are the "back and forth" problem-solving sessions that keep all of this critical thinking on the discussion table. Listen in as the UMBC Professor, co-founder, and chief data scientist of Synaptiq perspicaciously talks about applications of AI, strong and weak AI, and how he tries to teach his students to look up from the toolbox and be more philosophical about artificial intelligence.

What does it mean to be 'Ready for AI'? It's more than just having data. In fact, one of the most important things to be 'ready' is your leadership's mindset. Having strategic decision makers that are true enthusiasts, and those who are open to the likely transformative journey that AI may take you on is tantamount to success, to scale, to making an impact across the organization. Listen in on a conversation with our CTO, Erik LaBianca, as he encourages organizations to be strategic and open to the transformative experiences that can happen when you are really ready for AI.

Welcome to The Humankind of AI, a podcast from Synaptiq.ai focusing on artificial intelligence's positive impact on humanity. Hosted by Nigel Peacock, featuring guest experts in AI and machine learning.