AI in Physical Operations | Samsara's Evan Welbourne | Artificial Intelligence Podcast

In this episode of the AI For All Podcast, Evan Welbourne, Head of AI and Data at Samsara, joins Ryan Chacon and Neil Sahota to discuss how physical operations in various industries can greatly benefit from AI transformation. Evan highlights highlights unique industrial challenges that AI can solve, such as dealing with large amounts of field data, time-consuming workflows, and risky work environments. He also talks about the concept of connected operations and how enterprises can improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability by digitizing their operations. Evan Welbourne leads the AI and Data organizations at Samsara, which includes machine learning, computer vision, data science, and analytics - as well as data engineering and data platform for the company's petabyte-scale IoT data. His current focus is on infrastructure and tools that support and accelerate Samsara's interactions with machine learning, analytics, and intelligent computing systems. Previously, Evan was the Head of ML at Alexa Smart Home and the founder and CEO of AlgoSnap, a company that accelerates the development cycle for edge analytics in the Internet of Things through automated machine learning. Samsara is digitizing the world of physical operations. Think of everything from energy utilities and food distribution to transportation and construction - these are the organizations that keep the world running and represent 40% of GDP. Samsara’s cloud platform, IoT sensors, and AI-powered insights make it easy for their customers to act upon massive amounts of data from vehicles, assets, worksites, and heavy equipment. As a result, they can run safer, more efficient, and more sustainable operations. Discover more about AI at https://ai-forall.com More about Samsara: https://www.samsara.com Connect with Evan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-welbourne/ (00:00) Intro (00:39) Evan Welbourne and Samsara (01:07) Understanding physical operations (02:02) Connected operations (02:32) Challenges and opportunities in physical operations (05:23) Impact of AI on frontline workers (07:10) Future of AI adoption in various industries (08:30) Leveraging IoT data for AI applications (09:31) Improving working conditions of frontline workers with AI (11:30) Addressing concerns around data privacy and security (13:10) Feedback and learnings from AI implementations (15:17) Best practices for AI adoption (17:16) Role of LLMs (18:43) Getting started with AI in physical operations (26:23) Evaluating the quality of your data (28:03) Learn more and follow up SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/43dYQV9 Listen to the Podcast: https://bit.ly/45rewGf Join Our Newsletter: https://newsletter.ai-forall.com Follow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/aiforallofficial