The topic on everyone's mind is AI, and we decided to jump into the conversation as well. Whether you're an enthusiast or a skeptic, there's no denying AI's significant impact on our world. We're privileged to have Craig Hainey, Head of Ventures at AltaML, and Darby Sieben, Chief Product Officer at Unbounce, join us to navigate the labyrinth that AI is. 

Our discussion spans a range of topics, from debunking common AI myths to exploring how UX catalyzes adoption, among others. Most importantly, rest assured humanity is not at risk! Enjoy the show. 

Our Guests 

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Craig Haney - https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigahaney/ Head of Ventures @ AltaML 

Darby Sieben - https://www.linkedin.com/in/darbysieben/ Chief Product Officer at Unbounce and Investor 

Our Hosts

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Follow our updates here: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sleeping-barber/⁠⁠ 

Get in touch with our hosts: 

Marc Binkley: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcbinkley/ ⁠⁠

Vassilis Douros: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/vassilisdouros/⁠ 

Podcast Literature: 

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Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin Co-Founders of the Centre for Humane Technology discuss The AI dilemma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB0_-qKbal4 

Reasons why AI startups will fail (Darby’s post) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/darbysieben_99-of-ai-startups-are-going-to-fail-what-activity-7071506492394242048-BSKI 

AI Hype Cycle is Distracting Companies https://hbr.org/2023/06/the-ai-hype-cycle-is-distracting-companies 

How Generative AI can Augment Human Creativity https://hbr.org/2023/07/how-generative-ai-can-augment-human-creativity 

Timestamps: 

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0:45 - Intro to Craig Hainey from AltaML and Darby Sieben from Unbounce 

1:39 - AI is will not be the death of humanity 

2:35 - Artificial Intelligence (AI) is NOT Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) 

6:18 - What’s creating the hype for AI 

8:01 - How UX is fueling adoption 

10:17 - What makes AI different from a trend like PokemonGo, Segway, and Alexa voice search 

16:27 - What sectors can’t use AI? 

19:30 - Why are some companies aren’t going all in on AI 

24:25 - The intersection of a company’s Big Data and Machine Learning (ML) 

25:48 - The challenge of the ChatGPT hype cycle 

32:21 - What are the risks to enterprises and how to mitigate them 

39:50 - How Unbounce uses AI for landing page conversion rates 

42:49 - How AltaML uses AI for clients and what they’re looking for in partners 

46:55 - The new job opportunities with AI 

49:00 - Sylvester.AI: A use case for monitoring cat health 

51:50 - How intrapreneurs can use AI to help their company innovate 

1:04:10 - Post Pod with V and Marc 

Where to listen 

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