Shift AI Podcast

5-time Emmy Award Winning Producer, Neil Mandt, discusses his experiences in Hollywood, the impact of AI on the entertainment industry, the future of social media and advertising, and property rights and the future of work and entertainment.

David Shim, CEO at read.ai, shares his entrepreneurial journey and the influence of his family on work ethic. He discusses founding startups like Placed and read.ai, adapting product focus with AI capabilities, and collaboration with established companies. He also explores smarter meeting management and equity using data analytics, the role of mentors, and advancements in AI shaping content consumption.

In this episode of Shift AI, Shane Mac CEO at XMTP Labs shares his experience as a startup founder, how to run a remote-first venture backed startup and his philosophy on how digital messaging and communication will evolve in the future. In this episode of the Shift AI podcast, we cover the following topics: Early Experience: Shane discusses how his early experience as a young CEO of a startup in San Francisco and the imposter syndrome that he felt shaped they way that he approaches his new company and how he treats those around him. Family Influence: How Shane’s father’s discipline impacted his work ethic and how growing up in a small town masked some of the anxiety that he would later comes to terms with as an entrepreneur. Emotional Intellegence: How alcohol and extreme confidence helped to mask insecurities that he is finally coming to terms with in life. Startup Culture: How do you give people the permission to make mistakes, to say I need help to focus on being the best employee they can be without doing things for the sake of being busy. AI and Creativity: How AI has transformed our ability to use the computer as a tool to be more creative by helping us prototype our ideas. XMTP and Secure Messaging: How securing messaging and payment is changing the way we think about identity and how we can move from carrier to carrier safely with our DM’s and followers in tact. Connect with Shane Mac ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Connect with Boaz Ashkenazy ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Email: ⁠shift@simplyaugmented.com⁠

In this episode of Shift AI, TA McCann Managing Director at the Pioneer Square Labs shares his experience as a startup founder, how sailing a ship has parralells to running a fast growing business and his take on the implications of AI on our society in the future.

Founding CEO of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Oren Etzioni, discusses his meeting with President Biden on AI policy, incubating AI companies in Seattle, and the societal impact of AI. Topics include AI's influence on society, Seattle's AI breakthroughs, and preparing the next generation of AI innovators.

In this installment of Shift AI, Matt McIlwain, Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group, discusses the influence of AI on different industries, Seattle's place in the technology landscape, ethical concerns surrounding AI, and the evolving nature of work in the digital era. Matt also delves into the opportunities and groundbreaking advancements created by AI, cloud computing, and associated technologies. In this episode of the Shift podcast, we cover the following topics: Matt’s early career, family background and his road to the role he has now at Madrona Venture Group Introduction to Seattle's role as a leader in cloud computing and discussion of his past 10+ years of investment in applied AI. Deep dive into AI, automation, and machine learning, with historical context. Discussion of interacting with predictive capabilities through natural language. Insight into generative AI models and their application in various domains. Seattle's significance as the cloud capital and a center of excellence for AI and discussion of big companies, startups, and the energy of the Seattle tech community. Consideration of how work is changing due to AI, including ethical considerations. Exploration of the importance of keeping humans in the loop in AI-driven processes. Reflection on mentorship and its impact on personal and professional growth. Connect with Matt McIlwain ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Connect with Boaz Ashkenazy ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Email: ⁠shift@simplyaugmented.com⁠ Join the Simply AI Weekly newsletter and leverage AI in your business to scale safely.

In this episode of the Shift AI Podcast, Mindy Honcoop, CPO at Agile in HR shares her background and experience that landed her at Expedia and the work she has been doing to advise leaders to focus on their purpose and values to drive organizational change. Mindy breaks down how she thinks about motivating people in the workplace and the role that humans play amidst new technology advances. She also talks about the wave of HR and AI advancements and how we should think about emerging tech in the HR stack. In this episode of the Shift AI podcast, we cover the following topics: Mindy’s early career, family background and her role as CPO in organizations Empowering humans in the workplace and how to manage organizational change AI and the way that humans stay in the loop as the navigate a new understanding of what it means to work in the future. The role that HR plays in navigating AI in the workplace an how certain mundane tasks give way to more opportunities to be creative and strategic as part of your job description. Connect with Mindy Honcoop ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Connect with Boaz Ashkenazy ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Email: ⁠shift@simplyaugmented.com⁠ Join the Simply Augmented newsletter. Every Tuesday morning, you’ll get actionable tips to leverage AI in your business and empower your teams to grow.

On Shift AI Live, Ashwin Kadaru and Boaz Ashkenazy, discuss the influence of AI on different industries, current events related to the fast changing AI landscape and new use cases that directly impact business ROI. Connect with Ashwin Kadaru ⁠X⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Connect with Boaz Ashkenazy ⁠X⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Email: ⁠shift@simplyaugmented.com⁠ Join the Simply Augmented newsletter. Every Tuesday morning, you’ll get actionable tips to leverage AI in your business and empower your teams to grow.

In this episode of Shift AI, Dan Nieves, Global Executive Engagement at Meta Reality Labs shares his expertise on the convergence of AI and XR at Meta and how this technology will transform the way we work in the future. Dan breaks down the roadmap and how Meta thinks about the emerging competitive VR landscape with the introduction of Apple Vision Pro. He also talks about the hype surrounding the metaverse and explains how Meta thinks about the future of AI and the way we use VR and mixed reality at work. In this episode of the Shift AI podcast, we cover the following topics: Dan’s early career, family background and his road to the role he has now at Meta Remote collaboration and the future of work according to Meta Meta’s name change and the frenzy surrounding last years metaverse hype The introduction of Apple Vision Pro and how Meta is positioning VR at work and in the enterprise How Dan thinks about the future of work and how he explains to the C-Suite how AI and XR will fit together in the future. Return to office policies and how this affects culture and moral at large enterprises Mentorship and how that factors into face to face and remote collaboration Connect with Dan Nieves ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Connect with Boaz Ashkenazy ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Email: ⁠shift@simplyaugmented.com⁠ Join the Simply Augmented newsletter. Every Tuesday morning, you’ll get actionable tips to leverage AI in your business and empower your teams to grow.

In this episode of Shift AI, Ashwin Kadaru, the CEO of Simply Augmented, shares his expertise on Generative AI and how this technology will transform the way we work in the future. Ashwin breaks down the definitions and history of ChatGPT and then goes deep on how the technology actually works. He also talks about the hype surrounding AI and explains why there is so much excitement and energy around implementing this technology in your business. In this episode of the Shift AI podcast, we cover the following topics: The history and evolution of AI and how large language models and ChatGPT became such a hot topic in our society The right way to implement AI into your company with security in mind. How to integrate AI in the backend while leveraging current investments that you already invest in. Steps to prepare your existing data that flows through your business so you can leverage AI in all aspects of your business including marketing, sales, recruiting, and operations. The top 6 most important things to understand when looking to implement AI into your companies workflow. Fine tuning a secure large language models on your own proprietary data Details around protecting your data while using large language models inside your own cloud environments Where do humans factor into the AI process without having there jobs disappear? Through prompt engineering and being the final check before content is delivered humans can always stay in the loop Connect with AshwinKadaru Twitter LinkedIn TikTok Connect with Boaz Ashkenazy Twitter LinkedIn Email: shift@simplyaugmented.com Join the Simply Augmented Weekly AI Newsletter