AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and Academics

It's tough being entrepreneurs in Belgium and Italy. Our appetite for risk and access to capital in the U.S. is an unfair advantage. Ciro and Jacopo moved to Silicon Valley to pursue their dream and, in the process, learned why entrepreneurship is a full-contact sport. Their journey from MIT to startup to successful exit is a classic tale of grit and determination.Listen and learn...What's unique about Silicon Valley for founders.How to turn a technology into a product.What distinguishes human cognition from machine intelligence.Why NLP is so hard.How product interfaces can introduce bias.What we can (and can't) expect from AI.People and organizations mentioned:The Alchemist AcceleratorCoveoNoam ChomskyMarvin MinskyJosh Tenenbaum

Kordel France taught himself to code to automate his Calculus homework. He was inspired by seeing robot tractors on the family farm. Not the conventional background for a high-tech CEO. Kordel and Seekar have turned a passion for AI and machine learning into novel applications in fields as diverse as medicine, law, and professional sports. The best parts of this conversation are when Kordel describes what it means to practice responsible AI. A heads up for investor-types: Seekar is a hot company in a hot space and will soon be raising a series A. Contact Kordel for details.Listen and learn...How to instrument explainability into AI algorithms and create a culture where algorithm developers are required to explain how their algorithms workBest practices for monitoring AI model accuracy to know when re-training is requiredThe challenges and opportunities of putting AI models at the edge of the networkHow AI is making radiologists better at detecting medical conditions like COVID... and why AI won't replace human experts any time soonEpisodes and companies mentioned:Philippe Cases, Topic Networks CEO, on AI and the Future of WorkDeryk van Brunt, CredibleMind CEO, on AI and the Future of WorkSeekar Technologies

Two firsts this week on the podcast: first time we’ve had a two-guest interview and first time we’ve had guests who aren’t native to the tech industry. Rishon Blumberg and Michael Solomon are pioneers in the talent management space having worked with A-list celebrities like Bruce Springsteen and John Mayer. A decade ago they set out to bring what they learned in entertainment to the tech talent economy.They’ve since published the popular book Game Changer: How to be 10x in the Talent Economy and have been busy helping the tech community find gigs.Listen and learn...What it takes to be 10x better at everything.The unique personal attributes that separate "10xers" from everyone else.What the guys learned managing Bruce Springsteen.How one 10xer changed the world...starting with energy bars.Why managing rock stars is a lot like managing tech talent.The guys advice for entrepreneurs: "...when hustling fails grit is what gets you back to hustling again."References in the show:Rishon's TED talk10x ManagementMusicians On CallEthos Water and Charity Water

This week's guest has been called “America’s Best Leader” by U.S. News and “The Entrepreneur Whisperer” by ABC, Fox, and NPR. Linda Rottenberg is the Co-founder and CEO of Endeavor, the world's leading community of high-impact entrepreneurs. She's also an accomplished author, speaker, investor, and mentor for global entrepreneurs. Linda's a mom of twins, a compassionate leader, and a force of nature having overseen the creation of more than four million jobs and 27 billion in revenue from Endeavor companies.Listen and learn:About inspirational entrepreneurs like Wences Casare from Argentina and Vu Van from Vietnam.  Why "...chaos is the friend of the entrepreneur."Why "...the days when we thought entrepreneurs were boys in hoodies in Silicon Valley will soon be an ancient relic."How personal tragedy made Linda a better leader.About Linda's advice to a younger version of herself: "be less super and more human."Why you should take the #MindsetChallenge from Endeavor and Masters of Scale.Entrepreneurs and companies mentioned in the episode:MercadoLibreVu Van from ElsaLateefa Alwaalan from YatooqReid Hoffman and Masters of ScaleMelanie Perkins from CanvaWhitney Wolfe Herd from Bumble

Denis Jacquet is concerned that automation is causing traditional jobs to mutate... and governments around the world are mismanaging the opportunity to prepare citizens for the new labor market. He has written extensively on how regulation is stifling innovation. Denis is a serial entrepreneur having started and sold multiple successful companies including EduFactory in the e-learning space. He's also an accomplished author and frequent TV and radio contributor in France on the future labor market.Listen and learn...Why many events will remain virtual long after the pandemic... even though humans have a fundamental need for direct contact.What Europe can learn from countries like Israel and Korea about how to embrace innovation to stimulate company creation.Why companies like FoxConn are preparing to replace a million low-paying jobs with robots in the next decade.Why so many entrepreneurs sacrifice family for career.Thanks to Philippe Cases, Topio Networks CEO, for the introduction to Denis.References in this episode:AI Superpowers by Dr. Kai-Fu LeeJoe Rehmann, CEO of Victory Farms KenyaFoxConnMcKinsey & Company

Joe Rehmann went from investment banking to fish farming. His passion for solving the protein problem in Eastern Africa led to one of the most successful aquaculture farms in the world. Joe's story should inspire entrepreneurs everywhere. No problem is too big to solve. Technology we take for granted can be used in ways we can't imagine... until leaders like Joe redefine what's possible.Listen and learn...What inspired Joe to start Victory FarmsHow Victory Farms used mobile phones to solve the tilapia cold chain problemWhat the western world doesn't understand about building a business in KenyaHow fish guts and market ladies may be part of the next great technology success storyCompanies and organizations mentioned on the show:Endeavor, the world's leading community of high-impact entrepreneursVictory Farms

Philippe Cases has been an entrepreneur and investor in Silicon Valley for more than 25 years. Most recently, he founded Topio Networks to automate the process of generating business insights in tech markets like edge computing, IoT, and blockchain. Philippe has strong opinions about everything from autonomous driving to augmented reality and is paid to influence how they evolve.Listen and learn...How an engineer growing up in France and Germany came to be a Silicon Valley success story.Why we may never "fully automate the process of generating business insights".What technology is limiting mainstream use of edge computing for AI tasks.Of truck drivers, stock brokers, and real estate agents, which will be made obsolete first by AI.What needs to change about Silicon Valley.Also mentioned on the show:Accelerators including YC and AlchemistWaymo and Mobileye for autonomous drivingTinyML low-power machine learning for edge computingThanks to Erin McMahon for the introduction to Philippe!

Tim Crawford, accomplished CIO, CIO advisor, and influencer, distinguishes transformational CIOs from the rest. For more than 20 years, he has been coaching CIOs about embracing new technologies by first identifying how they'll solve business problems. Tim is a frequent contributor to publications like The Wall Street Journal, CIO.com, Forbes, SiliconAngle and TechTarget. Thanks to Steve Kaplan from Nutanix for the introduction.Listen and learn...How three distinct types of AI help businesses in different waysThe single biggest way AI could help employees todayA strategy for helping CIOs adopt AIHow and when AI should be regulatedWhich jobs are at risk of being complemented... or eliminated by AIWhy "companies and countries will ultimately be measured based on how well they leverage technology and data"Episodes and podcasts mentioned on the show:AI and the Future of Work with Colin FletcherCIO in the Know podcast

Rory O'Driscoll has been investing in startups since founding Scale Venture Partners 27 years ago. He and his team have invested in transcendent companies like Box, DocuSign, Omniture, Bill.com, HubSpot, and others. Listen to this one multiple times. You'll learn something new each one.Hear Rory's insights on AI and venture investing..."The venture business is more a decision business and less an action business.""The purpose of AI is to make better, more cost-effective decisions.""It’s extraordinarily hard to replace people with AI.""It’s hard to regulate what you don’t understand."How software is eating into traditional spending on telco and banking.Why successful startups must pick one of three strategies: "fight, focus, or fly" Previous episodes and companies mentioned on the podcast:Bill Davidow on AI and the Future of WorkDave Kellogg on AI and the Future of WorkForterDialpadZoom

This week, Wendy Pfeiffer, Nutanix CIO and former CIO at GoPro, shares her journey to becoming a public company exec and how she has grown as a technologist and leader. Hear about Wendy's proudest accomplishment at Nutanix and what she's learned from an eclectic group of role models.Listen and learn...What it means to "lead with grace".Why the future of enterprise tech will look more like consumer tech.How to empower girls to pursue STEM careers.How Wendy and her team have used NLP technology to help employees and consistently achieve 90+ NPS scores.Resources mentioned in the episode:NutanixGoProrandomfrankp on YouTubeThe John Madden RV