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The AI in Business Podcast

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Nov 10, 2020 • 16min

Use Cases of AI Inference at the Edge - with Geoffrey Tate of Flex Logix

Today's guest is the great and brilliant Geoffrey Tate, CEO of Flex Logix, a leader in AI chip engineering. In this episode, Geoffrey shares his valuable perspective on the critical use cases for high-powered edge compute across industries like computer vision, heavy industry, retail, and some broad applications useful across any sector. Flex Logix will be presenting at the Edge AI Summit, Nov 18-20, hosted by Kisaco Research. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2RAv62n
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Nov 5, 2020 • 33min

Managing the Risks of Machine Learning for Mid-Sized Enterprises - with Ivan Marin of Daitan

Today's guest is the great and brilliant Dr. Ivan Marin, Principal Data Scientist at the Daitan Group, one of America's fastest-growing software engineering firms. Dr. Marin earned his Ph.D. in Physics from EESC-USP. In this episode, he walks us through an exercise using the Machine Learning Canvas, exploring risks and opportunities associated with implementing and scaling AI for small and medium-sized businesses. The Daitan Group builds core technology, data solutions, and software products that scale: daitan.com
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Nov 3, 2020 • 23min

Contract Analysis Workflows, Before and After AI - with Gilad Turbahn of Apttus / Conga

Today's guest is the great and brilliant Gilad Turbahn, Sr. Director of Product Management at Apttus, which acquired his former employer, Conga, for $700+ million in 2020, joining Apttus's quote-to-cash capabilities with Conga's contract lifecycle management platform. In this episode, Gilad helps us learn how AI can enhance back-office workflows, clearly mapping the space before and after implementation to show how AI creates value. Want to discover more opportunities to use natural language processing for automation? Get Emerj's free PDF brief: Unlocking the Business Value of NLP emerj.com/nlp1
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Oct 29, 2020 • 54min

How AI Consultants Find Projects and Opportunities - with Charles Martin of Calculation Consulting

Today I'm excited and honored to welcome back a long-time mentor who I really respect, the great a brilliant Dr. Charles Martin. Doc Martin received his Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemical Physics from the University of Chicago, where he authored scientific programs in C and Fortran using the Cray supercomputer. His company, Aardvark (later acquired by Google), developed statistical machine learning techniques (SVM, NLP, etc.) for the Aardvark social search engine. Want to expand your AI services? Until tomorrow (10/29), get Emerj's new "Finding AI Opportunities" report free with Emerj Plus membership: emerj.com/op1
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Oct 27, 2020 • 33min

Emerging AI Use-Cases for Elder Care - with Wijay Wijayakumaran of IBM Systems

Today's guest is the great and brilliant Wijay Wijayakumaran, Chief Architect, ML/DL & AI at IBM Systems. In this episode, Wijay helps us explore AI in surprising spaces, like Elder Care. As populations age worldwide, healthcare organizations across the globe are meeting demand with intelligent technologies. Learn insights gleaned from the heads of AI at Square, Slack, and HSBC with Emerj's AI Opportunities report (free for new Emerj Plus members until 10/30): emerj.com/op1
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Oct 22, 2020 • 22min

Building AI Products That Clients Actually Use - with Dr. Nick Pilkington of Drone Deploy

Today's guest is the great and brilliant Dr. Nick Pilkington, CTO and Founder of Drone Deploy. To date, DroneDeploy has raised 90+ million dollars for its cloud-based drone mapping and analytics platform, which enables capabilities such as automated flight safety checks, workflows, and real-time mapping and data processing. DroneDeploy is compatible with any drone, and industries adopting this technology include agriculture, real estate, mining, and construction. In this episode: Dr. Pilkington breaks down opportunities to enhance user experience and lower entry barriers for AI-driven technologies. Discover more opportunities, frameworks, and infographics for leveling up your AI capabilities with Emerj Plus: emerj.com/p1
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Oct 20, 2020 • 27min

The Evolution of AI for Credit Card Fraud - with Dmitry Efimov of American Express

Today's guest is the great and brilliant Dr. Dmitry Efimov, VP of Machine Learning Research at American Express. Dr. Efimov has lead the charge to detect fraudulent transactions and activity at Amex. Episode topics include: breaking down the evolution of fraud detection, the future of AI-driven fraud detection, and what's next for AI at Amex. Want to learn more about AI in financial services? Read Emerj's pdf guide: emerj.com/fin1
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Oct 15, 2020 • 19min

Creating AI Products That Are Easy for Non-Technical Users - with Bryton Shang of Aquabyte

Today we welcome the return of the great and brilliant Bryton Shang, CEO of Aquabyte, which has raised $10 million to bring AI to fish farming. This episode focuses on the product and processes of Aquabyte as a case study in how to best service industrial managers and workers. Episode topics include: how to build AI products for non-technical audiences, keeping the data science (data labeling, feature selection, etc.) in the hands of the vendor, AI software as a service. Want to learn more about AI at the edge? Join industry leaders at the Edge AI Summit, hosted by Kisaco Research. Attend virtually, Nov 18-20th. Learn more: bit.ly/2RAv62n
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Oct 13, 2020 • 32min

How to Get Value from Equipment and Heavy Machinery Data - with Manuel Terranova of PEAXY

Today's guest is the great and brilliant Manuel Terranova, CEO of Peaxy. Since 2012, Peaxy has raised $30+ million to expand its AI-driven platform, helping companies unlock the value of their industrial data. Manuel shares some really valuable insights: diving into the landscape of sensor data e.g. temperature, energy usage, flow rate, GPS, vibration, acceleration, etc., transformational opportunities for predictive analytics, and how to start exploring these opportunities. Learn more: peaxy.net
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Oct 8, 2020 • 22min

Unique Considerations of Selling AI Solutions to the Enterprise - with Spence Green of Lilt

Today's guest is the great and brilliant Spence Green, CEO of Lilt. Lilt has received $35+ million in venture funding since 2015 to build its AI-powered language translation platform, which combines adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system. Episode topics include: how to simplify system integrations, when enterprise transformation is required before AI can be implemented, how Lilt can maintain brand voice in nuanced translations across many languages. Want the best of Emerj's insights? Try Emerj Plus: emerj.com/p1

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