AI Today Podcast

On the AI Today podcast we often discuss how AI is being applied at the federal level. However many states are also applying automation and AI technologies as well. In the episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Carlos Rivero, Chief Data Officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He shares will us how automation, advanced data analytics, and AI play an increasing role in state government, some unique challenges around data at the state level, some interesting or surprising insights you can share about how Virginia is using ML and AI and more.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI at the state level: Interview with Carlos Rivero, Chief Data Officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia at Cognilytica.

Morningstar has been forward thinking in their use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance various processes. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Shariq Ahmad, Head of Technology for Morningstar’s Data Collection group. He shares with us how Morning is automating data collection, lessons learned along the way, as well as insights on responsible AI.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Automating Data Collection: Interview with Shariq Ahmad, Head of Technology for Morningstar’s Data Collection group at Cognilytica.

Voice assistants are increasingly becoming a part of our everyday lives. It should come as no surprise then that one of the visions for voice assistants is to bring voice applications to vehicles. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Shyamala Prayaga, Autonomous Digital Assistant Vision Lead at Ford.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Humanizing Privacy and Ethics: Interview with Shyamala Prayaga, Autonomous Digital Assistant Vision Lead at Ford at Cognilytica.

It’s so surprise that the Federal Government is adopting AI. However it’s often less talked about how AI is being adopted at the state and local level. In the episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Dan Hoffman, Assistant City Manager for the City of Gainesville. He shares will us how automation, advanced data analytics, and AI play an increasing role in local government, some unique challenges local governments face with implementing AI solutions and attracting AI talent, and more.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI at the City Level, Interview with Dan Hoffman, Assistant City Manager of Gainesville, FL at Cognilytica.

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has a long history with AI. As the first Director of the Artificial Intelligence & Technology Office (AITO) within the DOE, Cherly has been helping to develop, deliver and manage AI technologies in support of DOE with over 600 AI projects currently in place. In this podcast we explore how AI is impacting the DOE, their perspective on ethics and responsible use of AI, how the DOE is engaging industry and private sector in their AI efforts, and more.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI’s Long History At Dept. of Energy, Interview with Cheryl Ingstad, Director, Artificial Intelligence & Technology Office at Cognilytica.

For many years banks have been at the forefront of using technology to help with many operations and processes. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Jad Abou Maarouf who is Chief Data Officer at a regional mid-atlantic bank. He shares with us how banks are thinking about using automation and AI and more.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: The Human Side of Data for AI, interview with Jad Abou Maarouf, Chief Data Officer at Cognilytica.

American Express has been very forward thinking with their use of AI, in particular around pattern and fraud detection. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Rajat Jain who is Vice President and Global Head for Identity and Authentication Strategy at American Express. He shares with us how machine learning can be applied successfully to detect and catch fraud, how AI and machine learning are being used for the overall customer experience at American Express, and some surprising insights about AI adoption.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI and ML For Fraud Detection & Risk – Interview with Rajat Jain, VP Fraud & Risk Management, American Express at Cognilytica.

For many years banks have been at the forefront of using technology to help with many operations and processes. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Jad Abou Maarouf who is Chief Data Officer at a regional mid-atlantic bank. He shares with us how banks are thinking about using automation and AI and more.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: The Human Side of Data for AI, interview with Jad Abou Maarouf, Chief Data Officer at Cognilytica.

AI can be an immense helping tool in augmenting human capabilities to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges. However, as organizations and governments look to increasing use and adopt AI for a variety of different use cases it’s important to have discussions around the ethics of AI and make sure these systems are being used for good.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Interview with Branka Panic, Founder and Executive Director at AI for Peace at Cognilytica.

For people who have been following our podcast, you know that data is a central part to AI. Many of our listeners and Cognilytica clients need help around the Data life cycle including Data Engineering, Data Preparation, Data Labeling & Annotation, Sourcing Data and Data Generation for AI. We’re running The Data For AI Conference Week, taking place September 14-18, 2020, to address all this.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Data for AI Conference Preview at Cognilytica.