AI Today Podcast

COVID-19 is quickly changing the way people work, live, and interact with others. Social distancing is now becoming the norm and many workers who once went into an office are now working remotely.  How can AI help us in a time of global crisis? In the special episode hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer spend time discussing how AI can help detect COVID-19, fight COVID-19, help remote workers, and help predict the global economic impact this virus is having.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #135: Special Episode on How AI is Helping to Fight the Global Pandemic at Cognilytica.

A little over a year ago the OECD released their AI principles and most recently, in February 2020 the OECD launched the AI Policy Observatory. In the podcast we interview Karine Perset from OECD. She shares why creating international principles around AI is important, why the OECD launched the ONE AI Network of Experts, and where she sees the future of AI headed.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #134: International Efforts around Use of AI – Interview with Karine Perset, OECD at Cognilytica.

As companies move from building models to buying models the focus shifts from tooling and platforms focused solely on model development to tools and platforms focused on the overall usage, consumption, and management of models. Machine Learning Model Operationalization Management, referred to as “MLOps”, is focused on the lifecycle of model development and usage, machine learning model operationalization, and deployment.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #133: Challenges of Managing ML Models: Interview with Luke Marsden, Dotscience at Cognilytica.

AI is impacting just about every industry and no one has seen that more than publications who cover AI. Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer interview Nick Thompson, Editor in Chief at Wired. He discusses how the Wired audience has evolved over the past few years with regards to their understanding of AI,  where he sees the industry right now with regards to ethical AI, how worldwide adoption of AI can vary across regions and countries especially with regards to China and the US, and more.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #132: Where is AI Heading? Interview with Nick Thompson, Editor-in-Chief, Wired at Cognilytica.

The pace of worldwide adoption continues to accelerate. Not only are companies and researchers competing with each other for advantage in the world of artificial intelligence and machine learning, so too are entire countries. In this podcast, Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer go over research on how different countries are approaching AI and their different legal and regulatory postures.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #131: AI Around the World: Strategies, Laws, and Regulations (2020) at Cognilytica.

While the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) market is heating up, there are many that say that RPA is not AI per se, but rather a gateway on the path to cognitive automation. Automation Anywhere certainly agrees with this perspective, and in this interview, Manish Rai, VP of Product Marketing at Automation Anywhere shares insights into the RPA industry, the overlap with AI efforts, the new release around autonomous process discovery bots, and the future of cognitive automation.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #130: Future of Cognitive Automation: Interview with Manish Rai, VP, Automation Anywhere at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Colin Angle, Chairman, CEO and Founder of iRobot. He shares with us his thoughts on why autonomy is not intelligence, some exciting use cases and examples of robots he’s seen, and how customers have started to become more comfortable with robots inside their homes over the past 30 years.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #129: Interview with Colin Angle, Robotics Luminary, Chairman, CEO and Founder of iRobot at Cognilytica.

AI Global ForecastContinue reading AI Today Podcast #128: Global AI Adoption Trends at Cognilytica.

The legal profession is largely the domain of humans. However, despite the very human nature of the legal profession, artificial intelligence is increasingly making waves in the industry, enhancing legal processes and activities in ways that are not possible with humans alone. In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss ways that AI is impacting the legal profession.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #127: AI in Legal at Cognilytica.

One of the most remarkable trends in artificial intelligence is the movement to autonomous retailing, which is the use of unmanned and cashier-less retail operations. In this AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss key players in the autonomous retail market, how these stores are changing the retail experience, and how this trend will impact jobs.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #126: Autonomous Retail at Cognilytica.