The Pulse of AI

Dr. Yoav Shoham, computere scientist, Professor Emeritus at Stanford and Co-founder of AI21 Labs, joins host Jason Stoughton on The Pulse of AI podcast to talk about his career journey, the really powerful and neat things that his company AI21 is going using NLP, and a wide range of topics around AI and philosophy and ethics and much more. Yoav's research spans artificial intelligence, logic and game theory. He has been the co-founder of several companies, including his latest AI21 which is an Israeli company aiming to change the way people read and write using AI. He also initiated the AI index out of Stanford. But beyond all of that he is just a really fascinating and interesting person with great insights into AI, its future and its potential impact on society and during this conversation we cover a lot of ground. If you like what you hear subscribe to the podcast and follow Jason on Twitter @thepulseofai   

The Pulse of AI podcast: Joining host Jason Stoughton on this podcast is Yonatan Geifman, CEO and co-founder, of Deci AI. Deci recently raised $25 million in a series B to support their ongoing R&D and go to market efforts. As AI becomes more ubiquitous across companies systems there are two big elephants in the room: One is the black box and bias issue, which we talk about a lot on this show, and the other is the big cost of training AI models. Solving the cost problem is a billion dollar business, which is why I had Yonatan on the show, because he believes that his company has the answer. I love what they are doing and I think you will as well. 

As crypto has fallen from its previous perch high up in the atmosphere where the air gets a little thin back down here to earth where us mere mortals live it is an interesting time to say the least. Everyone is trying to figure out where we go from here. In a lot of ways this reminds me of the dotcom crash where afterwards many people walked away and said “well that whole internet thing was fun but time to get back to reality”, while others kept working at it and well we know the rest of the story, right?  So the existential question is whether or not we will look back in 5, 10 or 20 years and see this as just the beginning of a multi trillion dollar market with applications for every area of our lives, or if there is something to it, which there obviously is, but maybe the opportunity isn't as big as the hype has suggested?  To talk about and unpack all of this I invited Brad Newman from Baker McKenzie back onto the show. If you are interested in this topic than you are going to really enjoy Brad's insights.  And don’t forget, if you like what you here subscribe to the podcast, follow me on twitter @thepulseofai , and ping me on linkedin.

On this podcast I am joined by Byron Reese, to talk about his latest book that just hit the bookshelves titled “Stories, dice and rocks that think: How humans learned to see the future”.  Byron is a successful entrepreneur, CEO, futurist and award winning author. If you are like me and believe the saying that history doesn’t necessarily repeat, but it does rhyme, and so you spend a lot of time studying history in order to get a better understanding of what might happen in the future, then you will love this book.  It’s a tour de force that explores three leaps in history that Byron has identified that he claims made us who we are and that by really understanding these it will change how we think about our future. In this wide ranging conversation we talk about the book, his career, technology in general, transformation and even about how he writes so prolifically.  Dont forget if you like what you hear subscribe to the podcast, follow me on twitter @thepulseofai or ping me on linkedin.  I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did!

On this podcast Jason Stoughton is joined by Gopal Erinjippurath, CTO and Head of Product for Sust Global. Climate analytics using geospatial data combined with AI and Machine Learning, delivered seamlessly through API’s, is one of the key building blocks that will help companies meet their climate goals. Sust Global seeks to be the leader in this space. I first met Gopal a few years ago when he was with Planet Labs and I have always been impressed with his passion around the possibilities found at the intersection of geospatial data, AI/ML and climate.  If you like what you hear subscribe to the podcast and follow me on Twitter @thepulseofai 

On this podcast Jason Stoughton is joined by Brad Newman. Brad is a litigation partner at Baker McKenzie and leads the firms North America Machine Learning and AI practice and is the Chair of the American Bar Association Business and Commercial Litigation AI subcommittee.  It is hard to find a company today that does not use AI within their recruitment, screening and hiring process. It has almost become ubiquitous within the hiring industry. However, brad argues that companies are potentially putting themselves at legal risk by using these systems because bias is sometimes unintentionally built into the algorithms.  And in fact, regulatory agencies have announced that they will be taking a hard look at these practices going forward.  But interestingly, Baker McKenzie recently sponsored a survey of C-suite leaders and few felt that there was a significant risk involved with their practices around AI in recruiting and HR. So obviously there is a disconnect in the marketplace. We unpack all of this and more in the podcast. And I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Don’t forget, if you like what you hear subscribe to my podcast, follow me on twitter @ the pulse of AI and reach out on linkedin.

On this podcast Jason Stoughton is joined by Alan Cowen, CEO and Chief Scientist, at Hume AI. As AI progresses, both in terms of what it can do and how widely it is deployed, the ability for AI to understand and empathize with our emotions is still a glaring hole in AI’s capabilities. On this podcast Jason and Alan talk about the state of the technology, unpack the hopes and dreams and fears of an AI that understands, and can potentially manipulate, our emotions and how Hume is not only leading the way in advancing AI’s capabilities in this area but is also leading the way in ensuring that AI  should service human well being above all else. If you like what you hear subscribe to my podcast, follow me on twitter @thepulseofai or reach out on linkedin.

On this podcast I am joined by Alan Ringvald, CEO and Founder, of Relativity6. Relativity6 helps insurance companies limit risk in their commercial portfolios by analyzing and normalizing NAICS. It turns out that it is a pretty big business. 

On this podcast I am joined by Tobi Konitzer, Founder and CEO of Ocurate, to talk about the amazing things they are doing around LTV and how they help business leaders discover and understand who your company's most valuable customers truly are. His goal is to usher in a new era in which customer Lifetime Value, or LTV,  becomes the organizing principles for B2C businesses. His company uses a proprietary database on 260 million adult Americans, in conjunction with customer data on purchases and product usage, to predict LTV with around 90% accuracy.   If you like what you hear subscribe to the podcast and follow me on twitter at the pulse of ai. I hope you enjoy the podcast!

On this podcast I am joined by Ash Fontana, AI start-up investor with Zetta Venture Partners and technology industry thought leader, to talk about his new book: The AI First Company: How to compete and win with Artificial Intelligence. If you are focused on trying to transform your company into an AI powered leader in your industry, Ash's book is going to end up being a well worn and dog eared resource that you will return to again and again!