
Me, Myself, and AI
Why do only 10% of companies succeed with AI? In this series by MIT SMR and BCG, we talk to the leaders who've achieved big wins with AI in their companies and learn how they did it. Hear what gets experts from companies like NASA, Github, and others excited to do their jobs every day and what they consider the keys to their success.
Latest episodes

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Jun 25, 2024 • 34min
Building Connections Through Open Research: Meta’s Joelle Pineau
Joelle Pineau, VP of AI Research at Meta and professor at McGill, discusses AI projects, open research principles, and risks in advanced AI models. She explores challenges in optimizing ML models, the evolution of image processing technologies, and AI accelerating scientific discovery in areas like carbon capture and vaccine development.

Jun 12, 2024 • 30min
Authoring Creativity With AI: Researcher Patrick Hebron
Researcher Patrick Hebron, known for AI-driven creativity tools, discusses challenges in building generative AI solutions for creative pursuits and the vast potential they hold. He emphasizes the importance of digital design tools in elevating human creativity and empowering users to push boundaries. Patrick also explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and design, drawing from his industry experience at companies like NVIDIA and Adobe.

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May 28, 2024 • 29min
If 10% of the World Were Developers: GitHub’s Mario Rodriguez
Mario Rodriguez, Senior VP at GitHub, discusses GitHub Copilot's impact on productivity and job satisfaction, future software development trends, and the importance of education. Topics include Generative AI, developer collaboration, product management, AI code completion tools, community collaboration, and AI opportunities and capabilities.

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May 14, 2024 • 29min
AI Hype and Skepticism: Economist Paul Romer
Economist Paul Romer discusses AI innovation and the economics of ideas. He advocates for human involvement in technology advancement and emphasizes meaningful AI use in education. The podcast explores the real potential of empowering individuals through AI, the pitfalls of overestimating AI progress, and the impact of AI on education for all students.

Apr 30, 2024 • 28min
Lights, AI, Action: Wonder Dynamics's Tye Sheridan
Actor and Wonder Dynamics co-founder Tye Sheridan discusses AI's impact on film, introducing Wonder Studio's affordable 3D animation tool. They explore AI's role in creativity, the future of filmmaking, and the intersection of art and technology.

Apr 16, 2024 • 37min
Fashioning the Perfect Fit With AI: Stitch Fix’s Jeff Cooper
Jeff Cooper, senior data science director at Stitch Fix, talks about pairing human employees with intelligent technologies to keep up with customer preferences. He discusses how humans are training models and vice versa, leading to interesting feedback loops. The podcast explores the synergy between human stylists and AI for personalized retail experiences, the challenges of applying AI in the fashion industry, and the importance of diverse educational backgrounds in data analysis at Stitch Fix.

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Apr 2, 2024 • 33min
Solving Real User Problems With Generative AI: Slack’s Jackie Rocca
Jackie Rocca, VP of Product at Slack, discusses how generative AI is solving user problems by providing features like channel recaps, thread summaries, and AI search answers. She emphasizes the importance of user consent and maintaining product principles, highlighting the team's focus on addressing top user issues such as focus creation and noise reduction. The discussion also covers misconceptions about AI and its limitations compared to human abilities.

Mar 19, 2024 • 26min
Driving Manufacturing Efficiency With AI: Pirelli’s Daniele Petecchi
Discover how Pirelli uses AI to enhance tire manufacturing efficiency, predict market needs, and optimize product development. Dive into the extensive applications of generative AI in manufacturing processes and explore the speaker's transition from engineering to manufacturing at Pirelli. Learn about the intricacies of technology-human collaboration in developing advanced innovations like TARS.

Mar 12, 2024 • 21min
Bonus Episode: How Can Organizations Better Measure and Manage Artificial Intelligence?
Experts from diverse backgrounds discuss AI adoption, regulations, and technology's impact on productivity. They explore the increasing utilization of AI tools and the challenges in measuring AI use. The role of cloud service providers in offering AI tools and the importance of explainable AI are highlighted. The episode also delves into transparency and regulation in AI outputs, as well as the impact of AI on jobs.

Feb 27, 2024 • 29min
Bonus Episode: Artificial Intelligence Podcasts With Jennifer Strong
Jennifer Strong joins hosts to discuss capturing AI-related moments, human element in podcast creation, technological skepticism in AI pilot training, human connections through podcasting, rapid evolution and misconceptions of AI technology.