Catalyst The building power of AI: With Maryam Ashoori
Jul 15, 2025
Maryam Ashoori, Director of Product Management at IBM's watsonx.ai, shares her extensive knowledge on AI implementation and ethics. She discusses exciting AI applications and the crucial balance of risks and opportunities in enterprise environments. Maryam emphasizes the significance of building diverse, high-performing teams rooted in trust and accountability. Additionally, she highlights the role of AI in enhancing collaboration between engineers and creatives, alongside the need for ethical guidelines in digital transformation.
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Patents From Cross-Disciplinary Talks
- Maryam earned many patents through cross-disciplinary collaboration at IBM Research.
- She credits open launch conversations with diverse experts for sparking patentable innovations.
Sensor-Based Parkinson's Monitoring
- Maryam built a Parkinson's-monitoring system using pressure sensors to track sit-to-stand times.
- The simple sensor data and classification revealed disease progression trends and practical clinical value.
AI As Personal Productivity Multiplier
- The immediate AI opportunity is personal acceleration: using AI to amplify daily work and decisions.
- Early adopters gain advantage and should also help shape how AI evolves for users and impact.