AI Ireland with Mark Kelly

Today's guest is Nicole Baker, CEO at biologit. Founded around 2020, biologit - who was a finalist in the Best Application of AI in Healthcare at the 2024 AI Awards - has pioneered an innovative approach to pharmacovigilance, the practice of monitoring the effects of medical drugs after they have been licensed for use.Topics include:0:00 Applying AI and NLP to analyze pharmaceutical literature efficiently3:06 Helping pharma companies and service providers save time4:10 Building AI with open-access literature to analyze unstructured data6:18 How Gen AI isn’t fully validated for pharmacovigilance compliance9:14 Pharma adoption of AI is slow due to learning and change management11:19 How AI streamlines event detection and global biomedical data monitoring14:19 Signing 12 new contracts, expanding to top pharma

Today's guest is Filippo Sassi, Head of the AI Labs at Version 1. Direct from the Guinness Enterprise Centre, Filippo delves into the nuances of what it means to lead an AI lab and innovate at the cutting edge of technology, while also giving more insights into their product SimpliText, which was selected for as a finalist in the Best Use of Responsible AI and Ethics category at the 2024 AI Awards. Topics include: 0:00 An insight into his AI team, rapidly prototyping innovative business solutions 2:31 How SimpliText uses AI to help dyslexic readers 3:26 Using AI to simplify text using LLMs, vision and speech 4:19 How users can upload documents, click paragraphs and simplify text 5:10 Iterating AI models to simplify text while preserving meaning 6:03 Use case: Helping a friend read reports, improving her work life 6:48 Offering personalized settings for different dyslexia needs 7:56 Developing a browser plugin with simplification and translation

Today's guest is Peter MacMahon, Consultant Radiologist at The Mater Hospital. Following the Mater Hospital’s nomination in the Best Application of AI in Healthcare category at the 2024 AI Awards, Peter joins the show to discuss the integration of AI into radiology and healthcare at large. This conversation provides a window into how AI is being used to enhance patient care. Topics include: 0:00 How his early interest in tech led to radiology in medicine 1:58 How digital radiology revolutionised data access, AI and innovation 5:04 Simplifying tracking tumor changes with prior images 5:57 Applying AI to improve emergency radiology, speed stroke diagnosis & boost accuracy 11:12 AI as a reliable 'wingman,' supporting human decision-making in radiology 12:57 AI tools are helpful, but still prone to making mistakes 14:03 How AI can influence human bias, leading to over or under-diagnosis 15:16 AI improves diagnosis accuracy, but patient outcome studies needed 18:28 Deploying AI in healthcare is complex, involving data protection and coordination 20:39 How a cyber attack delayed AI rollout, but perseverance ensured success

Today’s guest is Meghan Dowling, Computational speech and language scientist at T-Pro. Meghan has gained recognition for her impactful work, including being a finalist in the 2024 AI Awards Women in AI Ambassador of the year category. Meghan speaks about her work within Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) at T-Pro, an exciting company making strides in medical documentation. Topics include: 0:00 Her role and journey into working with Automatic Speech Recognition 2:06 How T-Pro reduces clinicians' documentation burden with speech technologies 3:12 Why Medical ASR requires high accuracy for patient safety 4:21 Tackling accuracy, terminology, hallucinations and bias challenges 7:19 The importance of mentors and supporting women in tech 9:19 A new Co-pilot project to enhance doctor-patient interactions with ASR

Today's guest is  Dr. Johann Issartel, CEO and Co-Founder at MoveAhead. In the episode, Johann shares insights into his passion-driven journey to improve physical literacy among children. MoveAhead, a company deeply rooted in academic and scientific research, aims to tackle the growing issue of sedentary lifestyles in young people by blending technology with physical education. Topics include: 00:00 Empowering kids with confidence through physical literacy 03:43 How deep science guides personalised assessments and active video games 05:18 Applying AI to personalise kids' movement education and development journey 07:34 How incremental progress builds confidence and prevents negative cycles in kids 09:11 Ensuring privacy while promoting active learning for kids 10:23 How startups they work with use apps to promote kids' active lifestyles 11:52 Using clean data and science to create effective, engaging tools 14:00 Targeting sports organizations and schools to boost kids' engagement 15:25 Developing customizable models for diverse needs 17:01 AI’s growth is becoming integral to daily life

Today's guest is Peter Fitzsimons, Senior Manager - Innovation and Data at Irish Life. The application of AI is proving to be a game-changer across various industries and at the forefront of this revolution in the insurance sector is Irish Life, who recently won the 2024 AI Award for Best Application of AI in Consumer/Customer Service. In the episode, Peter tells us more about Irish Life's winning AI application CARA and its impact on the customer experience. Topics include: 0:00 His journey from actuary turned AI leader with entrepreneurial experience 2:29 Driving AI innovation through collaboration and clear communication 4:14 How CARA accelerates claim payouts, prioritizing empathy and technology 5:36 Start with the "why" and how motivated change impacts Irish society 6:47 The need to understand processes, then use AI to automate and assist 7:59 Why LLMs excel at analyzing language, but user comfort is key 10:42 Reducing Claim acknowledgment time from nine to less than three days 11:39 How AI adds a fourth layer to enhance claim assessment insights 13:06 How AI will handle small tasks, improving claims processing and personalization 14:33 Advice to start with a clear purpose, learn by doing and evolve

Today's guest is Jeremiah Scully, Senior AI R&D Engineer at Moofwd. In the episode, Jeremiah explores how he is applying AI from academic research in solar physics to impactful applications in the tech and finance sectors. A finalist for the Young AI Role Model of the Year award at the 2024 AI Awards, Jeremiah shares his journey, insights, and the projects that bridge the gap between solar physics and business solutions. Topics include: 0:00 His background as an AI R&D engineer solving edtech and fintech challenges 4:28 His PhD on AI in solar physics with real-time solar weather detection 11:44 How solar storms disrupt GPS, power and how AI aids early detection 14:19 Why AI models remain consistent and data preparation drives adaptation 16:15 Why companies are hesitant about generative AI, especially regarding data privacy 18:26 How companies embracing AI finish projects faster 20:14 AI has become diverse, impacting marketing, sales and coding

Today's guests are Seshu Tirupathi, Research Scientist and Elizabeth Daly, STSM and Research Manager of the Interactive AI Group at IBM Research Ireland. In today’s episode, we are delving into fascinating world of AI and its application in cybersecurity, spotlighting IBM Research’s work as a finalist for Best Application of AI in a Large Enterprise at last month’s AI Awards. Topics include: 0:00 Interactive AI and incremental ML for risk classification 1:57 Challenges in continuous learning, dynamic updates, and explainability 2:51 Combining interpretable rules with incremental ML for adaptability 5:27 Integrating heuristic rules with ML for adaptability and transparency 6:29 How Explainable ML integrates user feedback to improve models 8:21 Being inspired by IBM collaboration, project bridges AI and stakeholder feedback 9:41 How integrating feedback improves ML accuracy and client satisfaction 10:40 How transparency in AI balances vulnerability risks with improved oversight 13:13 Why dynamic models are essential for evolving data and systems

Today's guest is Mahak Jhamb, Europe AI and Innovation Leader at Mercer. Understanding how businesses can effectively incorporate AI into their strategies is crucial and in this podcast, Mahak shares her perspectives on how AI can drive business transformation, drawing from her experiences at Mercer. Topics include: 0:00 Her evolving role from education, innovation, productivity & strategy 2:39 How secure AI enhances productivity, trust and efficiency 4:46 Focus on efficiency, new revenue and AI comfort 7:53 How AI centralizes content, enhances organization and reshapes roles 10:28 Having executive support and enthusiasm to drive AI adoption 12:18 Why data and benchmarking will define future organizational value 14:40 Key consulting skills focus on filtering vast data effectively

Today’s guest is Deepak John Reji, Senior Data Scientist, and associated with University of Limerick. Discussing Deepak’s AI Awards 2024 nomination in the Best Use of Responsible AI an Ethics category, this episode centres around the challenges and opportunities in creating safe and responsible large language models (LLMs) that strive to reduce bias and bolster ethical AI practices. Topics include: 0:00 Mitigating bias in AI through fine-tuned LLMs 5:23 Challenges in curating unbiased data and training models 8:39 How bias perception varies by context, demographics and culture 11:29 How diverse annotators ensured culturally representative bias assessments 12:53 Enabling scalable, domain-specific LLM solutions through Instruction-led fine-tuning 15:21 Focus on responsible AI, integrating ethics and cognitive science