AI Today Podcast

With the rise in popularity of AI has come the inevitable wave of those looking to take advantage of its popularity.  Startups are beginning to realize that simply saying they have “AI” capabilities leads to increased valuations, greater attention, and more possibilities.  But people are starting to get wise and it’s already starting to catch up with these firms. Continue reading AI Today Podcast #48: Pseudo AI – Faking it Till You Make it in AI at Cognilytica.

Artificial Intelligence is allowing companies to improve customer service in ways not possible before.  Chatbots allow companies to have an always-on agent that can be integrated into customer support service teams to answer questions or help provide more relevant products and services based on customer preferences. AI enabled systems can help handle complicated, multi-step transactions that are often error-prone such as loan application or student applications or real estate.  Continue reading AI Today Podcast #47: AI in Customer Service — AI Use Case Series at Cognilytica.

If you’re ever worked in an office you know that there is much to be improved with back office processes.  It’s often discussed how AI can help the front office, but it’s doing just as much to improve back office operations as well.  AI can be a smart, augmented assistant that can help enhance data, provide research, and collect valuable information.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #46: AI in the Back Office — AI Use Case Series at Cognilytica.

Many governments worldwide are looking at using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other cognitive technologies as part of making their operations more efficient, better serving their citizens, and increasing the range of ways they can meet their missions. In this podcast, Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer interview Jose Arrieta, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions at the United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) who is working to bring AI and blockchain technology into reality in the US federal government.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #45: AI and Blockchain in Government: Interview with Jose Arrieta, US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) at Cognilytica.

AI is seeing increasing adoption across a wide range of industries, and banking is no exception. Founded in 1922, USAA is a Texas-based Fortune 500 diversified financial services company offering banking, investing, and insurance to people and families who serve, or served, in the United States military, with over 12.4 million members. As a result of their broadly geographically distributed customer base and needs for in-person as well as online and mobile offerings, the company has invested deeply in advanced technologies and is frequently at the forefront of emerging technology.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #44: AI in the Banking Industry: Interview with Casey Royer, USAA at Cognilytica.

In this week’s episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Doba Parushev, Senior Associate at Edison Partners.  It’s no secret that companies with an AI focus has been receiving lots of funding these days and Edison Partners is a very active VC firm in the AI industry.  It’s always interesting  to get VCs perspectives on the market and how new technologies are trending. Continue reading AI Today Podcast #43: A VC’s Perspective on AI: Interview with Doba Parushev, Edison Partners at Cognilytica.

In this week’s episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Antoine Desmet, Analytics Manager at Komatsu.  Many people might not realize just how much technology is involved in mining.  We discuss the concept of the “Digital Mine” and how Komatsu uses Internet of Things (IoT) in combination with AI and ML to enable a large range of capabilities. Continue reading AI Today Podcast #42: AI in the Digital Mine: Interview with Antoine Desmet, Komatsu at Cognilytica.

In this week’s episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Jorge Sanchez, Director of Product Strategy at Appian.   It seems that everyone these days is taking notice of AI.  We discuss how AI is transforming modern enterprises and  how low-code platforms like Appian can help reduce the dependency on highly technical staff to build applications and greatly reduce the time to go from application concept to deployment. Continue reading AI Today Podcast #41: Appian’s Low-code AI Environment: Interview with Jorge Sanchez at Cognilytica.

In this week’s episode of the AI Today podcast we interview Oliver Mitchell who is a Founding Partner of Autonomy Ventures and syndicated writer and host of local tech events in NYC.  As a seasoned professional who has been involved in tech for 20+ years, Oliver shares insights into the future of the AI industry, with a unique focus on hardware and robotics.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #40: Interview with Oliver Mitchell, Autonomy Ventures at Cognilytica.

Artificial Intelligence is on most everyone’s radar these days. And it’s no different with governments as well. In this podcast we interview Michael Hayes, Senior Manager of Government Affairs at the Consumer Technology Association (CTA.) We discuss laws and regulations surrounding AI, why it’s important to create workable definitions now for various terms related to AI (such as defining narrow AI), and where he sees AI taking us in the years to come.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #39: Interview with Michael Hayes, Government Affairs @ Consumer Technology Association (CTA) at Cognilytica.