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AI and conservation: Striking the right balance Sep 07, 2023

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Alongside tackling global warming, conservation and protecting the diversity of our natural world is a global priority. AI plays a huge role, from analysing satellite imagery of reforestation efforts to identifying wildlife from acoustic scanners or trip cameras.

However, there’s an issue in these biomes where many people live - these efforts are taking place without their permission. Privacy, data protection and individual rights can potentially be sidelined in the quest for a tech-driven solution to a global problem.

Joining us today is Joycelyn Longdon. She’s a PhD Student in the Department of Computer Science at Cambridge University. Her research is around looking at the technical, AI-based solutions to environmental protection, and respect local populations, whilst trying to protect our natural habitats.

She also runs Climate in Colour, an organisation dedicated to making conversations around climate more diverse and accessible.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it.

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About this week's Guest, Joycelyn Longdon: https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk/people/jl2182
Climate in Colour: https://climateincolour.com/
2021: Longdon, J. 2020. “Environmental Data Justice.” The Lancet 4 (November). DOI:10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30254-0.
Technology Untangled Season 4 Episode 1 - Unconscious Bias: Is AI dividing us? https://link.chtbl.com/TechnologyUntangled_401
Global competition for a limited pool of technology workers is heating up: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2019/03/global-competition-for-technology-workers-costa

Connecting the impossible: Intelligent courses at the Ryder Cup Aug 31, 2023

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Golf is undeniably one of the most challenging sports in the world from a logistical and operational standpoint. Especially when it comes to connecting the hundreds or thousands of smart devices dotted around them during major tournaments.

Courses are huge areas, several kilometers square. They have dozens of acres of maintained grass, geographical challenges, roads, trees, and often other services on or near them that need to be skirted around or crossed. They are open to the elements. In short, providing connectivity is a huge challenge.

That's the challenge for our guest this week, Chief Technology Officer for the European Tour Group and Ryder Cup Europe, Michael Cole. We'll be talking about creating 21st-century connected ecosystems in the most extreme environments, as well as the future of golf as a 'smart' sport.

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About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cole-7861961/?originalSubdomain=uk

What organizations can learn from Formula E: Part 2 Aug 17, 2023

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Formula E is one of the most exciting motor racing championships in the world. The all-electric series takes place across 16 races and features 11 teams racing at up to 200mph on urban, city-centre circuits. The series is designed to showcase the evolving tech of electric vehicles right where the spectators are, creating the poster-child series for sustainability in motorsport.

In this episode, we travelled to the London E-Prix where we caught up with Harry Richards, Commercial Director at MSG Maserati, to talk about how the team and the wider sport approach sustainability and how new technology helps to drive the sport forward.

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What organizations can learn from Formula E: Part 1 Aug 10, 2023

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Formula E is one of the most exciting motor racing championships in the world. The all-electric series takes place across 16 races and features 11 teams racing at up to 200mph on urban, city-centre circuits. The catch? It’s a ‘spec’ series, which means the teams all race essentially identical cars. In this episode, we travelled to the London E-Prix where we caught up with Maserati MSG driver Edo Mortara and team principal James Rossiter to talk about competitive advantage, and how to win against a level playing field.

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Energy: Tech to make more and use less Aug 03, 2023

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Right now, we need a lot more energy. In 2023, on average we use 60 kilowatt hours of electrical energy, each, per day. That's enough to boil approximately 600 litres of water. Which is a lot, especially when you consider that several billion of us are using a lot less than that. Demand is growing, too, by 3-5% globally every year. The IT industry is a major contributor to this, using around 6% of the world's electricity. So how can we make more, and use less?

That’s the topic of a two-part special of our sister podcast, Technology Untangled. This week, we’re taking a look at some of the key findings from these special investigations in something of a highlights reel.

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About the experts featured in this episode
Patricia Thornley from the Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/patricia-thornley-66724b69
CEO of Octopus Energy’s Kraken Flex, Devrim Celal: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dcelal
HPE Chief Technologist, John Frey: https://twitter.com/drjohnfrey?lang=en
Joe Baguely of VMWare: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joebaguley/?originalSubdomain=uk

The Metaverse: Are we ready for world 2.0? Jul 27, 2023

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The metaverse is a misunderstood phenomenon. Since becoming championed by Mark Zuckerberg in 2021, it’s become synonymous with Augmented and Virtual reality – a mythical second world where we’ll all have jobs, homes, and property in addition to our daily, ‘real’ lives. That dream of the metaverse hasn’t quite taken off, but that doesn’t mean the concept is dead. In fact, the idea of a digital world augmenting our own is growing fast, and attracting a huge amount of interest and resources. It’s also proving invaluable in large-scale prototyping and design. One of the companies looking seriously into the growth of the metaverse is Nokia, and their Head of Trend and Innovation Scouting, Leslie Shannon, is today’s guest.

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About the expert, Leslie Shannon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-shannon-75856718/

Zero Trust: What major organizations should be asking Jul 20, 2023

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Cyber security, and within that Zero Trust and SSE, is a huge deal for organizations both in terms of the implications and the cost. Implementing a proper security strategy can be a daunting task: Even knowing where to start is a minefield. Fortunately, there are people out there who can help. In a change to our usual format, we're joined by Field Chief Technologist at Axis Security Jaye Tillson. We're going to be asking him the questions he wishes more CTOs did before embarking on their Zero Trust, SSE and cyber security journeys.

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About the expert, Jaye Tillson: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jaye-tillson

Should we stop overlooking AR and VR? Jul 13, 2023

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AR and VR are sometimes seen as forgotten technologies when it comes to enterprise IT. They've made waves in the gaming world, but even so, are still considered niche technologies. However, with the recent announcement by Apple of their own headset, and increasing investment by Meta, is it time we took AR and VR more seriously? Are we missing out by not incorporating them into our IT structure?

In this episode, we're joined by Lauren Dyer, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Dimensions Studios.

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About the expert, Lauren Dyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/digitaldyer/?originalSubdomain=uk

Generative AI: Should organizations be concerned? Jul 06, 2023

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Generative AI is a hot topic right now. So much so it’s the subject of transatlantic talks. In this episode, we’re exploring some of the emerging concerns around generative AI and why organisations are increasingly becoming wary of it.

We’ll be asking whether businesses are ready to fully step into the world of AI, and looking at the reasons why, despite their concerns, generative AI is still absolutely going to transform the way we do business.

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HPE Discover 2023: The Wrap-up Jun 29, 2023

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HPE Discover 2023 was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from the 20th-22nd June. Thousands of delegates and customers gathered to network and explore the cutting-edge of enterprise-level IT and technology. And what a show it was for cutting-edge!

The show was opened with a keynote speech by HPE CEO and President Antonio Neri, in which he outlined new product lines and services including cloud-based Large Language Model AI provision, security features, and closer integration with a number of datacentre and public cloud providers.

Our own Aubrey Lovell was at the show and brings us a special wrap-up update!

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