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Each week, Emerj research staff and journalists interview top AI executives from Fortune 2000 firms and unicorn startups – uncovering trends, use-cases, and best practices for practical AI adoption.
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Today's guests are DLA Piper Chief Data Scientist Bennett Borden and Chair of DLA Piper's AI Practice Danny Tobey. DLA Piper is among the world's leading law firms, and as Bennet and Danny explore with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello on today's podcast, they have some fascinating use cases at the cutting edge of AI applications in the legal realm. In their first of two appearances, Bennet and Danny examine how AI impacts document management in the legal sector. Throughout the conversation, the trio constantly tries to look at legal workflows and roles through the lens of data processing – especially in areas of cross-over with adjacent sectors in financial services and healthcare. If you've enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!
Today's guest is Dr. Nele Jessel, Chief Medical Officer at Athenahealth. Athenahealth is one of the leading U.S. providers of network-enabled services for healthcare and point-of-care mobile apps. She joins us on the program to talk about the biggest challenges facing healthcare – including the burden that a lot of new technology is placing on doctors. Throughout her appearance, Dr. Jesel underscores the many ways data can be used for improved patient experiences that bear a strong resemblance to customer experience workflows in other industries. To discover more AI use cases, best practice guides, white papers, frameworks, and more, join Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.
Today's guests are Melissa Easy, Vice President and General Manager of Clinical Technologies at IQVIA, and Tim Riely, Vice President of Clinical Data Analytics at IQVIA. They join Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello on the program to talk about the current state of AI in life sciences and clinical trials. Throughout the episode, Melissa and Tim underscore the extent that clinical trials are changing thanks to data, and how life sciences will change as more people seek clinical trials as a form of alternative care. To discover more AI use cases, best practice guides, white papers, frameworks, and more, join Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.
Today's guest is Director of Enterprise Accounts at AI21 Labs, Michael Elias. AI21 Labs is a Tel Aviv-based software company specializing in natural language processing-based systems. Michael joins Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello on the program to pour through the growing number of use cases for large language models in the financial services space. This episode is sponsored by AI21 Labs. Learn more about sponsored content and how to engage with the Emerj audience at emerj.com/ad1.
Today's guest is PwC partner in Data, Analytics, and AI, Bret Greenstein. Bret returns to the program to share best practices for selling the C-suite on AI initiatives with Emerj CEO and Head of Research Daniel Faggella as part of a special episode series on winning executive buy-in. In the process, Bret emphasizes how to communicate in ways tailored to executives transitioning from what he describes as 'spreadsheets and gut feelings' to genuinely data-driven insights. If you've enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!
Today's guest is Muddu Sudhakar, CEO of Aisera. Aisera is a tech company specializing in conversational AI that helps customer support teams answer tickets faster. Muddu returns to the platform after appearing on our sister 'AI in Financial Services' podcast to talk about how large language models are at the heart of transformative conversational AI for legacy and text-based financial firms – not just for customer experiences but also for employees. If you're interested in unlocking our AI best practice guides, frameworks for AI ROI, and specific resources for AI consultants, visit emerj.com/p1.
Today's guest is VP of Analytics and Strategic Finance at Etsy, Gerald van den Berg. He joins Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello on the program to discuss the convergence of a post-COVID retail environment for fraud and the AI-driven technological advances behind fraud detection and customer personalization at the heart of current privacy concerns. Later, Gerald explains the best strategies for classifying customers based on risk and how to balance loss prevention and serving honest customers. This episode is sponsored by Riskified. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1.
Today's guest is Asif Hasan, Co-founder of Quantiphi. Quantiphi is an AI-First digital engineering company that designs AI-driven services and platforms for broad applications across industries. In conversation with Emerj CEO and Head of Research Daniel Faggella, Asif explores the potential of large language models with pragmatic explanations of how the technology works. Throughout, he underscores that the costs of cognitive work is about to plummet thanks to the impact of this technology. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1.
Today's guest is Dr. Raghav Vadhera, Lead Technical Architect for AI/ML Platform & Services at Raytheon. In conversation with Emerj CEO and Head of Research Daniel Faggella recorded live at The AI Accelerator Summit in Boston in October 2022, they cover leveling up AI public-private projects through changing leadership mindsets with more and young talent that helps older enterprises unlearning old lessons from the IT-dominant world. In the process, Raghav offers lessons learned in earning executive buy-in amid challenging stakeholder relationships throughout his entire career.
Today's guest is Mark Brunner, President of Primer Federal. Together with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello, Mark examines the three major gaps between the Department of Defense's current AI capabilities and the race for dominance with China – especially in areas where what he calls the defense industrial network can fill with emerging AI superiorities emerging from the Ukrainian battlefront. Later, they talk about what sets the race apart in the history of armed conflict and the importance of end-user data from subject matter experts in updating legacy systems. This episode is sponsored by Primer. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1.
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