The AI with Maribel Lopez (AI with ML)

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#11. What's Next In Natural Language Processing and How Does It Help Business With IBM's Shila Ofek_Kiofman May 24, 2022

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Natural Language Processing in AI isn't a new field, but it's advanced rapidly since 2019. Are we at the human-level of understanding with NLP and what can be done today? Models trained on generic data sets often fail to retrieve the right information for businesses. Today, technology companies are developing solutions that allow enterprises to extract meaningful insights from textual data. In this podcast Shila Ofek-Kiofman, the Director of Language Technologies for IBM Research AI, shares what's happening in NLP research and how it will help companies create better models using business-specific terms. You can follow Shila at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shila-ofek-koifman-1660701/

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#10. Pensa Systems on Making Retail More Efficient and Profitable WIth AI & Computer Vision May 17, 2022

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How can computer vision and machine learning change retail? In this podcast, I interview Richard Schwartz of Pensa Systems. The company offers an automated retail shelf intelligence solution that uses patented computer vision and artificial intelligence to scan all products and categories within a store. In this podcast, we talked about how AI can help retailers with instantaneous access to actual shelf inventory conditions, enabling them to improve sales, optimize labor and deliver better shopping experiences.

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#9. How AR, VR and AI Help Individuals Overcome Fears With Afsana Akhter of Amelia Virtual Care May 12, 2022

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In this podcast, I speak with Afsana Akhter about how Amelia Virtual care uses newer technology such as augmented reality, virtual reality and artificial intelligence to help individuals overcome fears from their homes and at professional facilities.
Her bio
Afsana Akhter, CEO of Amelia Virtual Care

With 20+ years of experience across Tech and Digital Health, Afsana Akhter is driving the expansion and adoption of Amelia Virtual Care’s VR platform for mental healthcare. Afsana has held commercial leadership roles at Livongo, Prealize Health, and Medullan. Afsana holds BS and MEng degrees in E.E.C.S. from MIT.
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#8. Tips on Building an AI Automation Strategy From NTT DATA Services' Anisha Biggers May 03, 2022

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AI Automation is a hot topic in enterprise IT circles but getting it right requires more than a set of Robotic Process Automation tools. In this podcast, I speak with Anisha Biggers from NTT DATA Services on the how and why of automation. We discuss topics such as return on value versus return on investment.
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#7. Don White of Satisfi Labs Shares Why Your AI Assistants Need A Specific Purpose Apr 21, 2022

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Whether it's the virtual assistant on your phone, a chatbot in your mobile banking app or on a website, we've all experienced the good and the bad of virtual agents. Everytime there's a negative experience we blame the technology. Yet conversational AI interfaces have reinvented the way we interact with the world. In this podcast, Don White, the CEO of Satisfi Labs, shares his takes on this topic. We discuss where AI fits and how to build success AI assistants by focusing on specific tasks. To mix things up, I also asked Don for his opinions on the meta verse.
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Don White on Twitter at @TheDonnyWhite and @satisfi
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-white-he-him-9a9bb69

Maribel Lopez on Twitter at @MaribelLopez
On LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/

Website for Don https://satisfilabs.com

Book mentioned - Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company By Andy Grove - An oldie but a goodie!

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#6. Dr. Mona G. Flores Of NVIDIA Defines Federated Learning and Shares How It's Being Using In Healthcare Today Apr 05, 2022

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In this episode, Dr Flores shares the opportunities for AI and federated learning . She discusses examples in healthcare including, Gatortron, the largest clinical language model.
About Dr Flores.
Mona G. Flores, M.D. - Global Head of Medical AI at NVIDIA

Dr. Mona G. Flores is the global head of medical AI at NVIDIA, where she oversees AI initiatives

in medicine and healthcare to bridge the chasm between those industries and technology.

Dr. Flores first joined NVIDIA in 2018 with a focus on healthcare ecosystem development.

Before joining NVIDIA, she served as the chief medical officer of digital health company Human-

Resolution Technologies, following over 25 years working in medicine and cardiothoracic

surgery.

Dr. Flores received her medical degree from Oregon Health and Science University. She

completed a general surgery residency at the University of California, San Diego, a postdoctoral

fellowship at Stanford, and a cardiothoracic surgery residency and fellowship at Columbia

University.

Dr. Flores also has a master’s degree in biology from San Jose State University, and holds an

MBA from the University at Albany School of Business. She initially worked in investment

banking for a few years before pursuing her passion for medicine and technology.
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You can find Mona on Twitter @Monagflores and @NVIDIA
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You can find more information on GatorTron here. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/on-demand/session/gtcspring21-s32030/

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#5 Heidi Williams on NLP, AI and inclusivity Mar 29, 2022

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Heidi Williams of Grammarly shares thoughts on the differences between building a Grammarly for consumers versus businesses. She also shares how the company approached creating inclusivity in AI.
Heidi’s Past podcast interviews:

How to Handle Hypergrowth w/ Grammarly's Heidi Williams

Short Byte: Heidi WIlliams - Building a startup within a startup

Past speaking:

https://events.bizzabo.com/349632/agenda/speakers/1341894

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Heidi Williams biography

Heidi Williams is Head of Engineering for Grammarly Business, our newest product offering for professional teams and organizations.

At Grammarly, Heidi is inspired by the potential impact the product can have as a platform, with the opportunity to help reduce conflicts and misunderstandings in communication and educate people on how to be more inclusive and equitable.

Before coming to Grammarly, Heidi served as VP of Platform Engineering at Box, founded WEST Diversity and Inclusion, and was co-founder and CTO of tEQuitable, a confidential platform addressing issues of bias, discrimination, and harassment in the workplace. Heidi was at Adobe for 17 years and most notably was a founding engineer on Dreamweaver, which democratized web development in the late 1990s.
Heidi volunteers as a technical advisor for PaymentWorks, Raise For Good, and CaregivingHQ and is a mentor for FastForward.org’s tech nonprofit accelerator program. Her expertise and perspective have been featured in Built In SF and the podcasts Stayin’ alive in Technology, Dev Interrupted, and CTO Connection.

As a lifelong soccer player, Heidi’s often on the pitch; she’s also an avid hiker, bicyclist, and kayaker. She once hiked with her husband across England, 192 miles coast to coast (with B&Bs and pub stops along the way).

Heidi studied at Brown University, where she earned a BS in computer science. She also attended Stanford University’s Executive Institute.

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#4 Four Tips for Creating Better AI and ML with Maribel Lopez Mar 24, 2022

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In this episode, Maribel Lopez of Lopez Research shares her thoughts on four components required to create better AI strategies.
You can find an article I wrote about this at https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/transformation/4-tasks-to-ensure-your-companys-ai-is-ethical
You can find links to the research I mentioned here
https://www.fico.com/en/solutions/fico-responsible-ai
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/06/16/experts-doubt-ethical-ai-design-will-be-broadly-adopted-as-the-norm-within-the-next-decade/

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#3. Alice Xiang of Sony AI on the Importance of AI Ethics in Machine Learning Mar 08, 2022

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Alice Xiang is the Head of AI Ethics Office the AI Ethics Office in Sony Group Corporation, and also leads the AI Ethics Research Flagship in Sony AI. She joined Sony AI after working as the Head of Fairness, Transparency, and Accountability Research at the Partnership on AI. A lawyer and statistician by trade, Alice’s work sits at the intersection of social justice and AI. Alice is recognized as one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics. In this podcast we discuss the discuss the growing focus on AI Ethics among technology companies.
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#2 Navigating the New World of Big Data With Hillary Ashton of Teradata Mar 08, 2022

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Hillary Ashton is the Chief Product Officer for Teradata. She leads the global products organization, a diverse team responsible for innovation, product management, engineering and quality. Recently she's focused on Teradata's the hybrid multi-cloud platform. In 2019 she was named to the National Diversity Council’s (NDC) annual list of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology. In this episode we discuss data gravity, how to think about balancing cost versus analytical performance and focusing on outcomes versus the technology. Ashton also provides advice and tips for individuals seeking a career in data.
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