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AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and Academics365: AI and the Future of Work: What We’ve Learned from 364 Expert Conversations (Special Episode)In this special episode of AI and the Future of Work, host Dan Turchin looks back on what 365 conversations have revealed about how AI is reshaping the way we work.What themes have emerged most consistently? Which ideas connect founders, researchers, and operators across industries? And what have these discussions taught us about the evolving relationship between humans and intelligent systems?Featuring Guests:Mark McCrindle, Founder and Principal at McCrindle - Listen to the full conversation: https://www.buzzsprout.com/520474/episodes/13014260 Pradeep Menon, CTO at Microsoft - Listen to the full conversation: ht...
2025-12-0413 min
AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the Law: How AI Will Change Legal Careers (Special Episode)In this special episode of AI and the Future of Work, host Dan Turchin examines one of the most urgent questions in technology today: how artificial intelligence is reshaping the law.Who owns AI created work? Who is accountable when automated decisions cause harm? And how should legal professionals prepare for a world where AI influences every part of the practice?This compilation episode revisits insights from five leaders who are redefining how the legal system approaches ownership, risk, compliance, and the future of legal work.Featuring GuestsRobert Plotkin...
2025-11-2032 min
AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsArtificial General Intelligence: Can Machines Really Think Like Us? (Special Episode)In this special episode of AI and the Future of Work, host Dan Turchin explores one of the most ambitious and debated frontiers in technology: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).What is AGI? How close are we to creating machines that truly think, reason, and learn like humans? And what will that mean for the future of work, creativity, and ethics?This compilation episode revisits insights from three leading thinkers who have spent years defining, debating, and developing the next generation of intelligent systems.Featuring Guests🔹 Peter Voss, CEO & Chief Sci...
2025-10-2325 min
AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsLessons from Leaders: How AI Is Redefining Work and the Human Experience (Labor Day Special Episode)In this Labor Day Special Episode of AI and the Future of Work, host Dan Turchin sits down with three leaders for an open conversation about how AI is reshaping the workplace.They discuss both opportunities and challenges. The focus is on building organizations where technology amplifies human potential rather than replacing it.From rethinking the employee experience to redefining leadership in the AI era, the panel explores themes of empathy, trust, and the evolving social contract between employers and employees. Together, they share what it means to lead responsibly at a moment when the...
2025-09-1851 min
Reach Your Do Point®I'm firmly on Team Human - Dan Turchin"Every once in a while, magic bytes disrupt, transform, and inspire. I want a front-row seat when they do." – Dan Turchin In this engaging conversation, Dan Turchin, CEO of PeopleReign, and Roy Atkinson explore the evolving relationship between humans and machines, specifically in the context of AI. They discuss the importance of finding a Do Point® where the drive to create and improve becomes irresistible. The dialogue emphasizes the need for a human-centered relationship between people and technology, advocating for a workplace where AI augments human capabilities rather than replacing them. They also delve into the sign...
2025-04-1530 min
AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and Academics328: Why Job Loyalty is Dead & How AI is Reshaping Work with Bryan Power, Nextdoor’s Head of PeopleHow has the dynamic between employees and employers shifted over the past 18 months? And what does the future of work look like in a world defined by AI?In this special live episode, recorded at Transform—the conference at the intersection of the People space and the tech industry—Dan Turchin sits down with Bryan Power, Head of People at Nextdoor. Bryan took the stage at Transform to share insights on "The Power Shift: Navigating the New Employer-Employee Dynamic," where he explored how evolving expectations are reshaping the workforce.Bryan has spent his caree...
2025-03-2425 min
AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsSpecial Episode: John Chambers, Former CEO of Cisco and Founder of JC2 Ventures, on the Future of AI-Driven Work and Investing in PeopleReignIn this special episode of AI and the Future of Work, host Dan Turchin welcomes John Chambers, Former Chairman & CEO of Cisco and Founder & CEO of JC2 Ventures. John is a visionary leader who reshaped the technology landscape.During his time at Cisco, the company grew from $70 million to $47 billion in revenue, building the foundation of the modern Internet and expanding the team from 400 to 75,000 employees. Known for his strategic foresight and ability to anticipate market shifts, he led over 180 acquisitions and has been recognized as one of Time’s '100 Most Influential People.'To...
2024-12-1031 min
AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and Academics306: Dan Helfrich, CEO of Deloitte Consulting, on AI Job Creation & Predictions for AI in the EnterpriseDan Helfrich is the Chair and CEO of Deloitte Consulting, where he leads a team of over 80,000 professionals. He frequently shares his expertise on topics such as the evolving consulting landscape, the future of work, and inclusive leadership. Before assuming his current role, Dan led Deloitte’s Government & Public Services division. A proud Georgetown University alum, Dan holds both a Bachelor of Science and an MBA from the school, where he is also known as the play-by-play announcer for the Hoyas men's soccer team. Outside of work, Dan enjoys cheering on his talented kids from the sidelines of the so...
2024-10-1433 min
Bytes and BanterDan Turchin of PeopleReignDan Turchin is the CEO and Founder of PeopleReign, the leading AI platform for IT and HR employee service automation. He is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and has hosted over 300 episodes of the popular “AI and the Future of Work” podcast which has a community of more than a million listeners.
Prior to PeopleReign, Dan was the CEO of AIOps leader InsightFinder. Previously, he co-founded Astound, an AI-first enterprise platform for HR and IT, and was Vice President of Product at DevOps leader BigPanda, Chief Product Officer at security analytics company Acce...
2024-09-0433 min
What Are You Made Of?Entrepreneurial Grit and Growth: A Conversation with Dan TurchinDive deep into the entrepreneurial journey with host "C-Roc "and special guest Dan Turchin. This engaging conversation spans a wide range of topics, from the importance of belief and resilience to the transformative power of vulnerability.
Listeners will be captivated as Dan shares his personal experiences and insights gained from founding AeroPrize and PeopleReign. From the early struggles of building a company to the exhilarating moments of success, Dan's journey is a testament to the unwavering dedication required to achieve one's vision.
Discover the pivotal moments that shaped Dan's...
2024-05-0734 min
The Futurist Society PodcastThe Future Of AI And Work - A Conversation With Dan TurchinPeople are worried about the impact of AI on the future of work. Will technology make human involvement obsolete? What will happen to us as AI continues to grow? This episode’s guest, Dan Turchin, is here to alleviate your worries and shed light on the positive future of AI in the workplace. Dan is the CEO and Founder of PeopleReign, a leading AI platform for IT and HR employee service automation that is reshaping the future of work. With over 25 years of experience in applying AI and machine learning to enhance employee work life, Dan shares valuable insights into...
2024-02-1951 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsNick Adams, Managing Partner at Differential Ventures, discusses how to get your generative AI startup fundedEntrepreneurs wonder what it’s like to be a VC. And VCs without an operating background often don’t understand the grit required to turn an idea into a successful business. The best investors have been successful operators first.Today’s guest is one of those. Nick Adams founded Differential Ventures in 2017 to invest in B2B, data-first seed-stage companies. Since then, Nick and the team have invested in an impressive group of companies including Private AI, Ocrolus, and Agnostiq.Before Differential, Nick helped grow companies like OPower and RAGE Frameworks in sales, marketing, and produc...
2023-09-0440 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsNavindra Yadav, CEO and Founder of Theom, discusses how AI is used to prevent data breachesNavindra Yadav is the co-founder and CEO of Theom, the cloud data security leader. He and the team recently raised a $16M series A from an impressive group of investors including Microsoft’s M12 venture fund and Ridge Ventures. Prior to Theom, Navindra was the founder and CEO at Tetration and prior to that he was a distinguished engineer at Cisco. Navindra’s work has received more than 182 patents.For full disclosure, Dan is an investor in Theom. Thanks to Patty Hatter, great former guest, for introducing us to Navindra.Listen and learn... What CISOs...
2023-03-1331 min
Partnering Leadership240 AI and The Future of Work with Dan Turchin, CEO PeopleReign and Host of AI and The Future of Work Podcast | Partnering Leadership Global Thought LeaderIn this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Dan Turchin. Dan Turchin is the CEO of the AI company PeopleReign and host of the podcast AI & The Future of Work. First, Dan shared thoughts on the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Silicon Valley and the potential of hybrid or fully remote work in organizations. Next, Dan Turchin mentioned a Worknet future where organizations hire the best talent and create a fluid work structure. The conversation then turned to AI advancements and applications in organizations, including PeopleReign, the world's smartest virtual agent for IT and HR employee service. Dan Turchin...
2023-02-2352 min
Earley AI PodcastDan Turchin on AI and the Future of Work - Episode #21In this episode, Seth and Chris talk with Dan Turchin, CEO & Founder of PeopleReign.Highlights:4:30 What drives Dan's mission to impact a billion lives at work? 11:15 Disruption and the future of work17:50 What will happen when people can have a day a week back from automation?20:00 Work will change more in the next 30 years than in the previous 30024:30 AI is really still in its infancy - how can we use it for good as it grows up?29:00 What are the pre-requisites to success with AI?37:50 How do you...
2022-11-1155 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsEric Olson, CEO and co-founder of Consensus, discusses how to use LLMs to help researchers get better answers faster from evidence-based journalsEric Olson, CEO and co-founder of Consensus, is a collegiate athlete turned data scientist turned entrepreneur who needed faster access to reliable data while working at DraftKings. Consensus is a search engine that uses a large language model to find answers in peer-reviewed research articles. Eric's living proof that the best entrepreneurs start by solving a problem they've encountered. Hear how Eric's scratching his own itch.Listen and learn...Why Google isn't the answer for scientists seeking evidence-based answers onlineWhy a business model that relies on ads can't solve the "unbiased answer" problem for researchersHow Consensus...
2022-10-3036 min
Artificial Intelligence and You123 - Guest: Dan Turchin, Employee Service AI CEO, part 2This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ .
How do you like the experience of calling Customer Service? Yeah... me too. But Dan Turchin is out to change that. Dan is a serial entrepreneurial leader who is passionate about changing the future of work. He’s doing that currently as the CEO of PeopleReign, which automates the lifecycle of service requests - those problems people inside a business might have - through AI. He's run AI-centric businesses like InsightFinder and Aeroprise, and been a senior director at BMC and ServiceNow. In part 2 we talk about Dan...
2022-10-2430 minArtificial Intelligence and You122 - Guest: Dan Turchin, Employee Service AI CEO, part 1This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ .
How do you like the experience of calling Customer Service? Yeah... me too. But Dan Turchin is out to change that. Dan is a serial entrepreneurial leader who is passionate about changing the future of work. He’s doing that currently as the CEO of PeopleReign, which automates the lifecycle of service requests - those problems people inside a business might have - through AI. He's run AI-centric businesses like InsightFinder and Aeroprise, and been a senior director at BMC and ServiceNow. We talk about how he got...
2022-10-1722 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsKia Kokalitcheva, Axios tech reporter and co-author of the Pro Rata newsletter, discusses what Adam Neumann’s new company Flow means for the future of workKia Kokalitcheva, Axios tech reporter, is a Silicon Valley native who writes about tech news and culture. Among other things, she co-authors the popular Pro Rata newsletter (over 200k subscribers) with Dan Primack. Kia has covered many of the most iconic tech stories of the past decade as a writer at Fortune and VentureBeat prior to Axios which was just acquired by Cox Enterprises. Kia recently wrote about Adam Neumann’s new company, Flow. Hear Kia’s perspectives on how Flow could transform living like WeWork transformed working… and why she’s not scared that bots may take her job.
2022-09-1131 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsTurn the tables! Former guest, author, and QSTAC CEO Ben Brennan interviews Dan Turchin about AI and the future of workBen Brennan, former guest, accomplished author, and QSTAC CEO, guest hosts today's "turn the tables" episode... and interviews Dan Turchin, PeopleReign CEO. Learn about Dan's vision for augmenting human intelligence with machine intelligence and how AI will be used to give the next billion employees back an hour a day.Listen and learn...The origin story behind this podcastWhat's required to use AI to improve employee experiences How many new jobs will be created by AI in the next five years according to The World Economic ForumThe right way for investors to identify talent and catalyze i...
2022-08-1435 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsSpecial episode: Is Google's LaMDA chatbot sentient? Tiernan Ray from ZDNet breaks it all down and discusses how to tell a chatbot from a human... and the ethics of bots fooling people.In this special episode, we unpack the controversy surrounding the sentient chatbot that "worries about its future". Google engineer Blake Lemoine published a transcript of a conversation with the chatbot LaMDA that generated strong reactions from technologists and AI ethicists. It conjured images from science fiction movies that always capture the public imagination.Tiernan Ray, ZDNet writer, accomplished tech journalist, and good friend of the podcast, joined host Dan Turchin to reflect on the story based on his analysis of the 5,000-word LaMDA transcript.Listen and learn...What will it be like to co-habit a...
2022-06-2641 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsDan Grunfeld, Director at Lightspeed and author of "By the Grace of the Game", discusses leadership, entrepreneurship, and basketballDan Grunfeld, former professional basketball player and operator at Lightspeed Venture Partners, discusses the parallels between sports and entrepreneurship. His grandma's escape from the Holocaust inspired him to share her story, one he has been writing for five years. Dan's family history is inspirational. His advice for entrepreneurs is timeless.Listen and learn...Why professional basketball is a lot like entrepreneurshipDan's lessons from experiencing hardship on the court... and how to recover from setbacksHow the best entrepreneurs find product-market fitHow his 96 year-old grandma was saved twice by Raoul Wallenberg Why Dan says "...basketball was sent from h...
2021-11-2632 min
Machine Learning Archives - Software Engineering DailyVirtual Agents for IT and HR with Dan Turchin
The dream of machines with artificial general intelligence is entirely plausible in the future, yet well beyond the reach of today’s cutting edge technology. However, a virtual agent need not win in Alan Turing’s Imitation Game to be useful. Modern technology can deliver on some of the promises of narrow intelligence for accomplishing specific tasks.
PeopleReign has created a virtual agent for IT and HR employee service. This agent’s goal is not to replace a human agent but to augment them by handling some requests and elegantly handing off to a human in other...
2021-09-2246 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsDan O'Connell, CSO/CRO at Dialpad and founder of TalkIQ, discusses NLP in cloud telephony and his entrepreneurial journey from Google to founder to a quick exitDan O'Connell, former founder and CEO of TalkIQ which was acquired by Dialpad, discusses the future of cloud communications. Dan's vision for helping teams sell more with less churn led to Dialpad becoming a unicorn last year having raised $100M at a $1.2B pre-money valuation. Exceptional investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures are betting on Dialpad's ability to convert legacy telephony infrastructure into cloud-native, SaaS systems using AI to analyze voice transcripts.Listen and learn...Dan's entrepreneurial journey from incubator to launch to fundraising to acquisition.Why TalkIQ was really three startups in one... and h...
2021-08-0237 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsJohn Whaley, Founder and CEO of UnifyID, discusses the future of biometric authentication and how to prepare for a world beyond passwordsJohn Whaley has been programming since age five. He has been a lecturer at Stanford in Computer Science, a founding CTO, and a founding CEO. John raised a large series A in 2017 and has sold two companies. Oh, and he's out to save the world from passwords. UnifyID is a pioneer in the use of biometric data stored on mobile devices to authenticate users.Listen and learn...How John's personal journey led to the founding and successful acquisition of UnifyID by Prove.About the ethical implications of giving Big Tech access to your biometric data.Why "...
2021-07-1844 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsFilip Dousek, founder of Stories (acquired by Workday), discusses machine learning for people insights and the challenges of being an entrepreneur in EuropeFilip Dousek is a successful entrepreneur having sold his last company to Workday. He's also the author of Flock Without Birds, a two-part novel that challenges how the whole relates to its parts. Stories, Filip's company, is solving the problem of extracting insights about people from massive datasets to be able to answer questions about diversity, organizational behavior, and skills gaps. He also discusses the challenges of growing a startup in Prague.Listen and learn...Why enterprises don't use the data they generate to make better decisionsThe hard technical challenge of extracting insights about people and...
2021-07-1139 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsJason Wojahn, CEO of ServiceNow partner Thirdera, shares what it means to make innovation a core component of company cultureJason Wojahn has been building companies and helping enterprises use technology for nearly 30 years. He learned a few things before launching Thirdera, the largest pure-play ServiceNow partner, earlier this year. Jason shares his perspectives on the right ways to introduce innovation to clients... and also the right way to reward innovation within his own team. Thirdera has created a brand that is fun and a culture that empowers everyone to do their best work.Listen and learn...Why there's still room to disrupt in the crowded ServiceNow partner ecosystemHow Thirdera works with clients to define their...
2021-07-0531 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsTiernan Ray, journalist in publications like The New York Times and Fortune, discusses the state of AI ethics and how to thrive in a world of automated decisionsTiernan Ray is an accomplished journalist who has written extensively for publications like ZDNet, the New York Times, Barron’s, CNN Money, Fortune, and Bloomberg. He famously launched coverage of machine learning for Barron’s back in 2015 with a cover story called “The Cloud Chip”.In this wide-ranging discussion, Tiernan shares how the principles of ethics should be applied to AI based on his thorough analysis of current research.Listen and learn...Why the field of AI ethics requires "those with authority to also have responsibility" for outcomes.How to instrument explainability into automated decision...
2021-06-2842 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsBryan Talebi, founder and CEO of Ahura AI, shares how AI is being used to up-skill and re-skill workers being displaced by automationBryan Talebi learned the value of education after fleeing Iran and living in a Turkish refugee camp. He worked for NASA at age 16 and, after helping lead many successful startups, started Ahura to disrupt the education system "which hasn't changed in 150 years". Bryan realized the millions of workers being displaced by automation need a way to more rapidly prepare for careers in the labor market of the future.Listen and learn...What skills are required to succeed in the new labor marketWhat impact a single robot can have on an entire factory of skilled laborersHow biometric...
2021-06-2037 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsMilin Desai, CEO of unicorn APM vendor Sentry, discusses the future of software, what's wrong with DevOps, and what 100 other monitoring vendors don't knowMilin Desai was an executive at VMware before taking the CEO role at Sentry last year. Since then, he led a $60M funding round that valued the company at $1B. An exceptional group of investors including Accel and NEA as well as new investor BOND participated. In this discussion with Dan Turchin, Milin openly shares the challenges of growing a startup and where there's room for innovation in the crowded monitoring space.Listen and learn...What all other monitoring vendors are missing that created an opportunity for SentryWhat Sentry does better than the legacy APM vendorsThe...
2021-06-1331 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsSlater Victoroff, founder and CTO of intelligent process automation company Indico, discusses deep learning, AGI, and his entrepreneurial journeySlater Victoroff is a machine learning expert and science fiction writer who is never shy when sharing opinions about AI and the future of technology. His passion for giving unstructured content meaning led to the founding and success of Indico. The company has since raised $36M from an impressive set of investors including Jump Capital and Sandbox Ventures. In this discussion, hear how Slater went from dorm room programmer to entrepreneur.Listen and learn...How Indico was launched by pineapple and onion pizza consumed from 5:00 PM to 5:00 AM on Sunday nights. What it was like to f...
2021-06-0635 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsDr. Mark van Rijmenam, technologist, entrepreneur, and author, discusses AI ethics, future societies, blockchains, and digital laborA first on the show this week... we meet a guest whose digital twin has its own YouTube channel. Dr. Mark van Rijmenam is a futurist, best-selling author, and entrepreneur. He is a popular keynote speaker about issues related to how we co-exist with technology in an increasingly digital world.Listen and learn....Why it is we're living in "exponential times"How future societies will be organized by "digitalism" instead of "liberalism" based on who can access and control dataWhy blockchains as a technology are currently about at the maturity level of the internet in 1997What...
2021-05-3133 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsZi Wang, CEO and founder of Timeless, discusses the future of time management, responsible use of data for AI, and how he's out to change the worldZi Wang, Timeless founder and CEO, learned a lot at Google in eight and a half years. Enough that he was inspired to turn his Google-esque bold vision for the future of time management into a company. Timeless isn't solving the calendar app problem - Zi and his team are solving the problem of how to get the most out of what little time we have.Listen and learn...The founding vision of TimelessAbout the future of time managementThe value of a "marketplace for time" Why data privacy is a 21st century human rightHow time graphs w...
2021-05-2330 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsBanjot Chanana, product leader from VMware, Docker, Google, and AWS, discusses the rise of containers and what's ahead in DevOpsMost of us won't learn as much in a career about DevOps as Banjot Chanana forgets in an afternoon. Having built teams and products that have given rise to DevOps over a 20-year career as a product leader, Banjot is qualified to have strong opinions about the right ways to develop and deploy software. The best part? He's as enthusiastic as ever about what's ahead.Listen and learn...Where there are opportunities to innovate in and around DevOps.Where VMs failed and created an opportunity for containers.What ephemeral infrastructure means for the future of CI...
2021-05-1734 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsCiro Greco and Jacopo Tagliabue, founders of Tooso, discuss their entrepreneurial journey, acquisition by Coveo, and the future of machine intelligenceIt's tough being entrepreneurs in Belgium and Italy. Our appetite for risk and access to capital in the U.S. is an unfair advantage. Ciro and Jacopo moved to Silicon Valley to pursue their dream and, in the process, learned why entrepreneurship is a full-contact sport. Their journey from MIT to startup to successful exit is a classic tale of grit and determination.Listen and learn...What's unique about Silicon Valley for founders.How to turn a technology into a product.What distinguishes human cognition from machine intelligence.Why NLP is so hard.How product interfaces...
2021-05-1039 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsKordel France, CEO of Seekar Technologies, discusses the importance of AI explainability and how Seekar's AI helps radiologists detect COVIDKordel France taught himself to code to automate his Calculus homework. He was inspired by seeing robot tractors on the family farm. Not the conventional background for a high-tech CEO. Kordel and Seekar have turned a passion for AI and machine learning into novel applications in fields as diverse as medicine, law, and professional sports. The best parts of this conversation are when Kordel describes what it means to practice responsible AI. A heads up for investor-types: Seekar is a hot company in a hot space and will soon be raising a series A. Contact Kordel for details.
2021-05-0532 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsRishon Blumberg and Michael Solomon, authors of Game Changer: How to be 10x in the Talent Economy, discuss AI, freelancers, and what it takes to be 10x better at everythingTwo firsts this week on the podcast: first time we’ve had a two-guest interview and first time we’ve had guests who aren’t native to the tech industry. Rishon Blumberg and Michael Solomon are pioneers in the talent management space having worked with A-list celebrities like Bruce Springsteen and John Mayer. A decade ago they set out to bring what they learned in entertainment to the tech talent economy.They’ve since published the popular book Game Changer: How to be 10x in the Talent Economy and have been busy helping the tech community...
2021-04-2834 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsLinda Rottenberg, Endeavor Co-founder and CEO, discusses entrepreneurship in emerging marketsThis week's guest has been called “America’s Best Leader” by U.S. News and “The Entrepreneur Whisperer” by ABC, Fox, and NPR. Linda Rottenberg is the Co-founder and CEO of Endeavor, the world's leading community of high-impact entrepreneurs. She's also an accomplished author, speaker, investor, and mentor for global entrepreneurs. Linda's a mom of twins, a compassionate leader, and a force of nature having overseen the creation of more than four million jobs and 27 billion in revenue from Endeavor companies.Listen and learn:About inspirational entrepreneurs like Wences Casare from Argentina and Vu Van from Vietnam. ...
2021-04-1837 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsDenis Jacquet, founder of the Day One Movement, international entrepreneur, and author discusses how automation is transforming the labor marketDenis Jacquet is concerned that automation is causing traditional jobs to mutate... and governments around the world are mismanaging the opportunity to prepare citizens for the new labor market. He has written extensively on how regulation is stifling innovation. Denis is a serial entrepreneur having started and sold multiple successful companies including EduFactory in the e-learning space. He's also an accomplished author and frequent TV and radio contributor in France on the future labor market.Listen and learn...Why many events will remain virtual long after the pandemic... even though humans have a fundamental need for...
2021-04-1236 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsJoe Rehmann, CEO and Founder of Victory Farms in Kenya, shares how technology-enabled fish farming is eradicating hungerJoe Rehmann went from investment banking to fish farming. His passion for solving the protein problem in Eastern Africa led to one of the most successful aquaculture farms in the world. Joe's story should inspire entrepreneurs everywhere. No problem is too big to solve. Technology we take for granted can be used in ways we can't imagine... until leaders like Joe redefine what's possible.Listen and learn...What inspired Joe to start Victory FarmsHow Victory Farms used mobile phones to solve the tilapia cold chain problemWhat the western world doesn't understand about building a b...
2021-04-0328 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsPhilippe Cases, CEO of Topio Networks, serial entrepreneur, and investor discusses edge computing, IoT and AI plus the future of Silicon ValleyPhilippe Cases has been an entrepreneur and investor in Silicon Valley for more than 25 years. Most recently, he founded Topio Networks to automate the process of generating business insights in tech markets like edge computing, IoT, and blockchain. Philippe has strong opinions about everything from autonomous driving to augmented reality and is paid to influence how they evolve.Listen and learn...How an engineer growing up in France and Germany came to be a Silicon Valley success story.Why we may never "fully automate the process of generating business insights".What technology is limiting mainstream use...
2021-03-2738 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsTim Crawford, serial CIO and CIO advisor, discusses three phases of AI adoption in the enterpriseTim Crawford, accomplished CIO, CIO advisor, and influencer, distinguishes transformational CIOs from the rest. For more than 20 years, he has been coaching CIOs about embracing new technologies by first identifying how they'll solve business problems. Tim is a frequent contributor to publications like The Wall Street Journal, CIO.com, Forbes, SiliconAngle and TechTarget. Thanks to Steve Kaplan from Nutanix for the introduction.Listen and learn...How three distinct types of AI help businesses in different waysThe single biggest way AI could help employees todayA strategy for helping CIOs adopt AIHow and when AI should be regulatedWhich...
2021-03-2129 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsRory O'Driscoll, Partner at Scale Venture Partners, discusses success modes for AI companies and three essential strategies for startupsRory O'Driscoll has been investing in startups since founding Scale Venture Partners 27 years ago. He and his team have invested in transcendent companies like Box, DocuSign, Omniture, Bill.com, HubSpot, and others. Listen to this one multiple times. You'll learn something new each one.Hear Rory's insights on AI and venture investing..."The venture business is more a decision business and less an action business.""The purpose of AI is to make better, more cost-effective decisions.""It’s extraordinarily hard to replace people with AI.""It’s hard to regulate what you don’t understand."How softwar...
2021-03-1445 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsWendy Pfeiffer, Nutanix CIO, discusses the future of enterprise technology, girls in STEM careers, and leading remote teamsThis week, Wendy Pfeiffer, Nutanix CIO and former CIO at GoPro, shares her journey to becoming a public company exec and how she has grown as a technologist and leader. Hear about Wendy's proudest accomplishment at Nutanix and what she's learned from an eclectic group of role models.Listen and learn...What it means to "lead with grace".Why the future of enterprise tech will look more like consumer tech.How to empower girls to pursue STEM careers.How Wendy and her team have used NLP technology to help employees and consistently achieve 90+ NPS scores....
2021-03-0742 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsRak Garg, investor at OpenView, discusses how enterprise software startups can disrupt incumbents like Splunk and AtlassianRak Garg recently shifted from Product Management at companies like Atlassian and Redfin to investing at OpenView Venture Partners, the iconic firm behind companies like Datadog, ExactTarget, Instructure, and others. He shares the playbook for enterprise software startups looking to disrupt incumbents like Splunk and Atlassian. His thesis on SIEM (security event management) and log analytics spawned an excellent blog post on how startups are unbundling Splunk and defining new categories in the process. Follow Rak at rak_garg on twitter.Listen and learn...Why investing is harder than being a Product ManagerWhere Splunk and Atlassian...
2021-02-2228 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsGlenn Solomon, GGV Capital Managing Partner, discusses the people behind amazing companies like Airbnb, HashiCorp, and OpendoorGlenn Solomon has discovered and invested in many iconic companies like Slack, Zendesk, and Square. In this episode, he shares his investing philosophy and how he became great at what he does. This one's worth a listen just to hear Glenn share stories from when he first met the founders of Airbnb and HashiCorp.Listen and learn...Why the stock of Domino’s Pizza has outperformed Google over the past decade.How Opendoor stumbled… before eventually going public and reaching a $20B valuation.Why Nike employs more software engineers than shoe designers. What technology will define the n...
2021-02-1636 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsElaine Zelby, investor at SignalFire, discusses unsexy markets and the SaaS startup bundleElaine Zelby is an investor at SignalFire, a blogger, podcaster, and former Product Marketer at Capriza and Slack. She shares her perspective on the proliferation of SaaS tools, what's sexy about unsexy markets, and what companies she's ready to fund.Listen and learn...Why entrepreneurs describe SignalFire as the "kind" VCThe one technology that will change work most in 2025What Elaine learned as an operator that has helped her as an investorWhy the exodus from big cities may not be a thing after allThanks to Ilya from SignalFire for the introduction to Elaine.
2021-02-0925 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsEvangelos Simoudis, best-selling author and Managing Director at Synapse Partners, discusses the present and future of autonomous vehiclesThe future of cities, work, and transit all rely on technological advances in the field of autonomous vehicles. On this week's episode, Evangelos Simoudis, acclaimed author, futurist, and investor, discusses the present and future of everything from robo-taxis to urban planning.Listen and learn...-How ethical implications and regulatory frameworks pose as big a threat to adoption of autonomous vehicles as technology-Why a combination of knowledge-driven and ontological approaches are often required to optimize the accuracy of AI-Why the classic trolley problem from a 1970s philosophy paper is more relevant than ever
2021-01-3034 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAshu Garg, General Partner at Foundation Capital, discusses finding and investing in the future of AIAshu Garg is a General Partner at Foundation Capital, one of the most iconic venture firms in Silicon Valley. Ashu was first an entrepreneur before becoming an investor and discovering amazing companies like TubeMogul, Cohesity, Eightfold, and Databricks.Listen and learn...How Ashu translated his unique brand of hustle into finding and backing amazing entrepreneursWhy Ashu feels, as an entrepreneur, it’s worse to be too early than too lateThe challenges and opportunities of applying NLP to enterprise software What emerging technology will most impact work in 2031 How the ability to automate routine tasks creates an oppo...
2021-01-2328 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsHaixun Wang, VP and AI Distinguished Scientist at Instacart, shares insights from 20 years of innovating at IBM, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and AmazonGreat episode to kick off 2021. Dr. Haixun Wang has been at the forefront of introducing AI-based innovation to the world's leading technology companies including IBM, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon. He's the current VP Engineering and Distinguished Scientist at Instacart where he focuses on improving the grocery delivery experience with AI.Listen and learn...Why knowledge graphs may be the solution to improve today’s e-commerce search experience. Why it’s hard to create an algorithm to help shoppers pick items from store shelves.What defines a “technology” company.Why it’s difficult to “make the physical worl...
2021-01-0231 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsDarius Goldman, CEO and Founder of Meratas, discusses the future of education and how income share agreements workDarius Goldman, CEO and Founder of Meratas, discusses the future of education and how income share agreements (ISAs) are making college and trade school more accessible. Meratas partners with educational institutions to offer a financing option to students who can attend courses for free up front and pay later with a portion of future income. Meratas is off to a fast start with 30 education partners and 3,100 students.Listen and learn...How ISAs create opportunities for students who couldn’t otherwise afford higher educationDarius’ perspective on the future of education: “It’s a luxury to get educated for the...
2020-12-1328 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsMichael Shepherd, Distinguished Engineer at Dell Technologies, discusses the future of AI, ethics, and what happens when machines are smarter than usOn this week’s podcast, Michael Shepherd, Distinguished Engineer at Dell Technologies focused on AI, describes the present and future of intelligent software. Fascinating discussion about using AI for good… and what could happen if we lose control. Worth listening to hear when Michael thinks we’ll achieve AGI (artificial general intelligence), where bots are indistinguishable from humans. Listen and learn… About Michael’s vision for “analytics at the speed of thought”. How Michael describes the “three Vs of big data”. Why laptops may soon not need charging cables. Why knowing the answer will be less important in the future...
2020-12-0833 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsThe past, present, and future of AIOps with Dr. Helen Gu, CTO and Founder of InsightFinderIn this special episode with Dr. Helen Gu, author or co-author of 80+ academic papers on distributed computing and AI for systems management, we discuss the past, present, and future of AI for IT Operations.Listen and learn...How and why the technology behind common problems like image recognition fails when applied to machine dataWhere Helen and her team were nine years ahead of AmazonWhy unsupervised machine learning is required to predict and prevent system downtimeWhy machine learning is well-suited to anomaly detection for machine dataThe next technology breakthrough that will eliminate sleepless nights for developers...
2020-11-2946 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsChris Curtin, former C-level exec at Visa and Disney tech VP, discusses the future of brands and moneyChris Curtin has been on a journey over the past twenty plus years to modernize iconic brands like Disney, HP, and Visa. He has been at the forefront of new payment technologies, consumer channels, and business models. We discussed the future of everything with Chris. Listen and learn...Why it will soon be as easy to send money to Botswana as it is to send photos or emoji.How Chris defines "brand".What it was like negotiating Visa's Olympic Games partnership.The best leadership advice Chris has received.How Coldplay (and the Pope) just may show u...
2020-11-2230 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsBarr Moses, CEO and Founder of Monte Carlo, discusses data observability, raising VC as a female entrepreneur, and advice for creating an enduring company cultureThis week, we had a fascinating discussion that unveiled the dirty secret of AI and machine learning: algorithm performance is only as good as data quality... and data pipelines break frequently. Data Scientists spend most of their time wrangling data. Barr Moses, CEO and Founder of Monte Carlo, explains how the problem is getting solved and what that means for the future of technology. Plus, learn… The five pillars of data health How to quantify the impact of data downtime How Barr thinks about being intentional when establishing company culture and values Barr’s advice for female a...
2020-11-1529 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsWe asked execs about the future of AI in IT operations. What they said may surprise you.This week's special episode of AI and the Future of Work features execs discussing how they use AI to reduce downtime. More important, they share how, as leaders, they're navigating the complicated relationship between humans and machines.Listen and learn from some of the best:Joel Eagle on how McDonald's thinks about managing data at scale to improve the guest experience.Mark Settle, seven-time CIO and best-selling author of Truth from the Valley, on how the shift to cloud-based apps has changed user behavior.Ray Lippig, Program Manager at J.B. Hunt, on how anomaly detection...
2020-11-0849 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsWhat happens when the founder of AIOps, Colin Fletcher, discusses DevOps and fried chicken. Well, listen...On this week’s episode of AI and the Future of Work, Colin Fletcher shares insights including... What he meant by “AIOps” when he coined the term and what has happened since then.How the most mature organizations adopt DevOps.How AIOps will change in the next three years. The new definition of automation everyone in IT will soon be talking about. ...And of course, the not-so-secret recipe for earth's best fried chicken. People mentioned in this episode: Patrick Debois, Bridget Kromhaut, Charity Majors. Companies mentioned in this episode: GitLab, ServiceNow, Splunk, New Relic, AppDynamics, BigPanda, Gartner.
2020-10-3137 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsBest of AI and the Future of Work with Dave Kellogg, serial CEO and board member... plus, we hit an exciting milestone!Welcome to this week's "best of" episode of AI and the Future Work. Today, we’re opening the vault and re-introducing you to Dave Kellogg, serial high-tech CEO, board member, and of course Dead Head discussing SaaS metrics earlier this year. I’m proud to share that the podcast just crossed 100,000 downloads so I’m taking this opportunity to thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please rate us wherever you get your podcasts to demonstrate your support for independent media and help more listeners discover our amazing guests. It’s a week before the...
2020-10-2629 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsPatty Hatter, tech exec/board member/advisor, shares the best advice ever for women in technologyPatty Hatter, former CIO, COO, and current SVP Customer Services at Palo Alto Networks, shares advice for women about how to break the glass ceiling in Silicon Valley. Hear how Patty went from engineering grad student to global exec by cultivating an authentic leadership style.Listen and learn:How six months in Europe shaped Patty's career.The advice Patty says served her best when leaving Bell LabsWhy Patty says "being a CIO is the best role to have had in the past."Tips for dealing with unconscious bias in the workplace.Patty's advice to women convinced...
2020-10-1837 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsSpecial episode: COVID, AI, and your mental health with Deryk Van Brunt, CEO of CredibleMindThis week's discussion is about the pandemic, AI, and mental health. Deryk Van Brunt is a serial entrepreneur, trained epidemiologist, and Professor at the U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health.CredibleMind uses AI to improve access to mental health resources. What once was relegated to the shadows of healthcare is now mainstream. Anxiety and stress have spiked due to social isolation and the increased burden of elder and childcare. Like all fields being disrupted by AI, the fear of biased training data is real. Who owns your mental health data? Who is r...
2020-10-1131 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsPanel discussion about AI and the future of IT Operations with leaders from Snowflake, Dell, and Credit SuisseNew format this week: a special panel discussion with Justin Fitzhugh from Snowflake, Liz Holland from Dell, and Luca Blanzuoli from Credit Suisse...Learn insights about the future of AI in IT Operations from the pros:"We couldn't keep the environment available without AI technology.” -Liz from Dell“It’s time to switch paradigms. It’s not ok to have outages with the same root cause twice. We should have no outages.” -Luca from Credit Suisse “AI is like having a PhD on the team transferred from generation to generation... without having to earn the degree.” -Luca from Cred...
2020-09-2849 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsCassie Divine, SVP QuickBooks Online Platform at Intuit, shares what she's doing to promote equal pay and workplace diversity plus her philosophy on leadership during a pandemicThis week's guest deserves credit for helping transform Intuit into an iconic technology brand with a reputation for great company culture and values-driven leadership.We get a unique look into the secrets that have made Cassie and Intuit successful and, more important, what Cassie's doing to define the post-pandemic future of work for self-employed entrepreneurs. Listen and learn...Why Scott Cook, Intuit founder, advised employees to "love the problem not the solution."How Cassie has changed her leadership style to support remote teams.What "customer obsession" means at Intuit.Why Cassie says "there's no p...
2020-09-1335 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsGareth Rushgrove, DevOps pioneer and DevOps Weekly editor, discusses the past, present, and future of IT operationsSpecial guest Gareth Rushgrove, editor of the popular DevOps Weekly newsletter (since its inception ten years ago!) and former product lead at Docker and Puppet, joined the podcast this week for a wide-ranging discussion about the culture of IT operations, security and software development, and the future of application monitoring.Listen and learn:Why Gareth thinks teaching developers to write secure code is a "socio-technical" problemWhy the perceived "go fast vs. be secure" perceived tradeoff is wrongWhat Gareth has been doing to support the Open Policy Agent and accelerate adoption of infrastructure as codeWhat's ahead for...
2020-09-0733 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsHost Dan Turchin interviewed by David Wright from the Service Desk InstituteEver wonder what "knocker-uppers" did in Britain when alarm clocks were invented? Curious what scribes did after the printing press? Loom operators after the cotton gin? Throughout history, those on the right side of innovation thrive.In this crossover episode, host Dan Turchin is interviewed by Service Desk Institute Chief Value and Innovation Officer David Wright. Hear how technology is changing customer service... and improving the lives of customer service agents while forcing them to upskill and re-skill.Listen and learn:What skills won't be replaced by AIHow the service desk is being transformed...
2020-08-3030 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsGreg Poirier, New Relic Architect and AIOps pioneer, discusses the future of IT operationsGreg Poirier understands what it’s like to carry the pager. He started as a systems engineer and has since spent a career developing products that help systems engineers sleep at night. In this episode, Greg explains the past, present, and future of IT operations. He also shares techniques for surviving the quarantine as a geek and an artist.Hear from the master… What is observability and why is it more important during the pandemic? What do great product teams do better than everyone else? Will we ever achieve NoOps? Is that even the right vi...
2020-08-2326 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsBrent Knipfer, enterprise IT architect from Alcor Solutions, explains where to start when defining an AI strategyBrent Knipfer started from humble beginnings having taken an oath of poverty in the Peace Corps. He's now one of the leading authorities in the IT community on the topic of designing AI-first, data-driven strategies.Listen and learn...Why the secret to great AI is having great humans first clean your dataHow to optimize your CMDB for AIWhy service agents that accept recommendations from AI have the lowest MTTRWhy Brent's mantra is "leap to the future"How Brent has made it through the quarantine... including a preview of outrageous outfits he's been designing for his debut...
2020-08-0227 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsSpecial round table edition: Barclay Rae and Sanjeev NC discuss why we shouldn't fear bots at workBarclay Rae, co-author of the ITIL v4 guides and ITSM consultant, and Sanjeev NC, AI enthusiast and former Product Marketing lead at Freshworks, join host Dan Turchin to discuss where AI is helping organizations and why fears of job elimination are unfounded.Listen and learn...Why "artificial" is a better description of today's AI technology than "intelligent"How AI is helping reduce training time for help desk agentsKey metrics you should be using to make sure your AI project is successfulThe skills you need to lead your organization's first AI projectWhat gamification has in common with...
2020-07-2732 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsDeborah Hanus, Sparrow CEO, discusses what it means to be mission-driven and fundraising as a solo founderDeborah Hanus, Sparrow founder and CEO, joins Dan Turchin to discuss how improving the complicated maternity, paternity, and medical leave process makes life better for employees. Deborah shares her vision for the company, why the problem exists, and what it was like raising two rounds of funding as a solo founder.Listen and learn:What inspired Deborah to start SparrowWhy leave policies are so complicated and how COVID-19 has made the situation worseHow leave policies create gender bias and how Deborah recommends companies fix the problemWhy leave is tightly connected to job satisfaction and quality of...
2020-07-1933 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsTiernan Ray, distinguished journalist, discusses the future of work and tech's complicated relationship with the mediaTiernan Ray has published articles in every major tech and business publication over his 25-year career. This week, he joined Dan Turchin on the podcast to discuss what it means to practice responsible journalism at a time when audiences and advertisers are fickle and we're contending with a pandemic, social unrest, political turmoil, and backlash against social media for promoting hate.Listen and learn...Why journalistic integrity matters even as fact-checking departments at organizations like Barron's are being eliminated.How the pandemic has created opportunities to tell stories about scientific topics that weren't previously exposed to...
2020-07-1230 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the Future of Work with Alex Capecelatro, CEO of home automation pioneer Josh.aiThis week, we discuss the future of smart homes with Alex Capecelatro, CEO of Josh.ai. Working from home has made smart home assistants business essential. They save us time researching, play mood-appropriate music, and help us meditate when quarantine life has an off day. Alex and Josh.ai are navigating the new world of work like all of us. But unlike most of us, they’re doing it while being scrutinized for collecting personal data, trying to maintain international supply chains, and competing with pandemic stalwarts Amazon and Google. Listen and learn why Josh.ai just had...
2020-07-0232 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsKenn So, AI enthusiast and investor at Shasta VenturesKenn So is on the investment team at Shasta Ventures, one of the most respected enterprise software investors in Silicon Valley. He evaluates AI-first companies every day and has a few opinions about what's working and how to get your AI company funded.On this week's episode, Ken shares his perspective on venture capital, AI, and what the best pitches have in common.Listen and learn... How the best SaaS companies are evolving their operating plans in lean times.Why AI explainability matters. What is AI bias and what are innovative companies doing to add...
2020-06-2526 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsBill Davidow, venture capital pioneer and best-selling author of The Autonomous RevolutionBill Davidow is an icon in the venture capital world having made his first $5,000 venture investment in the 1960s before starting Mohr Davidow in 1985. This week’s episode of AI and the Future of Work is a fascinating discussion with Bill about his new book "The Autonomous Revolution: Reclaiming the Lives We’ve Sold to Machines”. This is a rare opportunity to learn secrets from one of the greats who helped launch the 8086 chip at Intel before planting the seeds that became today's venture capital industry.Bill on how today's autonomous revolution relates to the previou...
2020-06-1825 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the Future of Work with Shannon Burns, internal tools manager at SlackOn this week’s podcast, we interview Shannon Burns, internal developer tools manager from Slack. Shannon’s been adjusting to a new style of management during the quarantine. Let’s just say the pace hasn’t slowed down for her and her team but she’s adapted her leadership style to help everyone stay productive while also acknowledging how the pandemic has affected them personally.Listen and learn...What makes Slack’s culture unique that might surprise you.Why a manager's new role is helping team members work less hard… and how Shannon does that.How Shannon’s team...
2020-06-1225 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the future of humanity... an interview by Dan King and Leeza McKeown from Fireside Strategic with Dan TurchinHow AI and Humans Will Work Together to Build a More Human Future of WorkIn this turnaround format, Leeza McKeown and Dan King interview Dan Turchin! Hear...-- Dan's backstory - starting PeopleReign.io to help augment the human experience. (What are his goals?)-- The benefits of AI for a frontline call center agent. (Timely.... 600% increase in need for employee IT support for home workers.)-- How to think about optimizing your "digital labor" resources. (There is a class for business leaders who want to master this.)-- What...
2020-06-0528 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the Future of Work with Charlene Li, analyst and best-selling author of The Disruption MindsetWe enjoyed our discussion with Charlene Li, analyst and best-selling author of The Disruption Mindset, so much last December that we invited her back to discuss the impact of the pandemic on leaders, culture, and the evolving nature of work. Charlene's advice for disruptors is more relevant than ever.Charlene's advice to leaders who have themselves been disrupted: "Now is the time to be a better leader. Take this opportunity to get to know the whole person - where they live, their families, their hobbies. These intimate work interactions allow us to be more empathetic."...
2020-05-3039 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the Future of Work with Allan Leinwand, Slack SVP of Engineering and Silicon Valley tech pioneerIn this week’s episode of AI and the Future of Work, Slack Senior Vice President of Engineering Allan Leinwand shares how he’s leading his teams through the pandemic and what it means within Slack when CEO Stewart Butterfield says “we were made for this.” Allan helped develop, launch, and manage some of the most-loved technology products in history including Cisco’s routing products, Zynga’s social gaming backend, ServiceNow’s platform, and of course Slack. Listen and learn…What it’s like to develop the app that quite literally makes it possible to WFH.What teams th...
2020-05-2226 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the Future of Work with Diane Keng, Founder and CEO of Breinify, the leading AI platform for predictive personalizationOn this week’s episode of AI and the Future of Work, we discuss the future of post-pandemic consumer behavior and AI in retail with Breinify CEO Diane Keng. Breinify develops a predictive personalization engine used by brands like BevMo! to understand how we buy and optimize the buying experience. She’s building a great culture and learning fast as a first-time founder and CEO. Listen and learn… How Diane thinks about company culture and how she keeps her team motivated in the face of uncertainty. How AI is delivering a better consumer experience and how to use da...
2020-05-1728 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the Future of Work with Dave Kellogg, serial CEO, board member, investor, and advisorIn this week’s episode of AI and the Future of Work, Dan Turchin discusses Silicon Valley culture pre and post pandemic, SaaS metrics, and the mistakes that get CEOs fired with Dave Kellogg, Silicon Valley luminary, investor, advisor, and CEO. Listen and learn...What’s the single most important metric for venture-backed SaaS companies… and why you’re probably calculating it wrong. What makes a great high-tech culture and why Dave is particularly proud of one slide that summarizes his philosophy on building successful teams.Why most CEOs fail because of one specific way they mis-manage...
2020-05-1027 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsWhat leaders do in a crisis: Tess Posner, AI4ALL CEO, with Dan Turchin on this week's episode of AI and the Future of WorkIn recent weeks, we’ve been discussing what leaders do in a crisis. This week, we share an update from a discussion last November with Tess Posner, CEO of AI4ALL. In the past six weeks, AI4ALL has…Released a new Open Learning course about AI and COVID-19 for students and educators. Published a sentiment analysis and NLP curriculum. Made more than 65 hours of AI curricula and teaching guides available for free at olp.ai-4-all.org.Transitioned many 2020 high school summer internships online. Shifted its entire team to fully remote work.Tess is a force...
2020-05-0330 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the future of work with Randy Womack, CEO of employee experience platform Socrates.aiIn this week’s episode of AI and the future of work, we discuss enterprise bots and natural language processing with Socrates.ai CEO Randy Womack. Randy is a 30-year Silicon Valley enterprise software veteran who has built successful teams and products at amazing organizations like SuccessFactors (now SAP) and Castlight Health. Listen and learn... What is an employee experience platform and how do great companies think about employee experiences? Why was Randy an early advocate for remote work and why do distributed teams outperform others? Hint: it’s not what you think. What do tattoos and blue...
2020-04-2526 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the future of work with an update on the pandemic and a discussion with Craig Pratt, former ServiceNow Vice President and next level leaderThis week, we discuss the human toll of the pandemic on day 35 of the shelter in place order. We also discuss what life on the other side will be like. We're learning from organizations like TaskRabbit whose CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot shares her organization's journey with Bob Safian on Reid Hoffman's Masters of Scale. We're re-publishing an episode that originally aired last August with former ServiceNow Vice President and next level leader Craig Pratt. In it, Craig discusses...Lessons for leaders looking to make an impact in or outside careers in technologyWhy empathy and intuition are timeless s...
2020-04-1925 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsDo this now and we'll flatten the second curve: lessons from leaders using the pandemic to define the future of workThis week, you’re stuck with my voice sharing my thoughts on the situation. We'll get back to interviews about AI next week.It’s a confusing time for all of us. There’s no way to comprehend the magnitude of what is happening right now.In this podcast, I discuss...What's ahead for company culture as second curve effects hit the workplace.Why organizations are more like organisms than machines.How strong organizations are growing stronger using new technology to embrace what makes them unique.Please react with your own thoughts and coping...
2020-04-1209 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the future of work: a conversion with Shane Carlson and Laura Araujo from the Techno Biotic podcastThis week, we’re sharing a conversation I recorded a few weeks back with Shane Carlson and Laura Araujo on their Techno Biotic podcast. It was before the pandemic so, shockingly, we didn’t share work from home tips and there was no discussion about toilet paper hoarding. Shane and Laura geek out weekly about the intersection of post-humanism, technology, and culture. In this discussion, we cover:What it means to be human... augmented by machines.What human skills transcend technology... and which will be less valued in the future.What can employees do now to embra...
2020-04-0554 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the future of work with Barclay Rae, top 20 IT Service Management thought leader and ITIL 4 authorWe’re joined by Barclay Rae on this week’s episode of AI and the Future of Work. Barclay has consistently been named one of the top 20 influencers in IT Service Management. He’s an accomplished speaker, consultant, and author having recently contributed to the ITIL 4 content library. Barclay joined us to discuss the impact of the pandemic on service management and what leaders should know about the future of work. In this episode, hear Barclay discuss… How remote work is forever changing company culture. Why the best technology leaders are really the best people leaders. Why IT must...
2020-03-2926 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the future of work with Jordan Husney, founder and CEO at remote work pioneer ParabolThis week, we're re-sharing an episode that originally aired August 2019 because it's more timely than ever. In it, Jordan Husney, founder and CEO of remote work pioneer Parabol talks about the future of work in remote teams.Listen and learn... About Jordan's entrepreneurial journeyWhy he started ParabolHow to hold distributed teams accountableWhy cultures that support remote workers attract and retain better talenthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jrhusney/https://www.parabol.co/
2020-03-2230 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the future of work with Ash Rust, former CEO and pre-seed investor at Sterling RoadAsh Rust, startup entrepreneur and pre-seed investor, discusses what he looks for in founding teams, why the best founders succeed, how he evaluates companies, and what opportunities he’d fund if he saw the right pitch. Listen and learn... The three common attributes of the best startup CEOs What Ash looks for when coaching entrepreneurs The best pitches Ash has heard recently… and a few bizarre ones “The one that got away” Ash missed Ash’s advice for a younger version of himself Learn more about the amazing companies Ash discussed at Sterling Road.
2020-03-0526 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the Future of Work with guest Reza Nazeman, CIO of SAP ConcurReza Nazeman, serial CIO from Microsoft and McKinsey and current CIO of SAP Concur, discusses the evolving role of IT in the era of automation and why thinking business first is how he adds value as a technology leader.Tune in to learn...How Reza got his start in Germany and earned his way into roles of increasing responsibilityWhat are the attributes of a great culture and what McKinsey and Microsoft get right (and wrong)Reza's philosophy on hiring and grooming leadersWhat skills will never be replaced by AIWhat "CIO" really stands for
2020-03-0427 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAI and the Future of Work (Episode 13) - hosted by Dan Turchin Co Founder and Chief Product Officer of Astound, interviews distinguished and accomplished author Charlene Li.Charlene Li is a 20-year analyst and researcher who has written six best-selling books. A well-known consultant, acclaimed social media and technology expert, and the author of the recent book "The Disruption Mindset", Charlene is a serial disruptor who has helped millions of entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs.In this AI and the Future of Work podcast, Dan Turchin interviews Charlene Li. She discusses how disruptive leaders are needed everywhere. Charlene shares how a small university like Southern New Hampshire grew from just 3,000 students to the #1 online educational institution. Their approach...let us rethink what it means to have...
2019-12-1329 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsDan Turchin Co-founder and Chief Product Officer talks with Tess Posner, CEO of A.I. 4 AllPassion? Excitement? Driven? These are all qualities of this dynamic CEO. Tess Posner is changing the world with her positive attitude and her great approach to problem solving in issues of all things related to AI and Education. In this AI and the Future of Work podcast, Dan Turchin interviews Tess Posner, CEO of A.I. 4 All. She discusses how to mitigate AI bias and hiring best practices and how AI will impact women and youth. She also talks about what she would tell her younger self. Tess has an eye in gaining Data Literacy for all...
2019-12-0225 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsAn Interview with Serial Entrepreneur Bob Moore aka "The Data Whisperer" on how the Tech landscape has changed and what can cause a Start-Up to stumbleWhat causes a Start-Up to stumble? Is your company becoming culturally lazy? Learn some helpful entrepreneurial tips and find out what data exhaust means on the latest podcast session on AI and the Future of Work with Dan Turchin.Bob Moore is the CEO of CrossBeam. They help companies bring data together and create a third party environment so that data doesn't just cross over to another company but rather is kept separate. In this episode, Bob shares the key to keeping info out while understanding there is a fear to share data. He also ad...
2019-10-3129 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsCo-founder Dan Turchin Interviews World Renowned AI Computer Scientist Julie MohrJulie addresses how knowledge and the customer economy are driving a rapid change in business. In addition she discusses how to not focus only on product but instead to look at data to define our customer-driven innovation. Julie believes there's a balance between people, process and tools. Is traditional service management relevant? Julie answers these questions and more."We must see the need for what our customers want. Automation IS what the customers want! They have a palate for it. The companies that see this are winning!" - Julie Mohr Challenges for CIO's and IT...
2019-10-2232 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsDan Turchin Co-founder and Chief Product Officer Interviews Technology and Business Journalist Tiernan Ray on How Technology has Transformed with AIWill people lose their enthusiasm to a machine that writes as a person? Will AI impact economists, investors and journalists? Tiernan Ray, business, technology and finance writer and editor talks about AI theories and how they will impact everyone around us including the role of a journalist.In this podcast episode, he breaks down Moore's Law, AI and the demise of Journalism, or as he asks, "can AI summarize an author's work?" These questions and more will be covered in this episode of AI and the Future of work! Tiernan also talks about what he would tell...
2019-10-2225 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsDoug Tedder, ITSM Expert, Discusses How a Virtual Agent Can Transform Your Business with Co-founder and CPO Dan TurchinDoug Tedder, ITSM expert discusses how a virtual agent has the ability to transform your help desk with Dan Turchin, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Astound. He discusses how service management must now be truly end-to-end and how AI is needed to address the needs of our customers and improve business benefits. The role of the IT leader is changing with service delivery expectations but how can AI drive accuracy and speed for the customers that IT is being asked to support in organizations? Doug and Dan talk about how a virtual agent has the ability to...
2019-10-2234 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsFruition Partners Founder and CEO Marc Talluto on the Evolution of ServiceNow, Building a Consulting Firm in the ITSM Space, and the Future of Service ManagementFruition Partners founder Marc Talluto joins the podcast to share his invaluable experience and advice around entrepreneurship, leadership and service management. Marc began his career in consulting at both Accenture and Deloitte and eventually broke away to start Fruition which specializes in ITSM and Cloud Service Management, specifically ServiceNow, as a Value Added Re-seller (VAR). As founder and CEO, Marc was instrumental in building Fruition's partnership network and its culture, leading to the sale of the firm in 2015. Challenges for CIO's and IT Leaders Addressed in this Podcast:1) Building a successful culture within your organization that i...
2019-09-1135 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsSmarter Collaboration: Parabol Founder and CEO Jordan Husney Outlines a Better Way to Structure Your Meetings to Get More Out of Your TeamsJordan Husney is the founder and CEO of Parabol, a meeting software product for agile teams, particularly those distributed around the world. Jordan shares his insights with host Dan Turchin around the difference between teams & interest groups, key rules of engagement for productive meetings, and his thoughts on what the future of work will look like for employees & knowledge workers around the globe. He also shares a fascinating perspective on how his experience as a start-up founder has allowed him to see a different side of America. Challenges for CIO's and IT Leaders Addressed in this Podcast:
2019-08-1629 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsTruth from the Trenches: Okta CIO Mark Settle on the Future of Work & IT, What it Takes to be an Effective Leader in IT, and His Thoughts on Automation & AIMark Settle, seven-time Chief Information Officer (CIO) and current CIO of Okta digs into how the modern workplace has evolved with the proliferation of collaboration work tools such as Slack, Zoom, etc. and the technology considerations CIOs and business leaders need to address in preparation for future workplace changes. Mark shares his thoughts on automation, it's role within a company, and where it’s headed. Mark also highlights the various dimensions of the CIO role and what it takes to succeed.Challenges for CIO's and IT Leaders Addressed in this Podcast:1. How do you manage a va...
2019-08-1327 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsLessons for Leaders in the Era of AI: ServiceNow's Craig Pratt Shares His Leadership Philosophy, His Journey Through High-Tech, and an Optimistic Perspective on TechnologyWelcome to episode four of the AI and the Future of Work podcast series with host Dan Turchin, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Astound. The following conversation features ServiceNow's World Wide VP of Sales Initiatives, Craig Pratt. He shares his journey through the high-tech world and the leadership lessons he's learned along the way. Learn more about Astound at https://astound.ai/
2019-08-1220 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsSinclair Support Manager & President of the Seattle HDI Chapter Tony North Discusses Excellence in Customer Support, Hiring on Cultural Fit, and the Key Metrics in ITSMIT veteran Tony North is the Support Manager @ Sinclair and the president of the Seattle HDI Chapter. Tony stops by for a chat with our host, Dan Turchin, to discuss building great customer support experiences, how to hire the very best people for your team, the top ITSM tools shaping the customer experience today and how to best measure and scale these tools. For those interested in the future of support and ITSM, Tony shares his thoughts around decentralization, reporting, & robotics, describing how these trends are disrupting the industry. Challenges for CIO's, IT Leaders, and Support Managers...
2019-08-1118 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsBenjamin Baer, VP of Product Marketing @ FICO, Discusses All Things FICO, Tangible AI & ML Use Cases, and How Responsible AI & Big Data Will Affect Employees in the Future for the BetterBenjamin Baer is the VP of Product Marketing at Fair, Issac and Company (FICO), best known for their credit risk assessment product, FICO Score. What many people don't know is that FICO's reach goes far beyond assessing credit health. Over the last ten years the corporation has become a leader in the analytics space, deploying big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence solutions to some of the largest enterprises in the world. Benjamin shares a fascinating consumer journey that highlights FICO's involvement in a host of touch points. Many of which will surprise you. He goes on to give...
2019-08-1117 minAI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsThe Future of ITSM with Brent Knipfer: AI's Impact on ITSM and How Astound is Improving the Employee Experience Through AI-Driven AutomationBrent Knipfer currently works with McDonald's as the Global Enterprise Solutions Architect. He shares his passion and expertise around ITSM throughout the podcast, showcasing the endless possibilities for growth in the space. Brent dives into the past, present, and exciting future of ITSM as AI comes front and center. Challenges for CIO's and IT Leaders Addressed in this Podcast:1. How can AI enhance my ITSM solution?2. How can AI improve employee satisfaction?3. What are Astound's AI features, and what value do they bring?4. How is AI changing ITSM?To learn more a...
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