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The Digital Project ManagerBeyond Prompts: How to Use AI for Smarter Project ManagementGenerative AI is everywhere—transforming industries, dominating conversations, and yet, for many, it’s still just a tool for note-taking and meal planning. If you’re a project professional feeling stuck in a GenAI rut, this episode is for you.Host Galen Low sits down with AI expert Kathleen Walch to explore how project managers can move beyond basic chatbot use, rethink their AI approach, and unlock new career opportunities. Tune in to discover what GenAI truly has to offer beyond prompt engineering.Resources from this episode:Join DPM MembershipSubscribe to the newsle...2025-03-0440 min
The Analytics Power Hour#266: AI Projects: From Obstacles to Opportunities In celebration of International Women’s Day, this episode of Analytics Power Hour features an all-female crew discussing the challenges and opportunities in AI projects. Moe Kiss, Julie Hoyer and Val Kroll, dive into this AI topic with guest expert, Kathleen Walch, who co-developed the CPMAI methodology and the seven patterns of AI (super helpful for your AI use cases!). Kathleen has helpful frameworks and colorful examples to illustrate the importance of setting expectations upfront with all stakeholders and clearly defining what problem you are trying to solve. Her stories are born from the painful experiences of AI...2025-03-0458 min
The Analytics Power Hour#266: AI Projects: from Obstacles to Opportunities
In celebration of International Women’s Day, this episode of Analytics Power Hour features an all-female crew discussing the challenges and opportunities in AI projects. Moe Kiss, Julie Hoyer and Val Kroll, dive into this AI topic with guest expert, Kathleen Walch, who co-developed the CPMAI methodology and the seven patterns of AI (super helpful for your AI use cases!). Kathleen has helpful frameworks and colorful examples to illustrate the importance of setting expectations upfront with all stakeholders and clearly defining what problem you are trying to solve. Her stories are born from the painful experiences of AI projects be...2025-03-0458 min
#GovCom UnfilteredAI, Project Management & GovCon: Kathleen Walch on Cognilytica’s Next ChapterAI is transforming project management, creating an urgent need for qualified professionals. In this episode, we interview Kathleen Walch, Director of AI Engagement and Learning at Project Management Institute (PMI), who co-developed the first and only AI Project Management methodology now recognized in government proposals.As co-creator of the CPMAI methodology, Kathleen has pioneered AI best practices that have helped government agencies, multinational corporations, and NGOs successfully navigate AI implementation. Following PMI's strategic acquisition of Cognilytica, she continues to drive innovation that's reshaping how projects are managed and delivered.Discover:• Why this certification could so...2025-02-2629 min
The Artificial Intelligence PodcastInterview #52 Kathleen Walch, Global Head and General Manager of Project Management Institute (PMI)Join Kathleen Walch, Global Head and General Manager of Project Management Institute (PMI), as she discusses the evolution of AI project management and PMI's recent acquisition of Cognilytica, her AI research and advisory firm. She shares insights on PMI's CPMAI methodology, which helps organizations manage AI projects through six phases and seven distinct patterns of AI implementation. Looking at AI adoption challenges, particularly with generative AI and chatbots, she emphasizes starting small and iterating often. Walch addresses global AI regulations, emerging trends like agentic AI, and PMI's initiatives including their AI assistant Infinity.2025-01-2340 min
Pondering AICritical Planning with Ron Schmelzer and Kathleen WalchKathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer analyze AI patterns and factors hindering adoption, why AI is never ‘set it and forget it’, and the criticality of critical thinking. The dynamic duo behind Cognilytica (now PMI) join Kimberly to discuss: the seven (7) patterns of AI; fears and concerns stymying AI adoption; the tension between top-down and bottom-ups AI adoption; the AI value proposition; what differentiates CPMAI from good old-fashioned project management; AI’s Red Queen moment; critical thinking as a uniquely human skill; the DKIUW pyramid and limits of machine understanding; why you can’t sit AI out. A transcr...2024-11-2048 min
AI Today PodcastCognilytica is now part of PMI! [AI Today Podcast]We have some super exciting news to share with you all! And, we want our community to hear this news directly from us. Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading organization for the project management profession has acquired Cognilytica and Managing Partners Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer have joined PMI’s Senior Leadership Team!In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer reflect on Cognilytica’s and AI Today’s journey these past eight years.Continue reading Cognilytica is now part of PMI! [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.2024-09-1921 min
The Human CodeFrom Insight to Impact: Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer's AI OdysseySend us a textNavigating AI Implementation and Innovation with Expert InsightsIn this episode of The Human Code, host Don Finley explores the intersection of technology and humanity with AI experts Kathleen Walsh and Ronald Schmelzer. The discussion delves into the personal journeys of the guests, their insights on AI implementation over the years, and the transformative impact of AI across industries. They introduce the seven patterns of AI, emphasizing the importance of understanding AI's capabilities and limitations. Pitfalls in AI implementation, such as inaccuracies and the challenge of achieving AGI, are also covered. Additionally...2024-05-0341 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Black Box, Explainable AI (XAI), Interpretable AIIn this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Black Box, Explainable AI (XAI), Interpretable AI, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it’s important to know about them.📖 Learn about Black Box Technology 📦: Kathleen and Ron will unravel the mystery behind Black Box technology, explaining its connection to deep learning in the realm of artificial intelligence.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Black Box, Explainable AI (XAI), Interpretable AI at Cognilytica.2023-10-1814 min
GovFuture PodcastJune 2023 GovFuture Forum DC Hot Topic Discussion: Advancing IT Modernization in Government [GovFuture Podcast]In this episode of the GovFuture Podcast we feature a panel discussion from the June 15, 2023 GovFuture Forum DC event that took place in Washington, DC. The hot topic panel was focused on “Advancing IT Modernization in Government”. The panel discussed how federal agencies can and should harness the power of data to drive informed decision-making and improve citizen services. Also how federal agencies can foster a culture of data-driven innovation and collaboration as well as effectively leverage emerging technologies such as AI and automation to enhance IT modernization efforts. We also discuss the idea of risk, especially as it rela...2023-07-0649 minGovFuture PodcastUnleashing the Power of Data and Advanced Analytics at NIH, Interview with Dr. Susan Gregurick [GovFuture Podcast]In this episode of the GovFuture podcast we get the opportunity to interview Dr. Susan Gregurick who is the Associate Director for Data Science and Director of the Office of Data Science Strategy at NIH. She joined our May 2023 GovFuture Forum panel where she discussed how NIH is unleasing the power of advanced analytics. In this podcast episode we were able to dig a bit deeper on this topic. Susan discusses how NIH is currently using advanced analytics to drive data-driven decision-making, some of the unique challenges the NIH faces in leveraging advanced analytics in areas related to data...2023-06-2722 min
That Gives Me AnxietyArtificial Intelligence with Kathleen Walch, Ron Schmelzer from the AI Today Podcast Part 2Join me for part 2 on anxiety related to Artificial Intelligence. From job loss to the terminator, there's a lot of discussion about the ways AI could harm us. But what's fact, what's Arnold themed fiction? I'm joined by Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer from the AI Today podcast to learn about AI and see if we can dispel some of the falsehoods.How to support the show!Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off!https://www.purespectrumcbd.com/ref/552/Buy Me a Coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/givesmeanxietyInstacart:...2023-06-2232 minGovFuture PodcastHow AI is Paving the Way Forward for Occupation Computerized Coding System, Interview with Stacey Marovich & Jennifer Cornell, CDC NIOSH [GovFuture Podcast]In this episode of the GovFuture podcast we get the opportunity to talk to Stacey Marovich & Jennifer Cornell who are with CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Stacey and Jennifer demoed at our GovFuture Forum May event. In this podcast they get the opportunity to dig a bit deeper into the NIOSH Industry and Occupation Computerized Coding System (NIOCCS) that the demoed at the GovFuture Forum. They also discuss how public health departments are making advancements with transformative technologies and specifically how are they adopting and using the NIOCCS as well as transparency versus privacy when...2023-06-2034 minThat Gives Me AnxietyArtificial Intelligence with Kathleen Walch, Ron Schmelzer from the AI Today Podcast Part 1Artificial Intelligence scares a lot of people. From job loss to the terminator, there's a lot of discussion about the ways AI could harm us. But what's fact, what's Arnold themed fiction? I'm joined by Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer from the AI Today podcast to learn about AI and see if we can dispel some of the falsehoods. How to support the show!Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off!https://www.purespectrumcbd.com/ref/552/Buy Me a Coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/givesmeanxietyInstacart:Instacart.oloiyb.net/An...2023-06-1539 minGovFuture PodcastAI, Automation, and Analytics in the Context of Cybersecurity: Interview with Gerald Caron, Department of Commerce [GovFuture Podcast]Technologies such as AI, automation, and analytics all have a critical role to play when it comes to cybersecurity and zero trust. On this episode of the GovFuture Podcast we interview Gerald (Gerry) Caron, who is the Chief Information Officer, International Trade Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. We discuss the use of emerging technologies such as AI, automation, and analytics in the context of cybersecurity and zero trust, and discuss the rise of new, sophisticated cyber attacks and how government agencies need to prepare for a rapidly changing and challenging future, and stay ahead of the...2023-06-1339 minGovFuture PodcastLLMs & AI Generated Content in Government, Interview with Scott Beliveau, USPTO [GovFuture Podcast]Do you know what the US Patent and Trademark Office is doing with AI generated content and large language models such as ChatGPT or Google Bard? And how will this impact the US Patent process? Building upon the panel discussion at the April 2023 GovFuture Forum, we interview Scott Beliveau who is the Branch Chief of Advanced Analytics and lead product owner of data and analytics at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In this podcast episode Scott is able to dig a bit deeper on how the adoption of transformative technology in the public sector provides both risks...2023-05-1628 min
AgileToolkit PodcastRon Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch - Hosts of the AI Today Podcasts - 2022I spoke with Ron and Kathleen about their AI Today podcast. AI Today is a great podcast that covers a wide range of practical AI topics. Ron and Kathleen talk about the Podcast, their work at Cognilytica and a wide range of AI related topics. We also talk about the interplay of Agile Methods, AI and large data projects. https://www.cognilytica.com/aitoday/ Enjoy the conversation. Bob Payne2022-12-0745 min
Project Management ParadiseEpisode 149: "Emerging trends in AI" with Ron Schmelzer and Kathleen WalchRon Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch are the managing partners of Cognilytica, an AI research and advisory firm. Ron is also a judge for the South by Southwest Innovation Awards and started and runs the Tech Breakfast. Kathleen is a serial entrepreneur, an expert in AI and machine learning, a savvy marketer, and a tech industry connector. The birth of Cognilytica is when they both realized that the world is taking a huge leap in technology as AI is becoming more popular. The drive for them to create these podcast episodes came when they realized that people were...2022-11-3024 min
The Everyday PM: Project Management Principles for Your Everyday LifeArtificial Intelligence and Project ManagementIt was a tremendous honor to have both Ron and Kathleen on The Everyday PM Podcast. Ron and Kathleen have been hosting the AI Today Podcast since 2017 with 250+ episodes and tens of thousands of listeners. In this week's episode, we guest swap on each other's podcasts, talking about insights into why AI and data projects fail and the role methodology can play to help projects succeed.
We cover the following topics:
What do people commonly misunderstand about running AI projects?
Are we overpromising what AI can do, resulting in failed projects?
Where are there still gaps in th...2022-11-1644 min
5am Mester ScrumSpecial AI Today #5amMesterScrum Dual Podcast Interview Part 1Part 1 Behind the Scenes of the AI Today Podcast video of your favorite hosts Special Broadcast of a Dual Show with AI Today Podcast Team and the #5amMesterScrum Show - Today's topics: (1) Special Show behind the scenes. AI Today Part 1 Interview with the AI Today Podcast team where they get to ask me questions about AI and how Agile may play a role.
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5am Mester ScrumSpecial AI Today #5amMesterScrum Dual Podcast Interview Part 2Special Broadcast of a Dual Show with AI Today Podcast Team and the #5amMesterScrum Show - Today's topics: (1) Special Show. AI Today Part 2 Interview with the AI Today Podcast team where we get to ask them the questions about AI and how Agile may play a role.
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Link to the Part 1 Interview can be found here: https://www.cognilytica.com/2022/11/02/ai-today-podcast-bringing-ai-agile-together-interview-with-greg-mester-host-of-the-5am-mester-scrum-podcast/
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The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast215: Ratings and Reviews Shocker and #Reviews4GoodPodcast Movement Evolutions and The Podcasters Hall of Fame recap, a moment at the Ambies that got Rob all fired up, Apple charts are not influenced by ratings and reviews (we know - shocker,) Elsie ask you, the bestest audience ever for help on another tech tool! Don’t let me down! A possible new Spotify podcast discovery feature, #Reviews4Good is back! And we are once again participating 😊 Overcast has gotten a re-design, how to properly cite a podcast – great stuff, quick takes on the Edison Research Share of Ear Report and of course our stats with the mean an...2022-04-051h 09
AI with AI: Artificial Intelligence with Andy IlachinskiRebroadcast: AI Today, Tomorrow, & Forever Andy and Dave welcome the hosts of the weekly podcast AI Today, Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer. On AI Today, Kathleen and Ron discuss topics related to how AI is making impacts around the globe, with a focus on having discussions with industry and business leaders to get their thoughts and perspectives on AI technologies, applications, and implementation challenges. Ron and Kathleen also co-founded Cognilytica, an AI research, education, and advisory firm. The four podcast hosts discuss a variety of topics, including the origins of the AI Today podcast, AI trends in industry and business, AI winters, and the...2021-12-3142 min
Data Futurology - Leadership And Strategy in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science#172 Making AI implementation a Reality, with Felipe Flores host of Data Futurology and Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer, Hosts of AI today podcastFor the first time in Data Futurology podcast, we’ll be having a two-in-one episode.
In the first part of this episode, Felipe Flores is interviewed by AI today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer.
Cognilytica's AI Today podcast focuses on relevant information about what's going on today in the world of artificial intelligence.
In the latter part of this episode, Felipe interviews Kathleen and Ron to talk about certain challenges and finding out the real potential of AI.
Enjoy the show!
Thanks to our sponsor Talent Insights Gr...2021-11-261h 29
The Radical AI PodcastWhat Causes AI to Fail? with the AI Today Podcast what causes AI to fail from a business/industry perspective and beyond? What metrics are used to measure and indicate failure? And how can we improve the field of AI by learning from these failures?
To answer these questions we interview Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer of Cognilytica’s AI Today podcast.
Ron and Kathleen are both principal analysts, managing partners and founders of Cognilytica. Cognilytica is a research, advisory, and education firm focused on advanced big data analytics, cognitive technologies, and evolving areas of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning.
Full show notes for t...2021-10-1553 min
Chai Time Data ScienceKathleen Walch, Ronald Schmelzer: AI Today Podcast, Creating AI Content: #137Video Version: https://youtu.be/qObfeWYbrPMIn this episode, Sanyam Bhutani interviews the hosts from AI Today Podcast: Kathleen Walch, Ronald SchmelzerThey talk about their journey into AI, creating AI Content, and the AI Today Podcast.Links:AI Today Podcast: https://www.cognilytica.com/aitoday/Cognalytica: https://www.cognilytica.comFollow:Kathleen Walch:Twitter: https://twitter.com/kath0134Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-walch-50185112/Ronald Schmelzer:Twitter: https://twitter.com/rschmelzerLinkedin: https...2021-10-0651 min
Harvard Data Science Review PodcastThe Future of Artificial Intelligence: Will it be the Terminator or the Jetsons?On this episode we explore all things AI with our guests Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer, hosts of the popular AI Today podcast and principal analysts and managing partners of Cognilytica, an AI research and advisory firm.
With Kathleen and Ron, we discuss the spread of AI in our lives, from autonomous vehicles to Taco Bell’s new automatic drive thru lanes. But has too much been promised and not delivered? Are we on the brink of an AI winter, where development and investment cool down? We look at all the possibilities of how our future will ch...2021-09-1639 minAI Today PodcastBONUS episode: Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interviewed on AI with AI podcastKathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer were recently interviewed on the AI with AI podcast. In this bonus episode, we wanted to share our podcast interview with you. Hosts of the AI with AI podcast Andy Ilachinski and David Broyles welcome the hosts of the weekly podcast AI Today, Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer. On AI …
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The post AI Today Podcast BONUS episode: Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interviewed on AI with AI podcast appeared first on AI & Dat...2021-08-2045 minAI with AI: Artificial Intelligence with Andy IlachinskiAI Today, Tomorrow, & ForeverAndy and Dave welcome the hosts of the weekly podcast AI Today, Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer. On AI Today, Kathleen and Ron discuss topics related to how AI is making impacts around the globe, with a focus on having discussions with industry and business leaders to get their thoughts and perspectives on AI technologies, applications, and implementation challenges. Ron and Kathleen also co-founded Cognilytica, an AI research, education, and advisory firm. The four podcast hosts discuss a variety of topics, including the origins of the AI Today podcast, AI trends in industry and business, AI winters, and the...2021-08-2042 min
Half Stack Data ScienceAI Today special with Ron Schmelzer and Kathleen WalchIn this special episode we did a podcast host swap with the hosts of the AI Today podcast.
Cognilytica's AI Today podcast focuses on relevant information about what's going on today in the world of artificial intelligence. Hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss pressing topics around artificial intelligence with easy to digest content, interview guests and experts on the subject, and cut through the hype and noise to identify what is really happening with adoption and implementation of AI.
We spoke to Ron and Kathleen about what they do, their backgrounds, the realities of...2021-08-1843 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: A Trusted Approach to ML Ops, Interview with Harish Doddi, CEO DatatronAs companies continue to advance in their adoption of AI and ML, they need a trusted approach to machine learning operations (MLOps). In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Harish Doddi who is CEO of Datatron. He shares with us some of the challenges companies face as they use ML models in production.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: A Trusted Approach to ML Ops, Interview with Harish Doddi, CEO Datatron at Cognilytica.2021-01-2736 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: 2021 AI Market PredictionsIn the face of the many of the challenges that 2020 represented, AI has continued at its unrelenting pace of adoption, investment and growth in both the private and public sectors. In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer share their AI market predictions and forecasts for where AI will make waves in 2021 including the continued worldwide adoption of AI and ML, hot markets including the ML Platforms space, ML Ops players, and data labeling.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: 2021 AI Market Predictions at Cognilytica.2021-01-2050 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: A Look Back at AI in 2020With 2020 quickly (thankfully) fading into the rear view mirror it’s time to reflect on the year that was including looking at our predictions for 2020 and see how accurate they were, some of the big AI news, use cases and activity. In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss some of the big newsmakers and insights from this year in the world of AI as well as some of the highlight episodes from 2020.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: A Look Back at AI in 2020 at Cognilytica.2020-12-3042 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: Machine Learning (ML) Platforms 2020 – A Market UpdateMachine learning systems are core to enabling each of the seven patterns of AI. Machine learning platforms facilitate and accelerate the development of machine learning models by providing functionality that combines many necessary activities for model development and deployment. In this podcast, hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer share high level details for the recent ML Platforms Report 2020 report.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Machine Learning (ML) Platforms 2020 – A Market Update at Cognilytica.2020-12-2328 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: AI in Pharma, Interview with Subroto Mukherjee, Head of Innovation and Emerging Technology, Americas at GlaxoSmithkline Consumer HealthcareArtificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the pharmaceutical and health care industries. No doubt with the recent global pandemic AI and machine learning is being put to use in the fight against the pandemic. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Subroto Mukherjee, Head of Innovation and Emerging Technology, Americas at GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI in Pharma, Interview with Subroto Mukherjee, Head of Innovation and Emerging Technology, Americas at GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare at Cognilytica.2020-12-1632 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: Energy Sector Adoption of AI, Interview with Dr. Satyam Priyadarshy, Technology Fellow and the Chief Data Scientist at HalliburtonThe energy sector has long used data methods and various technologies to make processes more efficient. However, in heavily regulated industries such as the energy industry there can be some unique challenges to technology adoption. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Ron Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch interivew Dr. Satyam Priyadarshy, who is Technology Fellow and the Chief Data Scientist at Halliburton.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Energy Sector Adoption of AI, Interview with Dr. Satyam Priyadarshy, Technology Fellow and the Chief Data Scientist at Halliburton at Cognilytica.2020-12-0929 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: AI in Hungary, Interview with Gergely SzerticsThe pace of worldwide AI adoption continues to accelerate. AI is transforming just about every single industry and transforming the way humans work, live, and interact with each other. It’s no surprise then that countries see this technology as so important they are creating their own country level AI strategies. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Gergely Szertics who is leading the transformative programs in the AI strategy for Hungary.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI in Hungary, Interview with Gergely Szertics at Cognilytica.2020-12-0231 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: Ethics, Transparency, and AI Policy at the Department of Defense (DoD) – Interview with Alka Patel, Head of AI Ethics Policy at the Joint AI Center (JAIC)The US Department of Defense (DoD) takes the topics of topics of Ethics, transparency, and Ethics Policy very seriously. A few years ago the DoD stood up the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, also referred to as the JAIC, to help figure out how to best move forward with this transformative technology. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Alka Patel, who is Head of AI Ethics Policy at Department of Defense, Joint AI Center.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Ethics, Transparency, and AI Policy at the Department of Defense...2020-11-2546 min
OECDAll about AI: Should we be concerned about artificial intelligence?Machine learning, or artificial intelligence, can be traced back to the 1950s, but really leapt forward in the last decade or so thanks to more powerful computing. AI is at the wheel when it comes to driverless cars, and is used by farmers to monitor crops, and by the police to solve crime. It has promise in health care too, including to better detect COVID-19. Could AI go too far, as machines teach machines, and even learning human emotions and tastes, yet with very little control by human beings. Policymakers are now taking AI seriously, to safeguard public interests, and...2020-11-1921 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: What is GPT-3 and why is it important?You may have seen headlines in the news about GPT-3. But, what exactly is it, and, why is it important? In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss what GPT-3 is, how it came about, what we can do with it, and the future of GPT-3.Show Notes:GPT-3 Creative FictionGPT-3 ExamplesList of free sites/programs that are powered by GPT-3 and can be used now without a waiting listContinue reading AI Today Podcast: What is GPT-3 and why is it important? at Cognilytica.2020-11-1838 min
MI StúdióA look at the global AI landscape from across the pond with Cognilytica Analysts and AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch & Ron SchmelzerWe caught up with Cognilytica Analysts and AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer to find out what their impressions of Europe are in terms of AI, what if China’s quest for AI supremacy proves to be successful, and where they think AI is headed.
Kathleen and Ron also run AI/ML consultancy and research firm Cognilytica, and they’ve put together a huge amount of compelling material.
Check out the following key papers by Cognilytica dealing with global AI adoption trends, regulations and an exhaustive list of existing country AI strategies:
2020-11-1800 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: AI at the GSA, interview with Emily Murphy, Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA)The General Services Administration (GSA) has been a very forward thinking agency in the US Federal Government. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Emily Murphy, Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA). She shares with us how is AI helping with GSA’s mission, what role the Center of Excellence is playing at the GSA, and some of the unique opportunities the public sector has around AI.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI at the GSA, interview with Emily Murphy, Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) at Co...2020-11-1027 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: AI and Healthcare, Interview with Gil Alterovitz, Director of AI at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)AI technologies have been positively impacting a number of industries, and medicine and healthcare is one of these such industries. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Gil Alterovitz, Director of Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). He shares how how AI is impacting the VA, details about recently created the National Artificial Intelligence Institute at the VA, and how AI will provide benefits to veterans.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI and Healthcare, Interview with Gil Alterovitz, Director of AI at the Department of Veterans...2020-11-0426 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: Humanizing Privacy and Ethics: Interview with Shyamala Prayaga, Autonomous Digital Assistant Vision Lead at FordVoice assistants are increasingly becoming a part of our everyday lives. It should come as no surprise then that one of the visions for voice assistants is to bring voice applications to vehicles. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Shyamala Prayaga, Autonomous Digital Assistant Vision Lead at Ford.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Humanizing Privacy and Ethics: Interview with Shyamala Prayaga, Autonomous Digital Assistant Vision Lead at Ford at Cognilytica.2020-09-2321 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: How AI is Being Applied to the Stock Market – Use Case SeriesRecently, adoption of AI in financial trading has seen a significant uptick. Wealth managers are using AI to help serve more clients. Traders are using AI and augmented intelligence tools to gain slight market advantages. And many are starting to see some real value gains from using AI. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer dig deeper into how AI is impacting the stock market and trading floor.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: How AI is Being Applied to the Stock Market – Use Case Series at Cognilytica.2020-08-0515 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: What’s Happening with Robotics?Intelligent, Autonomous robots have long been the dream of science fiction with shows and movies alike showing robots interacting and working with humans. However, despite this dream the current reality of robots is quite different. In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer share the current state of robotics, dig into why many robotics companies are going under, and a look to the future.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: What’s Happening with Robotics? at Cognilytica.2020-07-0819 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: Digitization, Digitalization, and how this fits into AIAt first glance, it may seem that digitization has nothing to do with AI. However, digitization is a necessary first step to extracting value from data that is locked in non-digital assets or human-based processes. In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss digitization, digitalization, and how this fits into the world of AI including sharing some surprising findings about where organizations and governments are today on their journey towards digitization.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Digitization, Digitalization, and how this fits into AI at Cognilytica.2020-07-0133 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast: Where Are We With Machine Translation?While the concepts behind machine translation are fairly easy to grasp, the process of actually doing fully automated language translation is extraordinarily complex. So, where does the industry stand with regards to machine translation? In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer dig deeper into this topic discussing the evolution of machine translation, exploring the current state of the art around machine translation, and why it’s such a hard problem to solve.Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Where Are We With Machine Translation? at Cognilytica.2020-06-2521 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #135: Special Episode on How AI is Helping to Fight the Global PandemicCOVID-19 is quickly changing the way people work, live, and interact with others. Social distancing is now becoming the norm and many workers who once went into an office are now working remotely. How can AI help us in a time of global crisis? In the special episode hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer spend time discussing how AI can help detect COVID-19, fight COVID-19, help remote workers, and help predict the global economic impact this virus is having.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #135: Special Episode on How AI is Helping to Fight the Global Pandemic at C...2020-03-2630 min
The SynapseThe Future ft. (Artificial) IntelligenceWhere is Artificial Intelligence currently being developed? How is AI going to change our world? Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer are Principal AI Analysts from Cognilytica, an AI market research and advisory firm. They host the podcast "AI Today" which explores how AI is being adopted through expert interviews, opinion pieces, and market insights. They are discoverable on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and more podcast platforms.
Check out Cognilytica's website here: www.cognilytica.com
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AI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #132: Where is AI Heading? Interview with Nick Thompson, Editor-in-Chief, WiredAI is impacting just about every industry and no one has seen that more than publications who cover AI. Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer interview Nick Thompson, Editor in Chief at Wired. He discusses how the Wired audience has evolved over the past few years with regards to their understanding of AI, where he sees the industry right now with regards to ethical AI, how worldwide adoption of AI can vary across regions and countries especially with regards to China and the US, and more.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #132: Where is AI Heading? Interview w...2020-03-1123 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #131: AI Around the World: Strategies, Laws, and Regulations (2020)The pace of worldwide adoption continues to accelerate. Not only are companies and researchers competing with each other for advantage in the world of artificial intelligence and machine learning, so too are entire countries. In this podcast, Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer go over research on how different countries are approaching AI and their different legal and regulatory postures.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #131: AI Around the World: Strategies, Laws, and Regulations (2020) at Cognilytica.2020-03-0524 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #127: AI in LegalThe legal profession is largely the domain of humans. However, despite the very human nature of the legal profession, artificial intelligence is increasingly making waves in the industry, enhancing legal processes and activities in ways that are not possible with humans alone. In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss ways that AI is impacting the legal profession.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #127: AI in Legal at Cognilytica.2020-02-0516 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #126: Autonomous RetailOne of the most remarkable trends in artificial intelligence is the movement to autonomous retailing, which is the use of unmanned and cashier-less retail operations. In this AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss key players in the autonomous retail market, how these stores are changing the retail experience, and how this trend will impact jobs.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #126: Autonomous Retail at Cognilytica.2020-01-2917 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #124: Semi-Supervised and One-Shot learningIncreasingly, we’ve seen some moves to combine different aspects of machine learning approaches together. What if we could find a way to train supervised learning approaches using less data? In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer will explore Semi-Supervised and One-Shot learning. We’ll define what it is, why it can be helpful, and possible use cases.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #124: Semi-Supervised and One-Shot learning at Cognilytica.2020-01-1519 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #121: 2020 AI PredictionsAI has continued at its unrelenting pace of adoption, investment and growth in both the private and public sectors. In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer share their predictions for where AI will make waves in 2020 including the growth of model-as-a-service, Machine learning ops (MLOps) systems, the continued focus on responsible and ethical AI as well as increased awareness around data usage.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #121: 2020 AI Predictions at Cognilytica.2019-12-2523 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #120: A Look Back at 2019 AI News MakersWith 2019 quickly fading into the rear view mirror it’s time to reflect on the year that was including some of the year’s biggest AI news headlines, AI use cases and activity. In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss some of the big newsmakers and insights from this year in the world of AI.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #120: A Look Back at 2019 AI News Makers at Cognilytica.2019-12-1822 min
Exploring AI in GovernmentThe Future of Federal AIArtificial Intelligence (AI) is already having a real impact within government, as we have spoken with a number of federal leaders regarding their innovative use of the technology. They have made a compelling case for AI in government, leaving one remaining question – what’s next for federal agencies adopting AI? To conclude this season of the Exploring AI in Government podcast, hosts Dominic Delmolino, chief technology officer at Accenture Federal Services, and Kathleen Walch, principal AI analyst at Cognilytica, look at where AI is headed. Dr. Tim Persons, GAO’s chief scientist, talks about the technolog...2019-11-0800 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #114: Patterns of AI – Predictive Analytics / Decision SupportIn this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer dig deeper into the Predictive Analytics / Decision Support pattern of AI. This pattern uses machine learning and other cognitive approaches to understand how learned patterns can help predict future outcomes or help humans make decisions about future outcomes using insight learned from behavior, interactions, and data.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #114: Patterns of AI – Predictive Analytics / Decision Support at Cognilytica.2019-11-0619 min
Christopher Walch – SDWT#515 Money In SportsThis is about money. Money in sports.
Since there is a lot of money… I mean a ton of money in sports I thought this would be an interesting topic to talk about but I also found this article that actually “triggered” this thought. I do not want to say that there is too much money in sports even if there might be but I hope that you are finding in this episode what you are trying to find!
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This episode of the Self Development with Tactics / SDWT podcast is all about “How much...2019-10-2818 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #112: Patterns of AI – Autonomous SystemsIn this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer dig deeper into the Autonomous Systems pattern of AI. Autonomous systems are defined as systems that are able to accomplish a task, achieve a goal, or interact with its surroundings with minimal to no human involvement. This is applied both to physical, hardware autonomous systems as well as software or virtual autonomous systems (software “bots”).Continue reading AI Today Podcast #112: Patterns of AI – Autonomous Systems at Cognilytica.2019-10-2325 minExploring AI in GovernmentAI in the Workforce Artificial intelligence (AI) has already shown significant potential to transform how we work, empowering employees to be more productive and effective. However, when it comes to realizing AI’s full potential, it will require that industry and government provide the workforce with the right skills to leverage the technology effectively. It also means building foundations of trust for employees who might have AI as a potential coworker. In this episode of the Exploring AI in Government podcast, hosts Dominic Delmolino, chief technology officer at Accenture Federal Services, and Kathleen Walch, principal AI analyst at Cognilytica, examine how the gov...2019-10-2100 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #111: Secure & Reliable AI, Interview with Bob Gourley, OODA LLCIn this podcast, Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer interview Bob Gourley, CTO of OODA LLC, publisher of CTOVision and OODAloop.com. We discuss the opportunities and risks of AI as well as talk about the relationship between AI and cybersecurity and ways to deal with the security and reliability of AI.We recorded this podcast live at the AI World Government event in Washington, DC June 24-26, 2019.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #111: Secure & Reliable AI, Interview with Bob Gourley, OODA LLC at Cognilytica.2019-10-1616 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #110: Patterns of AI – Patterns & AnomaliesIn this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer dig deeper into the Patterns & Anomalies pattern of AI. The primary objective of this pattern is to find which one of the things is like the other and which is not. Example use cases include fraud detection and risk analysis, discovering patterns among data and surfacing insights, automatic error detection or correction, intelligent monitoring, finding hidden groups of data, finding best matches to given data, predictive text, and similar applications.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #110: Patterns of AI – Patterns & Anomalies at Cognilytica.2019-10-0922 minExploring AI in GovernmentBonus Episode with Michael Kanaan As artificial intelligence (AI) advances, it has the potential to dramatically impact government systems, operations and most importantly employees. It should be no surprise that the U.S. Air Force views an AI-ready workforce as a strategic priority. However, the military’s unique structure encompassing both enlisted and civilian members can complicate these efforts. How important is getting AI “right” for the Air Force? What skills will future airman need to support the mission going forward? And what steps has the military taken to provide new training and opportunities? In this episode of the Exploring AI in Government podcast...2019-10-0700 minChristopher Walch – SDWT#465 Changing Your MindBill Gates changed his mind ( a while ago) and it was the right decision for him!
I believe in changing your mind I mean why is it bad? Some assume it’s bad but why would you stick to something for example you know is not going to make you happy any longer? Wouldn’t make much sense! So if you don’t like the outcome of what you are pursuing then you should be doing something different. We are also talking about the Melinda Gates Bill Gates’ wife and about rich people and who are the richest...2019-09-2728 minChristopher Walch – SDWT#461 We Need To Be ObsessedDavid Goggins, one of the craziest, strongest (mentally and physically) people I have ever been talking about.
It’s just insane what he did. Losing 100 pounds (45kg) in 3 months…3 months. Doing more than 4000 pull-ups in 17 hours and so on and so on. He just did a lot. His mental game is a really important component for his success. According to Joe Rogan, his book “ Can’t Hurt Me” is also a pretty good one. So he is an overall interesting and inspiring person! DAVID GOGGINS.
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https://www.samuelthomasdavies.com/book-summaries/biography-and-memoir/cant-hurt...2019-09-2530 minExploring AI in GovernmentAI for Citizen Service The U.S. government and agency leaders have the distinct challenge of finding ways to serve all people and meet their diverse needs. Taking advantage of AI can be a gamechanger for resource-constrained agencies, enabling improvements in customer experience by providing more seamless interaction through digital transformation. What is the current state of customer experience in the federal government? How can agencies use AI to improve performance? What are the challenges in using AI for customer service? Hosts Dominic Delmolino and Kathleen Walch explore these issues in conversation with Federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent and Courtney Winship, d...2019-09-2300 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #107: Benchmarking the Voice Assistants 2.0In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss results from Cognilytica’s Voice Assistant Benchmark 2.0. In this benchmark, Cognilytica evaluates the intelligence and knowledge graph capabilities of four voice assistants: Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant (Home), Apple Siri, and Microsoft Cortana. We want to know — just how intelligent is the AI back-end?Continue reading AI Today Podcast #107: Benchmarking the Voice Assistants 2.0 at Cognilytica.2019-09-1836 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #105: State of AI Worldwide: Interview with Lindsey Sheppard, Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)Many countries have taken a strategic approach to AI. In this podcast, Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer interview Lindsey Sheppard, Associate Fellow with the International Security Program at Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on the competitive, global race for AI dominance. She shares insights into how various countries seek to leverage AI, how countries are approaching concepts of AI ethics, responsibility, and governance, and more.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #105: State of AI Worldwide: Interview with Lindsey Sheppard, Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) at Cognilytica.2019-09-0418 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #104: Patterns of AI – Conversation / Human InteractionIn this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer dig deeper into the Conversation / Human Interaction pattern. The objective of this pattern is machines interacting with humans the way humans interact with each other. We spend time in this podcast going over various use cases and how industry is using this pattern for things such as Chatbots, Voice assistants, Content generation, Sentiment / mood / intent analysis, and Machine Translation.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #104: Patterns of AI – Conversation / Human Interaction at Cognilytica.2019-08-2822 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #103: Insights into AI’s future with Naveen Rao, Corporate VP & GM of AI Products group at IntelIn this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Naveen Rao, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Artificial Intelligence Products Group at Intel. He shares with us how various training tools have evolved over the past few years to help teams more quickly train and deploy AI models and how companies need to maintain and manage models as they move from the training phase to the inference phase.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #103: Insights into AI’s future with Naveen Rao, Corporate VP & GM of AI Products group at Intel at...2019-08-2119 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #102: Live at Amazon Re:MARS – Robots in Service of the Environment (RSE)Robots continue to be used in a variety of ways for useful and creative purposes. In this podcast, hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Adam Cantor and Erika Angle from Robots in Service of the Environment (RSE). They share how underwater robots are helping control the invasive lion fish population, some of the technical challenges they encountered developing an underwater robot, and how they were able to transfer technology and knowledge from industry (particularly iRobot) to help make this robot a reality.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #102: Live at Amazon Re:MARS – Robots in Service of th...2019-08-1422 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #99: AI Adoption in the Government and Beyond – Interview Arti Garg – CrayIn this podcast, Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer interview Arti Garg, Emerging Market and Technology Director at Cray to gain insights into how AI is being used and implemented in government and industry. She also shares insights into how companies should approach AI and how to select the best technology vendor from the 3,000+ vendors in the landscape to fit your needs and desired outcomes.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #99: AI Adoption in the Government and Beyond – Interview Arti Garg – Cray at Cognilytica.2019-07-2415 minExploring AI in GovernmentIntroducing the ProgramHost Dominic Delmolino and Guest Analyst Kathleen Walch share what to expect in the Exploring AI in Government podcast. Learn about the specific topics that they will be investigating over the next six episodes and the questions that they hope to ask a cross-section of federal AI leaders.2019-07-1000 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #97: Insights into AI Privacy, Ethics, and Regulations: Interview with Dr. Alvelda, CEO BrainworksIn this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Dr. Philip Alvelda, CEO of Brainworks. He shares his thoughts on government’s role with regard to responsible and ethical AI, how new laws such as GDPR impact AI, whose role it is (companies or governments) to regulate AI, and more.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #97: Insights into AI Privacy, Ethics, and Regulations: Interview with Dr. Alvelda, CEO Brainworks at Cognilytica.2019-07-1027 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #096: Live at Amazon Re:MARS – Data Prep & Labeling: Interview with Dale Brown, Appen Figure EightIn this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Dale Brown, VP, Business Development & Operations at Figure Eight live in person at the Amazon re:Mars event. For those of our listeners that were not able to attend this event was June 3-7, 2019. Dale shares with us what organizations need to consider when trying to get a machine learning project off the ground and why high quality data matters for AI projects.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #096: Live at Amazon Re:MARS – Data Prep & Labeling: Interview with Dale Brown, Appen Figure Ei...2019-07-0316 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #95: AI Use Case Series — AI in ConstructionConstruction companies are increasingly using AI in a range of ways. From optimizing work schedules to improving workplace safety to keeping a secure watch on construction facilities, AI in the construction industry is already producing value. In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer explore various ways AI is being used in the construction industry.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #95: AI Use Case Series — AI in Construction at Cognilytica.2019-06-2615 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #94: Understanding the Goal-Driven Systems Pattern of AIIn this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer dig deeper into the Goal Driven systems pattern. The objective of this pattern is to find the optimal solution to a problem through trial and error. We spend time in this podcast going over various use cases and how industry is using this pattern for things such as roboadvising, Resource optimization, bidding and real-time auctions, and more.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #94: Understanding the Goal-Driven Systems Pattern of AI at Cognilytica.2019-06-1914 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #93: AI Ethics & Government: Interview with Mona Siddiqui US Department of Health & Human ServicesIn this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Mona Siddiqui, Chief Data Officer, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Mona shares some insights into the use of AI and machine learning at HHS as well as how she sees AI playing a role with respect to healthcare, medicine, and improving people’s lives.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #93: AI Ethics & Government: Interview with Mona Siddiqui US Department of Health & Human Services at Cognilytica.2019-06-1216 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #90: Understanding The Recognition Pattern of AIMachine learning is great at identifying and understanding the real world and unstructured data. ML can identify and understand images, sound, items, handwriting, faces, and gestures. In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss various use cases in the recognition pattern on AI.Show Notes:Recognition & Computer Vision Workshop & CertificationCPMAI TRAINING & CERTIFICATION Continue reading AI Today Podcast #90: Understanding The Recognition Pattern of AI at Cognilytica.2019-05-2219 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #84: AI in Agriculture — Use Case SeriesThe agriculture industry is turning to AI technologies to improve a wide range of agriculture-related tasks in the entire food supply chain including help yield healthier crops, control pests, monitor soil and growing conditions, help reduce the workloads, and organize data for farmers. In this podcast, Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer discuss how AI is being used in the agriculture industry.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #84: AI in Agriculture — Use Case Series at Cognilytica.2019-04-1015 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #81: How AI Enhances Sales — Use Case SeriesSales are important for any organization. After all, if companies aren’t selling they are not generating revenue. Increasingly, enterprises are using AI in sales to improve their bottom lines. In this podcast, Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer explain how AI, machine learning, and cognitive technologies are being applied to enhance the way sales is being done in the enterprise.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #81: How AI Enhances Sales — Use Case Series at Cognilytica.2019-03-2015 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #79: AI in Fashion — Use Case SeriesA lot goes into the clothes we wear, covering a spectrum of activities including designing, manufacturing, logistics, marketing and sales. It’s no wonder that fashion and clothing manufacturing firms are applying AI technologies to transform various steps throughout the process. In this podcast, Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer will discuss various ways AI is being used in the fashion industry.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #79: AI in Fashion — Use Case Series at Cognilytica.2019-03-0616 min
Data DrivenRonald Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch on AI, Enterprises, and StartupsIn this episode, Frank and Andy talk to two guests, Ronald Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch, co-founders of Cognilytica and co-hosts of the AI Today podcast.
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Cognilytica is amazing!([04:00])
All chatbots are dumb – for now. ([09:00])
Machine Learning vs. Machine Reasoning ([11:30])
The DIKUW Pyramid ([11:55])
More about Knowledge Graph… ([14:00])
More about Common Sense… ([15:00])
On generalization ([16:05])
ML and the Elephant in the Room ([16:22])
Movie reference: Guardians of the Galaxy...2019-03-051h 03AI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #78: AI in Customer ExperienceThe fight for customer attention is fierce and companies are increasingly turning to technology to discover new ways to help. Artificial intelligence is playing a major role in creating connected customer experiences throughout the entire customer lifecycle. In this podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer explore various ways AI is improving the customer experience.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #78: AI in Customer Experience at Cognilytica.2019-02-2720 minData DrivenFrank and Andy Mix Things Up and Try Not Get Blocked on TwitterFrank and Andy mix things up a bit and talk about running R in SQL Azure, becoming Anti-Fragile, Appalachia, and how they got blocked by a big time blogger.
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Andy and Frank agree The Expanse is well-written. ([02:00])
Frank’s super-secret conference… wasn’t. ([04:00])
You should definitely check out Franks World ([04:30])
Keep up with Azure Data Fest on Twitter ([05:00])
AI Super-Powers ([05:20])
Frank and Andy “learned a lot” when we trie...2019-02-261h 04AI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #73: Tackling Transparent & Responsible AI – Interview with Steve Eglash, Director of Strategic Research Initiatives, Stanford UniversityOne of the biggest challenges with AI is making sense of the decisions made by black box machine learning algorithms. In this episode of the AI Today podcast, hosts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer interview Steve Eglash, Executive Director of Strategic Research Initiatives in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University to discuss Explainable AI, Responsible AI, and how to get AI systems to behave in a more testable, provable, and error-free way.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #73: Tackling Transparent & Responsible AI – Interview with Steve Eglash, Director of Strategic Research Initiatives, Stanford University at Cognilytica.2019-01-2316 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #72: Interview with Joel Hron, CTO, ThoughtTraceAI and machine learning are impacting just about every industry, and the oil and gas industry is no exception. AI and ML are helping companies with unstructured content and data, as well as augmenting human jobs without replacing them. Listen to this podcast as Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer interview Joel Hron, CTO at ThoughtTrace, a company applying AI to processing documents many decades old.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #72: Interview with Joel Hron, CTO, ThoughtTrace at Cognilytica.2019-01-1612 minAI Today PodcastAI Today #69: Driving Digital Transformation through AI and Deep LearningCognilytica analyst Kathleen Walch recently moderated a panel in November 2018 on “Driving Digital Transformation through AI and Deep Learning”. The following recording is the live panel discussion. We discuss fundamental buildings blocks needed for building a digital organization, process changes brought about from AI technologies that companies of all sizes are adopting, examples of digital transformation projects that depend upon AI to succeed, and more!Continue reading AI Today #69: Driving Digital Transformation through AI and Deep Learning at Cognilytica.2018-12-2649 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #68: Interview with Catalina Herrera, Director of Education and Enablement, Thought TraceAI and machine learning are being used in almost every industry, and the oil and gas industry is no exception. Want to know the various ways in which the oil and gas industry is adopting AI? Listen to this podcast as Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer interview Catalina Herrera, Director of Education and Enablement at ThoughtTrace, a company applying AI to processing documents many decades old.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #68: Interview with Catalina Herrera, Director of Education and Enablement, Thought Trace at Cognilytica.2018-12-1909 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #67: AI in the museum: Interview with Kristi Delich, Deputy Director, Office of Visitor Services, Smithsonian InstitutionRobots are gaining adoption across a wide range of industries. Recently, the Smithsonian Institution has started to use Softbank Robotics’ Pepper robot to add value to the the visitor museum experience. In this podcast, Cognilytica analysts Ronald Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch interview Kristi Delich, Deputy Director, Office of Visitor Services, Smithsonian Institution on how Pepper is being used at the museum, potential future uses, and observations from how the general public interacts with a robot in a museum environment.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #67: AI in the museum: Interview with Kristi Delich, Deputy Director, Office of Visitor Se...2018-12-1211 minAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #66: AI & Robotics at Stanley black and Decker – Interview with Frank DeSantis, VP Breakthrough InnovationCurious how industrial technology companies are adopting Artificial Intelligence, robotics, and cognitive technology into their product lines and how these technologies help with innovation processes? In this podcast Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer interview Frank DeSantis, VP of Breakthrough Innovation at Stanley, Black & Decker, Inc., and dig deeper into how AI and cognitive tech is changing the landscape for industrial goods and how these emerging technologies will change the way that consumers and business interact with physical devices and tools in the real world.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #66: AI & Robotics at Stanley black and D...2018-12-0510 min
Appian TalksPractical Applications of AI for Today’s OrganizationWith all the hype and misunderstanding around what artificial intelligence (AI) can do for your business today, it can be difficult to determine the real value of AI in today’s organization. Listen in to better understand the 4 levels of intelligent process automation, how to leverage AI and recommendations on how to combine this with other automation technologies like RPA, Digital Process Automation, Predictive Analytics, etc. to solve business challenges in a holistic way.We are joined by two special guests, both listed as top AI Twitter influencers to follow. Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer, Managing Partners, Principal An...2018-11-2932 min