What are the 5 ethics in artificial intelligence? AI systems have the potential to provide great value, but also the potential to cause great harm. Knowing how to build or use AI systems is simply not going to be enough. You need to know how to build, use, and interact with these systems ethically and responsibly. Additionally you need to understand that Trustworthy AI is a spectrum that addresses various aspects relating to societal, systemic, and technical areas. Trustworthy AI...

What is a Chief AI Officer (CAIO)? There has been a lot of talk lately, including a new executive order in the US, about the need for a Chief AI Officer. But, what is this role? And, is it really needed? We wanted to spend some time in today’s podcast revisiting a topic we first wrote about in 2019.  Whenever there’s a new major trend in IT, there’s a desire to signal to the world just how serious your organization is about that trend. AI is the hottest trend in technology in...

In an era where Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing various industries, professionals equipped with the right skills and certifications are in high demand. The Certified Project Management for AI (CPMAI) certification is a game-changer for those seeking to excel in planning, managing, and executing AI and ML projects. And for those looking to grow critical AI and data skills. This episode of the AI Today podcast features an exclusive interview with Selvie Thevathasan, who is...

How can AI be trustworthy? AI systems have the potential to provide great value, but also the potential to cause great harm. Knowing how to build or use AI systems is simply not going to be enough for organizations. You need to know how to build, use, and interact with these systems ethically and responsibly. Additionally you need to understand that Trustworthy AI is a spectrum that addresses various aspects relating to societal, systemic, and technical areas.  In this episode...

It’s hard to have a conversation about AI these days without the topics of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) coming up. And, Large Language Models (LLMs) have been proving useful for a variety of things such as helping write text, write code, generate images, and help augment human workers. However, as people are using LLMs, they are demanding even greater accuracy and relevance to their specific industry and/or topic area. What is a retrieval augmented...

In today's fast paced landscape, AI has emerged as a transformative technology. It's being used as an augmented intelligence tool to help people do their job and tasks better. AI is also being used to help people create content and art. It's being used to make decisions, both big and small. Loan decisions, product recommendations, movie recommendations, and so much more. This begs the question: Why are trustworthy, ethical and responsible AI systems necessary? In this episode of the AI Today...

How many categories of AI are there? Artificial Intelligence and machine learning is maturing considerably. You can now find AI projects in every industry. At Cognilytica, we spend a considerable amount of time on use cases and how different industries are using AI. As we analyze hundreds of different use cases, interact with many customers, deliver our AI and ML training courses, and write dozens of articles we find that there are seven common patterns that seem to continuously show...

Companies of all sizes in just about every single industry across the globe are looking to see how Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cognitive technology projects can provide a competitive edge, provide efficiencies, and improve ROI in today’s competitive landscape. As a result, this creates tremendous opportunity in the field of AI for professionals who are CPMAI certified and follow the CPMAI methodology. This globally recognized certification helps you stand out from...

Facial recognition falls under the recognition pattern of AI. On it's own the technology is neutral. However, it's the application and use (or misuse) of this technology that can have severe consequences. Rite Aid is one of the most recent companies to come under fire for their use of facial recognition. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we explore what happened that that caused the FTC to give retailer Rite Aid fa facial recognition ban for 5 years. Why is facial recognition...

Hyperpersonalization is focused on machine learning approaches that can develop a profile of an individual that can evolve over time rather than categorizing or “bucketing” an individual into a pre-defined category. One of the seven patterns of AI, the goal is to treat each individual as an individual. As you can imagine, this is a marketers dream. But, this pattern of AI can be applied to other things as well. Such as individual personalized medicine, personalized finance, or personalized...

AI projects are really data-centric projects. After all, data is the heart of AI. So it should come as no surprise that project managers who are managing AI projects need to move beyond just general project management skills. These provide a good foundation for managing schedules, resources, and the people needed to meet organizational goals. But you need to take things one step further for AI. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we discuss the critical AI and data skills needed for AI...

In this episode of the AI Today podcast we want to look at some of the biggest trends in AI, including where AI is headed in 2024 and what this means for you. Generative AI Gets Embedded in Everything The ease and availability of Generative AI makes it easy to embed in everything. Maybe too easy. And also in places where it shouldn’t be. We share where we think this trend is headed in 2024 and what this means. Both as a user of gen AI and as someone that manages AI...

In this episode of the AI Today podcast we want to take a look back at some of the highlights in AI, including headline-making AI news. 2023 was the year for generative AI. It was also the year for Trustworthy AI. Generative AI all day, every day Despite a pullback in other areas, Venture Capital investment in AI continues to be hot in 2023. There were multiple billion dollar rounds for companies like OpenAI, Databricks, Anthropic, Metropolis, and Stack AV. When it comes to...

The EU AI Act is a groundbreaking law that is the first ever law that will regulate AI. It's the world’s first comprehensive AI law. It's the first major regulatory framework for AI at a continental level, and the world’s first rules on AI. One of the goals of the AI Act is to provide a comprehensive set of rules for trustworthy AI. It also categorizes AI into different levels of risk and establishes obligations for AI based on its potential risks and level of impact. Additionally, it...

AI continues to have an impact on just about every single industry. Companies are on their AI journey to see how it can help with hypersonalization, improve efficiencies, and help them gain a competitive edge. The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry is embracing AI in number of ways. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Nandini Nandakumar. She is Global Marketing Director for Smirnoff at Diageo. Nandini shares with us how...

Depending on the type of AI project that you do, it can have different lengths to see ROI. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss the different lengths of time to ROI for different types of AI projects. Augmented Intelligence is where machines and humans work together to help assist the human to be better at tasks. So, the ROI for these projects can be seen fairly quickly. Conversational systems and predictive analytics projects...

We often get asked what projects are appropriate for AI versus other forms of technology. So, we thought it was a great topic for a podcast. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer go over when to do automation versus AI. Automation is using technology to perform repetitive tasks. It improves speed and accuracy. Tasks are typically programmed, so it is not considered AI or intelligence. On this podcast we provide examples of when to use...

AI is impacting very about every single industry and pharma is no exception. AI has tremendous potential in streamlining processes, optimizing drug discovery, and enhancing patient care in ways we've never seen before. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we have an insightful conversation with Xiong (Sean) Liu. He is the Director of Data Science and AI at Novartis. Sean explores the incredible impact of AI in the pharmaceutical (pharma) realm. He shares some of the most...

You may have heard the terms proof-of-concept, pilot, and production thrown around relating to various projects at your organization. But, do you know the difference between all of them? And when running and AI project should you start with a proof-of-concept or pilot project? In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Proof-of-Concept, Pilot, and Production. The podcast explains how these terms relate to AI projects and...

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Anonymization, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Uncanny Valley, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it's important to know about them. If you're not familiar with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union regulation focused on data protection and privacy first published in 2016. Although focused on EU companies and citizens, GDPR has quickly...

Hadoop and MapReduce changed the world of big data. And data is the heart of AI, so it should come as no surprise that talk about big data in the context of AI. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Hadoop, MapReduce, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it's important to know about them. In case you're not familiar with these terms this podcast episode reviews these terms Hadoop and MapReduce. Hadoop revolutionizes how...

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Algorithmic Discrimination, Governance, Pseudo AI. Why are these terms vital in the AI landscape? And what do they mean? Algorithmic discrimination If you're unfamiliar with the term algorithmic discrimination, it's when bias in data used to train the algorithm can result in unfair decisions and results. When using algorithms to make decisions, especially ones that impact humans such...

With the use of malicious AI on the rise, it’s hard to believe anything you read, hear, or see these days. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Malicious AI, Adversarial Attack, DeepFake, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it’s important to … AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Malicious AI, Adversarial Attack, DeepFake Read More »

Companies of all sizes in just about every single industry across the globe are looking to see how Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cognitive technology projects can provide a competitive edge, provide efficiencies, and improve ROI in today’s competitive landscape. As a result, this creates tremendous opportunity in the field of AI and … AI Today Podcast: CPMAI in the Real World, Interview with Dr. Philipp Schlenkhoff, CPMAI Read More »

Generative AI continues to be a hot topic discussion. People are using generative AI to help with many things, but just like with any technology it’s important to understand it’s a tool. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss how to actually put Generative AI into the … AI Today Podcast: Generative AI Series: Implementing Generative AI in production Read More »