Peggy Smedley Show

Peggy and James Arthur Ray, entrepreneur, author, and life and business coach, talk about the fundamentals of a leader. They discuss that in this disruptive world we live, we have to develop a large degree of self-awareness and that a challenge is that we think self-awareness equates to technical prowess. He says 70% of leaders are unfit to lead because they don't know how to inspire people. jamesray.com (11.12.19 - #640) IoT, Internet of Things, M2M, Peggy Smedley, AI, artificial intelligence, machine learning, technology, digital transformation, security, cybersecurity, blockchain, infrastructure, 5G, cloud, self-awareness

Joshua Peschel, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Iowa State University, returns to continue the discussion on security and privacy with Peggy. They discuss if it is the responsibility of the individual, the business, or the government, while also looking at how over time there has been a slow erosion of personal freedoms. He explains that data has become a key commodity, which is coupled with inherent vulnerability. iastate.edu (11/05/19 - #639) IoT, Internet of Things, M2M, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, technology, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, infrastructure, 5G, cloud

Peggy and Joshua Peschel, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Iowa State University, discuss the difference between security and privacy. They identify the big five concerns and questions to ask when it comes to privacy and key ways to deal with privacy. He gives an example of how a colleague will put no personal information into email. iastate.edu (11.05.19 - #639) IoT, Internet of Things, M2M, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, technology, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, infrastructure, 5G, cloud, CPG

Peggy shares about trends in consumer robotics and how it will impact businesses in the future. She looks at one example—GITA—that follows people while they are on the go, carrying 40 pounds. She also encourages businesses to consider how consumer robotic trends will impact what a customer will want or need 10 or 20 years from now. peggysmedleyshow.com (11.05.19 - #639) IoT, Internet of Things, M2M, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, technology, digital transformation, security, cybersecurity, blockchain, infrastructure, 5G, cloud, consumer

Live from the NACV (North American Commercial Vehicle) show, Peggy and Maik Zeigler, Hyundai, VP, commercial vehicle R&D strategy group, talks about NEPTUNE Concept Class 8 heavy-duty truck, the first hydrogen-only concept for the company's commercial vehicles, on the show. He shares the reason for showing a concept truck, and says the bullet train is the most aerodynamic shape you can find. He also talks going green and the big trends driving ecofriendly vehicles in Europe. hyundaiusa.com

Peggy and Eyal Benishti, founder and CEO, IRONSCALES, joins the show again to talk about how to use AI (artificial intelligence) to make our lives better and easier. He says at some point we will have data that will show AI is better than human beings, but it will take time to build an AI. They also address the ethics of AI and why cybersecurity is becoming a major issue today. He also gives tips for how to best prepare for an AI-driven future. ironscales.com

Peggy compares and contrasts how comfortable people are with AVs (autonomous vehicles). She points to differences in the U.S. and India and identifies the top concern with AVs today. She questions: What will it take to convince people it is safe? If we are going to drive a world of AV adoption, manufacturers will have to prove it is safer and more reliable than humans. peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy and Eyal Benishti, founder and CEO, IRONSCALES,talk about the good and the bad of AI (artificial intelligence). He says AI will change the world, but we need to contemplate how to put it to good use. At the end of the day, the job of AI is not to be a silver bullet, but to help people do a better job. He adds that we have to use AI from an inventive perspective. It isn't a question anymore, because the bad guys will use it against us. ironscales.com

Peggy and Susan Dalton, vice president of smart technologies and IoT, GCP Applied Technologies, and Mark Roberts, director of Verifi research and development, GCP Applied Technologies, talk big data. Research shows data is not being used to its potential and we need to recognize collecting data for the sake of collecting data provides no purpose. They explain that he who analyzes the data wins the day. gcpat.com

Where are we going with AI (artificial intelligence)? Peggy answers, saying AI is fundamentally changing our society, but that we need to talk about the ethical concerns that AI raises. She asks: Do we know what fairness means in machine learning outcomes? Ironically, AI can reduce bias, but it can also bake in and scale bias. Perhaps it is time to request a bias check and make sure yours is the unbiased AI that will survive. peggysmedleyshow.com

Are we ready for an autonomous future? Peggy and Sandeep Sovani, global director of automotive & ground transportation industry, ANSYS, talk about concerns and trust of autonomous vehicles. He says some people have concerns, but there is still a lot of optimism and that the technology is maturing. He says within 5-10 years the autonomous technology will be ready. https://www.ansys.com/

Peggy and Thomas Serval, CEO of Baracoda and executive chairman of CareOS, discuss the pros and cons of connectivity in the bathroom. He shares his technology journey and how a connected platform for the bathroom can enable the use of all services on the phone, without privacy concerns. Peggy challenges him if we need connectivity in the bathroom, and he says that instead of hiding the problem, this tries to tackle it, and that we need to deal with connectivity in the bathroom in a way that is secure. http://www.care-os.com/

Peggy gives some examples of how AI (artificial intelligence) is impacting transportation and healthcare. From a new pilot from Ford to Kia Motors contributing a big chunk toward a $25 million funding round for a startup developing an autonomous transportation-as-a-service platform, she details some example. She also shares how technology can help alleviate people's suffering and innovations in healthcare.http://peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy and Marcel Broekmaat, director of product management, connect applications, Trimble, talk about lagging productivity in construction and how the three Cs—constructible, content enabled, and connected—can help. He explains how to connect construction projects and that there are wins for all parties involved in construction. https://www.connect.trimble.com/

Peggy and Roger Brooks, chief scientist, Guavus, talk about distributed AI and how to optimize how to route data. He says latency is key and one of the big challenges with IoT devices is they aren't going to be on the physical premise. He suggests we need to figure out and predict issues that IoT devices might be facing and to maintain the health of the IoT device, with reduced cost. http://www.guavus.com/

Is it ethical to use AI (artificial intelligence) that pretends to be human? Is it right to give someone a machine when they want or, at least think they want a human? Peggy says many organizations are realizing the benefits of automated self-services, with predictions that the market will grow. Still, she asks the tough questions including: Is it ethical?http://peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy and Joshua Peschel, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Iowa State University, answer the question: Do people with more experience trust AI (artificial intelligence)? They identify how to make AI more trustworthy in every part of our lives, saying that it has to consistently work and there needs to be public awareness when it is being used. https://www.iastate.edu/

Peggy and Olivier Bloch, principal program manager, Azure IoT developer ecosystem, Microsoft, sit down to discuss how traditional industries are migrating to connected industries. He explains how industries will overlap, merge, and collaborate better—and soon we will see new businesses and even new industries. He explains how IoT Plug and Play and the digital twin fit into this evolution. http://www.azure.com/IoT

Peggy says the workplace is changing, thanks to AI (artificial intelligence), explaining that the old model of work won't apply in the future. At the same time, we need to keep in mind where jobs are lost, jobs are created, and we need to look beyond how AI is going to automate away some of the jobs, but how it is going to help people too.http://peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy and Derek Miller, senior research analyst, LendingTree and MagnifyMoney, talk about the risk of automation. He explains a reason we see automatable jobs is related to the growth of big data and shares which industries are going to be the most vulnerable to automation, such as administrative office workers, brokerage clerks, and more. They also dive into how automation will impact cities in the future. https://www.magnifymoney.com/

Peggy answers top ethics questions on the minds of listeners in a world where machines generate information, dissecting human-error vs. machine-error. She addresses: what happens to trust in an AI-driven world and if we will trust AI decisions to be fair in a decade. She points to specific examples in the medical field, for example.http://peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy talks about how AI is disrupting industries, painting a picture of the future workplace and the future worker in an AI-driven world. She explains how AI will help healthcare, fight insurance fraud, contribute to the global economy, and how future workers are going to embrace disruptive ways of thinking.http://peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy and Nancy Duarte, author, DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story, says there is a correlation between story and data, as there is an opportunity to use story as a framing device for data. She suggests shaping your data into a simple three-act structure, providing examples for how this can be done. https://www.duarte.com/

Peggy and Sandra Benson, worldwide head of engineering and construction, Amazon Web Services (AWS), discuss the construction worker of the future and how the industry can use technology to become more productive. She shares how a virtual jobsite will be helpful to leverage experience across more than one project and the four key factors happening in construction today.http://www.aws.amazon.com/

Peggy talks about the fact that in today's society experience is as important as the products and services, as buyers are more likely to be loyal to a company that they trust. She profiles what today's customer looks like today and how technology and AI (artificial intelligence) can help deliver a better customer experience.http://peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy and Alejandro Cantú Segura, founder and CEO, SkyAlert and Harold Schapelhouman, fire chief, Menlo Park Fire District,talk about how technology can help in case of emergency. CantúSegura shares about how technology can alert to earthquakes, saying cloud computing and the IoT (Internet of Things) make it possible, while Schapelhouman shares how it is using the technology in the fire department to respond faster. http://www.skyalertusa.com/

Peggy and James Arthur Ray, entrepreneur, author, life, and business coach, talk about the worker of the future and why we need to define leadership and recognize emotional intelligence today. He says that EQ is far and away proven to be more predictive in both life and business than IQ. The solution is self-awareness. https://www.jamesray.com/

Peggy dives into the topic of healthcare and how telehealth is going to make healthcare easier to access. She gives several examples including digital therapeutics, which is an emerging health discipline that uses tech to supplement or replace drugs. She adds that the healthcare space is on the cusp of doing some amazing things, saying the digital health space look healthy and is not going to let up anytime soon. http://peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy and Joshua Peschel, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Iowa State University, talk about the younger generation and the evolution of robots, automation, and AI (artificial intelligence). He says Generation Z wants to see greater gratification and empowerment in the work they do and that they have an expectation that technology is going to be there. https://www.iastate.edu/

Peggy and Clara Hustad, director of channel marketing – business marketing, AT&T, defines intermodal and how technology will transform this industry. As one example, she points to rail, which is privately owned and owners inspect all of their track, which is impossible for humans to do alone. They dig into how technology can provide greater visibility into the supply chain. http://www.att.com/

Who is the next generation or Gen Z? Peggy answers! She digs into a recent report and research to identify who this generation is, three defining traits, and the two most universally important life goals of this generation. She identifies how this group are digital natives and want to give something back, and perhaps, most importantly, how this generation is going to change the future of work.http://peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy wraps up the final segment of the show with comments from the audience about regulatory barriers to standards, the next generation, and sustained AI R&D investment. She says the next generation is our future and we need to think about an action plan that takes the next generation into consideration. http://peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy and Don Korfhage, president, SQUEAKS and IGear, chat about what drives manufacturing today and why results-driven communication is so important. He talks about the drivers of this transformation: both technology and cultural, citing the importance of recognizing the evolution of technology and that the younger generations are very social, collaborative, and connected today. Today, he says we have an opportunity to look at technology and ask: how is manufacturing going to keep up with this onslaught of data coming through the IoT. http://www.squeaks.com/

Peggy digs into how AI (artificial intelligence) is changing the nature of work, saying that it will yield high economic benefits for the United States. She also highlights a new plan from NIST that identifies how the government needs to bolster AI standards. However, while it is a solid plan, she cautions that we need to make sure that we are creating AI standards that are flexible enough and to not forget that AI is only as good as the algorithms built by people. http://peggysmedleyshow.com

The challenge for businesses today is finding a great employee for the future. Peggy and Chad Storlie, author, Combat Leader to Corporate Leader and Battlefield to Business Success, retired Lieutenant Colonel, Special Forces, U.S. Army, talk about the unique skillsets of military veterans. He explains how they can help with team building, dealing with chaotic environments, and help you study your competition, among so much more. http://www.combattocorporate.com/

Peggy and Carlene Ileto, executive director, products and services delivery management office, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, talk about women in IT and the importance of failure.She also digs into how service centers are going high-tech today and that the efforts of reducing paper was a major effort at the IRS, but provided significant value. They also touch on the topics of cybersecurity, how to inspire the next generation, advice for youth, mentorship, and the need to focus on the job at hand. https://www.dhs.gov/

Peggy says data-center innovation is going to ramp up, as it is trending toward two poles: large and small. She says we need to push creative minds to be innovative and that data centers need to prioritize physical and digital security, no matter the size. http://peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy and Kailu Guan, co-founder and chief creative officer, HelloAva, talk about bringing smart learning to skin care and healthcare products. She says it is very important to capture accuracy of how well product will work on user's skin and says the goal is to have AI (artificial intelligence) as a tool to empower the decision making process. https://www.helloava.co/

Peggy and Laz Vekiarides, CTO and cofounder, ClearSky Data, discuss the growth of data, edge computing, and the need for storage technology. He says the speed of light is finite, and as a corollary, our patience as human beings is limited. Edge computing helps by positioning resources you can interact with that are nearby. They also discuss the need for security. http://www.clearskydata.com

In 2025, each connected person will have at least one data interaction every 18 seconds. Peggy shares that we are expecting a whole lot of data traffic and we need to answer the question: How are we going to keep up with all the storage demands? She summarizes what data centers look like today and what is next.http://peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy and Joshua Peschel, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Iowa State University, talk about the vast amount of data that exists in agriculture and how services that are sold in the cloud are becoming the new normal. He says there are two points of concern when looking at transmission of data and that we have a whole new level of security that we need to talk about.

Peggy and Michael Ludden, futurist, speaker, product leader and developer platform expert, global head of developer advocacy, and principal augmented reality advocate, Bose, talk about how technology is a tool and how it impacts working trends. He says industries will be disrupted with technology, but historically working trends have always gotten better for humans, with new technology. He notes we are moving toward an economy of abundance versus an economy of scarcity and automation can bring opportunities.

Peggy explains why the data center market is growing. She says there is increasing demand from hyperscale cloud users and that hyperscale data centers are going up all over the world. Further, the growth of the data-center market is going to boost other industries such as construction.

Continuing the conversation, Peggy and Jaishree Subramania, Sr. Director, Azure IoT, Microsoft, talk about the next wave in the IoT, which will see leading companies break away from the pack. They talk about bringing IoT into business and the biggest takeaway from new research, as well as several use cases.

Peggy and Jaishree Subramania, Sr. Director, Azure IoT, Microsoft, talk about IoT adoption and security and findings in its new report. She also addresses that there are three key obstacles that threaten to hold companies back. They discuss that the IoT is foundational and serves as a gateway to business transformation, but that we need to address security.

Peggy highlights numbers related to IoT (Internet of Things) security and adoption from a new Microsoft report. She shares adoption numbers and address the fact that there is an IoT skills gap that impacts adoption of technology and that we need more skilled workers in the market. She also highlights Microsoft's key ingredients to IoT success.

Peggy and Scott Schober, CEO, Berkeley Varitronics Systems, and author of Hacked Again, discuss how credit card skimmers have evolved. He says we have to be extra careful at unfamiliar gas stations because cyber criminals can steal a lot of information at the pump. He explains in detail how credit card skimmers can steal information.

Are we all screwed? Peggy and Richard Forno, senior lecturer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMBC) Dept. of computer science and electrical engineering, discuss the reality of cybersecurity. He explains that data breaches are happening all the time, so much so that we are becoming immune, and that we need to plan for things like if the cloud goes down.

Peggy continues the discussion on AI (artificial intelligence), offering tips. She asks: If an organization hasn't implemented a strategy, is it really prioritizing AI? She also digs into the top two reasons AI projects fail, saying the lack of a skilled staff is only going to worsen in the years ahead and companies need to prepare for it now.

Peggy and Barbara Roche, managing partner, SpeakWell Partners, talk about inspiring and leading a team. She shares the term VUCA, which means volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous, and that if you are not effective at change management and change leadership, everyone will suffer. She suggests whatever can create certainty, use it.