The AI in Business Podcast

Today's guest is Emmanuel Walckenaer, CEO of YSEOP. YSEOP is a natural language generation AI vendor serving life sciences and drug development. In today's episode, Emmanuel speaks about speeding up the drug development process through the lens of the life sciences industry being in extreme flux and what happens when a new normal is achieved and how companies have to scramble to keep up with it. Emmanuel also talks about the expansion of AI projects and capabilities in the enterprise. Today's episode is brought to you by YSEOP. If you're an AI vendor looking to reach a global enterprise audience, you can learn more about how we work with vendors from sponsored podcasts, articles, co-branded research, lead generation, and more at emerj.com/ad1.

In the third episode of our AI Success Factors series, we're discussing a public sector application of AI. This Monday series is designed to deliver concise, industry-agnostic insights to start your week with a specific use-case and the most crucial success factor that brought it to life. Today, our guest is Richard Benjamins, Chief AI and Data Strategist at Telefónica. As one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, Telefónica is a business that makes over $50B in annual revenue and has more than 100,000 employees worldwide. In this episode, Richard speaks to us about a specific project designed to reduce COVID cases by using data related to the movement of people. He also discusses the project's results detailing how it was used in the real world and what factors led to its success. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to tune in for the rest of the AI Success Factors series on The AI in Business Podcast at podcast.emerj.com.

Today's guest is Daniele Cordioli, Head of Solutions Consulting for EMEA at Expert.ai. In this episode, Daniele discusses what contract analytics means and the concrete use-cases we can get from it. There are two big transferable lessons that Daniele highlights in this interview. The first lesson is determining the low-hanging fruit cases where AI can save money and reduce risk when dealing with your volume of contracts. Second, the proper method to establish where the business value lies in your own business. This episode is sponsored by expert.ai. If you're interested in reaching Emerj's global AI-focused executive audience through podcasts, emails, sponsored content, and more, you can contact us at emerj.com/ad1.

This is our second episode of our new Monday series highlighting AI Success Factors. Our guest is Beena Ammanath, the current Executive Director of the Global Deloitte AI Institute. Beena is also the Founder of Humans for AI, an organization that provides AI education for underrepresented female minorities, and recently wrote a new book called "Trustworthy AI". In this episode, she discusses one of GE's early AI projects around procurement and how using a crawl, walk, run strategy can lead to tens of millions of dollars in savings. Be sure to tune in next Monday for the next episode in this series and start your week with pivotal insights about how to turn AI into ROI no matter what industry you're in.

Today's guest is Carlos Escapa, AI Global Business Development Manager at Meta (formerly Facebook), and in this episode, we explore what business leaders need to know about open source. Carlos clarifies what open source is and what is relevant for enterprise leaders, and the kinds of situations in which open source tools might be more suitable. He also discusses where leveling up and retaining talent crosses over with open source. Be sure to join Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1 to unlock our entire library of AI use-cases, best practice guides, white papers, frameworks, and more.

Today's episode is the first of our new Monday series, AI Success Factors. This series will feature a short episode every Monday for the next four months geared towards starting your week with a look at what it takes for AI to succeed across industries and sectors. Our first guest of this series is Raefer Gabriel, VP of Engineering for Oracle's Digital Assistant. Raefer previously worked as Head of Engineering for Conversational AI at Amazon. In this episode, he explores a book recommendation use-case, looking at Amazon's roots from a new perspective. Raefer also identifies two key success factors: firstly, communicating value and strategically selecting projects, and secondly, picking your battles. Tune in next week for the second episode of this series to learn how to make your AI projects and ideas even sharper.

This week's guest is Peter Tu, Chief Scientist for Artificial Intelligence at GE Global Research. Peter joins us to discuss the transition from the previous era of AI into the current "third wave" of AI in a way that will make sense for business people. He also shares insight on what it'll take for AI to make the leap to contextual adaptation and what this might mean for business leaders in terms of how it could affect their current processes. If you're interested in discovering AI trends and being able to identify AI use-cases and trends in your industry, be sure to stay tuned until the end of this episode to learn more about Emerj's tools designed for business leaders and how to access them to discover more AI opportunities and maximize AI ROI.

This week's guest is Rajkumar Bondugula, Fellow and Luminary Scientist at Verizon. Rajkumar holds a Ph.D. in Machine Learning and was previously the Principal Data Scientist at Equifax. In this episode, Rajkumar clarifies some of the critical differences between business intelligence, analytics, and data science. He also discusses how these concepts build upon one another and help businesses level up their services. If you're interested in more insights on building AI maturity, building proper data science teams, being able to identify high-value AI projects and move them forward, be sure to check out Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1 to unlock our AI best-practice guides, whitepapers, and entire AI use-case library.

Our guest this week is Stacey Shulman, Vice President Internet of Things Group / GM Health, Life Sciences and Emerging Technologies at Intel Corporation. In this episode, Stacey discusses where she sees AI make its way into healthcare now, how Covid has affected how adoption has been prioritized, and its consequences in the future. Stacey's insights about how healthcare is evolving are correlated to how other enterprises are also adjusting their strategies or potentially should be in the setting of the ongoing pandemic. If you're interested in unlocking our AI best practice guides, frameworks for AI ROI, and specific resources for AI consultants, visit emerj.com/p1.

Today's guest is Anand Mahurkar, Founder and CEO of Findability Sciences. With about 100 employees worldwide, Findability operates in a variety of industries, including manufacturing. In this episode, Anand provides an in-depth overview of the workflows that are impacted in predicting inventory and resource use in manufacturing. He also discusses what it looks like to determine the data sources you're going to use and influence the workflows you will use to make more informed forecasting decisions. This episode is sponsored by Findability Sciences. If you're interested in finding more high ROI use-cases in your sector, be sure to download our free PDF brief, "3 Ways to Detect AI Trends in Any Sector," at emerj.com/t3.

Today's guest is Bob Gaines, Managing Director of Business Development at SambaNova Systems, a firm based in the Bay Area that has raised $1B to date. Bob has worked in financial services and technology with companies like IBM, Cray Supercomputing, Deephaven Data Labs. In this episode, he brings his perspective on how this technology has evolved regarding AI's impact in finance and where it's going. He also discusses how AI is being used not just to look at the individual entities exchanging funds but also to look at the behavior of the entities around them and the entities they do business with. This episode is sponsored by SambaNova Systems. Visit emerj.com/ad1 to learn more about reaching our global audience.

Our guest this week is Dr. Seth Dobrin, the Global Chief AI Officer at IBM, one of the biggest names in artificial intelligence. In this episode, Seth returns to the podcast to speak about AI governance in terms of enabling innovation and driving better results for enterprises. He also discusses the right way to structure and think about AI governance to allow for efficiency and higher quality products. This episode is sponsored by IBM. If you're interested in reaching Emerj's business audience, be sure to visit emerj.com/ad1 to learn more about our media services.

Today's guest is Remi Duquette, Vice President of Innovation and Industrial AI at Maya HTT. Maya HTT is an engineering and industrial AI services firm that Remi's been with for twenty years. Remi draws on his hands-on experience to discuss the challenges and opportunities of improving productivity with AI in manufacturing. Today's episode focuses on the question of where artificial intelligence can be implemented into existing workflows to improve output. This episode is sponsored by Maya HTT. If you're interested in reaching Emerj's global enterprise audience, check out emerj.com/ad1 to learn more.

This week's guest is Gregory Diamos, Machine Learning Systems Engineering at Landing AI. Run by one of the most prominent names in the business AI world, Andrew Ng, Landing AI has raised over $50M to date. Before Andrew founded Landing AI, he and Gregory worked together in the Baidu Silicon Valley Research Lab. In today's episode, Gregory discusses a broad set of AI use-cases in agriculture that he thinks are going to make the most significant impact in the years ahead. If you're interested in unlocking our AI best practice guides, frameworks for AI ROI, and specific resources for AI consultants, visit emerj.com/p1.

Today's guest is Joe Bradley, Chief Scientist, SVP Data Science & ML at LivePerson. Joe was previously the Senior Director for Data and Personalization Science at Nike before joining the team at LivePerson. In this episode, Joe breaks down how LivePerson approaches the conversational interface dynamic with their customers. Joe also discusses some of the challenges in getting to a genuinely conversational level and what's possible today. If you're interested in more NLP use-cases or want to learn more about chatbots or search-and-discovery, be sure to download our free PDF brief "The Executive Guide to NLP" at emerj.com/nlp1.

Today's guest is Bhaskar Deka, Global Head of Product Management and AI at EdCast. Based in the Bay Area, EdCast has raised over $100M and has more than 400 employees to date. This episode focuses on onboarding new employees and what it looks like to upscale, train, and get new team members up to speed with machine learning to help make our teams more effective. Bhaskar also discusses his genuine take on the issues and concerns surrounding AI ethics and governance. If you're interested in unlocking our AI best practice guides, frameworks for AI ROI, and specific resources for AI consultants, visit emerj.com/p1.

Our guest this week is Joseph Berti, VP of AI Applications at IBM. In this episode, Joseph discusses the current capabilities of AI and IoT, highlighting specific use-cases where he's seen value delivered in the industry. He also talks about where this technology combination takes us and what leaders should be aware of future trends. If you're interested in gaining support, competitive intelligence, or a deeper understanding of the vendor ecosystem with a current AI initiative, visit emerj.com/aiol to learn more about our enterprise-level research or AI Opportunity Landscape.

Our guest this week is Ramprakash Ramamoorthy, Director of AI Research at Zoho Corporation. Based near the Bay Area, Zoho is a firm with over $600M in annual revenue that offers various software products, including CRM, business intelligence solutions, and other products included in their proprietary suite. In this episode, Ramprakash walks through the team-building process and how to locate business areas where AI can add value. He discusses considerations such as the kind of talent, collaboration, and strategic thinking required to level up an existing suite of products with AI. If you've benefited from the insights in this episode, please consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts.

This week's guest is Everton Paulino, Business Development Executive of Automotive & Manufacturing at SambaNova Systems. SambaNova Systems has raised approximately $1B to bring their hardware and software solutions to market. In this episode, he brings experience to bear and discusses three unique use-cases for where AI might make a difference in the future of manufacturing. This episode is brought to you by SambaNova Systems. If you're interested in reaching Emerj's global executive audience through our podcasts, newsletter, website, or more, visit emerj.com/ad1 to download our media kit and learn more about our sponsored content guidelines and offerings.

Today's guest is Faustino Gomez, CEO, and Co-Founder of NNAISENSE. NNAISENSE is a firm focused on developing AI solutions for the physical world, and we spoke with their other Co-Founder, Jürgen Schmidhuber, about two years ago. If you're interested in listening to Jürgen's episode, you can find it on Apple Podcasts or Soundcloud. In today's episode, Faustino discusses one particular use-case that NNAISENSE is focused on in additive manufacturing. Faustino has a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence and was a senior researcher for over ten years at the IDSIA, a well-known artificial intelligence lab in Lugano, Switzerland. To access Emerj's frameworks for AI readiness, ROI and strategy, visit emerj.com/p1.

Our guest this week is Sanjay Deshmukh, Executive Vice President of Findability Sciences. Findability is a SoftBank-backed firm here in the Boston area with about 100 employees around the world. In this episode, he discusses how Findability is applying artificial intelligence in the world of collections. He also talks about the personalization of messaging, optimizing the use of call center agents, and categorization. This episode is brought to you by Findability Sciences. If you're a listener here but not yet a subscriber on emerj.com, you can download our free PDF brief called "The AI in Financial Services Cheat Sheet" at emerj.com/fin1.

Today's guest is Remi Duquette, Vice President of Innovation and Industrial AI at MayaHTT. MayaHTT is a services firm focused on industrial engineering and industrial AI. In this episode, he speaks to his direct knowledge of applying AI in the industrial setting with examples from making paper products to food processing. He also discusses what it looks like to use AI for quality improvement, touching on the full gambit of AI transformation, with a specific focus on use-cases with quality as their goal. To access Emerj's frameworks for AI readiness, ROI and strategy, visit Emerj Plus: emerj.com/p1.

Today's guest is Jeff Mills, Chief Revenue Officer of iMerit Technology. Working in the data labeling and annotation space, iMerit is a company that works with some of the world's largest autonomous vehicles, big tech, and legacy enterprises. In this episode, Jeff walks through what it looks like to define a business problem, determine the right tools, and bring the project to life. This episode is brought to you by iMerit Technology, and on December 2nd, iMerit will be partnering with TechCrunch to host its DataOps Summit. If you are an AI vendor company interested in reaching Emerj's executive audience, visit emerj.com/ad1 for more information about our sponsored content offerings.

Today's guest is Marshall Choy, VP of Product at SambaNova Systems. In this episode, Marshall discusses two different approaches to AI adoption: doing it yourself and leveraging AI platforms. He shares his perspective on the advantages and disadvantages to both and insight on how to decide which approach might best suit your organization. This episode is sponsored by SambaNova Systems. To learn more about reaching our global executive audience through our sponsored content offerings, email list, website, and more, visit emerj.com/ad1.

Today's guest is Daniel Hernandez, General Manager of Data and AI for IBM. In this episode, we discuss the topic of the access and governance of data. Daniel discusses the concept of a data fabric and what it means from a technology-agnostic standpoint, and how IBM is deploying this approach with their clients. He also shares some of the specific use-cases that IBM is using to bring this approach to life. This episode is sponsored by IBM and is the second in a three-part series focusing on data, data strategy, and data governance. If you're interested in reaching Emerj's global executive audience yourself, be sure to visit emerj.com/ad1 to learn more about our sponsored content offerings.

Today's guest is Martin Ford, futurist and New York Times best-selling author of the 2015 book "Rise of the Robots." Martin's most recent book, "Rule of the Robots," highlights where artificial intelligence is likely to impact day-to-day life, business, and society in the coming future. In this episode, Martin discusses some of the meta trends he believes are most important for business leaders regarding how AI could shift business by allowing for new advantages, efficiencies, and more. If you're interested in finding AI trends in your specific industry or sector, be sure to download our PDF brief called "3 Ways to Discover AI Trends in Your Industry" at emerj.com/t3.

Today's guest is TJ Shembekar, Director of IT for IBM Global Financing. TJ has been with IBM for over 15 years and has gone through the entire journey of bringing AI to life in the Financing wing of IBM, from aggregating data sources to collaborating with his peers to find the best capabilities for AI. In this episode, TJ discusses some of the exact use-cases that IBM Financing is putting in place today and the process of setting up a data strategy. This episode is sponsored by IBM and is the first part of a three-part series that we'll be rolling out in the next two months. If you're interested in reaching Emerj's global audience of AI-focused leaders, be sure to visit emerj.com/ad1 for more information.

This is the final episode in our five-part series on AI culture change in the enterprise. Every day this week, we have published an episode covering this topic with guests from Facebook, IBM, and other organizations. Today's guest is Stacey Shulman, Vice President of the Internet of Things Group and GM of Health, Life Sciences, and Emerging Technologies at Intel. In this episode, Stacey discusses how to assess artificial intelligence maturity and where culture change management impacts AI adoption. If you missed an episode of this series, be sure to check out the unique perspective of our other guests this week on The AI in Business Podcast on all major podcast platforms.

As episode four of five in our series on enterprise culture change for AI adoption, we speak with Nick Elprin, CEO of Domino Data Lab. His company has currently raised nearly a quarter of a billion dollars to bring their ML ops platform to some of the largest enterprises around the world. In this episode, Seth breaks down some of the models for AI maturity that Domino uses when they assess enterprises. Nick also shares his unique perspectives on AI maturity as both the leader of a fast-growing startup and as someone with hands-on experience working with well-established legacy enterprises. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to tune in tomorrow for the final episode in this series. We have heard from some fantastic guests this week, including IBM, Facebook, and SAP leaders.

This is episode three in our series on AI culture change in the enterprise taking place this week through Friday. We will be publishing episodes daily highlighting actionable insights for developing an AI-ready culture within your enterprise from leaders at significant enterprises such as Facebook AI, Intel, and more. Today's guest is Andreas Welsch, VP and Head of Intelligent Processes at SAP. In this episode, Andreas discusses what SAP has done to adapt and adopt AI internally and share the perspectives of some of their clients. If you're interested in more insight on changing culture, developing AI strategy, measuring AI ROI, be sure to check out Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.

In the second episode of our five-part series on AI culture change, our guest is Carlos Escapa, Global Business Development Manager for Facebook AI. Previously the Global AI and ML Practice Leader for Amazon Web Services, Carlos shares insights from his experience working with many cutting-edge startups who are actively deploying AI. Be sure to tune in to the rest of the series to learn from leaders at Intel, SAP, and many more prominent companies. If you are interested in getting started in your AI journey, be sure to download our free PDF brief, "Beginning with AI: 3 Key Insights for Non-Technical Professionals," at emerj.com/beg1.

This week's guest is Dr. Seth Dobrin, Chief AI Officer for IBM. As one of the best-known AI companies in the world, IBM has over 300,000 employees. As the first episode in this series on AI culture, Seth provides unique insights, as someone with years of hands-on experience in the industry, on what it takes to shift the culture within a large enterprise. He also talks about what it looks like to build an AI roadmap when adopting AI and creating a plan for the future. Be sure to tune in for the rest of this series taking place this week through Friday here on The AI in Business Podcast. We'll be releasing an episode daily that highlights this topic of AI culture, and we have an exciting lineup of guests from well-known companies such as Facebook, SAP, Intel, and more.

Today's guest is Gaurav Srivastava, CTO at FarEye. Having recently raised another $100M, FarEye has now raised a total of $150M to bring artificial intelligence to the supply chain. In this episode, Gaurav talks about how end-user impact is what vendors and internal AI leaders need to understand to make a strong business case. Be sure to join us here on The AI in Business Podcast next week, as we will be publishing an episode every day from November 1st through the 5th. We have five notable guests from companies like IBM, Facebook, Intel, and more speaking about the topic of AI culture and how enterprise leaders can encourage an AI culture that will allow AI to take root and genuinely deliver an ROI.

Our guest this week is Joseph Berti, VP of AI Applications at IBM. This week, Joseph discusses high-level trends in how AI is making its way into heavy industry. He also speaks about what the world will look like as more and more physical assets are digitized and how this transformation will impact our world. Before selling to IBM, Joseph was previously the CEO of Oniqua, focusing on predictive maintenance for the oil, gas, and utility space. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to stay tuned for the upcoming series on The AI in Business Podcast. Starting Monday, November 1st, we'll publish an episode every day through Friday. These episodes will each highlight a topic that is relevant for leaders in any and every industry.

Today's guest is Bhaskar Roy of Fractal Analytics. Bhaskar previously held high-level analytical roles at Target and Accenture before joining Fractal Analytics and taking on more artificial intelligence projects. In this episode, Bhaskar discusses the conceptual and practical differences between analytics and AI projects for selling AI and delivery. He also talks about the similarities between these two types of projects. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out Bhaskar's interview on The AI Consulting Podcast, where he discusses what it looks like to find the AI fit for clients in more depth. The AI Consulting Podcast is our newest podcast designed specifically for AI advisors, strategists, and consultants and is available on all major podcast platforms.

This week's guest is Katia Walsh, Ph.D. and Chief Strategy Officer for Levi Strauss & Co. Levi's is one of the best-known apparel brands in the world at $5.5B in annual revenue. Katia holds an important position in that company after having several roles in financial services, telecommunications, and other sectors. In this episode, Katia speaks about unlocking the value of predictive and what it looks like to combine data, AI, and digital in a way that delivers value. She also discusses some of the lessons she learned in other industries and how they translate into retail transformation. If you're interested in more insights in retail, be sure to download our "AI in Retail" cheat sheet at emerj.com/ret1.

Today's guest is Emily He, SVP of Human Capital Management at Oracle's Cloud Business Group. Currently ranked the 80th in the Fortune 100, Oracle is well-known for enterprise software and IT solutions. Emily has also managed the research that Oracle conducts annually on their employees' impact, expectations, and thoughts on AI within their business. In this episode, Emily brings to bear some of the critical findings of this research. She also discusses the business implications for AI adoption strategies that don't overwhelm the rest of a company's teams. Discover more AI use-cases, best practice guides, frameworks, and more by joining Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.

This week's guest is Ramprakash Ramamoorthy, Director of AI Research at Zoho Corporation. Based in the Bay Area, Zoho makes over $600M in annual revenue and offers a variety of software products, including CRM, business intelligence solutions, and more. Today, Ramprakash speaks about his hands-on experience on this topic, detailing the kind of collaboration, talent, and strategic thinking required to level up an existing suite of products with AI. He also discusses how team-building and the construction of an AI team facilitate this process to add value. Visit emerj.com/beg1 to learn more about the practical steps for AI deployment for non-technical professionals.

Today's guest is Patrick Bangert, VP of Artificial Intelligence at Samsung SDS, the services wing at Samsung. With $200B in annual revenue, Samsung is the 15th largest company in the world according to the Global 500. Today, Patrick discusses the use-cases of AI at the edge in medical imagery and how the healthcare industry may be able to overcome some of these hurdles to allow AI to improve even more quickly into the future. We are grateful to have been introduced to Patrick through Kisaco Research, the sponsor for this episode. Kisaco Research runs the Edge AI Summit every year, and this year it will be held November 16-18th in Mountain View, California, and online, where Patrick will also be speaking.

This week's guest is Merve Unuvar, Director of AI Platforms and Automation at IBM Research AI. This week's focus is on the intersection of AI and RPA, which is a technology separate from AI, and how to identify places where efficiencies might be driven. Merve discusses how to evaluate our operations and workflow and spot places where AI might be able to make a real and tangible difference. Merve also speaks about how traditional RPA is beginning to merge with AI and what kinds of new opportunities this could bring. If you're interested in unlocking Emerj's AI best practice guides, frameworks for AI ROI, and other specific resources for AI consultants, visit emerj.com/p1.

Our guest this week is Alexandre Le Bouthillier, Co-Founder of Imagia. Imagia is a firm based in Montreal that leverages artificial intelligence for medical analysis. Today, Alexandre discusses personalized medicine before and after artificial intelligence. He also brings to bear his perspectives on how personalized medicine might come to be, cutting through some of the buzzword hype surrounding the term. Alexandre was a guest on the show several years ago, and we're thankful to have the opportunity to share more of his insights. If you're interested in unlocking our AI best practice guides, frameworks for AI ROI, and specific resources for AI consultants, visit emerj.com/p1.

Today's guest is Nikola Mrkšić, CEO and Co-Founder of PolyAI. PolyAI is an AI voice company based in the United Kingdom. Nikola previously appeared on an episode with us to discuss the future of voice AI for the customer experience. Today, Nikola dives into the use-case of appointment-setting with AI for voice. He talks specifically about the technical constraints, AI capabilities, and how to create workflows that add real value to the business. This episode is sponsored by PolyAI. If you run a disruptive AI firm and you're looking to reach a global audience of AI-interested leaders, be sure to visit emerj.com/ad1 to learn more about Emerj's Creative Services.

Today's guest is Bill Fox, Business Development Executive for Healthcare Strategy at SambaNova Systems. Founded in Palo Alto, California, SambaNova offers hardware, software, DataFlow-as-a-Service, and more. Today, Bill speaks about what SambaNova's team is seeing in terms of near-term future opportunities for computer vision and artificial intelligence. Bill also discusses use-cases relating to diagnostics and health and what the future of healthcare transformation could potentially look like. This episode is sponsored by SambaNova Systems. If you're interested in reaching Emerj's global audience via our podcast, newsletter, or website, be sure to visit emerj.com/ad1 for more information.

Today's guest is Rudina Seseri, Founder and Managing Partner at Glasswing Ventures. Rudina has been a previous guest on The AI in Business Podcast, and today she speaks with us about how AI startups are pivoting their strategy by restructuring their business models and potentially changing who they are selling to in light of COVID-19. Rudina also shares her perspectives on emerging AI trends and how to identify them, which is an essential skill for consultants and vendors. If you'd like to explore one of Emerj's resources for spotting AI trends and making the most of them in your own business, download our free PDF brief, "3 Ways to Discover AI Trends," at emerj.com/t3.

Today's guest is Caroline Gorksi, Group Director at R2 Data Labs of Rolls Royce. Rolls Royce is a well-known company involved in the heavy-industry space based in the United Kingdom. Caroline was a previous guest on the show and spoke about the future of logistics and the supply chain. This week, Caroline discusses the AI safety protocols and frameworks developed by R2 Data Labs and what it looks like to include safety in the product development process to become a factor that both business people and consultants can bear in mind. If you would like to discover more AI use-cases, best practice guides, white papers, frameworks, and more, join Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.

Today's guest is Susan Schneider, Founding Director at the Center for the Future Mind of Florida Atlantic University, NASA Chair in Astrobiology Exploration and Technical Innovation, and Distinguished Scholar Chair at the Library of Congress. In this week's episode, Susan discusses the big picture of the future of AI and the brain-computer interface. She also gives examples that help provide a lens into the possibility for post-human trajectory decades into the future of artificial intelligence and more. If you're interested in unlocking our AI best practice guides, frameworks for AI ROI, and specific resources for AI consultants, visit emerj.com/p1.

Today's guest is Jim Benton, CEO of Chorus.ai. Sales enablement with AI adoption is an often overlooked business function that few companies are succeeding with, but Chorus.ai does just that. To date, the firm has raised over $100 million with record growth in 2020. Today, Jim discusses the potential future of sales enablement to further improve clients' performance with AI consistently. If you're interested in learning more about AI applications and finding where AI can be productive in the industry, be sure to check out Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1. By joining Emerj Plus, you can access our entire library of tools to apply and adopt AI, create an AI strategy, and achieve AI ROI.

Today's guest is David Brin, renowned fiction author, NASA consultant, and keynote speaker with a Ph.D. from the University of California San Diego. David has received the Hugo, Locus, Campbell, and Nebula awards for his various works of fiction, and his novel, "The Postman," was adapted into a 1997 feature film starring Kevin Costner. David's works have explored the topics of strong artificial intelligence, brain-computer interface, upgrading human brains, and more. Today, he speaks about how to govern these powerful technologies, like brain-computer interface and AI. David also shares his ideas about what the next level of human intelligence could look like without an arms race.

Today's guest is Emmanuel Walckenaer, CEO of YSEOP. A firm based in Paris, YSEOP focuses on natural language generation across financial services and life sciences industries. Emmanuel speaks with us this week about the applications of NLG when it comes to drug discovery and life sciences. Emmanuel also discusses some other life sciences and AI trends that he thinks are promising and some of the trends that he's seen in his work in the life sciences space. This episode is sponsored by YSEOP. If you're interested in reaching the Emerj audience, you have an important educational message about use-cases and applications of AI, be sure to contact us at emerj.com/ad1.

Today's guest is Dr. Joanna Bryson, Professor of Ethics and Technology at the Hertie School in Berlin. Previously a faculty member of the Computer Science department at the University of Bath, Joanna was one of nine experts nominated by Germany to the Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence. Today, Joanna speaks about some of the business applications and implications of AI with specific use-cases. She also shares her perspective on how AI could be practically managed in terms of security and privacy and how these technologies might have ramifications in the future. Discover more AI use-cases, best practice guides, white papers, frameworks, and more at emerj.com/p1.