What’s the BUZZ? — AI in Business

In this episode, Quentin Reil (Founder & Chief AI Officer) and Andreas Welsch discuss the four key challenges of Generative AI that you can't ignore. Quentin shares his story about leveraging business data as a differentiator and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to overcome the most common issues surrounding Generative AI applications. Key topics: - Describe the impact of th...

In this episode, Lasse Rindom (AI Lead, BASICO) and Andreas Welsch discuss leveraging the AI hype and disillusionment to drive business impact. Lasse shares his story from previous hype cycles in Automation and AI to the latest one of Generative AI and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to get actionable insights into driving AI adoption in their business. Key topics: - Assess the curr...

In this episode, Marek Kowalkiewicz (Professor & Author) and Andreas Welsch discuss how AI agents will change the way we work. Marek shares his insights on the economy of algorithms that guide our everyday lives and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to learn how AI agents will shape our workplace. Key topics: - Describe the evolution from manual to digital and AI labor - Anticipat...

In this episode, Pedro Berrocoso (Digital Procurement & Automation Advisor) and Andreas Welsch explore Generative AI in Procurement. Pedro shares example) on leveraging the latest generation of AI in Procurement and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to identify opportunities for leveraging this technology in their own business. Key topics: - Assess the Generative AI opportunities...

In this episode, Mark Beccue (Independent Market Analyst) and Andreas Welsch cut through the Generative AI hype. Mark shares examples of B2B software vendors leading the Generative AI development and adoption based on past learnings, and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to ascertain where the AI market is going. Key topics: - Assess the current phase of AI adoption between AI hype an...

In this episode, Jonas Christensen (Senior Data & Analytics Leader) and Andreas Welsch discuss adopting a data-centric Machine Learning approach for small datasets. Jonas shares learnings on improving data quality before building models and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to improve their results with small data sets. Key topics: - Describe the common challenges businesses still...

In this episode, Jeremy Ravenel (Founder naas.ai) and Andreas Welsch discuss building AI agents for business with a mixture of assistants. Jeremy shares his journey from corporate finance to building a technology platform for AI agents and provides valuable insight) for listeners looking to increase efficiencies in their business with the help of AI agents that act as personal assistants. Key topi...

In this episode, Srujana Kaddevarmuth (Senior AI CoE Leader) and Andreas Welsch discuss scaling enterprise AI products across the business. Srujana shares her insights on applying a product mindset to building AI capabilities and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to scale their AI applications across the enterprise. Key topics: - Productize AI capabilities through a holistic approach...

In this episode, Kence Anderson (Founder & Machine Teaching Expert) and Andreas Welsch discuss how you can determine if your AI agents are ready for enterprise decision-making. Kence shares his learnings on building autonomous AI agents for top Fortune 500 companies and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to get started with agents in their business. Key topics: - Understand the pre...

In this episode, Philippe Rambach (Chief AI Officer, Schneider Electric) and Andreas Welsch discuss driving sustainability and energy efficiency with AI leadership. Philippe shares (their story/journey/insights/perspective/learnings/examples) on (specific aspect of topic) and provides valuable (advice/tips/insights) for listeners looking to (achieve specific outcome/learn more about topic). Key to...

In this episode, Randy Bean (Founder, Data & AI Leadership Exchange) and Andreas Welsch discuss going beyond quick-win use cases for Generative AI. Randy shares perspective on data and AI leadership, spanning more than 35 years of experience in the industry,  and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to move from quick wins to strategic AI programs in business. Key topics: - See the p...

In this episode, Elizabeth M. Adams (Leader of Responsible AI) and Andreas Welsch discuss increasing engagement in Responsible AI programs. Elizabeth shares findings from her doctoral research on responsible AI engagement in Fortune 10 companies and startups. She provides valuable insights for listeners looking to create effective responsible AI programs within their businesses. Key topics: - Evol...

In this episode, Bernard Marr (Futurist & Author) and Andreas Welsch discuss preparing for a future of converging technologies and AI. Bernard shares his insights on the next wave of AI-driven innovation and provides valuable examples for listeners looking to seize opportunities across their business when data, AI, mixed reality, and many more capabilities come together. Key topics: - Learn ab...

In this episode, Sadie St. Lawrence (Founder of Women in Data & Human-Machine Collaboration Institute) and Andreas Welsch discuss how leaders can empower women to thrive in Data & AI. Sadie shares her story in data and data science and provides valuable tips for listeners looking to increase overall diversity on their teams in an age where AI needs to serve us all. Key topics: - Understand...

In this episode, Anthony Alcaraz (Chief Product Officer) and Andreas Welsch discuss supercharging your Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) application with a knowledge graph. Anthony shares his experience expanding Generative AI applications and large language models and provides valuable tips for listeners looking to get even more relevant results from their AI applications. Key topics: - Identi...

In this episode, Carly Taylor (Director of Franchise Security Strategy, Activision/ Call of Duty) and Andreas Welsch discuss strengthening your security against Generative AI hackers . Carly shares examples of Generative AI's use to aid black hat and white hackers in their cat-and-mouse game. Carly provides valuable insights for listeners looking to learn about ways Generative AI is already u...

In this episode, T . Scott Clendaniel (VP & AI Instructor, Analytics-Edge) and Andreas Welsch discuss improving your user experience with Generative AI . Scott shares his perspective on making business applications more accessible with AI and provides valuable tips for listeners looking to get more business value from AI projects. Key topics: - Democratize AI with user-friendly access - Explor...

In this episode, Bill Schmarzo (Professor & Author, Dean of Big Data) and Andreas Welsch discuss preparing your business team for Generative AI . Bill shares his learnings from teaching business teams about data literacy and provides valuable insight) for listeners looking to help their stakeholders develop a better understanding of Data, Artificial Intelligence, and how to best use them in a...

In this episode, Conor Grennan (Dean of Students, MBA Program & Head of Generative AI, NYU Stern School of Business) and Andreas Welsch discuss how you can stay on top of Generative AI industry news . Conor shares his insights on learning about Generative AI and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to focus on the key AI news for their job and tasks. Key topics: - Decide if businesse...

In this episode, Mark Minevich (Chief Digital AI Strategist & Author) and Andreas Welsch discuss creating a sustainable future with AI . Mark shares his perspective on using artificial intelligence that serves our planet and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to align their AI initiatives with sustainable, ethical AI objectives. Key topics: - Address AI's longevity and opportu...

In this episode, Andrea Isoni (Chief AI Officer) and Andreas Welsch discuss how you can prepare for the E.U. AI Act . Andrea shares his insights on the upcoming regulation as well as AI-related ISO certifications and provides valuable insights for listeners looking to better understand the impact of regulation on their AI products. Key topics: - Understand E.U. AI Act's impact and protective...

In this episode, Daniel Faggella (Founder, Emerj Research) and Andreas Welsch discuss the big trends and predictions for Generative AI in the enterprise . Daniel shares his insights on Generative AI and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to implement AI in business this year Key topics: - Anticipate key trends for Generative AI in 2024 - Determine focus areas for AI leaders to prioriti...

In this episode, Enrico Santus (Human-AI Collaboration Leader) and Andreas Welsch discuss designing human-AI collaboration for adaptive processes. Enrico shares his experience in balancing the strengths of humans and AI for optimal results in business processes by gaining trust and sharing a long-term vision. Key topics: - Design processes for humans and AI working together - Learn what makes proc...

In this episode, Laks Srinivasan (Founder of Institute for Return on AI) and Andreas Welsch discuss how technology leaders can help their business counterparts develop AI literacy . Laks shares his insights on working with leadership teams and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to help their leaders become more familiar with AI. Key topics: - Describe AI Fluency - Identify level AI Flu...

In this episode, Mark Stouse (CEO, Proof Analytics) and Andreas Welsch discuss teaching your data scientists about the business. Mark shares his perspective on connecting data science & AI teams with their peers in the business and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to bridge communication gaps, manage expectations, and focus on AI-driven business outcomes. Key topics: - Identify t...