IBM thinkLeaders

IBM thinkLeaders

thinkLeaders tells the stories behind AI and business transformation through engaging interviews with top entrepreneurs, technologists, and researchers at the forefront of disruption. Join host Amanda Thurston as she and her guests offer insights and advice on strategic, data-driven leadership, and innovation. It is a deep dive into emerging technologies that unpacks and explains the issues, having some fun along the way. Brought to you by IBM. This channel is managed by Serena Peters and Amanda Thurston, and follows IBM Social Computing Guidelines (www.ibm.com/blogs/zz/en/guidelines.html). We reserve the right to delete comments that are offensive or suggestive, personal attacks, anonymous, wildly off-topic, spam or advertisements.

Episodes

Leveraging AI to tackle large problems & being an Optimistic Futurist feat. Kate O'Neill

April 30, 2020 • 16 mins
In this episode of IBM thinkLeaders podcast, we are joined by guest Kate O'Neill (author of Tech Humanist: How You Can Make Technology Better for Business and Better for Humans) to discuss how we can leverage AI for good, the need for a transdisciplinary approach to AI, and what it means to be an Optimistic Futurist. Kate talks about her own career path and the holistic, integrative approach to advocates using when employing AI to ...
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Capturing important insights in NLP w/ Watson Discovery’s Phil Anderson

April 23, 2020 • 15 mins
How can we tap into the value of human communication? What are the insights we can glean using natural language processing (NLP)? How can NLP capture sentiment and tone? In this episode of IBM thinkLeaders podcast, we are joined by guest Phil Anderson (Senior Offering Manager for the Watson Discovery Service) to learn about Watson Discovery and how NLP has evolved. We talk to Phil about how Watson Discovery can help you better und...
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Can we teach algorithms to understand human emotions? Convo w/ Evermind’s Ivy Mahsciao

April 16, 2020 • 20 mins
Can we teach algorithms to understand human emotions? Are humans okay with being vulnerable toward an AI agent? How can biofeedback help us to be caring, empathetic, and aware individuals? In this episode of IBM thinkLeaders podcast, we are joined by guest Ivy Mahsciao (founder & CPO at Evermind AI) to discuss whether AI has the potential to make us “more human.” Ivy describes her motivations for founding Evermind AI, a live journ...
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AI literacy & promoting AI for good w/ Karen Bhatia

March 26, 2020 • 18 mins
What are the ways that AI can be leveraged for good? How can we increase AI and digital literacies? What are some ways we can expand AI for everyone? In this episode of IBM thinkLeaders podcast, we are joined by guest Karen Bhatia (Senior Vice President at the New York City Economic Development Corporation) to discuss how we can expand access to digital literacies, the need for a multidisciplinary approach to AI, and the importanc...
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Promoting AI literacy w/ Hugo Bowne-Anderson of DataCamp

March 19, 2020 • 14 mins
How can we better promote AI literacy? What skills are commonly lacking in organizations? Are new people entering the field considering bias in AI? In this episode of IBM thinkLeaders podcast, we are joined by guest Hugo Bowne-Anderson (Data Scientist at DataCamp) to discuss how we can better promote AI and digital skills. We talk to Hugo about the skills that people often overlook, how to build out successful teams, and how new p...
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Can AI capture the wisdom of others? An Interview w/ Dana Griffin of INNRwisdom

March 12, 2020 • 20 mins
Can something as esoteric as wisdom be gathered through AI? Listen to our conversation about wisdom, AI, and building new tech leaders to tackle big problems. In this episode of IBM thinkLeaders podcast, we are joined by Dana Griffin. Dana is the founder & CEO of INNRwisdom, an AI company seeking to capture the wisdom of our elders. We talk to Dana about her motivation for wanting to gather the wisdom of others, how we can focus m...
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Top Women in AI: encouraging more women in the field w/ Lili Gil Valletta & Amanda Stent

March 5, 2020 • 28 mins
How can we increase the number of women in AI? What is the role of successful women in AI to provide future opportunities? How should businesses be adjusting? In this episode of IBM thinkLeaders podcast, we are joined by guests Lili Gil Valletta (Co-Founder and CEO, CIEN+ and Culturintel) & Amanda Stent (Natural Language Processing Architect in the Office of the CTO at Bloomberg). We talk to Lili and Amanda about building a cultur...
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Leveraging AI in the workplace w/ Denise Broady & Roy Girasa

February 27, 2020 • 20 mins
How do we display a clear ROI with AI? What are the common pain points in the workforce that AI can be applied to? How are we adjusting to disruption? In this episode of IBM thinkLeaders podcast, we are joined by guests Denise Broady (COO At WorkForce Software) & Roy Girasa (Professor of Law, Pace University). We talk to Denise and Roy about the delicate issue of trust when integrating AI in the workplace, what we can do to incre...
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Using AI to solve real problems, AI literacy & dealing w/ disruption w/ Jason Tan & Karina Grosheva

February 20, 2020 • 19 mins
What professions will be most impacted by AI? How can we ensure we are using AI to solve meaningful problems? Are companies prepared for the ongoing digital transformation? In this episode of IBM thinkLeaders podcast, we are joined by guests Jason Tan (co-founder & CEO of Sift) & Karina Grosheva (founder & CEO of TaQadam. We talk to Jason and Karina about making sure humans are in the loop, adding greater diversity in the data, an...
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