The AI Lab

The AI Lab

Generative AI has taken the world by storm —leaving business leaders with a flood of unanswered questions and a burning curiosity to understand what it all means. Most importantly, “What does this mean for my business?”. This is a show about demystifying the world of generative AI for business leaders. No fluff. No jargon. Just real conversations with the innovative leaders who are not only embracing this technology but advancing it — discovering new use cases, building new categories, and solving some of the largest problems for their teams & customers. Hosted by Ryan Kurt.

Episodes

August 9, 2023 35 mins

Jen Stave, Launch Director at the Digital, Data, Design Institute at Harvard Business School , joins the AI lab to share expert insight into the most common mistakes in AI transformation, and practical steps for how to avoid them.

  • What is The Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard Business School, and what are their goals

  • Why companies need to rethink their operating model to harness AI tools 

  • How to measure the ROI of...

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Alex Lehman, Vice President at Sapphire Ventures, joins the AI lab to discuss insight into the investment world after the recent generative AI boom and how businesses can use generative AI in their products. 

We dive into:

  • The migration to a talent-based consumer market from a name brand consumer market

    Should companies stay on the sidelines or start experimenting with AI?

  • The concern of data privacy and AI 

  • Navigating A...

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Rohan Sampath, Co-founder at Copilot, joins The AI Lab to discuss how executives can better understand and leverage VOC (Voice of the Customer) using AI.

We also dive into:

  • Will AI startups become incumbents worst nightmare?
  • The future of AI-powered sales
  • How understanding customer sentiment with AI can supercharge your go-to-market
  • How Copilot is helping companies dissect customer conversations in 60 seconds
  • The evol...
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Ryan Francis⁠, Partner and President of Chicago-based software studio, ⁠LaunchPad Lab⁠, joins the AI lab to share his perspective on how AI-driven development will redefine UX and programmer workflows.

  • How ChatGPT will impact the future of web & mobile user experience
  • Will ChatGPT replace Google as our go-to web search?
  • How LaunchPad Lab went from development firm to AI firm overnight
  • How ChatGPT will change how deve...
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Chris Hohman, VP of Product Management at FICX and Founder of Velocity AI joins the AI lab to discuss the age-old question in tech: to build or buy? In this episode, Chris shares his perspective on the pros and cons of open source vs in-house models — and more!

Other topics include:

  • The challenges with generative AI in banking
  • The different levels of impact AI will have on business
  • Why we need to build models with a moral c...
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Scott Francis, Former CTO of THX, Robert Half, and Technicolor Creative Studios (to name a few) joins the AI lab to discuss the dark side of ChatGPT and how companies *should* be using AI to amplify their differentiation in today's market.

Other topics include:

  • Data security, control, and protection in ChatGPT
  • Why leaders need to approach generative AI with a balanced mindset
  • The #1 exercise all leaders should do in t...
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Guy Levy-Yurista, CEO at Synthace joins the AI lab to share insight into the intersection of life sciences and new AI technology, and how it will revolutionize R&D for Big Pharma and beyond.

Other topics include:

  • Who should drive a company’s AI strategy?
  • Guy's framework for evaluating & deploying new technology
  • How Big Pharma is accelerating new drug development with AI
  • How scientists can work smarter with AI-d...
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Kris Hammond, distinguished AI leader, professor of computer science, and co-founder of Narrative Science joins the AI lab to educate and advise leaders who are eager to harness the power of generative AI — while debunking the most common misconceptions in the market today.

Other topics include:

  • The new sexiest job on the market
  • How to build the right team to kickstart your AI strategy
  • The role generative AI will play in r...
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Cassidy Shield, Chief Revenue Officer at Refine Labs, joins the AI lab to discuss how running the right experiments with generative AI can help business leaders find focus and fit in today’s market.

Other topics include:

  • How to approach POCs & prototyping with generative AI
  • Why you shouldn’t lean on a big consultancy to set your AI strategy
  • The secret formula to create competitive positioning with AI
  • Why tools like Mid...
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