Jake Heller kicked off the GenAI Summit in San Francisco today, after a warm welcome from San Francisco Mayor London Breed. Jake spoke to the current and future look of AI coworkers, and how lucky we are to be working on the biggest tech opportunities in our lifetime.
🚀Breaking new ground at the Tech Week! Clarity AI Club's first exhibition showcasing the power of algorithms and innovation! We created our first hand gesture recognition! This is first step of our "RunWay Reality" (more details to come) 🥻👗👒
#computervision#artificialintelligence
Ethical Director, specialising in digital transformations. Trusted advisor in navigating complex landscapes, delivering impactful solutions, fostering innovation, optimising efficiency and leading change in all Sectors.
Last week, Stuart Ecuyer and I were invited by Sebastian Stein to deliver a key note speech on Citizen Centric and Civic AI, to a group of Professors and Post Graduate Students from Bristol, Southampton and Amsterdam Universities and other Industry, Government Stakeholders.
In our world where AI technology is more advanced
than the legislation to regulate, govern and control its impact, it is more
important than ever that we purpose this technology to benefit all.
What if we think differently to make technology more inclusive?
Instead of building on data that has been captured a million times before, why don’t we put people first?
· How many times this week have you provided data to a website or app?
· How can we make capturing and managing data easier for all?
· Do we need to fill in endless forms with information which is often irrelevant?
What about the people who have accessibility needs and struggle to provide data, either due to a disability, lack of access to connected devices or through literacy or language barriers.
What if we were to capture and store the information once, in an accessible format, secure it and provide the ability to restrict or remove information. We could think about data and custodianship differently.
If we think in terms of ‘ability’ instead of disability, we improve society for everyone.
· 1.3 billion, 16% of the global population are disabled.
· Collectively disabled people have approximately $1.2T annual disposable income, (more than the GDP of the Netherlands, Switzerland and Taiwan)
· There is approximately 7% loss of GDP due to exclusion worldwide.
Imagine the direct impact of accessibility!
Methods are proud to be working with world leading Universities and championing Citizen Centric AI design!
If you would like to discuss any of the above in more detail or find out more about AI, Sustainability or EDI services in Methods, feel free to DM.
A big thank you to Sebastian Stein and his team for inviting us along, it was great to meet everyone!
#humankind#Methods#Ethics
Sources:
World Health Organisation Mar 23
House of Commons Library Aug 23
Eurostat Estimates 22
Portulans Institute 20
Last week, we organised a workshop on "Citizen-Centric and Civic AI" at the Future Towns Innovation Hub in Southampton.
This was a chance for our Citizen-Centric Artificial Intelligence Systems team to get together with colleagues from the Civic AI Lab (Amsterdam) and the Intelligent Systems Lab (Bristol).
We talked about how AI can benefit individual citizens, how to build responsible AI systems for society, and how to ensure these systems are sustainable.
We also had fantastic steer and feedback from a range of industry / government stakeholders, including JLR, Methods, Ofgem, Vodafone, Yunex Traffic, Zaptec and EVtonomy.
Watch this space for new research coming out of these exciting collaborations soon.
MarTech isn't going to get any less complex, but...
With some help from Generative AI, the way we interact with MartTech tools can get a LOT simpler!
Catch the full episode, featuring special guest Scott Brinker, using the links in the comments!
#martech#saasplatform#saasinnovation#genai
Gen AI was a sonic boom across all tech this year. We spent some time with Scott Brinker trying to understand the impact. Also posting so that I can draw my buddy Esteban Kolsky out. (:
As pre-seed investors, we constantly look at the horizon to anticipate what's next. This isn't just reading and engaging in conversation; it's about building ourselves.
The pull for Generative AI tech is unquestionable, as evidenced by chatGPT's massive, rapid adoption. However, bringing products to scale is a different story.
It's one thing to build an app that works once or twice; it's a different one to get something "enterprise-ready" working reliably at scale with hundreds of requests per second.
Because of this, companies are left feeling stuck and unsure about where to begin. The risk is falling behind.
To overcome this, we developed GenAI 101, a course tailored to guide you through the basics. We initially built this to support our portfolio and we're now incredibly excited to share with the broader community!
#genai#preseed#portfolio#venturecapital#llms#sdlc
Want to connect with interesting tech folks across the Triangle?
Join us at the inaugural event for Triangle Tech Night: a series bringing together top leaders, operators, entrepreneurs, and investors building in the Triangle.
Next month's topic will focus on how advances in A.I. are changing engineering, the tech community, and everything else The Triangle’s place and perspective in A.I. innovation!
RSVP and learn more with the link in Chip's post! ⬇
😁 Excited for Triangle Tech Night on Oct. 4th?
We are! We're excited for community conversations around the impact of AI and the Triangle's role in AI innovation.
Joining us in the conversation? Panelist Tina Tang, CoFounder and CEO of Bristles, Inc. !
Tina is an AI founder, systems engineer, computer vision expert, and passionate about building technology that empowers people to visualize their multifaceted, creative ideas!
Sign up for a spot today 👇
https://lu.ma/03r7glm8#triangletech#nctech#ai
We had an incredible two days at the AI Tech Summit! ✨
During the event, our Founder and CEO, Svetlana Kordumova, had an amazing talk on the intriguing intersection of #AI and the Future, exploring the convergence of Fiction and Reality. She also participated in an inspiring panel discussion alongside tech experts Milos Novkovic, CEO Architect at NovArch | Architecture Studio & AI Visualization App and Igor Ševo, Head of AI at HTEC Group.
They deep-dived into the ethical side of AI and tech, covering things like:
→ How do we tackle that ethical bias issue?
→ Figuring out where to draw the line and who's responsible
→ Thinking about how these technologies can shape society and the economy, both in good and not-so-good ways
→ And of course, digging into privacy concerns and making sure people's data is safe and sound
A big thank you to Stojancho Tudjarski, Senior Data Science at Innovation Dooel, for moderating this session. 🙌
Seeing how AI is changing the game across different industries, from applications to networking, was really eye-opening!
👉 And now, as we dive deeper into the world of AI and its impact on society, we're all in this together, working towards a brighter future.
So, let's keep moving forward on this path towards a brighter tomorrow! 🌟
#AItechnology#AITechSummit#TechEvent#PixyleAI
The future of AI looks promising