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1/ THREAD "@ScaleFactor Raised $100MM as an AI Firm, But Humans Did the Work" forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/… Over the next 5 years, MANY #AI startups will be bootstrapped with human labor. These firms will fall into three categories: (Continues)

3/ ...but it’s been a while since we’ve gone in-depth into insurance use-cases - and that's exactly what we do this week. This week we interview @RonGlozman, CEO of @ChiselAI, about how 2 insurance workflows are being changed today: Tune in: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

1/ Until enterprises have functional leaders who can detect BS in #AI vendors (by understanding the use-case range, and having a conceptual grasp of how AI works/is adopted), companies will often buy whoever makes the boldest claims.

1/ @AshFontana of @ZettaVentures is live on the AI in Financial Services Podcast - - with a focus on the present and future of #AI risk management in finance: soundcloud.com/aiinbanking/a…

1/ Banks flew to adopt #chatbots 2-3 years ago for two reasons: 1. They thought it would make them look “hip” and convenient to their customers and investors. 2. They saw all their competitors announcing success story press releases about chatbots...

Being non-technical, but able to spot legitimate AI opportunities / manage AI projects = More valuable in the market than getting an MBA. ... Ambitious managers/VPs shouldn't go back to school, they should find firms where they can get actual #AI strategy/deployment experience.

1/4 "The Four Keys to Selling AI Services to the Enterprise" Change doesn't happen until a sale is made. In the enterprise #AI world, truer words have never been spoken. emerj.com/ai-executive-guide…

Big thanks to @benoitnewton for having me on the @sumologic @mastersofdata podcast! Topics covered: –The origin story of @Emerj –The current impact /trends of #AI in financial services –Why risk-reduction is a primary enterprise AI adoption motive mastersofdata.sumologic.com/…

1/7 THREAD: Go Strategy First in Your #AI Projects, or Pay the Price Fun fact: If your #AI project is predicated on solving one discrete problem (i.e. a band-aid), you're inordinately likely to fail. (continues...)

I learned a lot (the hard way!) taking my first eCommerce firm from 0 to $2MM. Those same habits are useful at @Emerj as we pivot in light of #COVID19. @ElainePofeldt of @Forbes interviewed me about applying scrappiness in today's business climate: forbes.com/sites/elainepofel…

3 faces, 1 #AI In 2-3 years, AI-generated photorealistic bodies/poses - not just faces will be here. Not terribly long after that, real-looking video of these AI avatars. Maybe in 15 years, indistinguishably real personalities. Then everyone changes: emerj.com/ai-power/beyond-de…

2/ If scrutinized thoroughly, there is almost certainly something offensive about any @AI use-case. The question is: a)Was that really the intent? b)Do we want to pose a new way to ad value/solve the problem, or do we simply wish to preen our moral feathers by shunning others?

I enjoyed chatting with Satwant Phull for the @DigitalMoneyLab for having me on The #Payments Show podcast. Topic: The applications of #ArtificailIntelligence for reducing payment fraud, and why it's an inevitable trend. digitalmoneylab.com/podcast/…

.@MorganStanley has $500B in assets under management, and plenty of funds to invest in its own future. This week at @Emerj, we share some of the findings from our AI Opportunity Landscape in Banking report, and break down some of MS's #AI investments: emerj.com/ai-sector-overview…

Researching/writing "The AI Business Continuity Action Plan" for #COVID19 response: [40 days] Organizing a best-practice library for #AI ROI, and creating a map of AI use-cases across all industries and sectors: [9 mos] Now thru APR 13, they're launched! emerj.com/plus-long-19

1/ "5 Ways #COVID19 Changes #AI Innovation Priorities in #Insurance" Many smaller players won’t survive, many larger firms may need to downsize.Innovation/#AI investments won’t stop (companies who have budget may indeed be doubling down once the dust settles) but they'll change

Interviewed on the @palladiummag's Wolf Tivy this week on: -- The #AI race between the US and #China, and the political fault line of how AI should be developed and wielded -- The potential weaponized applications of AI, now and in the coming decade palladiummag.com/2020/04/03/…