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Brains Behind AI

Brains Behind AI

Ari Yacobi

Ari Yacobi meets the brains behind some of the most successful AI startups and dives into their journey from coming up with the idea to finding the product-market fit and from their experience draw a set of principles that we can take away to ours.
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Brains Behind AI - Trailer: Intro to Brains Behind AI
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06/10/20 • 2 min

Quick preview of what to expect on Brains Behind AI podcast.
🌐Website: https://brainsbehind.ai

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On our first episode of “Brains Behind AI” we chat with Jonathan Mugan, a principal scientist at Deumbra, Co-founder of AI company Deep Grammar, advisor to Kung Fu AI, and author of “Curiosity Cycle”, a book for educators and parents on how to prepare our children to be lifelong learners. Working for the Department of Defense at Deumbra, Jonathan is determined to develop robots who understand our world the way human children do, all in all, encoding what developmental psychologists have found in the way humans naturally act. We talk to Jonathan about discovering innovative technologies to build in fundamental concepts, then using AI to fill the gaps in between concepts. He also has massive involvement in the gaming industry, building interesting non-player characters that play well with different functions every single game. Jonathan is not only taking the AI world by storm, but revolutionizing the way people play video games. Make sure to tune in to hear more about Jonathan’s latest ventures, his studies behind AI, and his goal to build AI General Intelligence - a feat yet to be accomplished by anyone.

Website: www.jonathanmugan.com

Twitter: @jmugan

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Brains Behind AI - Leena.AI:  Adit Jain on AI transforming HR function
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08/18/20 • 34 min

On the 9th Episode of “Brains Behind AI”, Ari and Natalie sat down to talk with Adit Jain - the Co-Founder and CEO of LEENA.AI. LEENA.AI helps enterprises transform employee experience with conversational AI, in particular, disrupting the way HR is performed. Using high-tech AI technology, we learned how Adit was able to see a window of opportunity in assisting HR companies with hiring new employees. Instead of playing it safe by stepping into a high-paying tech job, Adit and his colleagues decided to take a chance and follow the entrepreneurship path, which later resulted in founding LEENA.AI. Make sure to tune in to hear more on how Adit received funding for his company, how he shadowed large organizations to truly understand the problem that needed to be solved, and his advice for all aspiring entrepreneurs looking to start their own AI business.

Adit email: [email protected]

Twitter: @adit93

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On this episode of Brains Behind AI, Ari and Natalie met with Bobby Palmer, the President and CEO of PotentiaMetrics, an Austin-based healthcare analytics company. During the show, we learn firsthand how PotentiaMetrics’ data analytics and artificial intelligence platforms help providers, payers and medical technology companies inform personalized treatment plans by comparing patient-level outcome data related to survival, quality of life and cost of care.
Bobby has been a business owner and CEO for over 20 years, creating the vision and strategic direction to develop multi-institutional, real-world outcomes registries that enable the creation of unique and personalized AI platforms. Throughout the episode, Bobby also takes us on a personal journey of how his father was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. This challenging time in his life prompted him to build his company PotentiaMetrics, with the desire to treat cancer patients, more quickly and accurately, using Artificial Intelligence.
With a wide range of knowledge, along with two decades of experience in data analytics, tune in to hear how Bobby has obtained funding for, and managed, numerous multi-million dollar enterprises, all while saving the lives of others.
www.potentiametrics.com
https://www.mycancerjourney.com

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On this episode, Ari and Natalie sat down with Rob LoCascio, the CEO and founder of LivePerson, a conversational AI company that connects brands and consumers on the world’s most popular messaging platforms, making life easier for people and brands everywhere. As one of the longest-standing founding CEOs of the tech world today, learn how Rob’s company has grown to 1,200 employees while serving 18,000 clients worldwide, including some of the biggest brands in the world, such as HSBC, Delta Airlines, and T-Mobile.
We learn how LivePerson has tackled the challenges of COVID while having one of the best earning quarters in the company’s history. Not to mention how Rob is using Artificial Intelligence to transform online and in-store experiences for major retailers. From the trials and tribulations to starting a business, to using mindfulness practices to grow both personally and professionally, tune in to hear more of Rob’s inspirational story.

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Ari and Natalie chatted with David Golan, the co-founder and CTO of VIZ.AI, a digital healthcare company harnessing deep learning to analyze medical data and improve clinical workflow. Throughout the episode, discover how VIZ.AI developed the first ever, FDA-approved AI-powered triage system for strokes, emerging as one of the top leaders in applied AI in healthcare. Also learn how VIZ.AI’s flagship product, VIZ LVO, is leveraging advanced deep learning to communicate time-sensitive information about stroke patients straight to a specialist in over 400 hospitals in US

What makes VIZ.AI so unique is how David never sought out to start his own business, nor did he quite see entrepreneurship as his path. It was not until a frightening, personal, and life-changing experience massively pivoted his journey - which includes saving the lives of people all over the world.

https://www.viz.ai/

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On this episode of Brains Behind AI, Ari and Natalie speak with Ashutosh Garg, the CEO and Founder of Eightfold AI. Eightfold AI is the industry’s first Talent Intelligence Platform, built for the enterprise to address Talent Acquisition and Management in a holistic fashion.
Tune in to learn about the technology behind EightfoldAI and how it is specifically designed to use Artificial Intelligence to understand how people move through their careers. Gain first insight on how Ashutosh & the team have been able to turn AI into intelligent talent management application for the enterprise.
Company: https://eightfold.ai/
Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutoshgarg893/

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On our 16th Episode of ‘Brains Behind AI’, Ari and Natalie sit down with Dr. Daniel Araya, co-founder of Aion Advisors, an international consultancy and Think Tank, Senior Partner with the World Legal Summit, and Senior Fellow at CIGI (to name a few).
Throughout this episode, we dive deep into public policy considerations for governments in the AI and robotics driven world. We discuss the rise of China and Asia and how this coincides with the United States. Not to mention how our society, economy, and military is in transition to a tech driven system, creating institutional changes.
Tune in to go deep into the world of Artificial Intelligence, technology, and governance and how we are globally shifting in a massive way

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On this Episode of “Brains Behind AI”, Ari sat down with Andrew Sellers, the founder and CTO at QOMPLX, where he leads the development of next-generation operational risk management and situational awareness tools and information - sharing in multi-spatial, multi-temporal distributed systems. Andrew is a thought leader in cyber and data management with specific expertise in large-scale heterogeneous network design, deep-web data extraction, and data theory. In this episode, we dive into Andrew’s story and learn how joining the US Air Force and serving his country led him to falling in love with computers, algorithms, and software development. We learn about the trials and tribulations Andrew encountered from starting QOMPLX, ranging from data handling, analytics, and reporting to advanced algorithms, simulations, and machine learning. Tune in to hear how Andrew uses Artificial Intelligence to help companies see their world differently while solving their toughest challenges in cybersecurity, insurance and finance.

https://www.qomplx.com/

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On the 10th Episode of “Brains Behind AI”, Ari and Natalie had the opportunity to speak with Redouane Ramdani, the Co-Founder and CEO of Snipfeed AI. Snipfeed AI is an AI-powered mobile content discovery platform for the Generation Z. Originally from France, Redouane studied entrepreneurship at the Haas School of Business at Berkeley, His time in Silicon Valley led him to create Snipfeed, a platform for creators to host and distribute content all in one place. Snipfeed AI targets value added creators with specific niches, while using Artificial Intelligence to categorize and match content to the right audience. Snipfeed AI is not just a place for innovators and creators to showcase their talents, but to generate new streams of income through subscriptions, classes, live stream events, etc.


Tune in to hear more of Redouane’s incredible story, and how he they are using AI to enable content discovery and talent monetization.  


wwww.Snipfeed.co

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How many episodes does Brains Behind AI have?

Brains Behind AI currently has 38 episodes available.

What topics does Brains Behind AI cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts and Technology.

What is the most popular episode on Brains Behind AI?

The episode title 'Cycorp: Dr. Lenat takes us through his decades of experience in AI and his recent work in Knowledge Representation and Reasoning' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Brains Behind AI?

The average episode length on Brains Behind AI is 36 minutes.

How often are episodes of Brains Behind AI released?

Episodes of Brains Behind AI are typically released every 13 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of Brains Behind AI?

The first episode of Brains Behind AI was released on Jun 8, 2020.

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