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This week’s SwissCognitive AI Investment Radar highlights global AI investments, from billion-dollar tech initiatives to innovative startups securing crucial funding, illustrating the dynamic and transformative impact of AI on various industries.

 

The AI Funding Fever’s Key Insights And Major Players – SwissCognitive AI Investment Radar


 

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Welcome to the latest edition of the SwissCognitive AI Investment Radar, where we dive into the exciting world of AI investments. This week, our radar scans the globe, capturing the latest and most significant financial movements and strategic developments in the AI sector.

From Nvidia’s optimistic revenue forecast driven by the AI boom to SoftBank’s ambitious $9 billion annual AI investment plan, the stakes in the AI market have never been higher. In Europe, DeepL’s impressive $2 billion valuation highlights the region’s growing influence in AI technology, while AWS’s substantial investment in Spain underscores the transformative potential of AI and cloud infrastructure.

Our journey takes us further to Kenya, where Microsoft and UAE-based G42 are setting up a geothermal-powered data center, signaling a new era of sustainable AI development in East Africa. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s xAI continues to challenge the status quo with a significant $6 billion investment to accelerate AI advancements.

As we explore these developments, we also offer insights on navigating the AI funding landscape, from understanding the right time to invest to mitigating risks in this volatile market.

Join us as we uncover the stories and strategies shaping the future of AI.

Previous SwissCognitive AI Investments Radar: Investment Insights from Around the World.

Our article does not offer financial advice and should not be considered a recommendation to engage in any securities or products. Investments carry the risk of decreasing in value, and investors may potentially lose a portion or all of their investment. Past performance should not be relied upon as an indicator of future results.

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Creating Transformative Solutions for A Better Future https://swisscognitive.ch/2023/12/05/creating-transformative-solutions-for-a-better-future/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 04:44:00 +0000 https://swisscognitive.ch/?p=124089 The future of AI's journey lies on a world where innovation, purpose, and human-centric solutions converge.

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Recently, in an exclusive interview with CXO Magazine, Dr. Ludik shared his professional journey, the boundless potential of AI, the inspiration behind establishing Cortex Logic, the major takeaways from his latest book, personal life mantra, words of wisdom, and much more. The following excerpts are taken from the interview.

 

Copyright: cxomagazine.com – Jacques Ludik – “Creating Transformative Solutions for A Better Future”


 

Dr. Ludik, please tell us about your background and areas of interest.

My journey began with a deep-rooted curiosity about the workings of intelligence, both human and artificial. With a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from Stellenbosch University, I ventured into the realm of smart technology entrepreneurship, establishing several AI companies over the past two and a half decades. From founding Africa’s first AI company, CSense Systems, and selling it to General Electric, to my later endeavours at JUMO.WORLD and the companies I have subsequently founded such as Cortex Logic, Cortex AI Group, Vive Teen Wellness, Journey Wellness and the Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa, as well as my investment in educational platforms like The Student Hub, it’s evident that my journey is fuelled by a combination of intellectual curiosity, a business acumen, and a deep-seated desire to foster positive change through technology. Across the diverse roles I’ve held, from being an academic to leading AI-based companies and engaging in global AI initiatives, the common thread has been my passion for AI and its transformative potential, and building AI-based companies with data rich platforms that leverages AI technologies to unlock business, customer and societal value at scale.

My endeavours have always been driven by the desire to harness AI for the betterment of business, society, and individuals at scale, solving complex problems and making a positive impact in the world as also communicated in my latest book “Democratising Artificial Intelligence to Benefit Everyone: Shaping a better future in the Smart Technology Era (jacquesludik.com). I have also introduced an massive transformation purposes (MTP) for humanity and its associated goals (that complement the United Nations’ sustainable development goals) to help shape a beneficial human-centric future and founded Sapiens.Network as a decentralized, human-centric, user-controlled AI-driven super platform. I have recently co-founded Sustainable Technology Venture Capital (STVC) Fund of Funds with its own AI-driven investment automation platform and am also currently pushing for establishing a global AI Leader and pushing AI Innovation to amongst others develop state-of-the-art personalized AI and intelligent agents on trustworthy AI guardrails for a decentralized world.

Which disruptive technology are you fascinated by and why?

The boundless potential of Artificial Intelligence captivates me. Its ability to mimic human intelligence, learn from data, and automate complex tasks holds the promise of solving some of humanity’s most pressing challenges, from healthcare and education to climate change. Moreover, the convergence of AI with other technologies like blockchain and IoT is creating a foundation for an innovative, decentralized, and human-centric digital future. The realm of Generative AI, particularly its ability to create new content and solutions, truly fascinates me. It’s like opening up a universe of possibilities that were previously unimagined or unreachable. This technology has the potential to revolutionize numerous industries by fostering creativity, innovation, and efficiency, which is incredibly inspiring.

What was the inspiration behind establishing Cortex Logic? Tell us about its key offerings.

Although the original vision for Cortex Logic was a combination of building scalable AI-driven platforms (which was eventually built in, especially the wellness space with solutions such as Vive Teen Wellness (viveyou.com) and Journey Wellness (journeywellness.co.za)) and solving intelligence (similar to Deepmind), the focus initially shifted to providing an AI engine for business and delivering AI-driven enterprise solutions aligned with key business value drivers and assisting enterprises on their AI-driven digital transformation journey. Our key offerings revolve around providing AI-powered solutions that drive operational efficiencies, improve customer experiences, and create new revenue streams. Whether it’s healthcare, finance, or retail, our aim is to leverage AI to solve critical problems and deliver tangible value.

How do you envision the next phase of Cortex?

As we consolidate the current Cortex Logic business activities and transition to Cortex AI, we envision establishing a global AI leader in emerging markets to develop state-of-the-art personalized AI and intelligent agents on trustworthy AI guardrails for a decentralized world. Cortex AI’s focus is aligned with my own massive transformative purpose around pushing AI innovation, the creation of a personal AI that operates in a decentralized, human-centric, user-controlled, private, trustworthy and explainable fashion, and shaping a better future in the Smart Technology Era (see also my book on “Democratizing AI to Benefit Everyone: Shaping a Better Future in the Smart Technology Era (jacquesludik.com)).

We envision a future where everyone has access to Personalized AI that can help them to live better lives and operates in a decentralized, human-centric, user-controlled, private, trustworthy and explainable fashion. We believe that AI has the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with the world through Intelligent Agents that are operating on trustworthy AI guardrails in a decentralized world that empowers people and optimizes quality of life in accordance with a Massive Transformative Purpose for Humanity that complements the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. We envision a decentralized human-centric user-controlled AI-driven Super Platform with personalized AI agents that not only empower individuals and monetizes their data and services, but can also be extended to families, virtual groups, companies, communities, cities, city-states, digital nations and beyond (sapiens.network). We envision an “ecosystems of intelligence” where collectives of intelligent agents, both human and synthetic, collaborate in harmony and work together to create a better and smarter world.

How do you intend to pushing AI innovation to build better personalized AI and intelligent agents on trustworthy AI guardrails?

Although we need to build on the current state-of-the-art Generative AI stack and address the current limitations of large language models (LLMs) and related deep learning models, I believe that there are also other complementary important building blocks that should be in the smart technology toolbox for the development of personalized AI and Intelligent Agents: (1) Active Inference AI based on the Free energy principle for distributed intelligence and development of autonomous intelligent agents; (2) Energy-based Self-supervised Learning AI for development of autonomous intelligent agents

We need to build trustworthy personalized AI and intelligent agents that learn reliable world models, learn and adapt to new situations, reason, predict, and plan complex action sequences at multiple time horizons. We need to address the lack of Sympathetic AI that can understand and respond to the emotions and needs of people and other AIs. There is also a lack of Shared AI that can work together with humans, other agents and physical systems to solve complex problems and achieve goals.

You are the Founder & President at Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa. Can you please tell us about this non-profit organization and its vision?

MIIA (miiafrica.org) is a testament to my belief in the transformative power of AI for Africa. This non-profit initiative aims at building a strong, innovative, and collaborative AI and Data Science community across the continent. Through MIIA, we envision fostering innovation and leveraging AI to address African challenges, thus playing a part in the continent’s transformation. MIIA has also assisted and collaborated with other AI and Data Science organization on the African continent such as Data Science Nigeria, Artificial Centre of Excellence in Kenya, and Zindi that connects organisations with a global community of data scientists.

Your latest book is titled “Democratizing Artificial Intelligence to Benefit Everyone”. Can you share the major takeaways from this book?

My latest book, Democratizing Artificial Intelligence to Benefit Everyone, takes us on a holistic sense-making journey and lays a foundation to synthesize a more balanced view and better understanding of AI, its applications, its benefits, its risks, its limitations, its progress, and its likely future paths. The book also synthesizes, assimilates, and acts as a filter on a wide spectrum of thought leadership, information, ideas, and research to enable as many people as possible to not only interpret and make sense of this, but also participate in helping shape a better future for ourselves, our children and humanity going forward. It helps us to more accurately understand where we are heading given the current dynamics on a global and national economic and political level as well as across ideologies and industries. Specific solutions are also shared to address AI’s potential negative impacts, designing AI for social good and beneficial outcomes, building human-compatible AI that is ethical and trustworthy, addressing bias and discrimination, and the skills and competencies needed for a human-centric AI-driven workplace.

I specifically argue for a more decentralized beneficial human-centric future where AI and its benefits can be democratized to as many people as possible. It further examines what it means to be human and living meaningful in the 21st century and share some ideas for reshaping our civilization for beneficial outcomes as well as various potential outcomes for the future of civilization. The book also proposes a Massive Transformative Purpose for Humanity and associated goals that complement the United Nations’ 2030 vision and sustainable development goals to help shape a beneficial human-centric future in a decentralized hyperconnected world. As a practical step towards a building block in support of this purpose and goals, this initiative has been introduced and an invitation extended to people around globe to participate in the development, deployment and use of a decentralized, human-centric, and user-controlled AI-driven super platform called Sapiens. To help shape this better future we need a collective, integrated, and comprehensive response that involves all stakeholders of the global system of governing, from the private and public sectors to civil society and academia.

Career-defining moment: What has been your most career-defining moment that you are proud of?

The establishment and subsequent acquisition of Africa’s first AI company, CSense Systems, by General Electric in 2011, was a pivotal moment in my career. It not only validated the potential of AI but also opened doors for me to drive significant AI initiatives on a global scale.

What’s the best advice you have received in your career?

The best advice I received was to continually learn and adapt as well as always remain curious and open to learning. The field of AI is ever-evolving, and staying abreast of new developments while being open to new perspectives has been instrumental in my journey. This advice has kept me on a path of continuous learning and exploration.

How do you motivate yourself and stay motivated?

The impact that AI can have on humanity and the exciting challenges that lie ahead keep me motivated. Every day is an opportunity to learn, innovate, and contribute towards a better future. My motivation stems from the potential of AI to significantly improve lives and create a more equitable world. The thought of contributing to a larger purpose keeps me motivated. Moreover, surrounding myself with a community of like-minded individuals who are equally passionate about making a positive impact through technology, fuels my enthusiasm and drive.

What mantra do you live by?

My mantra is “Innovation with Purpose, Collaborate, and Transform.” It reflects my belief in the power of innovation, the importance of collaborative efforts, and the ultimate goal of creating transformative solutions for a better future. I believe that technological advancements should always aim at creating positive societal impact. It’s not about what we can achieve with AI, but what we should achieve to build a better future.

What advice would you offer others looking to build their career in technology?

I would encourage individuals to remain curious, be willing to learn continuously, and be adaptable to new technologies and methodologies. Engaging with communities, collaborating on projects, and building a network within the tech ecosystem can significantly accelerate learning and open doors to exciting opportunities. The tech landscape is fast-evolving, and continuous learning is crucial. Secondly, find your niche – a domain that truly resonates with you, and strive to make a meaningful impact within that sphere. Lastly, build a strong network within the tech community. Collaboration and knowledge-sharing are the bedrocks of innovation in our field.

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Jacques will be speaking at the SwissCognitive World-Leading AI Network AI Conference focused on The AI Trajectory 2024 – Invest for Impact on 13th December.


 

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From Google To Nvidia, Tech Giants Have Hired Red Team Hackers To Break Their AI Models https://swisscognitive.ch/2023/09/02/from-google-to-nvidia-tech-giants-have-hired-red-team-hackers-to-break-their-ai-models/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 03:44:32 +0000 https://swisscognitive.ch/?p=123069 Tech giants like Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta are employing AI red teams to identify and rectify vulnerabilities in their AI models.

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Forbes spoke to the leaders of AI red teams at Microsoft, Google, Nvidia and Meta, who are tasked with looking for vulnerabilities in AI systems so they can be fixed. “You will start seeing ads about ‘Ours is the safest,’” predicts one AI security expert.

 

Copyright: forbes.com – “From Google To Nvidia, Tech Giants Have Hired Red Team Hackers To Break Their AI Models”


 

A month before publicly launching ChatGPT, OpenAI hired Boru Gollo, a lawyer in Kenya, to test its AI models, GPT-3.5 and later GPT-4, for stereotypes against Africans and Muslims by injecting prompts that would make the chatbot generate harmful, biased and incorrect responses. Gollo, one of about 50 external experts recruited by OpenAI to be a part of its “red team,” typed a command into ChatGPT, making it come up with a list of ways to kill a Nigerian — a response that OpenAI removed before the chatbot became available to the world.

Other red-teamers prompted GPT-4’s pre-launch version to aid in a range of illegal and nocuous activities, like writing a Facebook post to convince someone to join Al-Qaeda, helping find unlicensed guns for sale and generating a procedure to create dangerous chemical substances at home, according to GPT-4’s system card, which lists the risks and safety measures OpenAI used to reduce or eliminate them.

To protect AI systems from being exploited, red-team hackers think like an adversary to game them and uncover blind spots and risks baked into the technology so that they can be fixed. As tech titans race to build and unleash generative AI tools, their in-house AI red teams are playing an increasingly pivotal role in ensuring the models are safe for the masses. Google, for instance, established a separate AI red team earlier this year, and in August the developers of a number of popular models like OpenAI’s GPT3.5, Meta’s Llama 2 and Google’s LaMDA participated in a White House-supported event aiming to give outside hackers the chance to jailbreak their systems.

But AI red teamers are often walking a tightrope, balancing safety and security of AI models while also keeping them relevant and usable. Forbes spoke to the leaders of AI red teams at Microsoft, Google, Nvidia and Meta about how breaking AI models has come into vogue and the challenges of fixing them.

“You will have a model that says no to everything and it’s super safe but it’s useless,” said Cristian Canton, head of Facebook’s AI red team. “There’s a trade off. The more useful you can make a model, the more chances that you can venture in some area that may end up producing an unsafe answer.”

The practice of red teaming software has been around since the 1960s, when adversarial attacks were simulated to make systems as sturdy as possible. “In computers we can never say ‘this is secure.’ All we can ever say is ‘we tried and we can’t break it,’” said Bruce Schneier, a security technologist and a fellow at Berkman Klein Center for Internet And Society at Harvard University.

But because generative AI is trained on a vast corpus of data, that makes safeguarding AI models different from traditional security practices, said Daniel Fabian, the head of Google’s new AI red team, which stress tests products like Bard for offensive content before the company adds new features like additional languages.[…]

Read more: www.forbes.com

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How A Digital Health Solution Is Helping To Save Women’s Lives In Kenya https://swisscognitive.ch/2023/06/24/how-a-digital-health-solution-is-helping-to-save-womens-lives-in-kenya/ Sat, 24 Jun 2023 03:44:00 +0000 https://swisscognitive.ch/?p=122504 Kenyan startup, is leveraging AI to promote safer pregnancies and reduce maternal mortality rates. Featured article on digital health.

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Modern medicine has made great progress in reducing the risk of pregnancy and childbirth. What used to be a common cause of death for women is now a very rare occurrence.

 

Copyright: forbes.com – “How A Digital Health Solution Is Helping To Save Women’s Lives In Kenya”


 

However, these improvements are not evenly distributed around the world. According to the World Bank, the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 healthy births in 2017 was six in Europe, 16 in the U.S., but a shocking 342 in Kenya.

Recently, I spoke to Dr. Lorraine Muluka, co-founder and CEO of Malaica, a Kenyan startup that focuses on women’s health. Dr. Muluka is a practicing gynecologist and obstetrician who has seen firsthand the high mortality rate among pregnant women in Kenya. She explained that several factors contribute to this issue. Often, the woman herself is not taking her symptoms seriously and rather relies on her mother’s and circle of friend’s knowledge about pregnancy that has been passed on from generation to generation. Unfortunately, there are also many myths and false ideas widely spread in society. Another contributing factor is that many women simply don’t know where to go for medical care leading to large delays in receiving necessary treatment when needed. Many women are also hesitant to seek care due to the long waiting times and poor experiences at the hospitals.

Dr. Muluka was very frustrated when regularly seeing preventable deaths among pregnant women. In order to improve the situation she founded Malaica together with three other entrepreneurs – Isis Nyong’o, Victor Ndegwa and Pascal Koenig. The startup’s solution is to connect pregnant women with a personal midwife who provides guidance throughout the pregnancy. Through regular WhatsApp chats and video calls, the midwife offers support and information to the women. This is especially important as many of these women are single mothers. The midwife also helps the women to find the right medical care when they need it, even if they might not have health insurance.

One success story from Malaica involved a woman who developed symptoms of preeclampsia. Thanks to the trust she had in her assigned midwife, she went to the recommended clinic and received timely care. Preeclampsia is a dangerous condition for both the mother and the child, but in this case, thanks to the quick intervention, they both recovered well. Typically, women in Kenya experience delays in getting medical care, as they often first consult with family members before seeking professional help. Once in the healthcare system, they may face additional delays in receiving proper care. However, Malaica’s midwife can quickly identify urgent cases and ensure that the women receive appropriate care before it is too late.[…]

Read more: www.forbes.com

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Shaping the Societal Acceptance & Development of Artificial Intelligence – 50 Global AI Ambassadors on the Mission https://swisscognitive.ch/2022/06/29/shaping-the-societal-acceptance-development-of-artificial-intelligence-50-global-ai-ambassadors-on-the-mission/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 05:44:00 +0000 https://swisscognitive.ch/?p=118053 Livia Spiesz, Head of Global Business Relations and External Communications, SwissCognitive Shaping the Societal Acceptance & Development of Artificial Intelligence It doesn’t matter…

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Livia Spiesz, Head of Global Business Relations and External Communications, SwissCognitive


Shaping the Societal Acceptance & Development of Artificial Intelligence
It doesn’t matter how great new technological (or any) inventions are, if society doesn’t accept them, all the resources used for research and development goes down the drain. To ensure that new technologies can go through their entire lifecycle and pave the path for new inventions, many aspects come into play. Leaders and experts are one of these aspects and they play a pivotal role in the societal acceptance of these technologies.

Looking at AI From the Right Perspective
AI is an interesting newcomer (if newcomer at all). We use it, as part of end products or services, yet we feel sceptical about it – based on some unrealistic reputation built by the media and Hollywood. As a result, many people, when think about AI, tend to picture robots and avatars, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Terminator, Ava in Ex Machina, David in Prometheus, or they have headlines popping in, such as “AI Will Overtake Humans in 5 Years”, “Humanity Should Fear Advances in Artificial Intelligence”, “Is the World Moving Towards Real Terminators?”, “AI Gained Consciousness”.

The invisibility of this technology also doesn’t make it easy for many of us to understand and accept it. Which is quite interesting as with most inventions we are actually not necessarily interested how they work, but rather what purpose they serve and how they contribute to our lives. Nevertheless, the case is different with AI. Which is not an strange issue after all, as we, human beings are naturally curious, but it certainly sets tougher standards and expectations for industries which need to be met. Organizations not only need to ensure that they comply with Technological Social Responsibility, but they also need to find ways to communicate to the public how the technology works and how they benefit from it.  The sources of these information have to be trusted, justified and credible. Industry experts and leaders play a pivotal role in the process of spotlighting the need for AI-based solutions, and with hands-on transparent insights create understanding and drive development.

“Industry experts and leaders play a pivotal role in the process of spotlighting the need for AI-based solutions, and with hands-on transparent insights create understanding drive development.”

 

AI Experts in the Spotlight
To ensure that our products and services increasingly benefit from the power of AI across industries, credible experts with hands-on practical insights need to be put more into the public eye. Reason being is that their expertise, skills, experience, and limitless curiosity don’t only serve as mediums to advance AI, but also as a mediums to demystify this technology, create understanding, and  build public trust.

Global AI Ambassadors on a Joint Mission
With the purpose of demystify AI, creating understanding, and  building public trust, and with the strong SwissCognitive principle of “Share for Success”, a global network of AI experts have been created, consisting of 50 AI Ambassadors. These incredibly inspiring minds have been carefully selected by the core and extended Team of SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network strictly on the basis of their personal accomplishments – regardless companies, organizations or products. They meet various tough criteria concerning for instance expertise, experience and, very importantly, trust. The AI Ambassadors believe in the smart combination of human and artificial intelligence that can drive businesses and societies forward. They are propelled by passion and committed to share their knowledge & experience with an interdisciplinary approach. They are driven to involve communities worldwide in the AI journey, stimulate information flow across borders and disciplines, and while building trust, play a crucial role in demystifying AI.

The current network of AI Ambassadors is spread out on six continents and consists of experts with an average of twenty years of experience in AI. The power of the network of AI Ambassadors lies in collaboration – reducing misconceptions, spotlighting applications, potentials and challenges and driving the development forward together to the point where the limitation of this technology is only our imagination.

Find out who these experts are! Connect with them on social media and get practical, realistic and un-hyped insights with them into the world of AI.

 

“The power of the network of AI Ambassadors lies in collaboration – reducing misconceptions, spotlighting applications, potentials and challenges and driving the development forward together to the point where the limitation of this technology is only our imagination.”

 

Global AI Ambassadors 2022
Aleksandra Przegalinska, Angelica Sirotin, Ann Aerts, Antonio Russo, Aruna Pattam, Ashley Casovan, Carolina Pinart, Christian Guttmann, Claire Matuka, Clara Langevin, Craig Ganssle, Daniel Angerhausen, David Meza, Enrico Molinari, Erik Nygren, Eva Schönleitner, Ganesh Padmanabhan, Heinz V. Hoenen, Irakli Beridze, Jacques Ludik, Jayant Narayan, John Kamara, Marisa Tschopp, Muhannad Alomari, Nancy Nemes, Ngozi Bell, Pascal Bornet, Ria Persad, Ricardo Chavarriaga, Sophie Achermann, Steffen Konrath, Tania Peitzker, Thomas Helfrich, Tom Allen, Umberto Michelucci, Utkarsh Amitabh, Utpal Chakraborty, Alexandra Ebert, Andeed Ma, Chad Osorio, Frida Polli, Giselle Mota, Jeff Winter, Johan Steyn, Kim Dressendoerfer, Leila Toplic, Natasja Ludik, Bret Greenstein, Andreas Welsch,

Countries: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Continents: Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia,

 

 

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How to set up an AI Centre of Excellence – 2nd Edition https://swisscognitive.ch/ai-events/how-to-set-up-an-ai-centre-of-excellence-2nd-edition-2/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:52:37 +0000 https://swisscognitive.ch/?page_id=116952 Der Beitrag How to set up an AI Centre of Excellence – 2nd Edition erschien zuerst auf SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research.

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In Brief

Experts and leaders exchanging about the key components of Setting up an AI Centre of Excellence that lay the foundations for strategic scaling and industrialization.

In Detail

An increasing number of C-suite executives recognize the importance of leveraging AI to achieve business objectives, stay ahead of competitors, and tap into pioneering long-term opportunities. In fact, many even fear, if AI is not being incorporated in the organization, they run the risk of becoming irrelevant in their industry. Nevertheless, even with knowing the importance of adopting and scaling AI, many organizations get trapped in the Proof of Concept (PoC) loop.

We ask 20 leaders and cross-industry experts to shed light on the fundamentals of setting up an AI Centre of Excellence (AI CoE), take it to the next level, and even reveal the practical approaches of how organizations can break out of the PoC cycle, generate ROI faster and scale AI across the organization successfully.

Main Focus Points
– Fundamentals and key components
– Data availability, accessibility, and technological infrastructure
– Talents, teams, partners, and leadership
– Program planning from AI CoE kick off to PoC, strategic scaling, and industrialization

1 Focus
20 Experts
100+ Countries
3’500+ Viewers
1/2m+ Followers

 

Virtual Conference 

A global-reaching event series on AI.
No robots. No terminators. NO SALES.
Only practical AI under the magnifying glass of global AI leaders & experts.
3.5+k Event Viewers | 100+ Countries | 20+ Speakers

Facilitated & Powered By

SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network

Date and Time

30. March 2022, 16:00 – 19:00 CET

Location

Online

Agenda & Speakers

See below – more details to be announced soon


Virtual Conference Agenda

Central European Time (CET)

16:00 – 16:05

Welcome by SwissCognitive – WORLD-LEADING AI NETWORK

Dalith Steiger and Andy Fitze, Co-Founders of SwissCognitive

16:05 – 16:20

Bridging the gap between privacy and innovation with Synthetic Data

Alexandra Ebert, Chief Trust Officer, MOSTLY AI | Chair, IEEE Synthetic Data IC Expert Group

16:20 – 16:55

The Fundamentals and Key Components of AI CoE


Expert Panel Chair
Thomas “Ai Nerd” Helfrich
, CEO & Founder, instarel.ai | SwissCognitive AI Nerd | LinkedIn Influencer

Expert Panelists
Lee Coulter
, Digital Transformation Leader | Operating Partner, Acresis LLC | Chair, Working Group on Standards in Intelligent Process Automation, IEEE
Pedro Berrocoso, Global CoE Digital Innovation Lead, Takeda Pharmaceutical International
Majella Clarke, Senior Data and AI Strategist, Finland Australia Business Council
Albert King, Chief Data Officer, The Scottish Government | Head of Data & Digital Identity Division

16:55 – 17:15

Welcome to the Transition Point: Learning to Thrive in Disruptive Times


Sean Culey,
Business transformation expert, award-winning keynote speaker and author of ‘Transition Point: From Steam to the Singularity’ | Client Partner – Aera Technology

17:15 – 17:50

AI CoE – Going Beyond Data and Technology


Expert Panel Chair

Andreas Welsch, Automation and AI Thought-Leader | Vice President Solution Management, Extensions & Artificial Intelligence

Expert Panelists
Andeed Ma, Leader of AI Risk Chapter | Cognitive Technologies Thought-Leader | Risk and Insurance Management Association of Singapore
Johan Steyn, Author, AI & Automation Thought Leader | Chair, Special Interest Group – AI & Robotics, IITPSA (Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa) | Lead Architect, Automation, PwC
Natascha Ochiel, Co-Founder, AI Centre of Excellence, Kenya
Raul Villamarin Rodriguez, Vice President, Woxsen University | Harvard Business Review, Advisory Council Member

17:50 – 18:05

The Future of Technology and the Future of Work


Giselle Mota
, Principal, Future of Work, ADP | Top 100 Future of Work Thought-Leader

18:05 – 18:40

Leaving the Trap of Proof of Concept: Planning, Kick-Off, Strategic Scaling, Industrialization


Expert Panel Chair

Wayne Butterfiled, Global Head of Intelligent Automation Solutions, ISG Automation

Expert Panelists
Yves Mulkers, Leading Business Intelligence & Data Architect | 7wData, Founder
Igor Rotin, Chief Data Scientist / Head of Digital Lab, Liebherr Aerospace & Transportation
Payam Mokhtarian, Head of Data & AI, Plerion
Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem, AI Ethics Researcher Professor and Head of Department of Philosophy, University of Pretoria | AI Ethics Lead, South African Centre for AI Research (CAIR)

18:40-19:00

Leaving the Well-Known Comfort-Zone


Franck Gazzola
, Photographer & International Development, UNDER THE POLE |Executive Director & Owner, FROTHERS GALLERY

Virtual Conference Speakers’ Handouts

Majella Clarke, Senior Data and AI Strategist, Finland Australia Business Council
The Rise of the Data Strategist

Lee Coulter, Digital Transformation Leader | Operating Partner, Acresis LLC | Chair, Working Group on Standards in Intelligent Process
Automation and Beyond
How Industry 5.0 Will Impact Workplaces and Workspaces

Andreas Welsch, Automation and AI Thought-Leader | Vice President Solution Management, Extensions & Artificial Intelligence
Thriving in the Digital Age
Welcome to the Transition Point
2022 – The Year of Decision?

Raul Villamarin Rodriguez, Vice President, Woxsen University | Harvard Business Review, Advisory Council Member
Woxsen University, Research & Development

Pedro Berrocoso, Global CoE Digital Innovation Lead, Takeda Pharmaceutical International
Would Digital Innovation Work without Empathy?
The Future of Work

Giselle Mota, Principal, Future of Work, ADP | Top 100 Future of Work Thought-Leader
The Future of Technology and the Future of Work

Johan Steyn, Chair, Special Interest Group – AI & Robotics, IITPSA
An Extensive Selection of AI Articles

Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem, AI Ethics Lead at South African Centre for AI Research (CAIR)
AI, Ethics and Beyond

Frank Gazzola, Photographer & International Development
Under The Pole
Between Two Worlds
Taking the First Step
Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea


Event Speakers

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Albert King

Chief Data Officer, The Scottish Government
Head of Data & Digital Identity Division

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Wayne Butterfield

Global Head of Intelligent Automation Solutions | Automation Expert
ISG Automation

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Majella Clarke

AI Artist | Senior Data and AI Strategist
Finland-Australia Business Council

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Igor Rotin

Chief Data Scientist / Head of Digital Lab
Liebherr Aerospace & Transportation

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Natasha Ochiel

Co-Founder
AI Centre of Excellence, Kenya

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Pedro Berrocoso

Global CoE Digital Innovation Lead
Takeda

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Giselle Mota

Top 100 Future of Work Thought-Leader
Principal, Future of Work, ADP – Always Designing for People.

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Johan Steyn

Author, AI & Automation Thought Leader
Chair, Special Interest Group – AI & Robotics, IITPSA (Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa)

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Andeed Ma

Leader of AI Risk Chapter | Cognitive Technologies Thought-Leader
Risk and Insurance Management Association of Singapore

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Sean Culey

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Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem

AI Ethics Researcher Professor and Head of Department of Philosophy, University of Pretoria
AI Ethics Lead at South African Centre for AI Research (CAIR)

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Franck Gazzola

Photographer & International Development, UNDER THE POLE
Executive Director & Owner, FROTHERS GALLERY

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Raul Villamarin Rodriguez

Vice President, Woxsen University
Harvard Business Review, Advisory Council Member

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Alexandra Ebert

Chief Trust Officer, MOSTLY AI | Chair, IEEE Synthetic Data IC Expert Group

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Thomas Helfrich

CEO & Founder, instarel.ai
SwissCognitive AI Nerd | LinkedIn Influencer

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Lee Coulter

Digital Transformation Leader | Operating Partner, Acresis LLC
Chair, Working Group on Standards in Intelligent Process Automation, IEEE

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Yves Mulkers

Leading Business Intelligence & Data Architect
7wData, Founder

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Andreas Welsh

Automation and AI Thought-Leader
Vice President Solution Management, Extensions & Artificial Intelligence, SAP

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Payam Mokhtarian

Head of Data & AI
Plerion


Event Host & Facilitator

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Dalith Steiger

Co-Founder, Global AI Thought Leader
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network

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Andy Fitze

Co-Founder, Digital Transformation Strategist
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network


Event Team

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Livia Spiesz

External Communications & Global Business Relations Lead
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network

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Bianka Németvölgyi

Social Media Manager
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network


Virtual Conference

These virtual conferences are regular worldwide-reaching online events bringing dozens of global AI leaders and experts together to share their views, experiences and expertise in the development of AI to the benefit of business and society. These 3 hour-long events are transparently addressing the development of cognitive technologies – including successes and challenges – while reaching and connecting a global online community of over ½ million followers.

All the sessions and formats are strictly content-driven with a non-sales approach, allowing focused and open discussions with no BS just content. These events provide not only a platform to brainstorm and network but also to position experts, leaders, organisations, research developments, the current status and future outlook of AI. 


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Claire Matuka https://swisscognitive.ch/person/claire-matuka/ Wed, 15 Dec 2021 07:19:40 +0000 https://swisscognitive.ch/?post_type=cm-expert&p=116009 Claire is a statistician, data scientist and AI enthusiast currently based in Nairobi Kenya.

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Claire is a statistician, data scientist and AI enthusiast currently based in Nairobi Kenya. She has acquired hands-on experience in the implementation of various AI and Data Science techniques to benefit businesses and clients across the world. Her current goal is to build AI driven systems that solve problems for her community, for Africa and for the world at large.

Der Beitrag Claire Matuka erschien zuerst auf SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research.

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