“How can AI disrupt industries?” Panel Discussion – 25 May in Cape Town (Far-ventures)
“How can AI disrupt industries?” Panel Discussion – 25 May in Cape Town (Far-ventures)
“How can AI disrupt industries?” Panel Discussion – 25 May in Cape Town (Far-ventures)
MIIA was also represented at this panel discussion (hosted by Far Ventures on how Artificial Intelligence can disrupt industries.
In a recent post about Deep Learning applications, platforms, limitations and quantum computing we have announced a panel discussion on “How Artificial Intelligence is disrupting Industries” which took place on 25 May 2017 in Cape Town. This event was hosted by Far Ventures, a start-up studio and incubator that aims to foster technology entrepreneurship in Africa by founding and growing start-ups that can positively impact people’s lives through technology. It was also supported by the Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA), an innovative community and accelerator for Machine Intelligence and Data Science Research and Applications to help transform Africa.
For this panel discussion, Romain Diaz (Co-Founder & CEO at Far Ventures Global) acted as moderator with the following experienced professionals in the AI industry as speakers and panelists:
- Dr Jacques Ludik, Founder & President of the Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA) / Founder & CEO, Cortex Logic / Founder & CTO, Bennit.AI
- Antoine Paillusseau, Co-Founder, FinChatBot
- Alex Conway, Founder & CTO, NumberBoost
- Ryan Falkenberg, Co-CEO, Clevva
- Frans Cronje, Managing Director, DataProphet
This post includes the links to the introductory presentation as well as the video of the panel discussion.
- Presentation – AI within the Smart Technology Era – Dr Jacques Ludik
- Video Part 1 – Presentation and Panel discussion
- Video Part 2 – Panel discussion (continued)
The following questions were specifically addressed in the panel discussion:
- Is AI a real thing? Is companies really doing AI? Is AI overhyped?
- Let’s dig deeper into AI business applications. What are they? What impact does AI have on industries?
- What’s going to happen with predictive analytics companies given the AI shift across industries and what major tech companies are doing in this space?
- Leaders & Innovation: (a) Who is the leaders in AI? Who is driving innovation? Can innovation also come from others? (b) Which AI technologies are you currently using?
- Ethics: Give examples of AI when it comes the ethics?
- Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of AI? Why are you optimistic about the future of AI?
- What is the current maturity of AI and its impact on society?
- Are developers going to become the equivalent of typists? What kind of jobs will be left to do?
- How will AI impact the Healthcare industry in the future?
- Safety & Discrimination: (a) Safety: e.g. Self-driving cars. How are we going to make sure that AI can be used in a safe way? (b) How are we going to avoid discrimination using AI-based algorithms?
Far Ventures – How Artificial Intelligence is disrupting industries – Part 1
- [0:00] Introduction
- [3:46] AI within the Smart Technology Era – Dr Jacques Ludik
- [15:47] AI panel discussion
- [16:00] Is AI a real thing? Is companies really doing AI? Is AI overhyped?
- [24:36] Let’s dig deeper into AI business applications. What are they? What impact does AI have on industries?
- [39:15] What’s going to happen with predictive analytics companies given the AI shift across industries and what major tech companies are doing in this space?
- [49:39] Leaders & Innovation: (a) Who is the leaders in AI? Who is driving innovation? Can innovation also come from others? (b) Which AI technologies are you currently using?
- [1:00:16] Ethics: Give examples of AI when it comes the ethics?
- [1:04:25] Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of AI? Why are you optimistic about the future of AI? (to be continued in Part 2)
Far Ventures – How Artificial Intelligence is disrupting industries – Part 2
- [0:00] Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of AI? Why are you optimistic about the future of AI?
- [2:50] What is the current maturity of AI and its impact on society?
- [5:35] Are developers going to become the equivalent of typists? What kind of jobs will be left to do?
- [11:17] How will AI impact the Healthcare industry in the future?
- [16:20] Safety & Discrimination: (a) Safety: e.g. Self-driving cars. How are we going to make sure that AI can be used in a safe way? (b) How are we going to avoid discrimination using AI-based algorithms?
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