AI is significantly transforming the travel industry by enhancing customer experiences, optimizing operations, and personalizing services. In this episode hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss various ways that AI is applied in travel and hospitality.

AI Improving the Travel Experience

We are seeing AI be applied to improve the entire experience.

Continue reading AI Use Case Series: AI in Travel and Hospitality [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.

AI is making significant advancements in the aerospace industry, enhancing everything from design and manufacturing to flight operations and safety. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch discuss various ways that AI is being used in the aerospace industry.

AI-Assisted Flight & Operations

AI is at the core of developing autonomous aircraft, including drones and pilotless planes.

Continue reading AI Use Case Series: AI in Aerospace [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.

AI is driving significant advancements in the telecommunications industry, improving network management, customer service, and operational efficiency. 
In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss various ways that AI is being applied in Telecommunications.

With the help of AI telecommunication companies can optimize network performance by analyzing vast amounts of data in real time and then using that data to help predict and resolve network issues before they affect users.

Continue reading AI Use Case Series: AI in Telecommunications [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast we want to take a look back at some of the highlights in AI, including headline-making AI news. 2023 was the year for generative AI. It was also the year for Trustworthy AI.

Generative AI all day, every day

Despite a pullback in other areas, Venture Capital investment in AI continues to be hot in 2023.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Looking back at AI in 2023 at Cognilytica.

The EU AI Act is a groundbreaking law that is the first ever law that will regulate AI. It’s the world’s first comprehensive AI law. It’s the first major regulatory framework for AI at a continental level, and the world’s first rules on AI. One of the goals of the AI Act is to provide a comprehensive set of rules for trustworthy AI.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: The EU AI Act – What does it mean for you? at Cognilytica.

AI continues to have an impact on just about every single industry. Companies are on their AI journey to see how it can help with hypersonalization, improve efficiencies, and help them gain a competitive edge. The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry is embracing AI in number of ways. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Nandini Nandakumar.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: How AI is Transforming CPG: Interview with Nandini Nandakumar, Diageo at Cognilytica.

Depending on the type of AI project that you do, it can have different lengths to see ROI. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss the different lengths of time to ROI for different types of AI projects.

Augmented Intelligence is where machines and humans work together to help assist the human to be better at tasks.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Different Time to ROI for Different Types of AI Projects at Cognilytica.

We often get asked what projects are appropriate for AI versus other forms of technology. So, we thought it was a great topic for a podcast. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer go over when to do automation versus AI.

Automation is using technology to perform repetitive tasks.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: When to do Automation Versus AI at Cognilytica.

AI is impacting very about every single industry and pharma is no exception. AI has tremendous potential in streamlining processes, optimizing drug discovery, and enhancing patient care in ways we’ve never seen before. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we have an insightful conversation with Xiong (Sean) Liu. He is the Director of Data Science and AI at Novartis.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI in Pharma – Interview with Xiong (Sean) Liu, Novartis at Cognilytica.

You may have heard the terms proof-of-concept, pilot, and production thrown around relating to various projects at your organization. But, do you know the difference between all of them?

And when running and AI project should you start with a proof-of-concept or pilot project?

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Proof-of-Concept, Pilot, and Production.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Proof-of-Concept, Pilot, Production at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Anonymization, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Uncanny Valley, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it’s important to know about them.

If you’re not familiar with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union regulation focused on data protection and privacy first published in 2016.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Anonymization, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Uncanny Valley at Cognilytica.

Hadoop and MapReduce changed the world of big data. And data is the heart of AI, so it should come as no surprise that talk about big data in the context of AI. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Hadoop, MapReduce, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it’s important to know about them.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Hadoop, MapReduce at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Algorithmic Discrimination, Governance, Pseudo AI. Why are these terms vital in the AI landscape? And what do they mean?

Algorithmic discrimination

If you’re unfamiliar with the term algorithmic discrimination, it’s when bias in data used to train the algorithm can result in unfair decisions and results.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Algorithmic Discrimination, Governance, Pseudo AI at Cognilytica.

The real estate industry is embracing AI for enhancements across a wide range of applications. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss how AI is being applied in real estate.

AI is helping with data-driven decisions. It can quickly analyze a variety of different data points such as historical sales data, market trends, and specific features for each individual home to provide accurate pricing recommendations, ensuring properties are neither undervalued nor overpriced.

Continue reading AI Use Case Series: AI in Real Estate [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.

With the use of malicious AI on the rise, it’s hard to believe anything you read, hear, or see these days. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Malicious AI, Adversarial Attack, DeepFake, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it’s important to know about them.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Malicious AI, Adversarial Attack, DeepFake at Cognilytica.

Companies of all sizes in just about every single industry across the globe are looking to see how Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cognitive technology projects can provide a competitive edge, provide efficiencies, and improve ROI in today’s competitive landscape. As a result, this creates tremendous opportunity in the field of AI and for professionals who are CPMAI certified.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: CPMAI in the Real World, Interview with Dr. Philipp Schlenkhoff, CPMAI at Cognilytica.

Generative AI continues to be a hot topic discussion. People are using generative AI to help with many things, but just like with any technology it’s important to understand it’s a tool. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss how to actually put Generative AI into the apps and products that you use including how to use it in production.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Generative AI Series: Implementing Generative AI in production at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Methodology, Waterfall, Agile, CRISP-DM, Cognitive Project Management for AI (CPMAI).

In this episde we explain how these terms relate to AI and why it’s important to know about them. Just about every single industry is using AI in some shape or form to help streamline and improve processes, increase productivity, gain a competitive edge, and stand out from others.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series- methodology, waterfall, Agile, CRISP-DM, Cognitive Project Management for AI (CPMAI) at Cognilytica.

Conversation is a natural form of communication for humans. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the future will be AI-Native. But what does an “AI-native future” mean? In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Gi Jung Kim who is the CEO and co-founder of Coxwave.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Discussing the AI-Native Future: Interview with Gi Jung Kim, CEO & Co-Founder, CoxWave at Cognilytica.

It’s hard to have a conversation about AI these days without the topic of Generative AI coming up. People are using gen AI to help with many things from text creation, image creation, and more. But, just like with any technology, there can be a downside as well. 

However, what happens when we become too reliant on technology?

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Generative AI Series: How to Avoid Getting Screwed with Generative AI at Cognilytica.

Companies of all sizes in just about every single industry from healthcare to finance to construction are looking to see how Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cognitive technology projects can provide a competitive edge. They want to be able to have technology provide efficiencies, and improve ROI in today’s competitive landscape. As a result, this creates tremendous opportunity for people looking to manage these types of projects.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC): Interview with Sergio Villanueva-Meyer, CPMAI at Cognilytica.

AI systems have the potential to provide great value. But also the potential to cause great harm. Knowing how to build or use AI systems is simply not going to be enough. You need to know how to build, use, and interact with these systems ethically and responsibly. Additionally you need to understand that Trustworthy AI is a spectrum that addresses various aspects relating to societal, systemic, and technical areas.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Trustworthy AI Series: Explainable & Interpretable AI at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Black Box, Explainable AI (XAI), Interpretable AI, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it’s important to know about them.

📖 Learn about Black Box Technology 📦: Kathleen and Ron will unravel the mystery behind Black Box technology, explaining its connection to deep learning in the realm of artificial intelligence.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Black Box, Explainable AI (XAI), Interpretable AI at Cognilytica.

Companies of all sizes in just about every single industry are looking to see how Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cognitive technology projects can be used. They want to see how AI can provide a competitive edge, provide efficiencies, and improve ROI in today’s competitive landscape. As a result, this creates tremendous opportunity for people looking to manage these types of projects.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Lessons Learned from AI Project Management: Interview with Jonelle Martinez at Cognilytica.

AI is helping lawyers and the legal profession in a number of ways. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss how AI is being applied in legal.

AI is helping to assist with research and discovery. AI powered legal research platforms are able to use natural language processing to quickly analyze vast data stores of legal documents, case law, statutes, and regulations.

Continue reading AI Use Case Series: AI in Legal [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.

It’s hard to have a conversation about AI these days without the topic of Generative AI coming up. People are using gen AI to help with many things such as generating content and images. However, just like with any technology there can be a downside as well. In this podcast episode hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer take a deeper look at ge AI.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Generative AI Series: The Drawbacks and Challenges of Generative AI at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define terms related to data. Because, data is the heart of AI. So it’s important to understand the role data plays in AI and ML projects. In this episode we go over the terms data engineer, data engineering, and data pipeline.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series- Data Engineer, Data Engineering, Data Pipeline, Data Wrangling, Data feed, Data Governance, Data integration at Cognilytica.

AI systems have the potential to provide great value. But, also the potential to cause great harm. Knowing how to build or use AI systems is simply not going to be enough. You need to know how to build, use, and interact with these systems ethically and responsibly. Additionally you need to understand that Trustworthy AI is a spectrum.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Trustworthy AI Series: Governed AI at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer delve into the diverse roles and concepts within the data universe: Data Science, Data Scientist, Citizen Data Scientist/Citizen Developer, and Data Custodian.

Data Science isn’t just a buzzword; it’s the art of transforming raw data into meaningful insights. And Data Scientists may be the sexiest job of the 21st Century, but do you know what they do?

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Data Science, Data Scientist, Citizen Data Scientist / Citizen Developer, Data Custodian at Cognilytica.

It’s hard to have a conversation about AI these days without the topic of Generative AI coming up. People are using generative AI and LLMs to help with many things. But what do these technologies mean at an organizational level? And how do you apply this technology for your organization?

In this podcast episode hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer take a deeper look at generative AI.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Generative AI Series: Foundation Models, Fine-Tuning, and Domain-Specific LLMs at Cognilytica.

Analytics are statistical and other methods to gain informational insight from data. Since data is the heart of AI, it makes sense analytics should be understood. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Analytics, Data Visualization, Descriptive Analytics, Diagnostic Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Proscriptive / Projective Analytics.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Analytics, Data Visualization, Descriptive Analytics, Diagnostic Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Proscriptive / Projective Analytics at Cognilytica.

AI systems have the potential to provide great value, but also the potential to cause great harm. Knowing how to build or use AI systems is simply not going to be enough. You need to know how to build, use, and interact with these systems ethically and responsibly. Additionally you need to understand that Trustworthy AI is a spectrum that addresses various aspects relating to societal, systemic, and technical areas.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Trustworthy AI Series: AI System Transparency at Cognilytica.

Companies of all sizes in just about every single industry are looking to see how Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cognitive technology projects can provide a competitive edge, provide efficiencies, and improve ROI in today’s competitive landscape. As a result, this creates tremendous opportunity for people looking to manage these types of projects and there is a significant and growing demand for skilled AI project managers across the whole range of AI capabilities.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Lessons Learned from AI Project Management: Interview with Jeff Eason, Salt Lake County Health Department at Cognilytica.

It’s hard to have a conversation about AI these days without the topic of Generative AI coming up. People are using generative AI to help with many things, including creating images. But what do these technologies mean at an organizational level? And how do you apply this technology for your organization? In this podcast episode hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer take a deeper look at generative AI for images, in particular Diffusion Models and Image Generation.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Generative AI Series: Diffusion Models and Image Generation at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Data, Dataset, Big Data, DIKUW Pyramid, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it’s important to know about them.

Show Notes:

• FREE Intro to CPMAI mini course
• CPMAI Training and Certification
• AI Glossary
• AI Glossary Series – DevOps, Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops)
• AI Glossary Series – Automated Machine Learning (AutoML)
• AI Glossary Series – Data Preparation, Data Cleaning, Data Splitting, Data Multiplication, Data Transformation
• AI Glossary Series – Data Augmentation, Data Labeling, Bounding box, Sensor fusion
• AI Glossary Series – Data, Dataset, Big Data, DIKUW Pyramid

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Extract Transform Load (ETL) at Cognilytica.

AI tools are helping to transform the media and entertainment industry. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss various ways that AI is being applied to media and entertainment.

Automated systems are helping with brainstorming ideas, writing articles, summarizing information, and even drafting movie scripts. In the age of streaming, personalization has become a welcome and expected part of audience engagement.

Continue reading AI Use Case Series: AI in Media and Entertainment [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.

AI systems have the potential to provide great value, but also the potential to cause great harm. Knowing how to build or use AI systems is simply not going to be enough. You need to know how to build, use, and interact with these systems ethically and responsibly. Additionally you need to understand that Trustworthy AI is a spectrum that addresses various aspects relating to societal, systemic, and technical areas.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Trustworthy AI Series: Responsible AI at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Data, Dataset, Big Data, DIKUW Pyramid, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it’s important to know about them.

Show Notes:

• FREE Intro to CPMAI mini course
• CPMAI Training and Certification
• AI Glossary
• AI Glossary Series – DevOps, Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops)
• AI Glossary Series – Automated Machine Learning (AutoML)
• AI Glossary Series – Data Preparation, Data Cleaning, Data Splitting, Data Multiplication, Data Transformation
• AI Glossary Series – Data Augmentation, Data Labeling, Bounding box, Sensor fusion
• AI Glossary Series – Data, Dataset, Big Data, DIKUW Pyramid

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Structured Data, Unstructured Data, Semi-structured Data at Cognilytica.

It’s hard to have a conversation about AI these days without the topics of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) coming up. But what do these technologies mean at an organizational level? And how do you apply this technology for your organization? In this podcast episode hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer take a deeper look at what generative AI, Transformer Models, and LLMs are.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Generative AI Series: Generative AI & Large Language Models (LLMs) – How Do They Work? at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms V’s of Big Data, Data Volume, Exabyte / Petabyte / Yottabyte / Zettabyte, Data Variety, Data Velocity, Data Veracity, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it’s important to know about them.

Show Notes:

• FREE Intro to CPMAI mini course
• CPMAI Training and Certification
• AI Glossary
• AI Glossary Series – DevOps, Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops)
• AI Glossary Series – Automated Machine Learning (AutoML)
• AI Glossary Series – Data Preparation, Data Cleaning, Data Splitting, Data Multiplication, Data Transformation
• AI Glossary Series – Data Augmentation, Data Labeling, Bounding box, Sensor fusion
• AI Glossary Series – Data, Dataset, Big Data, DIKUW Pyramid

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – V’s of Big Data, Data Volume, Exabyte / Petabyte / Yottabyte / Zettabyte, Data Variety, Data Velocity, Data Veracity at Cognilytica.

AI systems have the potential to provide great value, but also the potential to cause great harm. Knowing how to build or use AI systems is simply not going to be enough. You need to know how to build, use, and interact with these systems ethically and responsibly. Additionally you need to understand that Trustworthy AI is a spectrum that addresses various aspects relating to societal, systemic, and technical areas.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Trustworthy AI Series: Ethical AI at Cognilytica.

Data is the heart of AI. So, of course we need to have a podcast about data! In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Data, Dataset, Big Data, DIKUW Pyramid.

Data is the basic unit of discrete values that convey meaning, facts, quantities, or other units that computers operate on for further processing, interpretation, and analysis.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Data, Dataset, Big Data, DIKUW Pyramid at Cognilytica.

It’s one thing for us to talk about the Cognitive Project Management for AI (CPMAI) Methodology and the benefits it can bring to managers running AI and advanced data projects, but hearing directly how individuals are learning from and are applying the CPMAI Methodology can be incredibly valuable. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Chuck LaBarre, who is Chief Information Officer at ENI and is also CPMAI certified.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Applying CPMAI in the Real World – Interview with Chuck LaBarre, ENI at Cognilytica.

Data is critical to making AI and machine learning work. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Data Augmentation, Data Labeling, Bounding box, Sensor fusion.

Data Augmentation are the techniques used to enhance existing data through the use of additional data, manipulations on existing data, or combinations of data in various ways.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Data Augmentation, Data Labeling, Bounding box, Sensor fusion at Cognilytica.

AI systems have the potential to provide great value, but also the potential to cause great harm. Knowing how to build or use AI systems is simply not going to be enough. You need to know how to build, use, and interact with these systems ethically and responsibly. Additionally you need to understand that Trustworthy AI is a spectrum that addresses various aspects relating to societal, systemic, and technical areas.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Trustworthy AI Series: The Layers of Trustworthy AI at Cognilytica.

Data is the heart of AI. So, therefore doing things associated with your data is going to be critical for AI projects. This includes Data Preparation, Data Cleaning, Data Splitting, Data Multiplication, and Data Transformation.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms above and explain why they are important for AI projects.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Data Preparation, Data Cleaning, Data Splitting, Data Multiplication, Data Transformation at Cognilytica.

Public sector agencies, which include federal and national governments, provincial, state, and local government agencies, are increasingly making use of AI. AI in government is having an impact on everything from facial recognition and computer vision technology to AI enabled chatbots. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer share how AI is being adopted and AI applications governments.

Continue reading AI Use Case Series: AI Applications in Government [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.

For anyone who has used or interacted with an AI system you know that trust is required for AI systems if you want them to deliver any meaningful benefit. And once trust is lost, it’s almost impossible to gain back. Therefore, making Trustworthy, ethical & responsible AI a reality is not just a policy statement or a press release.

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: Trustworthy AI Series: Why are trustworthy, ethical and responsible AI systems necessary? at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Attended bots, Unattended bots, Low Code, No Code, explain how these terms relate to AI and why it’s important to know about them.

Show Notes:

• FREE Intro to CPMAI mini course
• CPMAI Training and Certification
• AI Glossary
• AI Glossary Series – DevOps, Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops)
• AI Glossary Series – Automated Machine Learning (AutoML)
• AI Today Podcast: Roadmap Series: Getting Started on the Automation to Intelligence Journey
• AI Today Podcast Roadmap Series: From Automation to Intelligence – What should we automate and why
• AI Today Podcast: Automation to Intelligence Roadmap Series – What is a Business Process?

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Attended bots, Unattended bots, Low Code, No Code at Cognilytica.

In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define the terms Automation, Robot, Robotics, Collaborative Robot (Cobot), explain how these terms relate to AI and why it’s important to know about them.

Show Notes:

• FREE Intro to CPMAI mini course
• CPMAI Training and Certification
• AI Glossary
• AI Glossary Series – DevOps, Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops)
• AI Glossary Series – Automated Machine Learning (AutoML)
• AI Today Podcast: Roadmap Series: Getting Started on the Automation to Intelligence Journey
• AI Today Podcast Roadmap Series: From Automation to Intelligence – What should we automate and why
• AI Today Podcast: Automation to Intelligence Roadmap Series – What is a Business Process?

Continue reading AI Today Podcast: AI Glossary Series – Automation, Robot, Robotics, Collaborative Robot (Cobot) at Cognilytica.