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In this week's episode of Pioneers, I sat down with Thomas Shaw, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Technology Officer at LS Mortgage, to discuss the company's innovative approach to leveraging AI in the mortgage lending industry.
Throughout our conversation, Shaw shares how LS Mortgage has successfully integrated AI into its processes, enabling it to automate complex workflows, enhance customer support, and significantly improve operational efficiency. He also discusses the challenges and opportunities that come with AI adoption, including the need for industry-wide governance frameworks and the importance of developing in-house AI expertise and partnerships.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has made remarkable strides in recent years, revolutionizing industries and transforming how we live and work. But as AI systems become more advanced and ubiquitous, a growing concern has emerged: AI hallucinations. Hallucinations are when AI systems confidently produce incorrect, nonsensical, or misleading outputs, which can have serious consequences in high-stakes applications.But these are not merely a theoretical problem; they have already manifested in real-world scenarios. In 2016, Microsoft's chatbot Tay began generating racist and offensive tweets within hours of its launch, forcing the company to shut it down. More recently, OpenAI's GPT-3 language model has been shown to generate plausible but factually incorrect information, highlighting the potential for AI to spread misinformation. And who could forget Google Gemini’s recent depiction of the founding father’s of the United States as people of color, which was a much publicized gaff for the tech giant.As AI continues to permeate various industries, from healthcare and finance to legal and transportation, addressing the issue of AI hallucinations is paramount. Building trust and reliability in AI systems is crucial for widespread adoption and safe deployment. In this article, we will explore the risks and consequences of AI hallucinations, examine the factors contributing to their occurrence, and discuss strategies for mitigating their impact. By understanding and addressing this challenge, we can work towards developing AI systems that are not only powerful but also trustworthy and reliable.In this episode, Stephen Taylor, Chief Information Officer of Vast Bank, discusses using "decision AI" to automate decision-making processes and improve efficiency in banking operations like contract review and regulatory reporting. He discussed the challenges of integrating AI with legacy systems as well as building trust in AI within the regulated finance industry.Pioneers is presented by MultimodalProduced by Thursday Labs---Read the full article and subscribe to our weekly newsletter here: https://www.multimodal.dev/pioneersFollow Ankur Patel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankurpatel9/Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HWjxqe800IKpDmrANBpnYListen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pioneers-by-multimodal/id1716446257Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aapatel09Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ankurpatel9/
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In recent years, the healthcare industry has witnessed significant advancements in medical technology and treatment options. However, patients often find themselves navigating a complex, one-size-fits-all system that fails to address their unique needs and preferences. This lack of personalization can lead to suboptimal care, poor patient engagement, and ultimately, worse health outcomes.Personalized healthcare holds the key to improving the patient experience and achieving better health outcomes. By tailoring care plans, educational resources, and support services to each individual's specific needs, healthcare providers can ensure that patients receive the most effective and engaging care possible.AI has the potential to revolutionize healthcare by enabling hyper-personalized care tailored to each individual's unique needs. By leveraging vast amounts of patient data and advanced analytics, AI can help healthcare providers understand each patient's clinical and demographic characteristics, identify care gaps, and provide personalized recommendations for optimal health outcomes.We sat down with Jayodita Sanghvi, Senior Director of Data Science at Included Health, to discuss this very topic. ___Pioneers is presented by MultimodalProduced by Thursday Labs
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In the latest episode of "Pioneers", I had the privilege of chatting with Lex Sokolin, a visionary investor, entrepreneur and artist who has built an impressive career at the vanguard of DeFi, Web3 and AI. He is also one of the space’s most prominent and respected voices on LinkedIn and Twitter.
The intersection of AI with complex, regulated industries represents one of the most pivotal junctures in modern business and technology. Lex has been at the forefront of this shift.
In this episode, we delve into the nuances of how AI is not just reshaping the finance industry, but also redefining the boundaries of innovation and efficiency within these highly regulated fields.
It was clear from our conversation that it's crucial to understand the specific challenges and opportunities AI presents in these environments. The regulated nature of the space requires AI solutions that are not only innovative but also compliant with existing laws and ethical standards.
This balance between innovation and compliance is a delicate one, requiring a deep understanding of both the technological capabilities of AI and the intricate, longstanding regulatory frameworks governing these industries.
As AI promises to revolutionize every facet of the economy and our lives, navigating the myriad traditional safeguards while we innovate at breakneck speed will be one of the central challenges.
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As we reflect on Season One of Pioneers and gear up for Season Two, we found ourselves inundated with dozens of provoking questions about AI and how it’s impacting highly regulated industries (finance, banking, healthcare, and insurance). In this special episode of Pioneers, Ankur Patel sits down with our producer, Jake Hurwitz, to recap and answer the top 8 most common and powerful questions that we’ve received over the last few months from our listeners.___Pioneers is presented by MultimodalProduced by Thursday Labs
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While AI is gaining more mainstream appeal thanks to chatbots and generative AI like ChatGPT, other advances in machine learning and language models are opening new possibilities for enterprises to amplify human potential.Most companies can't afford to ignore AI — but you also can't just jump in without a strategy. Successfully leveraging AI requires careful planning and responsible adoption.We recently sat down with Wayne Butterfield, Partner and Global Lead of Intelligent Automation at ISG, to walk through his AI adoption playbook and discover how companies can:- Pinpoint the right opportunities for workflow augmentation in your business- Avoid AI pitfalls that have killed ROI for other companies- Build an adoption roadmap that brings human-AI collaboration to the forefront of your industry
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We live in the most technologically connected age in human history, yet 60% of Americans report feeling lonely. The COVID-19 pandemic only made the “loneliness epidemic” worse.Cliff Lerner founded one of the first online dating apps back in the early two-thousands, growing the platform to over 100 million users. Fast forward to today, he’s again placing bold bets — this time on AI-powered social networking. His latest startup, Saturday, aims to help people build meaningful relationships both online and offline.Cliff has seen firsthand how technology can undermine the very social fabric it aims to create. As loneliness reaches epidemic levels, he wants to leverage predictive analytics to help people forge new bonds focused on fulfillment versus addiction.We sat down with Cliff to get his take on how AI can play a role in reducing loneliness, and he uncovered exactly how he’s implementing the technology into his app.__Pioneers is presented by MultimodalProduced by Thursday Labs
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We’ve all seen the panic-inducing headlines about AI taking away jobs. But what if we reframed automation as an opportunity to unlock new potentials in the workforce? What if emerging technologies, instead of displacing humans, elevated them into more creative and meaningful roles?Dr. Vivienne Ming, credited as one of the most forward-thinking minds at the nexus of AI and society, champions this alternate vision. With accolades like sitting on boards of numerous companies and nonprofits including StartOut, The Palm Center, Cornerstone Capital, Platypus Institute, Shiftgig, Zoic Capital, and HUMM. Dr. Ming also speaks frequently on her AI-driven research into inclusion and gender in business and was named to the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders council. She boasts immense credibility in the artificial intelligence space stemming from her multifaceted career as a neuroscientist, entrepreneur and professor.Across her various ventures, Ming has spearheaded unprecedented AI achievements—from predicting medical conditions through natural language models to analyzing kids’ drawings for learning disorder clues. Her unconventional philosophies expand conceptions of how AI can synergize with human intellect to solve multifaceted problems.In this guide, we’ll explore Ming’s pragmatic tactics on moving beyond an “either/or” view of human vs. AI capabilities in the workplace. Instead of just reducing costs through automation, discover how executives can implement a “both/and” strategy where AI efficiently handles routine work while empowering your team’s ingenuity.___Pioneers is presented by MultimodalProduced by Thursday Labs
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New AI tools seem full of promise for fixing workplace diversity problems. But they also bake in human biases that can make inclusion worse. So how do leaders tap the good while protecting against the bad?After 20 years helping global banks, tech titans and startups do data right, IntentHQ’s Chief Product Officer, Sharifah Amirah, sat down with us in our latest episode of Pioneers to share her battle-tested tips. Her wisdom offers a simple leadership game plan for using AI to thoughtfully boost equity.___Pioneers is presented by MultimodalProduced by Thursday Labs
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As we stand on the brink of a technological revolution in AI, it's crucial to not only recognize but also strategically embrace the transformative potential of AI in content creation and marketing. To dig into this topic, I sat down with Jeff Coyle, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of MarketMuse.Jeff posits that AI will revolutionize how we approach content, transforming it from a game of chance to a strategic, data-driven endeavor. The implications for businesses are profound: a shift from viewing content teams as cost centers to recognizing them as crucial drivers of value and growth.___Pioneers is presented by MultimodalProduced by Thursday Labs
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In a special feature of Pioneers, we sat down with Aakarsh Ramchandani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aakarsh-r..., Chief Strategy Officer at RavenPack. He’s had an incredibly vibrant career in the hedge fund world and joined us to shed light on three main topics:- How AI and machine learning are revolutionizing hedge fund strategies with sophisticated models for analyzing large datasets.- How the widespread availability of AI, especially via large language models, is equalizing access to advanced tools for both companies and individual investors, which were once exclusive to experts.- How regulatory measures are essential for AI’s ethical use geopolitically.___Pioneers is presented by MultimodalProduced by Thursday Labs
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Data quality is a colossal challenge in amongst supply chains. As organizations grapple with the burgeoning demands of efficient and timely delivery systems, the role of AI in transforming and improving product data has become increasingly pivotal. On this week’s episode of Pioneers, we sat down with Rob Bailey, Founder & CEO of Backbone AI, to dig into the intricacies of data quality issues in supply chain management and how AI not only offers a solution but also paves the way for groundbreaking advancements in this domain. Here’s what Rob had to say.__Pioneers is presented by MultimodalProduced by Thursday Labs
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In a special feature of Pioneers, we are thrilled to sit down with Lior Cole, a trailblazer in the tech-driven fashion realm, widely acclaimed as an accidental founder turned industry innovator. Lior is building ShopARI, an AI-personal shopper. With a journey that started in grade school entrepreneurship and evolved through the ranks of high fashion and AI development, Lior’s breadth of experience has not only carved out a unique career path, but also actively redefined the intersection of technology and style. Here’s the insider view she shared with us.__Pioneers is presented by MultimodalProduced by Thursday Labs
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Many leaders are scratching their heads over the best way to integrate AI with human skills within their companies without stepping on toes or losing the human touch.
Byron Matthews, the CEO of Talent Inc., is ahead of the game. He's crafted a success story by weaving AI into the fabric of his company's operations, augmenting rather than replacing human expertise.
If you're looking for a no-nonsense, actionable guide on leading your team into an AI-enhanced future, this is the best place to start. We're peeling back the layers of Byron's strategy to give you a straightforward, tactical blueprint for growth.Let's dive into how you can apply this to your company and lead with innovation and intuition.
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Imagine an orchestra where every musician was playing at the same time, competing for the limelight. It would be awful. That's what’s going on in today’s content landscape—a symphony of stale, vanilla voices where messages get lost in the noise. Marketers and content producers today are familiar with this problem, and have been dabbling with various AI tools to help. But, it’s very overwhelming to understand all of the tools available and keeping up with the rapid enhancements in AI.I sat down with Miguel Guerrero, Founder and CEO of Otis AI, on this week’s episode of Pioneers to break down the challenging topic of content saturation, and crafted a blueprint to help you understand what’s going on right now when it comes to using AI to produce and distribute *better* content.__Pioneers is presented by MultimodalProduced by Thursday Labs
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I’ve spent my entire career thinking about finance, healthcare, and tech at large. In all of these spaces, the advent of AI stirs a mix of anticipation and apprehension. One question keeps many of us awake at night these days: how can we truly trust AI to uphold the meticulous standards of heavily-regulated industries governed by regulations and ethical obligations?I’ve been excited to invite Jim Beech to join me on episode two of Pioneers. Jim is a maverick redefining the integration of AI in the mortgage industry, setting a precedent for how AI can be both innovative and reliable. His story is not just about algorithms and analytics; it's about crafting AI solutions that earn the trust of skeptics and enthusiasts alike.Imagine an AI that's not just a whiz at number-crunching but also champions the integrity of a seasoned professional. Jim's blueprint for AI in finance is a masterclass in balancing technological sophistication with the human touch—a guiding light for those eager to harness AI without losing sight of their core values.Jim and I sat down to not only peel back the layers of his success, but also to understand how any business leader, from the meticulous financial executive to the forward-thinking tech entrepreneur, can leverage AI as a trusted ally in the quest for innovation and excellence.__Pioneers is presented by MultimodalProduced by Thursday Labs
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In the digital age, as we stand on the edge of a new technological revolution, a particular innovation has increasingly piqued the interest of business leaders and builders: generative AI. While discussions about AI often drift towards potential job losses, a more nuanced conversation is worth having.
When deployed with intention and foresight, generative AI can serve as a formidable ally in our workplaces, amplifying our human capacities.
In our first episode of Pioneers, we sat down with Remington Rawlings, Founder of OneView, to unpack his viewpoint on how generative AI will impact the workplace.
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