We need to establish a shared responsibility model that this isn’t just about AI in a vacuum, it’s about the ecosystem around it. If you don’t understand data, you can’t do AI. If you don’t understand people, you can’t do AI…these are all related to each other. We believe that AI is so profound that we have to think of it as part of a shared ecosystem.
-John Roese, Global CTO, Dell Technologies
In this video podcast, the tech experts delve into the democratization of AI technology and discuss the importance of making AI accessible to all. Listen as they unpack AI’s complexities with insightful commentary on the diverse ecosystem, the importance of unstructured data, energy efficiency and regulatory obligations.
Subjects touched on include emerging job opportunities, automation and the need for private instances for high-risk implementations, as well as the crucial role of data collection, storage and protection in safe and predictable AI implementation. This conversation is a must-listen for anyone looking to understand the future of AI and its impact on our world.
In this video:
- (0:00:12) – Generative AI and human-machine partnership
John Roese and Sally Eaves discuss the rise and acceleration of generative AI and how it is changing the business landscape. They explore the opportunity it presents for both business and societal benefit, the democratization of AI technology and the introduction of human-machine partnerships. The complex ecosystem of large language models and generative AI is also discussed. - (0:10:54) – Challenges and opportunities of generative AI
Roese provides insight on the complexities of generative AI and Dell’s role in helping customers navigate the process. Roese and Eaves also discuss the difference between public generative AI systems and private use cases for higher-risk implementations. - (0:16:29) – Data and AI
Organizations must incorporate AI safely and purposefully, creating new job opportunities in governance, data wastage, and law, while utilizing public data for customer content and SEO. There is a need for organizations to incorporate AI into their businesses in a safe and predictable way. The importance of having the right foundations in place, such as data collection, storage and protection, is discussed before moving on to generative AI and purposeful application. - (0:25:03) – The foundations of AI
GenAI brings the benefits of practices such as paired programming, which is typically cost-prohibitive for companies. Those can now be applied to software development, with AI systems able to reduce human stress and create a more natural human interaction. Takeaways: there are three foundations needed for organizations to incorporate AI into their businesses in a safe and predictable way: 1) shared responsibility model, 2) security and transparency and 3) sustainability. - (0:32:58) – GenAI’s potential to transform business
The importance of unstructured data, energy efficiency and regulatory compliance are discussed, along with the need to make AI accessible to all types of organizations of varying sizes. - (0:41:27) – Quantum computing’s impact on AI
To navigate the disruptions ahead, organizations must be prepared, and building a metaphorical toolbox of skills is essential. As quantum computing grows and becomes more viable, it will further accelerate the AI ecosystem, delivering dramatic increases in efficiency and effectiveness.
Guest list
Professor Sally Eaves has been described as the ‘torchbearer for ethical tech’. She is an international advocate for opening access to opportunity and has founded Aspirational Futures to help skill, empower and support the generation of interdisciplinary talent into careers yet to be conceived, alongside scaling the application of emergent technology as an enabler for business transformation and social good. Sally is also Social Impact lead for the Hult Prize and contributes to parliamentary policy thought leadership. She was an inaugural recipient of the Frontier Technology and Social Impact award, presented at the United Nations in 2018 and is now leading major initiatives in this area, including presenting at Davos and leading events worldwide.
Sally also brings a depth of experience from both Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer roles, as a Professor in Advanced Technologies and as a Global Strategic Advisor. She specializes in the application and integration of Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and associated emergent technologies for business and societal benefit. Sally works globally with bleeding-edge disruptors, governments, academia and leading corporate institutions to apply her expertise for achieving sustainable competitive advantage alongside purpose-driven change. A senior policy advisor for the Global Foundation of Cyber Studies, she is also actively researching cybersecurity advances from enterprise to SME.
Sally is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and an award-winning international keynote speaker, author and external expert with globally leading rankings across all advanced technology disciplines, digital transformation, future of work and social innovation aligned to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. She has recently been ranked 8th in the World in Blockchain impact and is continually ranked in the top 10 for digital disruption and across frontier technology subjects.
John Roese is Global Chief Technology Officer at Dell Technologies. In this role, John is responsible for establishing the company’s future-looking technology strategy and fostering innovation to make sure Dell Technologies is at the forefront of the industry with ground-breaking technologies that anticipate customers’ needs across the portfolio. John joined Dell EMC in the fall of 2012 and was instrumental in shaping Dell EMC’s technology strategy as the company embarked on new growth and leadership across three of the most transformative trends in the history of IT – Cloud, Big Data and Trusted IT.
Prior to joining Dell EMC, John was the CTO, GM, and leader of several technology companies including Nortel, Broadcom, Futurewei, Enterasys, and Cabletron systems. In addition to his roles as CTO, John has been a Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Information Officer in publicly traded companies.
John is a published author and holds more than 20 pending and granted patents in areas such as policy-based networking, location-based services, and security. John has been active in numerous boards, including ATIS, OLPC, Blade Networks, Pingtel, Bering Media, and the Cloud Foundry Foundation. He currently serves as a member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council, NYU Wireless Industry Advisory Board, and the Purdue Research Foundation / Purdue University Lab to Life Technology Leaders Advisory Board.
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