SDS 425: The Past, Present, and Future of AI Services

Rama Akkiraju joins us to discuss the past, present, and future of AI services and how companies and data scientists can best prepare themselves to become AI consumers. In this episode you will learn: • 23 years at IBM, before and after data science [6:11] • IBM Watson and AI services [12:25] • Skills to utilize AI services [25:02] • How to achieve significant ROI on AI deployment [41:31] • What does the AI future look like to Rama? [52:41] • Ethics and the benefits of AI [1:04:37] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/425

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The latest machine learning, A.I., and data career topics from across both academia and industry are brought to you by host Dr. Jon Krohn on the Super Data Science Podcast. As the quantity of data on our planet doubles every couple of years and with this trend set to continue for decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in your lifetime. In conversation with the biggest names in the data science industry, Jon cuts through hype to fuel that professional impact. Whether you're curious about getting started in a data career or you're a deep technical expert, whether you'd like to understand what A.I. is or you'd like to integrate more data-driven processes into your business, we have inspiring guests and lighthearted conversation for you to enjoy. We cover tools, techniques, and implementation tricks across data collection, databases, analytics, predictive modeling, visualization, software engineering, real-world applications, commercialization, and entrepreneurship − everything you need to crush it with data science.