Episode 23 - AI and the future of decision making

In this episode of the Codurance Talks podcast, José E. Rodríguez Huerta  chats to Riccardo Volpato, Data Scientist and Software Engineer at Satalia, a world-leading enterprise AI company. 

 

The fascinating conversation covered both the academic and business applications of Machine Learning, AI and Data Science with Riccardo helping to demystify what can be a complex topic to understand, especially for those that are just starting out in their journey.

Areas discussed during this fun and entertaining conversation included:

• The history of AI and Machine Learning
• The challenges around implementing Machine Learning compared to other enterprise solutions
• Building integrity into data sets
• The challenges that unintended changes can bring to algorithm results eg. Covid-19
• Real-world practical applications of Machine Learning from ice cream sales to autonomous cars!
• Understanding abstractions
• Issues around ethics and bias in the algorithm 
• Trends in Machine Learning, including Vision & Language, Forecasting & Modeling, Application within Science and Modeling Real World Phenomena
• Recommendations on how to get started