Kavita Ganeson on the artificial intelligence strategies and best practices

Artificial intelligence is much more than a sexy marketing gimmick. At its core, it’s a powerful business tool that can make operations and decision-making more efficient, employees more productive, and customers delighted.

Unfortunately, leaders who want to take advantage of artificial intelligence often don’t know where to start. The process can feel overwhelming—from analyzing existing processes and software systems and choosing where to apply AI automation, to preparing every tier of the organization for the transition.

In this practical guide for business leaders, Kavita Ganesan takes the mystery out of implementing AI, showing you how to launch AI initiatives that get results. With real-world AI examples to spark your own ideas, you’ll learn how to identify high-impact AI opportunities, prepare for AI transitions, and measure your AI performance.

Simple and compelling, The Business Case for AI gives leaders the information and resources they need without statistics, data science, or technical jargon. Whether you want to jumpstart your AI strategy, manage your AI initiatives for better outcomes, or simply find inspiration for your own AI and machine learning applications, The Business Case for AI is your blueprint for AI success.

Kavita Ganesan is an AI subject matter expert, advisor, speaker, educator, and founder of Opinosis Analytics, an AI consulting and training company. With a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and over fifteen years of experience in the field, Kavita has delivered more than two dozen successful AI initiatives for a wide range of organizations, from midsize operations to Fortune 500s. An educator and collaborator at heart, she helps thousands of leaders and AI practitioners around the world through her blog articles, coaching and training sessions, and open-source tools. Learn more at kavita-ganesan.com.

Topics in this episode include:

00:58 - About Kavita

10:00 - Deep Learning

16:16 - Robotics and AI in warehouses and factories

19:40 - Addressing foundational gaps when it comes to AI

26:00 - How AI can improve business processes

33:44 - How to leverage machine learning to improve processes

Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Business-Case-Strategies-Real-World-Applications-ebook/dp/B09TRS55K8

About Gene: Gene Marks is a former columnist for The New York Times and The Washington Post and now writes weekly on political, economic, management and technology issues affecting small and mid-sized businesses for The Guardian, The Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Times, Forbes and Entrepreneur. He runs a 10 company financial and technology consulting firm near Philadelphia.