I’m excited to share this conversation with Ankit Raheja. Ankit is a lead product manager focused on AI, data, and APIs at CDK Global. During this conversation, Ankit discussed the AI product development lifecycle, metrics for AI products, and how product managers could start their AI journey with small steps.

I’m excited to share this conversation with Faizaan Charania. Faizaan is an AI product lead at LinkedIn. During this conversation, Faizzan discussed the potential of Generative AI and its applications, the importance of keeping GenAI solutions simple, and how to think about trust, transparency, and managing costs as a product manager working in Gen AI.

I'm excited to share this episode with Don Rosenthal. Don is a seasoned product leader with extensive experience in AI and large language models. He has led product teams at Google AI research, Facebook Applied AI, and Uber's Self-Driving Technology division. During this conversation, Don shared his insights on the anatomy of an LLM, ways to incorporate LLMs into products, risk mitigation strategies, and taking on LLM-powered projects.

I’m excited to share this conversation with Khrystyna Sosiak. Khrystyna is a product manager at TomTom. Before that, she was a lead AI coach at Intel and a senior data scientist at mBank. During this conversation, Khrystyna shared her approach to navigating the complex landscape of AI projects, which includes investing in research, strategically placing bets, fostering stakeholder support, and embracing transparency.

I'm excited to bring you this conversation with Ali Nahvi. Ali is a Sr. Technical Product Manager for AI and Analytics at Salesforce. During this conversation, he shared his thoughts on championing AI initiatives as a product manager, translating business needs into AI problem statements, and how to positioning yourself for success.

I'm excited to bring you this conversation with Sayanti Ghosh. Sayanti is a Sr. AI/ ML product manager at Teck Resources — one of Canada's leading mining companies. Sayanti manages a recommender systems product at Teck to support clean coal processing. During this conversation, she shared her thoughts on assembling an AI/ ML team, build vs. buy decisions, and the types of risks/ KPIs she monitors.

I'm excited to bring you this conversation with Spurthi Kommajosula. Spurthi is a portfolio product manager at IBM. During this conversation, she shared her thoughts on the types of exploratory questions an AI PM could ask to discover optimal use cases, how to communicate effectively with other stakeholders, and AI governance.

I'm excited to bring you this conversation with Anand Natu from Meta, where he is a product manager working on responsible AI. Before Meta. Anand was at Amazon, where he worked on brand protection using AI. During this conversation, Anand shared his thoughts on building large-scale AI systems, how to think about risk, and common mistakes AI product managers make.

I’m excited to bring you this conversation with Tarig Khairalla. Tarig is an AI product manager at Kensho; Kensho is the AI and innovation hub for S&P Global. They are focused on helping customers unlock insights from messy data. In this episode, Tarig talked about the day-in-life of an AI product manager, how to overcome adoption challenges, and his approach to collaborating with both engineering partners and customers.

My guest today is Vibhu Arora. Vibhu’s product career spans both startups and top-tier tech companies. Vibhu is a group product manager focused on AI, M a production at Walmart. Prior to that, he was a product manager at Facebook focused on AR VR e-commerce experience. In this conversation, Vibhu shared with us some of the ways Walmart is using AI and machine learning to improve the customer experience. His advice to product managers who want to get into managing AI and ML products and his thoughts on how to build a business case.

Waleed is a product manager at Untether AI. Untether AI is building a processor that is designed specifically for AI workloads. During this conversation, Waleed shared his thoughts on why we need a new processor architecture for AI, the cost implications of running AI workloads, and what it would mean to reduce the cost of operating AI.

Sid is an AI product manager at GE HealthCare. In this episode, we talk about Sid’s approach to identifying AI use cases, his workflow from idea to production as an AI product manager, and his advice for product managers interested in leading AI products. Please check the notes section for links.

Wissem is the VP of innovation at BusPas — a company that is creating a building block for smart mobility. BusPas uses their SCiNe AIOT device to collect data and make predictions on the edge.

Vinod Subramanian is the Chief data and product development officer at Syapse. Syapse collaborates with health systems, life sciences companies, and Food And Drug Administration to advance care for patients with serious diseases through precision medicine powered by AI.

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