Episode 15 of the Curious Creator podcast is a raw/unfiltered discussion on the topics of Artificial Intelligence (how it's evolving), the journey of entrepreneurship (building a startup) and how creative production/analytics tools can help agencies and brands scale their performance marketing campaigns. Don't miss this one! I'm kindly joined by two guests, (Ankuj Arora) and my co-host (Ja Yue). Ankuj Arora - Founder of Morphiq and Ex-AI Lead at Smartly.io   Ja Yue - Performance Marketing Leader and Consultant This is a refreshing episode for me, as it's my first physical podcast episode (which I definitely prefer over remote recordings), and I get to ask burning questions related to the intersection of AI and marketing. If you're still not sold, here are other topics we discuss: - When will AI have consciousness and be fully autonomous- How Ankuj became a Data Scientist coming from a Computer Science background- His lessons and takeaway from going through various accelerators and building a SaaS startup- Anukj's experience at Smartly.io and how it influenced his new ventures 00:00 Intro (Mini vlog)01:51 Meet Ankuj and Ja05:57 Evolution of AI and Data Science11:45 OpenAI's Impact 19:51 The Consciousness Debate31:39 Explaining AI to Non-Technical Audiences34:00 Smartly & Creative Intelligence42:49 Introducing Morphiq46:48 The Vision Behind Morphiq52:12 Value Proposition of AI in Analytics54:16 Transparency and Trust in AI Systems57:34 Morphiq's Situation01:01:04 Bootstrapping vs VC01:14:54 Lessons from Entrepreneur First01:26:45 Pitching Morphiq to Agencies and Clients01:30:39 Media Buyers and Creative Teams01:33:57 AI's Role in Creative Production and Media02:03:51 Personal Reflections  Shownotes https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankuj-arora-ph-d-94777421/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayue/https://morphiq.xyz/ https://www.smartly.io/ https://www.joinef.com/ #AI #Entrepreneurship #SaaS