Four Big AI Opportunities You Can Use Today with Alastair McDermott Ep 262

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Four Big AI Opportunities You Can Use Today with Alastair McDermott Ep 262 - The Global Discussion

The Global Discussion

37 minutes 11 seconds

1 month ago

Four Big AI Opportunities You Can Use Today with Alastair McDermott Ep 262 - The Global Discussion

Host Simon Hodgkins welcomes Alastair McDermott, an AI consultant, speaker, trainer, and the founder of HumanSpark•ai. Alastair is also the author of "Use AI, Stay Human" and the host of "The AI-Powered Business Leader" podcast. His perspective on artificial intelligence blends deep technical expertise with a clear focus on people, empathy, and real-world results.

01:25 - Pivot to AI, rebranding to HumanSpark.ai, why he went all in

03:14 - Human-first AI, empower teams, from productivity gains to transformation and learning

07:38 - Case study, medical lab automation cuts processing from 90 minutes to two

14:02 - Accuracy and evals, error checking, and why the EU AI Act matters

17:22 - AGI outlook, the jagged edge of AI strengths and weaknesses

21:56 - Writing Use AI, Stay Human, developmental editor, and synthetic beta readers

32:48 - Free AI toolkits, adoption roadmap, where to find Alastair, closing remarks

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