February 19, 2020

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For AI to thrive, failure is necessary: A practical guide (sponsored by IBM Watson)

For AI to thrive, failure is necessary: A practical guide (sponsored by IBM Watson)

Ritika Gunnar explores why you need to focus on your organizations culture and build a data-first approach to shape a strong, AI-ready organization.
Talk Title For AI to thrive, failure is necessary: A practical guide (sponsored by IBM Watson)
Speakers Ritika Gunnar (IBM)
Conference O’Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference
Conf Tag Put AI to Work
Location London, United Kingdom
Date October 15-17, 2019
URL Talk Page
Slides Talk Slides
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Across industries, AI is viewed as the key to transforming organizations and fundamentally changing the way people work. However, adoption of AI has been slow, and there is a misconception that if you aren’t immediately successful, then your AI strategy doesn’t work. However, the truth is, in order for AI to thrive within an organization, it first needs to fail. Failure allows organizations to rethink and rework how they approach data, processes, and culture. Ritika Gunnar explores why you need to focus on your organization’s culture and build a data-first approach to shape a strong, AI-ready organization. This keynote is sponsored by IBM Watson.

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