Ep 14 - AI Roundtable— Where Do We Stand and What’s Next?

The Sky Lounge is packed today with our first Roundtable! Joining us are AI experts Nikolaos Vasiloglou, Joel Forman, and Kevin Carlson to dissect the latest in machine learning, generative AI, and the future of tech. When is AI, AI?! When is it just a parrot? From practical applications to ethical quandaries, this is a deep dive into artificial intelligence past, present, and future! ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Nikolaos Vasiloglou is the VP of Research-ML at RelationalAI. He has spent his career on building ML software and leading data science projects in Retail, Online Advertising and Security. He is a member of the ICLR/ICML/NeurIPS/UAI/MLconf/KGC/IEEE S&P community, having served as an author, reviewer, and organizer of Workshops and the main conference. Nikolaos is leading the research and strategic initiatives at the intersection of Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs for RelationalAI. Nikolao's's LinkedIn Kevin Carlson is a veteran technology executive with a unique combination of technology expertise and business acumen. He has served as CTO and CISO for companies in various industries in North America and Europe. Kevin was voted one of a global top 50 information security professionals by OnCon in 2021 and 2022. As an executive coach, he focuses on developing leaders in technology and information security, leveraging 35 years of experience navigating challenges faced by those in technology-related roles. Kevin's LinkedIn Joel Forman leads the AI team’s development of machine learning tools that accelerate and improve engineering design. He has a decade of industry experience developing data analysis and machine learning tools that empower actionable decision making. He uses this experience to bring state of the art computer vision technology to help machines extract and understand aerial imagery and Lidar data making geospatial analysis more accessible to all. Prior to joining AirWorks Joel worked as a Senior Research Scientist at Boston Fusion. Prior to that, Joel worked as a Managing Engineer at Exponent (a technical consulting firm). Joel earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and is a professionally licensed control systems engineer. Joel can be reached at [email protected] or on LinkedIn. If you’re interested in trying AirWorks AI for yourself, drop him a line. What is THE SKYLOUNGE? Tales from the SkyLounge is a podcast where we take you on a journey through the world of business, consulting, and venture investing. In each episode, we gather in our virtual sky lounge, high above the hustle and bustle of the everyday world, to hear stories from the people who are shaping the future of these industries. From entrepreneurs who are disrupting the status quo, consultants who are helping companies solve their biggest challenges, and investors who are making bets on the next big thing. Subscribe and turn on notifications to listen to new episodes as they launch! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfeCS-Varb4gu2uCwyRTXWWEdP676Huh6 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jz6ubcaUZ20Xh8TXhwzEN Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-the-sky-lounge/id1730134658 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4ba289a5-0d33-4589-95c7-83416731a864/tales-from-the-sky-lounge Follow Tales From The SkyLounge on Social Media X/Twitter: @TFTSkyLounge TikTok: tiktok.com/tftskylounge Instagram: @tftskylounge Learn more about TechCXO: https://www.techcxo.com/