Episode 75: Explaining AI to your parents

If you were to open your Twitter/LinkedIn/Mastodo…

An episode of the The Cloud Architects Podcast podcast, hosted by The Cloud Architects, titled "Episode 75: Explaining AI to your parents" was published on May 29, 2023 and runs 51 minutes.

May 29, 2023 ·51m · The Cloud Architects Podcast

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If you were to open your Twitter/LinkedIn/Mastodon feed at the moment, it is undoubtedly filled with AI posts - while some of these might be interesting or even somewhat useful, the majority likely include the words "RIP" and some profession or job function. There is so much AI FUD around right now and we wanted to find out if the hype was worth listening to. Is Skynet going to take over and put us all out of a job? We thought we'd ask an expert and that's exactly what we did when we recently talked to AI MVP Akanksha Malik. Akanksha Malik is a Data Consultant, a Microsoft AI MVP and an international speaker. After studying Financial Maths and Actuarial Science at UCC, Ireland, she realised she wanted to work with people as well as numbers. As a consultant, she works with clients to help them solve problems by making more informed decisions with data. Akanksha is a firm believer of diversity and inclusivity. She loves machine learning, and that it is becoming more accessible to everyone. She is an avid advocate for women in STEM and is currently the network director of Women Who Code Melbourne and advisory board member for Tech Diversity Lab. You can follow Akanksha on Twitter (https://twitter.com/akankshamalik96) Be sure to check out some of her projects here: Paths Uncovered - (https://www.pathsuncovered.com) Global AI - The Podcast - (https://twitter.com/GlobalAIPodcast) Women Who Code Melbourne - (https://www.womenwhocode.com/melbourne)

Episode Description

If you were to open your Twitter/LinkedIn/Mastodon feed at the moment, it is undoubtedly filled with AI posts - while some of these might be interesting or even somewhat useful, the majority likely include the words "RIP" and some profession or job function. There is so much AI FUD around right now and we wanted to find out if the hype was worth listening to. Is Skynet going to take over and put us all out of a job? We thought we'd ask an expert and that's exactly what we did when we recently talked to AI MVP Akanksha Malik. Akanksha Malik is a Data Consultant, a Microsoft AI MVP and an international speaker. After studying Financial Maths and Actuarial Science at UCC, Ireland, she realised she wanted to work with people as well as numbers. As a consultant, she works with clients to help them solve problems by making more informed decisions with data. Akanksha is a firm believer of diversity and inclusivity. She loves machine learning, and that it is becoming more accessible to everyone. She is an avid advocate for women in STEM and is currently the network director of Women Who Code Melbourne and advisory board member for Tech Diversity Lab. You can follow Akanksha on Twitter (https://twitter.com/akankshamalik96) Be sure to check out some of her projects here: Paths Uncovered - (https://www.pathsuncovered.com) Global AI - The Podcast - (https://twitter.com/GlobalAIPodcast) Women Who Code Melbourne - (https://www.womenwhocode.com/melbourne)

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