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Ask AI
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Curious about AI and the future of work? The Ask AI podcast delivers thought-proviking interviews and practical insights that help you spot the opportunities and navigate the challenges associated with the increased use of artificial intelligence at work.Episode Posts: https://www.askai.org/blogShow Producer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mclellanchris/
Episodes
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How is AXL Venture Studio Flipping the Script on AI Startups?
Daniel Wigdor, Co-founder and CEO of AXL Venture Studio, joins the Ask AI podcast to discuss how their approach is reshaping the way AI companies are built in Canada, why chat interfaces are selling AI models short, how human-centric computing gives Canada a real edge in the global race for…
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What Did SaaS North 2025 Reveal About AI & Canadian Business?
David Tyldesley, co-founder of Cube Business Media and producer of the SaaS North conference, joins Ask AI to talk about the impact of AI on the SaaS industry, the rise of Results as a Service, the character trait that will most help business leaders navigate AI change, and why AI is increasing…
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Is AI Helping Women Advance or Holding Them Back?
As artificial intelligence reshapes the workplace, Growclass founder and CEO Sarah Stockdale joins Ask AI to discuss why women are adopting AI more slowly than men, what that means for the future of work, and how programs like AI Skills Lab Canada are helping underrepresented professionals gain...
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E59: Can AI Become a Trusted Tool for Industrial Field Workers?
In this episode, Ask AI host Elena Putilina talks with Gabe Batstone, CEO and co-founder of Contextere, about the future of “blue collar AI.” Gabe explains how their AI copilot, Madison, empowers industrial workers by delivering real-time, context-rich insight, reducing risks, increasing safety,...
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E58: How Is AI Impacting SEO & The Future of Growth Agencies?
AI is transforming how people search for information and how businesses attract customers online. In this episode of the Ask AI Podcast, host Elena Putilina talks with Brock Murray, Co-Founder and COO of seoplusplus, a leading Canadian digital agency. Brock shares how large language models like...
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E57 How is AI reshaping the work of drug development?
Episode 57 of the Ask AI podcast features a conversation with Eric Sigel, a data scientist and biotech innovator with over 20 years of experience. The discussion delves into how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of scientific research, particularly in drug discovery, but not always…
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E56 Expert Insights: How can marketers get started with AI?
Welcome to Expert Insights, a new show format from of the Ask AI podcast where industry leaders share their thoughts about the opportunities and challenges related to AI adoption in the workplace. This episode features Stephen Ghigliotty, the co-founder of MarketingEducation.ai, a free community...
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E55 Can AI help us understand the cries of babies?
The Ask AI podcast caught up with Charles C. Onu, the CEO and Co-Founder of Ubenwa Health, the Montreal startup whose Nanni mobile application enables professionals and parents to "shazam" baby cries in order to get actionable healthcare insights in hospital delivery rooms, nurseries, and homes....
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E54 How is AI impacting the evolution of work?
Ask AI caught up with Jared Lindzon, leading journalist (BBC, Toronto Star, Rolling Stone, New York Times, TIME) and top observer of the trends and forces that are shaping job skills, careers, the very nature of modern work itself. Get all the links and more from the episode post:...
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E53 What's it like hosting 100+ major AI events?
In Episode 53 of the Ask AI podcast, host Melissa meets with David Scharbach, a proud father, community builder, and founder of multiple major AI events, including the Toronto Machine Learning Series, MLOps World, Generative AI Summit, and Impulse AI Latam which has involved planning and...
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E52 What's the role of AI in modern legal systems?
In this episode of the Ask AI podcast, host Melissa Kargiannakis explores the intricate relationship between artificial intelligence, law, and technology with Dr. Maura Grossman, a lawyer, researcher, and a faculty member at the University of Waterloo and Osgoode Hall Law School. Their…
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E51 How can AI support human-centered healthcare?
At first glance, the use of AI tools and the goal of delivering increasingly person-focused healthcare might seem at odds, and that might be true except for the fact that treating patients has become incredibly complicated. Combine that with a global shortage of healthcare professionals and...
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E50 How should AI be used in our universities?
If an AI model at a university performs an analysis of a large dataset and detects a new pattern, or generates a fresh insight, who should get the credit? The algorithm? The academic? Both? Academic integrity is just one of the many ways in which artificial intelligence is poised to disrupt the...
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E49 What goes on behind-the-scenes at Meta’s Fundamental AI Research hubs?
Catch the Ask AI interview with Joelle Pineau, Vice President of AI Research at Meta, to learn about her AI journey, her work leading Meta’s FAIR teams from Montréal, and the importance of repeatability, openness, and diversity in AI research. Special thanks to our series sponsor Cinchy, the...
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E48 Check-In: How is AI extending the impact of Dr. Jane Goodall's research?
Tune in to this Ask AI check-in as host Carolyne Pelletier meets David MacLaren, CEO and Founder of MediaValet to ask the question: How is AI being used to extend the impact of Dr. Jane Goodall's research? Watch the video and get all the links from the episode post.
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E47 Interview: How is AI being used to help solve critical supply chain challenges?
Catch the Ask AI interview with Stephany Lapierre, CEO and founder of Tealbook, the supplier data foundation that uses AI and ML to enable supply-side innovation and power e-procurement tech stacks. Get all the links from our episode post
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E46 Interview: Why is AI essential for developing new medicines for genetic diseases?
Catch the Ask AI interview with Amit Deshwar, VP and Head of Predictive Systems at Deep Genomics, the AI Workbench used to prioritize transformational RNA therapeutics for genetic diseases. Get all the links from our episode post
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E45 Check-In: How is AI accelerating the science behind pharmaceutical research?
Catch the Ask AI interview with Liran Belenzon, co-founder & CEO of BenchSci, the AI-assisted application accelerating science at 16 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies and over 4,500 research centers worldwide. Visit our episode post to get all the links.
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E44 Interview: Why are all businesses destined to become AI businesses?
Tune in to this Ask AI interview as our host Melissa Kargianakkis meets Monish Gandhi, Founder & CEO of Gradient Ascent AI, to ask the question: Why are all businesses destined to become AI businesses? Visit our episode post to get all the links
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E43 Interview: Can AI accelerate the shift to cleaner energy choices?
Catch this Ask AI interview with Arooj Ahmed Qureshi, Data Scientist at EnPowered, the Waterloo-based energy payment platform that predicts spikes in electricity prices, allowing customers to shift usage to save on average 48% on electricity costs while also reducing emissions. Click here to get...
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E42 Check-in: How is AI making greenhouse food production more efficient?
Catch this Ask AI team check-in with Yves Daoust, Founder and CTO at Winter Farm who were awarded $2.9M to use AI/ML to optimize greenhouse-based food production. Click here to get all the links and stream the video from our episode post.
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E41 Check-in: How is AI powering environmental monitoring in major cities?
Catch this Team Check-in with Greg Johnston, President of Carl Data Solutions, the Vancouver-based predictive analytics startup that recently signed an environmental monitoring deal with Los Angeles Sanitation Districts, a utility that serves over 5.6 million people. Get all the links and steam…
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E40 Interview: How can brain activity improve how we teach computers to talk?
Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast as our host Melissa Kargiannakis sits down with Dr. Alona Fyshe, Assistant Professor at University of Alberta to ask the question: How can brain activity improve how we teach computers to talk? Click here to get all the links from our episode post.
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E39 Check-in: How is Cohere building a global NLP powerhouse?
Catch this Team Check-in with Ivan Zhang, co-founder at Cohere, the Toronto NLP startup that recently raised $125M in its Series B round and hired an AI leader from Apple to head up its new office in Palo Alto. Get all the links and download as a podcast from our episode post:...
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E38 Interview: How is AI helping to create a stethoscope for the 21st century?
The first stethoscope was invented in 1819 by the French physician R.T.H. Laënnec who in described the use of a "perforated wooden cylinder" to transmit sounds from the patient’s chest to the physician’s ear. Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast as host Melissa Kargianakkis sits down…
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E37 Interview: How is AI being used to help predict breast cancer?
Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast as host Jaxson Khan sits down with Dr. Samuel Aparicio, the Chair in Breast Cancer Research at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Head of the BC Cancer Research Institute Department of Breast and Molecular Oncology to ask the question: How…
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E36 Check-In: How can AI-augmented medical devices be made safer to use?
Medical device manufacturers are now using AI to innovate their products to better assist healthcare providers and improve patient care. But clearly there are risks to be overcome. Tune in to this episode as our Team Check-In host Carolyne Pelletier sits dow with David Boudreau, Director General…
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E35 Interview: How is applied (and responsible) AI impacting enterprise competitiveness?
Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast as our host Melissa Kargiannakis sits down with Cory Janssen, Co-CEO and Co-founder at AltaML to ask the question: How is applied (and responsible) AI impacting enterprise competitiveness? Get all the links from our episode post:...
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E34 Check-In: How is AI advancing bedside wound treatment?
While many healthcare organizations have adopted virtual care to reach patients during COVID-19, these solutions lack the high resolution, scientifically calibrated images, sub-millimeter accuracy, and proper lighting that are critical to remotely assessing and treating wounds. Tune in to this…
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E33 Interview: Is AI poised to make major breakthroughs in healthcare?
The Ask AI interview with Roxana Sultan, Vice President of Health at Toronto's World-renowned Vector Institute. Get all the links from our episode post: https://www.askai.org//post/e33-is-ai-poised-to-make-major-breakthroughs-in-healthcare
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E32 Check-In: How can AI help to mitigate catastrophic oil spills?
Any oil spill is disastrous — ecologically, economically, and socially. Transport Canada estimates that there are approximately 20,000 oil tanker movements off the coasts of Canada each year, mostly on the Atlantic coast. Tune in to this Ask AI Team Check-In as host Carolyne Pelletier checks in...
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E31 Interview: How can AI make an impact in carbon-intensive industries?
Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast as host Jaxson Khan sits down with Mark Speaker, an industry leader with over 20 years of experience in guiding digital transformation and technology innovation to ask the question: How can AI make a positive impact in carbon-intensive industries? Get...
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E30 Check-In: How will the DICE program help Canada’s energy industry?
NEW FORMAT! Check out the first episode in our new "Team Check-Ins" where host Carolyne Pelletier drops in on some of the most advanced teams working in #ArtificiaIntelligence today. In this first show, she speaks with Bruce Duong, P.Eng. from the DICE team at Alberta Innovates to ask: How will…
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E29 Interview: How do clinical researchers approach artificial intelligence?
Ask AI host Jaxson Khan sits down with Lawrence Richer, Vice-Dean, Clinical Research University of Alberta to ask the question: How do clinical researchers approach artificial intelligence technology? Get all the links from our episode post. ABOUT ASK AI Ask AI is a volunteer project exploring...
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E28 Interview: How will AI create immersive content for the metaverse?
Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast as host Melissa Kargiannakis sits down with Manal Siddiqui, CEO, and Pietro Gagliano, Chief Vision Officer at Transitional Forms to ask the question: How will AI create immersive content for the metaverse? It's an enlightening glimpse into the inner...
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E27 Interview: How does an AI consultancy work?
Click here to get all the links from our episode post. Any organization with an IT team that consists of more than a few people faces the same question with virtually every new digital project: "Should we build, or buy?". It's a ligitimate dilemma, with customization and IP assets on one side…
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E26 Interview: Can AI help preserve indigenous languages?
Ask AI host Jaxson Khan sits down with Anna Kazantseva, Research Officer for Indigenous Language Technologies at the National Research Council and asked the question: Can AI help to preserve indigenous languages? Visit our episode post to get all the story links:...
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E25 Interview: What goes on at Mila, Québec’s renowned AI Research Centre?
Tune into this episode of the Ask AI podcast where we sit down with Stéphane Létourneau, Executive Vice President at Mila, the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms, to discuss the growth of the research center over the years, its impact on the Canadian AI ecosystem, and where it's headed.…
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Interview: How does AI Global help put AI research into action?
Tune into this episode of the Ask AI podcast to catch our interview with Ashley Casovan, the Executive Director at AI Global and a pioneer who has helped shape public policy for the development of responsible artificial intelligence in Canada. To get all the show links, visit our episode post:...
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Interview: How does Canada’s NRC support artificial intelligence?
Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast and learn how Dr. Carolyn Watters, Chief Digital Research Officer and Head of the Digital Technologies Research Centre at Canada’s National Research Council is working to support scientific discovery and business innovation in Canada, including the...
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Interview: Can artificial intelligence simplify complex jargon?
Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast and learn how Melissa Kargiannakis, Founder and CEO of Skritswap helps organizations simplify the way they communicate by applying artificial intelligence to complex documents and jargon in order to help make language clear, accessible and...
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Interview: How is AI impacting e-commerce?
In this episode of Ask AI podcast, we sit down with Henry Shi, Co-Founder at SnapTravel to learn more about their AI-powered messaging platform for booking hotels. Discover how SnapTravel is leveraging artificial intelligence to power the next evolution of e-commerce known as relationship-driven...
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Interview: What’s new at Canada's biggest startup?
Tune into this episode of the Ask AI podcast and catch-up with Jean-François Gagné, CEO of Element AI, one of the World’s largest AI startups. We explore his thoughts on how COVID-19 has impacted the AI sector in terms of governance, privacy, and ethics. We also explore his perspective on the…
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Interview: How does an ethical hub for artificial intelligence work?
In this episode of the Ask AI podcast, we speak with Dr. Foteini Agrafioti, Head of Borealis AI and RBC's Chief Science Officer who has helped to create a new online hub that provides AI developers and researchers with scientific research, research code, and training materials to support the...
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Interview: How can artificial intelligence help solve urgent water issues?
Fresh water is precious to life, we all know that. It's also finite. So it's probably a pretty good idea that we leverage every tool at our disposal to help make it last. Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast and learn how Naysan Saran, CEO and co-founder of Montreal-based CannForecast is...
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Interview: How is a Data Fabric used to accelerate AI/ML projects?
Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast and learn how Dan DeMers, CEO and co-founder of Toronto-based Cinchy, has taken inspiration from the network-based design of the brain to develop Data Fabric technology that eliminates traditional integration, accelerates AI/ML projects, and supports...
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Interview: How does Next Canada support Canadian AI startups like Private AI?
This episode of the Ask AI podcast features a lively interview with Joe Canavan, CEO of Next Canada, one of Canada’s premier accelerators, and Patricia Thaine, CEO of Private AI (and member of the Next AI program) that’s using AI to make leading-edge privacy tools easier for developers to...
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Interview: Can artificial intelligence improve personal navigation?
The Ask AI interview with Bin Liu, CEO & co-founder, iMerciv co-founder of Toronto-based iMerciv whose Mapinhood apps is using machine learning technology to augment the pedestrian experience for people with vision loss and blindness and helping city-dwellers to reduce their outdoor exposure to…
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Interview: Why is it important to have a data strategy before an AI strategy?
This Ask AI interview with Carole Piovesan, Co-founder and Partner at INQ Data Law. With over a decade of experience in governmental policies and data law, Carole specializes in helping organizations not only on the legal side, but also the privacy and governance of data pertaining to AI. To get...
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Interview: Can trust be designed into artificial intelligence?
When designing for machine learning products and features, understanding mental models is crucial. Users need to feel like they understand how the machine came up with the result. Winter Wei, Design Lead at Kira Systems explains how she designs trust and interpretability into machine learning...
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Curious about AI and the future of work? The Ask AI podcast delivers thought-proviking interviews and practical insights that help you spot the opportunities and navigate the challenges associated with the increased use of artificial intelligence at work.Episode Posts: https://www.askai.org/blogShow Producer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mclellanchris/
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