AI Perspectives
In this article, I would like to highlight some presentations, panel discussions, podcasts, and interviews that I have participated in over the last few months (latter part of 2020 and early 2021). Apart from sharing my own AI perspectives on various topics, I have also learned a lot from other insightful perspectives (especially the panel discussions). In some of these video material (especially in the first 4 listed below), I also reference some aspects of a more decentralized beneficial human-centric future where AI and its benefits can be democratized to as many people as possible as a prelude to my most recent book “Democratizing Artificial Intelligence to Benefit Everyone“.
Table of Contents:
- Swiss Cognitive – The Global AI Hub: Cognitive Virtual – How to Set Up an AI Centre of Excellence
- Perspectives about the Impact of AI on Financial Services – Africa Payments Club
- Africa Knows! Conference – Artificial Intelligence and Smart Manufacturing in Africa
- Africa Knows! Podcast Interview with Dr Jacques Ludik
- AI-driven Innovation to help business thrive in the Smart Technology Era – Dr Jacques Ludik – The Innovation Café
- The Next Wave of Innovation: Opportunities for AI in Africa – Dr Jacques Ludik – GCAAI and China Tech Blog
- Operationalizing AI to help Businesses & Society Thrive – Dr Jacques Ludik – Swiss Cognitive Global AI Hub & AI Capital
- AI Centre of Excellence in Nairobi, Kenya – Dr Jacques Ludik
- AI-enabled, ultra-personalized health wellness – Dr Jacques Ludik – TYAN International AI Workshop
- Artificial Intelligence interview with Dr. Jacques Ludik (Cortex Group)
- Not Just Business (The Rise of the Machines?) – Dr Jacques Ludik
- Africa Tech Festival: AI Initiatives to Transform Africa – Dr Jacques Ludik
- AI5W Panel Addressing hurdles to AI adoption in Africa – Africa Tech Festival
- The AI Investment Landscape – A Global Perspective – Swiss Cognitive
- Building Africa’s AI initiative – Cirrusai.net
- Democratizing Artificial Intelligence to Benefit Everyone
1. Swiss Cognitive – The Global AI Hub: Cognitive Virtual – How to Set Up an AI Centre of Excellence (March 2021)
- This Cognitive Virtual focuses on AI Centre of Excellence – the practical steps & components of preparing an organization for a successful AI journey.
- AI CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE > THE DETAILS IN FOCUS – AIM, PRIORITIES, DATA & TECH, TALENT
- Panel Chair: Dr Jacques Ludik, Founder & Group CEO, Cortex Group | Founder & CEO, Cortex Logic | Founder & President, Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa | MIIA
- Panelists: John Kamara, Founder, Afya Rekor | Director, Machine Intelligence Institute Africa; Karen Silverman, CEO and Founder, The Cantellus Group | Member of AI Global Council, World Economic Forum | 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics; Alison B. Lowndes Lowndes, Artificial Intelligence DevRel | NVIDIA | EMEA; Amitabh Singh, CTO EMEA Cortex, Palo Alto Networks
- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6774709265434218496
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/swisscognitive_how-to-set-up-an-ai-centre-of-excellence-activity-6772470259585703936-Mj97/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkl7my0av5U&t=1933s
2. Perspectives about the Impact of AI on Financial Services – Africa Payments Club (March 2021)
- Dr Jacques Ludik, Paul Whelpton, Sven van Pletzen, Murli Buluswar
- https://youtu.be/QiJJr2KP9V0
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cortexlogic_perspectives-about-the-impact-of-ai-on-financial-activity-6781267555764994048-bd0M
3. Africa Knows Conference (2 December 2020 – 28 Feb 2021)
- https://www.africaknows.eu/
- Artificial Intelligence and Smart Manufacturing in Africa
- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6764481773230419968
- Presentation and Panel discussion Video: https://youtu.be/kGD5-sqoX_Y?t=4870
4. Africa Knows! Podcast Interview with Dr Jacques Ludik (January 2021)
- Dr Jacques Ludik (Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa & Cortex Group)
- The benefits but also risks AI could have for the development of Africa. Interviewed by Simon Gebraad on 19 January 2021
- https://nomadit.co.uk/conference/africaknows/p/9016
- YouTube: Africa Knows Conference Podcast with Dr Jacques Ludik January 2021 – Full Interview: https://youtu.be/9jo4jrtbynY
- Africa Knows Conference – The Mind Decolonized Episode 1: Dr Jacques Ludik on the Future of AI in Africa – January 2021
- https://youtu.be/mpnRptorvW0 (selection from full interview)
5. AI-driven Innovation to help business thrive in the Smart Technology Era – Dr Jacques Ludik – The Innovation Café (August 2020)
6. The Next Wave of Innovation: Opportunities for AI in Africa – Dr Jacques Ludik – GCAAI and China Tech Blog (August 2020)
7. Operationalizing AI to help Businesses & Society Thrive – Dr Jacques Ludik – Swiss Cognitive Global AI Hub & AI Capital (June 2020)
8. AI Centre of Excellence in Nairobi, Kenya – Dr Jacques Ludik
- Dr Jacques Ludik, Founder & CEO of Cortex Logic and Cortex Group and the Founder & President of the Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa | MIIA has participated as guest speaker at the launch of the AI Centre of Excellence (AICE) in Nairobi, Kenya. AICE is also a partner of the Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA).
- Dr Jacques Ludik spoke on “AI for Exponential Growth & Smart Economy” at the launch of AICE.
- Introductory video: https://youtu.be/1G_vKdijNqA
Dr Jacques Ludik – How AI can Transform Businesses – AICE January 2021
- Dr Jacques Ludik, Founder & CEO of Cortex Logic and Cortex Group and the Founder & President of the Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa | MIIA will be participating as guest speaker at the launch of the AI Centre of Excellence (AICE) in Nairobi, Kenya
- Intro: https://youtu.be/ZodC_C3Wcxs
9. AI-enabled, ultra-personalized health wellness – Dr Jacques Ludik – TYAN International AI Workshop (December 2020)
- Dr Jacques Ludik, Founder & CEO of Cortex Logic and Cortex Group and the Founder & President of the Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa | MIIA has presented 4 December 2020 on “AI-enabled, ultra-personalized health wellness” at the 2ND AFRICAN SYMPOSIUM AND 3RD TYAN INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC VIRTUAL WORKSHOP ON BIG DATA, ANALYTICS, AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE (3-4 December 2020): Theme: Data Science for Solution-Driven and Sustainable Response to Current Developing World Challenges
- Presentation: https://lnkd.in/dZe63De
- Flyer: https://lnkd.in/dYJqa2N
- Website: https://lnkd.in/dDkgbuR
- Video of presentation: https://youtu.be/VGiP_2c2jVs
10. Artificial Intelligence interview with Dr. Jacques Ludik (Cortex Group) (June 2020)
11. Not Just Business (The Rise of the Machines?) – Dr Jacques Ludik (June 2020)
12. Africa Tech Festival (November 2020)
AI Initiatives to Transform Africa – Dr Jacques Ludik (October 2020) – Africa Tech Festival (November 2020)
Dr Jacques Ludik – AI Session Chair Intro – Africa Tech Festival (11 November 2020)
13. AI5W Panel Addressing hurdles to AI adoption in Africa – Africa Tech Festival (November 2020)
14. The AI Investment Landscape – A Global Perspective – Swiss Cognitive (September 2020)
15. Building Africa’s AI initiative – Cirrusai.net (October 2020)
16. Democratizing Artificial Intelligence to Benefit Everyone
o https://youtu.be/4PynYB-0I6I
- https://www.amazon.com/Democratizing-Artificial-Intelligence-Benefit-Everyone/dp/B08ZW2GJ2H
- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/democratizing-ai-benefit-everyone-jacques-ludik
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- https://cortexgroup.ai;
- https://cortexlogic.com;
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