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The Schneider Electric AI at Scale podcast invites all AI practitioners and AI experts to share their experiences, challenges, and AI success stories. Conversations maintained during the show provide answers to questions such as: How do I implement AI successfully and sustainably? How do I make a real impact with AI? The AI at Scale podcast features real AI solutions and innovations – all of them ready for businesses to harness and offers a sneak peek into the future.
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Renée Cummings: Designing AI systems for high-stakes decisions
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27:16How to make the most competitive AI systems? Renée Cummings, a renowned Professor of Practice in Data Science at the University of Virginia and a leading voice in AI ethics, talks about the importance of trust, transparency, and accountability in AI development, making a strong case for why these elements are essential for businesses aiming to leve…
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Where Does AI Governance Stop? Guess what? It doesn’t. AI governance extends far beyond setting policies and frameworks. In this episode we meet with Ania Kaci, Senior Principal, Responsible AI Leader at Schneider Electric. Ania shares her journey from AI research to leading responsible AI practices, explaining our comprehensive AI governance struc…
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Peter Weckesser: Making an IMPACT with AI
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27:06"AI is today where the Internet was about 30 years ago," says Peter Weckesser, Chief Digital Officer of Schneider Electric, in this episode of the "AI at Scale" podcast. Just as the Internet revolutionized every aspect of business and personal life, AI has the potential to do the same, and it has already become a catalyst for transformation and inn…
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Taimur Rashid: GenAI and the art of the possible
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27:15The most value for businesses will come from domain-specific models, pre-trained on proprietary data, says Taimur Rashid, Managing Director of GenAI Innovation and Delivery at AWS. In this episode, you can learn how Taimur advices cutomers on identifying successful GenAI use cases, what's key in the design phase, and how his teams are monitoring th…
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Audrey Hazak: The future of customer experience with AI
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21:40How is AI enhancing customer experiences and what’s next in this field? In this episode of the AI at Scale Podcast, Audrey Hazak, the SVP of Digital Customer Relationship at Schneider Electric, unveils how her teams are applying AI to drive digital transformation and what she thinks is the next frontier of digital customer experience.…
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Dominik Wee: AI and intelligent manufacturing
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24:25"The combination of human expertise and the right technology has always been the key to success in manufacturing," says Dominik Wee, Corporate Vice President of Industry Solutions Engineering at Microsoft who is today's guest of AI at Scale podcast hosted by Gosia Gorska. Dominik discusses transforming organizations with hardware and software integ…
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Jeff Willert: Navigating sustainability data with GenAI Copilot
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28:26How to properly use AI in data systems? In this episode, host Gosia Gorska talks to Jeff Willert, the Director of Data Science at Schneider Electric, about the effective application of AI in data systems. He shares insights about the groundbreaking Resource Advisor solution and its newly integrated Copilot feature, designed to assist users in under…
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Rumman Chowdhury: AI red teaming and right to repair
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32:22How to identify risks in AI models? Red teaming is one of the options, says the guest of AI at Scale podcast - Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, CEO of Humane Intelligence, US Science Envoy for Artificial Intelligence. Rumman guides us through her approach to detecting risks, ensuring transparency and accountability in AI systems. She emphasizes the importance…
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How exactly do we innovate with AI? In this episode of the AI at Scale podcast, Gosia Gorska is joined by an expert from the Schneider Electric AI Strategy and Innovation team – Julia Peyre. Julia unveils the strategic decision-making process between developing AI solutions in-house versus finding ready-to-use, suitable AI products. What's more, we…
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Alexander Chia: Going underground with AI
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21:03What's happening underground in New York City? Gosia Gorska meets Alexander Chia, Engineer from Con Edison, to explore the challenge of detecting faults in underground power system across the area of 700 km². What’s at stake? The risk of not finding the fault and not repairing it on time, can put the low voltage grid in a very stressed state, and i…
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Manu Sharma: How AI models learn with data labeling
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30:16What does it take to create a well-operating AI model? In this episode of the AI at Scale podcast, Gosia Gorska welcomes Manu Sharma, the Founder and CEO of Labelbox, the leading data factory for building next-generation AI. Manu starts with explaining what data labeling is. He highlights the critical role of data labeling in AI development, the ev…
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Natalya Philogene: GenAI: your new finance mate
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20:23In this episode of the AI at Scale podcast, Natalya Philogene, Head of Internal Control at Schneider Electric, describes the Finance Assistant Chatbot, winner of the 2024 Digital Finance Awards by Future of Finance in the Innovation category. Natalya explains how using a finance chatbot transformed the work of her team, and inspired them to drive m…
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Emily Reid: AI for all: mitigating bias in AI systems
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28:08The mission of a non-profit organization AI4All, headed by our guest Emily Reid, is to create the next generation of change makers. In this conversation we tackle the topic of bias – what it is, how it may influence our life when baked into AI applications, and how to mitigate it.By Schneider Electric
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Michael Lotfy Gierges: The AI-powered future of homes
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29:30In this episode of the AI at Scale podcast, Michael Lotfy Gierges, EVP Home and Distribution at Schneider Electric, describes the AI-powered future of homes. He introduces Wiser Home, a home energy management solution that employs predictive algorithms to learn from user habits, real-time weather forecasts, tariff data, and solar production capabil…
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Sreedhar Sistu: AI for energy, AI for real challenges
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21:49The fact that AI can be applied in multiple disciplines makes it a powerful technology. Our guest, Sreedhar Sistu, VP Customer Offers at Schneider Electric explains that while AI can create damage when used with wrong intentions, it can also solve critical problems. One of them is growing energy demand - finding solutions to decrease energy consume…
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What does it mean for AI to be ethical? In the AI world, it can be associated with different aspects such as trustworthiness, responsibility, cybersecurity, algorithmic justice, etc. In this episode of the AI at Scale podcast we welcome Mia Shah-Dand, founder of Women in AI Ethics, and CEO of Lighthouse3 to define key aspects of AI ethics and find …
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Natasha Nelson: The story of smart power systems
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18:58Smart watches, smart washing machines, smart homes... what about power systems? Are they also getting smart? In the next episode of the AI at Scale podcast we invite Natasha Nelson, VP, EcoStruxure Power for End User at Schneider Electric to unveil the topic of smart power systems.By Schneider Electric
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Manoj Puthenveetil: Driving home on clean energy with AI
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25:29In this episode we welcome Manoj Puthenveetil, Chief Technology Officer at Qmerit - a company that focuses on installation and integration solutions for energy transition technologies. In the show Manoj shares insights on EV's charging trends and how AI helps to unlock access to clean energy.By Schneider Electric
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Ilda Metani: Time for the year of AI practice
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17:43In this episode we bring questions that customers across market segments are asking today. Ilda Metani, Head of Industry AI Consulting at Schneider Electric, shares insightful stories about creating value from AI. Gosia Gorska, host of the show, asks Ilda how businesses can become more agile and digital driven, how to democratize data and AI intern…
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Alex Rykhva: Harvesting the benefits: AI and the future of agriculture.
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22:02In the fifth episode of the AI at Scale podcast Alex Rykhva, Chief Data Officer at Louis Dreyfus Company, shares insights on how new technology, especially AI, is changing agriculture. Alex explains the evolution of use of technology and data in agriculture, new methods of assessing and predicting yields of different products around the year, and s…
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Una Shortt: Trusted data revolutionizes business success
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28:38Una Shortt, Chief Data Officer, SVP Data & Performance at Schneider Electric, shares the story about trusted data being the new currency for business. She explains why there is a need to collect and process high-quality data, why not all data holds the same worth, and finally why the type of data is becoming a key differentiator for companies.…
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Claude Le Pape-Gardeux: Frugal AI. The other side of the equation
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23:36Claude Le Pape-Gardeux, Data and AI Domain Leader at Schneider Electric, defines frugality of AI solutions and shares his point of view on the “new energy” demand vs. the current need to be energy efficient. In the show Claude shares with Gosia Gorska, the host of the podcast, useful tactics to measure AI successfully and effectively. The episode's…
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Allison Sagraves: Bees and unicorns of the AI world
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30:31In the second episode, we welcome Allison Sagraves, AI and Data Advisor, Chief AI and Data Officer Faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, beekeeper, and forest steward. The main topic of the episode is the discussion about today’s search for AI unicorns - not only among start-ups but also C-level executives and AI experts.…
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Philippe Rambach: AI at Scale. How? When? And Why?
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24:53In the first episode Philippe Rambach, Schneider Electric's Chief AI Officer, answers some of the most difficult questions that a Chief AI Officer can receive. He explains when it is necessary to use AI and when not, the sustainable and frugal approach to AI, and finally, talks about three pillars of AI supporting decarbonization and energy savings…
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Episode 3 - Voices I Remember by Peter WillertBy Peter Willert
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Episode 2 - The Unlikely Journey of Jim Kim
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26:59The days of “job stability” and a “solid middle class” life are long gone, contrary to what the media or anyone else is telling you. It’s on you to create your own career path that utilizes past experience with new challenges. Jim Kim, from Albany, New York, shares his thoughts on his unique journey through career exploration.…
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Episode 1 - A Stargazer's Prologue: The Portfolio Careerist
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33:11In the weeks and months to come we’ll explore – sometimes with certain purpose and other times with satire or parody the intended consequence – all manner of better living, peer into the possibilities that dreaming ‘big’ holds for each of us, or even glimpse great efforts of work excellence and career fulfillment. Each episode guest contributors wi…
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