Utilizing AI: The Podcast about the Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence | The Futurum Group Podcast Network
Welcome to Utilizing AI, the podcast focused on practical applications of artificial intelligence and part of The Futurum Group Podcast Network. Every Wednesday we explore news and use cases of the ways in which AI is transforming enterprise IT and the industries it serves.
Hosted by The Futurum Group's Stephen Foskett, President and Organizer of Tech Field Day, this podcast features conversations with industry leaders, researchers, and analysts from The Futurum Group as they take a deeper look at the technologies, trends, and strategies shaping AI to better understand how it is being adopted in our daily lives and across the enterprise.
Utilizing AI is part of The Futurum Group Podcast Network.
Welcome to Utilizing AI, the podcast focused on practical applications of artificial intelligence and part of The Futurum Group Podcast Network. Every Wednesday we explore news and use cases of the ways in which AI is transforming enterprise IT and the industries it serves.
Hosted by The Futurum Group's Stephen Foskett, President and Organizer of Tech Field Day, this podcast features conversations with industry leaders, researchers, and analysts from The Futurum Group as they take a deeper look at the technologies, trends, and strategies shaping AI to better understand how it is being adopted in our daily lives and across the enterprise.
Episodes

Jun 3, 2024
Jun 3, 2024
15 min
In this podcast, Amanda Razani and Mike Vizard speak about MLOps success, OpenAI forming a security committee, the FCC working on ad rules, AI coming to PCs, and the blend of AI and DevOps.Links Referenced in Podcast:What Does AI Really Take?:https://techstrong.ai/aiops/mlops-success-through-continuous-learning/OpenAI Launches Security Committee:https://securityboulevard.com/2024/05/openai-launches-security-committee-amid-ongoing-criticism/https://techstrong.ai/articles/ciso-survey-deems-genai-a-security-risk/FCC Looks at AI Advertising Rules:https://techstrong.ai/government/fcc-mulls-ai-disclosure-rules-for-political-ads/By 2028 64% of All PCs Will be AI-Based:https://techstrong.ai/ai-at-the-edge/microsoft-copilot-model-to-accelerate-ai-pc-market-morgan-stanley/AI Comes to DevOps:https://devops.com/jfrog-forms-broad-devops-alliance-with-github/ https://devops.com/logz-ios-ai-chatbot-makes-your-observability-tools-smarter/
Jun 3, 2024
15 min

May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024
16 min
In this podcast, Amanda and Mike discuss several AI announcements recently made by companies, as well as the results of some AI surveys and research reports.Links Referenced in Podcast:
Microsoft AI Everywhere:https://techstrong.ai/articles/microsoft-extends-scope-of-ai-portfolio/https://devops.com/microsoft-infuses-ai-into-devops-workflows/
IBM Extends AI Ambitions:https://techstrong.ai/articles/ibm-extends-scope-of-ai-ambitions/
GPU Optimization:https://techstrong.ai/articles/skymel-previews-hybrid-gpu-platform-for-ai-models/Women Lead Generative AI Adoption:https://techstrong.ai/ai-careers/women-tech-leaders-outpacing-male-peers-in-genai-adoption/AI Trust Issues:https://techstrong.ai/articles/immersive-labs-surfaces-gen-ai-security-flaws/
May 30, 2024
16 min

May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024
13 min
Amanda Razani and Heather Gentile, executive director of product management for watsonx, discuss key issues and concerns surrounding AI. Heather shares the importance of AI governance and the role everyone plays in ensuring AI is deployed responsibly.
May 20, 2024
13 min

May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024
14 min
Amanda Razani and Mike Vizard discuss the democratization of app development, uses for GenAI and latest lawsuits in this episode of the Techstrong AI Podcast.Links Referenced in Podcast:ServiceNow Democratizes App Dev:
https://techstrong.ai/articles/servicenow-leverages-genai-to-democratize-app-dev/https://techstrong.ai/articles/servicenow-partners-with-ibm-to-extend-generative-ai-reach/Gen AI Comes to ITSM:https://techstrongitsm.com/features/servicenow-aligns-with-microsoft-to-foster-ai-assistant-interoperability/Oracle Commits to Gen AI:https://devops.com/oracle-plans-to-apply-generative-ai-to-java-and-sql/Copyright Law:https://techstrong.ai/generative-ai/google-microsoft-and-openai-hit-with-new-ai-copyright-lawsuits/
May 15, 2024
14 min

May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024
14 min
Amanda and Mike discuss new copilot developments before talking about the benefits of small language models, RAG and AI camera systems, among other things.Link references for this podcast:AWS vs GitHub:https://devops.com/github-preview-of-copilot-workspaces-advances-ai-agenda/LLMs Get Small:https://techstrong.ai/ai-at-the-edge/microsoft-and-apple-roll-out-ai-small-language-models/The China Card:https://techstrong.ai/articles/tigergraph-ai-assistant-automatically-customizes-llms/Ragtime:https://techstrong.ai/articles/from-rag-to-riches-why-retrieval-augmented-generation-is-key/NIST Gets Serious About AI Security:https://techstrong.ai/government/nist-platform-to-focus-on-sorting-ai-from-human-generated-content/AI Traffic Control:https://techstrong.ai/articles/ai-enabled-cameras-clear-path-for-los-angeles-metro-bus-fleet/
May 6, 2024
14 min

Apr 29, 2024
Apr 29, 2024
15 min
Amanda and Mike discuss Slack AI updates, a new AI model from Microsoft, the outcome of a pilot vs. AI aerial fight and AI for better communication. Additionally, they explore AI as it relates to sustainability, as well as its use cases in the insurance industry.Links Referenced in Podcast:Salesforce:https://techstrong.ai/articles/salesforce-takes-slack-ai-to-next-level/Microsoft:https://techstrong.ai/generative-ai/microsoft-vasa-1-ai-model-creates-lifelike-talking-faces/Dogfights:https://techstrong.ai/articles/ai-and-test-pilot-duke-it-out-in-aerial-dogfight-staged-by-us-air-force/Translations:https://techstrong.ai/articles/cedars-sinai-expands-connect-virtual-primary-care-to-children-and-spanish-speakers/Insurance:https://techstrong.ai/articles/cowbell-applies-generative-ai-to-underwriting/Sustainability:https://techstrong.ai/articles/exploring-how-ai-can-contribute-to-environmental-sustainability/
Apr 29, 2024
15 min

Apr 22, 2024
Apr 22, 2024
15 min
In this podcast, Amanda Razani and Mike Vizard share information from several recent AI surveys and reports before discussing the importance of MLOps and a new AI service that will benefit the banking industry.Links Referenced in Podcast:Open Enterprise AI Platforms:https://techstrong.ai/aiops/linux-foundation-intel-others-launch-open-enterprise-ai-platform/
AI Getting Smarter:https://techstrong.ai/generative-ai/ai-models-getting-smarter-and-expensive-stanford-ai-index/
Technical Debt:https://techstrong.ai/articles/genai-early-adopters-face-risk-of-technical-debt/
Developers Embrace AI:https://devops.com/survey-surfaces-widespread-reliance-on-generative-ai-among-developers/
MLops Meets DevOps:https://techstrong.ai/articles/mlops-no-longer-optional/
AI Takes a Bite Out of Crime:https://techstrong.ai/financial-services/oracle-brings-generative-ai-to-its-anti-money-laundering-portfolio/
Apr 22, 2024
15 min

Apr 15, 2024
Apr 15, 2024
19 min
In this episode, Amanda and Mike share information from the Google Cloud Next and Upgrade 2024 conferences they attended, before delving into the latest AI news and information.Links Referenced in Podcast:Google:https://techstrong.ai/articles/google-touts-latest-ai-advances/NTT:https://techstrong.ai/videos/ntt-shares-technological-advancements-at-upgrade-2024/The Cost of LLMs:https://cloudnativenow.com/editorial-calendar/container-kubernetes-management/cast-ai-helps-cost-optimize-llms-running-on-kubernetes/Copyright Controversy:https://techstrong.ai/media-entertainment/reports-claim-openai-used-millions-of-hours-of-youtube-videos-to-train-gpt-4/Is This Now the AI Election Era:https://techstrong.ai/articles/welcome-to-the-generative-ai-election-era/
Apr 15, 2024
19 min

Apr 8, 2024
Apr 8, 2024
23 min
Amanda Razani and Mike Vizard discuss the latest UN resolution for AI, various use cases for AI, the problems with its bias outputs and the concerns about using this technology in education settings.Links Referenced in Podcast:Superhumans:https://techstrong.ai/articles/with-superhuman-ai-in-sight-a-regulatory-framework-creates-a-sense-of-urgency/Bias Beware:https://techstrong.ai/articles/unconscious-bias-in-ai-how-to-avoid-it-and-navigate-regulation/Event Driven:https://techstrong.ai/aiops/the-path-to-the-event-driven-enterprise-is-paved-with-five-ai-tech-developments/LLMs as Commodities:https://devops.com/tabnine-extends-gen-ai-platform-for-writing-code-to-multiple-llms/AI Goes to School:https://techstrong.ai/education/schools-more-comfortable-with-generative-ai-but-challenges-persist/https://techstrong.ai/articles/ai-in-education-the-ethical-concerns-of-using-ai/
Apr 8, 2024
23 min

Apr 1, 2024
Dangers of Data Bias - Techstrong AI - EP9
Apr 1, 2024
Apr 1, 2024
20 min
Amanda and Mike speak with guest, Cindi Howson, the chief data strategy officer at ThoughtSpot, about the dangers of data bias and the importance of including women in building more inclusive AI models.
Apr 1, 2024
20 min







