AI with Alec. Get smarter on AI. The easy way.

Alec Coughlin
AI with Alec. Get smarter on AI. The easy way.

Conversations with leading technical minds in Artificial Intelligence - from CTOs of pioneering AI startups to AI architects at Fortune 500 companies. We explore their strategies, implementations, and innovations to help you better understand and deploy AI in the real world. Hear enterprise AI insights and practical perspectives you won't find anywhere else. If you're a technical leader, business executive, AI practitioner, or innovation strategist, this is for you.

Episodes

  1. 5 FEB

    AI with Alec - Igor Jablokov: There’s Only One “Igor” In AI. This Is Him.

    In AI, there’s only one “Igor” and I am SO STOKED to share that he joined me for an AI with Alec interview. Please find time to hear legendary AI pioneer Igor Jablokov, founder + CEO of Pryon, move through all sorts of fascinating topics. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction to Igor Jablokov 00:53 - Igor's Journey: From IBM to Siri and Alexa 02:24 - Understanding Pryon and Enterprise AI 04:47 - Working with JD Vance and Rise of the Rest 07:18 - The Three Acts Post-ChatGPT 09:04 - Critical Take on AI Company Practices 11:04 - Lessons from Social Media 12:27 - Thoughts on DeepSeek 15:08 - AI and the Arts: The Opera Analogy 19:07 - Future of Work and AI (2030 Vision) 22:53 - Enterprise AI Adoption 25:35 - The Evolution of AI: From "Punk Rock Days" to Mainstream 27:48 - Closing Thoughts: AI's Role in Solving Global Challenges Key Highlights: - Igor reveals how Pryon was the original codename for what became Alexa - Discussion of the three phases of enterprise response to ChatGPT - Unique perspective on AI's relationship with creative arts, comparing AI to opera - Insights on augmented intelligence vs. replacement of workers - Vision for 10x productivity growth through AI augmentation - Candid discussion about AI companies' practices and ethics Guest: Igor Jablokov - Founder and CEO of Pryon - Former IBM AI team lead - Pioneer behind technologies that became Siri and Alexa - Early AI innovator, pioneer and absolute legend aka AI OG

    31 min

  2. 31/12/2024

    Is Josh Mohrer (founder of Wave) going to be the first solopreneur to become a unicorn?

    Since ChatGPT launched 2 years ago, a lot of sophisticated AI investors, entrepreneurs etc have suggested it’s not an “if” but a “when” a solopreneur will build a unicorn. Could Josh Mohrer, founder of Wave: AI Note Taker for iOS and Android, become that unicorn? What Josh has built by bootstrapping is incredible and a massive inspiration. Wave records 6,000+ hours per day for 22,000 subscribers… Josh always knew the engineers were the real rockstars aka he always had “engineer envy” and for Josh, “this just to scratch my own itch”...

    12 min

  3. 30/12/2024

    Raiza Martin, the Google AI Product Manager building NotebookLM. Experience the AI magic.

    If you don't know about NotebookLM, now you know. It has ben described as "the next ChatGPT" and once you give it a shot, you'll experience the AI magic and know why. During the episode, we cover: 1: Re: AI, we're past "why" and all in on "how," especially within the Enterprise. 2: This isn't a promise to change the way you work, it's a tangible reality available to anyone. Right. Now. 3: The discipline to build a great product is what it's all about. Reminds me of what the legendary Rick Rubin refers to as the "ruthless edit"...

    15 min

  4. 30/12/2024

    Wall Street's first AI Analyst is being built by Rogo and their co-founder + CTO Tumas Rackaitis

    The 12 minute conversation was fascinating as we covered a lot including the following questions: 1: Why do bankers need more than just a chatbot? 2: How can AI enhance the combination of public and private data sets to create a valuable, accessible and Wall Street specific Knowledge Graph that ultimately enhances the art of storytelling around asset valuations? 3: What are the four parts of the Rogo tech stack? 4: One thing in AI that Tumas believes that most others don’t? s / o Julia Lauer

    12 min
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Conversations with leading technical minds in Artificial Intelligence - from CTOs of pioneering AI startups to AI architects at Fortune 500 companies. We explore their strategies, implementations, and innovations to help you better understand and deploy AI in the real world. Hear enterprise AI insights and practical perspectives you won't find anywhere else. If you're a technical leader, business executive, AI practitioner, or innovation strategist, this is for you.

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