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Release Date: 08/21/2023
The AI Paradox: How Can Something So Smart Be So Energy-Hungry?
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In the last episode focused on AI, Jeff O'Shaughnessy and Naveen Agarwal explores the intersection of energy efficiency and AI, highlighting the high energy costs of powering AI systems like GPT. He discusses the development of fusion energy as a potential solution, but notes that this technology is still in its infancy. Agarwal also speaks about the risks that AI poses to the insurance industry, including new exposures and liabilities related to AI decision-making. Ultimately, he emphasizes the need for humans to adapt and build alongside AI in order to succeed.
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Deep Fakes and Dirty Tricks: The Dark Side of Generative AI
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During this episode of New Ways of Thinking, Naveen Agarwal discusses with Jeff O’Shaughnessy the significant challenges and risks associated with Generative AI, particularly in the areas of deep fakes, identity, and privacy. He notes that while responsible players in the industry are working to address these issues, the threat of malicious actors using AI to compromise identities and access sensitive information remains a major concern. Agarwal also highlights the potential benefits of Generative AI in detecting fraud and improving emergency response times in industries such as...
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The Double-Edged Sword of AI: Balancing Opportunity and Risk
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In the next episode, Jeff O'Shaughnessy and Naveen Agarwal discuss the potential of General Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) to enable new possibilities and opportunities, rather than simply automating existing tasks. Agarwal believes that Gen AI will create new use cases and empower humans to achieve more, citing examples in healthcare and insurance. However, he also acknowledges the challenges that come with AI, such as bias and hallucination, and emphasizes the need for ongoing monitoring and testing to ensure the accuracy and fairness of AI models.
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Balancing Bots and Brains: The Human-AI Advantage
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In this episode, Jeff O'Shaughnessy and Naveen Agarwal discusses the impact of General Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) on various business cases, highlighting three key areas where it has made significant inroads: knowledge management, content generation, and call center operations. He provides examples of industries and companies that have successfully implemented Gen AI, such as insurance carriers using it for underwriting and claims processing. Agarwal also addresses concerns about AI replacing human jobs, emphasizing the importance of focusing on automating tasks rather than displacing...
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The Continuous Learner: Unlocking AI's Full Potential
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In this next episode of New Ways of Thinking, Jeff O'Shaughnessy and Naveen Agarwal continue a deep discussion about AI - specifically getting into additional terms and nuances related to AI. Terms like RAG (Retrieve and Generate), which is a layer on top of LLM (Large Language Model) that allows for more attributable and referenceable answers. Agarwal emphasizes the importance of referenceability and continuous learning in AI models, and notes that companies are starting to embed RAG into their LLM solutions.
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Generative Genius: The Future of Artificial Intelligence
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Naveen Agarwal, a technology expert with a background in AI joins Jeff O'Shaughnessey on this next podcast series to talk about all things AI. In this first episode Naveen discusses the evolution of AI from its early days to the current generative AI models like Chat GPT. He explains the difference between classic AI and generative AI and also breaks down the components of Chat GPT, including GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) and LLM (Large Language Model), which can be trained on specific domains like insurance claims or underwriting. Overall, Agarwal highlights the transformative...
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The role of insurance as new risks emerge in vehicles
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In this next episode, we will continue to focus on cyber risks and how it is impacting the automotive industry. Learn how modern vehicles with advanced connectivity features pose higher risks than older models, and over time, the security mechanisms can degrade, creating need for proactive management. Listen in to hear about the ongoing advancements that are happening within the cyber risk landscape and how the future of connected vehicles will continue to change in the future.
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Automotive cyber attacks are coming!
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On this next episode, Jeff O' continues a converastion with Automotive Cyber Security Expert Giuseppe Serio, from Upstream Security. Giuseppe shares a recenty story about a ride hailing service that was attacked by cyber criminals, sending all the vehicles into one central location. Nobody was harmed. There was no monetary interest. It was just to attack the infrastructure, to inhibit or demonstrate that there's a potential to attack, and by the way, these were all different vehicle models.
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Cyber vulnerabilities of the automotive industry
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In this second episode, Giuseppe Serio highlights the complexity of securing modern vehicles, emphasizing that while manufacturers are responsible for the vehicles initial security, third-party applications and APIs can introduce vulnerabilities. He advocates for increased consumer cyber literacy to better understand and mitigate the risks associated with new automotive technologies.
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Cyber Hackers taking over cars?
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Jeff O’ interviews Giuseppe Serio from Upstream Security about the growing cybersecurity challenges in the automotive industry. They discuss the increasing frequency and scale of cyber-attacks on connected vehicles and Upstream innovative, data-driven approach to securing the entire mobility ecosystem.
info_outlineIn this podcast series, economic futurist Andy Busch chats with Jeff O'Shaughnesy to discuss insightful perspectives around the economy, market conditions, AI and everything in between. This is part one of a four eposidoes and you might even want to listen twice!