AI Today Podcast

The big idea of AI and cognitive technologies is to address and tackle problems that require human cognitive capabilities. Many vendors in the RPA market are simply using AI as a marketing vehicle and are not fundamentally changing or improving the way business process is done. T...

The AI Today podcast is celebrating our 1 year anniversary!  With this, we wanted to revisit our first podcast topic “Does AI Matter?” as well as reflect on a year of great podcasts, awesome guests, and some thought provoking content.
In our inaugural podcast hosts Kathleen Walch...

In recent years we have seen amazing advances in the field of conversational AI.  Machine learning, and in particular deep learning, has been getting a lot of attention lately. But this is not always the best method when building conversational AI.  In this podcast Cognilytica an...

Arizona State University (ASU) is trying something very interesting: in addition to giving their incoming students the usual handbooks and orientation materials, they’re also giving some of them an Amazon Alexa device preloaded with ASU-specific skills. The results of this test a...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making inroads into a wide range of industries, and there’s no exception even within the world of kid’s play. In this podcast, Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer interview James Poulter, Head of Emerging Platforms and Partners...

AI and cognitive technologies are enhancing many different industries and providing significant ROI for early adopters. However, AI is also providing benefit in improving our various experiences in life. In this podcast, Cognilytica analysts Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer in...

On July 31, 2018 Cognilytica released the latest iteration of the Cognilytica Voice Assistant Benchmark.  Conversational interface-based devices are quickly taking off with devices and technology such as Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple Siri, Microsoft Cortana, and an increasing ...

With the rise in popularity of AI has come the inevitable wave of those looking to take advantage of its popularity.  Startups are beginning to realize that simply saying they have “AI” capabilities leads to increased valuations, greater attention, and more possibilities.  But pe...

Artificial Intelligence is allowing companies to improve customer service in ways not possible before.  Chatbots allow companies to have an always-on agent that can be integrated into customer support service teams to answer questions or help provide more relevant products and se...

If you’re ever worked in an office you know that there is much to be improved with back office processes.  It’s often discussed how AI can help the front office, but it’s doing just as much to improve back office operations as well.  AI can be a smart, augmented assistant that ca...

Many governments worldwide are looking at using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other cognitive technologies as part of making their operations more efficient, better serving their citizens, and increasing the range of ways they can meet their missions. In this podcast, Cognilyt...

AI is seeing increasing adoption across a wide range of industries, and banking is no exception. Founded in 1922, USAA is a Texas-based Fortune 500 diversified financial services company offering banking, investing, and insurance to people and families who serve, or served, in th...