Be UnafrAId: A Practical Framework to Supercharge AI and Data Products

The pressure is on both individuals and organisations to get on the AI hype train, and it's overwhelming to know where to begin. This talk offers an almost ridiculously simple framework to understand where AI and data products can help you, your team, your organisation, and ultimately, on a grander scale. Learn how to shape your thinking around AI by first centring yourself and your personal needs, and increasing your spheres of impact from there. Be unafraid of a fast-moving, uncertain future, by making sure you're making technology work for you, and not the other way around!

The Why:
Although AI technology can be daunting for a number of reasons - including moral/philosophical implications, being a black-box, the robots are taking over, etc... - this topic approaches AI as nothing more than a sophisticated data product that can both enable and empower everyone. 

Key Takeaways:

• Don't be a martyr for your work, there's no shame in being "lazy" and using AI to automate as much as possible. 
• Adopt problem-first thinking and opportunity sizing to identify the most impactful applications of data products.
• Be explicitly clear about your goals to ensure you're taking control of new technologies, and not the other way around. 

This session is for...

• You are interested in a vertical-agnostic understanding and approach to AI and data products.
• You are uncertain about how to choose the best AI solution or product from the huge array of nascent products on the market.
• You want to unlock your ability to have more impact - for yourself, an organisation, or more broadly.