Your AI Survival Guide • Sol Rashidi & Joe Reis • GOTO 2024

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. #GOTOcon #GOTObookclub http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/episodes/307 Sol Rashidi - Author of "Your AI Survival Guide", Keynote Speaker & “Forbes AI Maverick & Visionary of the 21st Century” @solrashidi Joe Reis - Co-Author of "Fundamentals of Data Engineering", CEO at Ternary Data, Keynote Speaker, Professor & Podcaster RESOURCES Sol https://twitter.com/Sol_Rashidi https://www.linkedin.com/in/sol-rashidi-a672291 https://www.solrashidi.com https://solrashidi.substack.com Joe https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephreis https://github.com/JoeReis https://joereis.substack.com http://josephreis.com Links https://learning.oreilly.com/get-learning/?code=LEARNGIT23 Trisha & Helen: https://youtu.be/pfinplXtrkA DESCRIPTION Join Sol Rashidi, an AI deployment pioneer, offers practical wisdom on navigating AI's challenges in a conversation with Joe Reis. Her new book, "Your AI Survival Guide," provides actionable insights for individuals and businesses venturing into AI integration, emphasizing hands-on learning and a measured approach to address cost and sustainability concerns. TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:46 Evolution of AI: Democratization & domain specificity 04:43 Why write a "Survival Guide"? 08:22 Practical strategies for companies to avoid POC Purgator 13:18 Deciphering legitimate AI solutions 17:12 Open source vs managed services in AI 21:20 The next chapters of AI 25:59 Empowering teams for AI integration: Insights on skill development 30:41 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS Sol Rashidi • Your AI Survival Guide • https://amzn.to/3UFYnKC David Foster • Generative Deep Learning • https://amzn.to/48ZgP4x Phil Winder • Reinforcement Learning • https://amzn.to/3t1S1VZ Mustafa Suleyman • The Coming Wave • https://amzn.to/4cmj0Ch Ashley Peacock • Creating Software with Modern Diagramming Techniques • https://amzn.to/438rcBZ https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #YourAISurvivalGuide #AI #AIDeployments #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MachineLearning #DataScience #Programming #POCPurgator #AISolutions #SolRashidi #JoeReis #BookClub CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1