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E186 'Building a Safer Digital World for Children' with Chirp's Rena Maycock
Today's guest is Rena Maycock, Founder at Chirp. Rena sat down with host Mark Kelly on the show after Chirp won the 2024 AI Award for Best Use of Responsible AI and Ethics to share insights into the remarkable progress of her company, her dedication to child protection and the critical milestones on her path to success.Topics include:0:00 Earning rapid recognition and validation through Chirp's success3:58 How Chirp's success grew as online safety laws evolved8:47 Building ethical AI for child safety, but facing data-sharing challenges12:36 How Chirp detects grooming patterns by analyzing conversation history14:03 Licensing to major telcos, ensuring real-time filtering without lag16:35 Chirp's biggest cost is cloud computing; pricing varies by region19:50 Aiming for a flawless launch, prioritizing safety and efficiency22:10 Chirp's B2B model focusing on partnerships, scaling costs effectively
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E185 'Leveraging AI and NLP for Smarter Drug Safety Monitoring' with biologit's Nicole Baker
Today's guest is Nicole Baker, CEO at biologit. Founded around 2020, biologit - who was a finalist in the Best Application of AI in Healthcare at the 2024 AI Awards - has pioneered an innovative approach to pharmacovigilance, the practice of monitoring the effects of medical drugs after they have been licensed for use.Topics include:0:00 Applying AI and NLP to analyze pharmaceutical literature efficiently3:06 Helping pharma companies and service providers save time4:10 Building AI with open-access literature to analyze unstructured data6:18 How Gen AI isn’t fully validated for pharmacovigilance compliance9:14 Pharma adoption of AI is slow due to learning and change management11:19 How AI streamlines event detection and global biomedical data monitoring14:19 Signing 12 new contracts, expanding to top pharma
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E184 'Bridging AI and Accessibility' with Version 1's Filippo Sassi
Today's guest is Filippo Sassi, Head of the AI Labs at Version 1. Direct from the Guinness Enterprise Centre, Filippo delves into the nuances of what it means to lead an AI lab and innovate at the cutting edge of technology, while also giving more insights into their product SimpliText, which was selected for as a finalist in the Best Use of Responsible AI and Ethics category at the 2024 AI Awards.
Topics include:
0:00 An insight into his AI team, rapidly prototyping innovative business solutions
2:31 How SimpliText uses AI to help dyslexic readers
3:26 Using AI to simplify text using LLMs, vision and speech
4:19 How users can upload documents, click paragraphs and simplify text
5:10 Iterating AI models to simplify text while preserving meaning
6:03 Use case: Helping a friend read reports, improving her work life
6:48 Offering personalized settings for different dyslexia needs
7:56 Developing a browser plugin with simplification and translation
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E183 'Radiology's AI Revolution' with The Mater Hospital's Peter MacMahon
Today's guest is Peter MacMahon, Consultant Radiologist at The Mater Hospital. Following the Mater Hospital’s nomination in the Best Application of AI in Healthcare category at the 2024 AI Awards, Peter joins the show to discuss the integration of AI into radiology and healthcare at large. This conversation provides a window into how AI is being used to enhance patient care.
Topics include:
0:00 How his early interest in tech led to radiology in medicine
1:58 How digital radiology revolutionised data access, AI and innovation
5:04 Simplifying tracking tumor changes with prior images
5:57 Applying AI to improve emergency radiology, speed stroke diagnosis & boost accuracy
11:12 AI as a reliable 'wingman,' supporting human decision-making in radiology
12:57 AI tools are helpful, but still prone to making mistakes
14:03 How AI can influence human bias, leading to over or under-diagnosis
15:16 AI improves diagnosis accuracy, but patient outcome studies needed
18:28 Deploying AI in healthcare is complex, involving data protection and coordination
20:39 How a cyber attack delayed AI rollout, but perseverance ensured success
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E182 'Revolutionising Medical Speech Recognition' with T-Pro's Meghan Dowling
Today’s guest is Meghan Dowling, Computational speech and language scientist at T-Pro. Meghan has gained recognition for her impactful work, including being a finalist in the 2024 AI Awards Women in AI Ambassador of the year category. Meghan speaks about her work within Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) at T-Pro, an exciting company making strides in medical documentation.
Topics include:
0:00 Her role and journey into working with Automatic Speech Recognition
2:06 How T-Pro reduces clinicians' documentation burden with speech technologies
3:12 Why Medical ASR requires high accuracy for patient safety
4:21 Tackling accuracy, terminology, hallucinations and bias challenges
7:19 The importance of mentors and supporting women in tech
9:19 A new Co-pilot project to enhance doctor-patient interactions with ASR
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