AI in Supply: Empowering Change through Disruptive Innovation

Upon graduation, Alex Townes joined a company called Anixter that was later bought by Wesco. Alex shares his journey with us and day to day offering insights on the career path and opportunities in Industrial Distribution. Listeners are in for a treat!

Are you ready for radical ideas to get radical change? We're talking double-digit growth kind of radical change for your industrial business! If so, we have the show for you! In Episode 28 Author & Sales Engineering Process Thought Leader, Justin Roff-Marsh shares concepts to get you there from his book, The Machine: A Radical Approach to the Design of the Sales Function. Justin has been helping businesses grow for over three decades at Ballistix, and we promised you'll enjoy this conversation. Once you see it, you can't unsee it! You can find Justin at

https://ballistix.com/ and grab a copy of his book at

https://www.amazon.com/Machine-Radical-Approach-Design-Function/dp/1626342245

Check out his documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yoXmo_s_Bc

There are already countless cases of AI gone wrong, many of which we've covered on the show. Today, we look at 7 AI breakpoints. Some of them will surely surprise you. Maybe AI is already more like humans that we thought. What do you think?

Show Notes:

Choi's article: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-failures

Erik Larsen's book: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674278660

Playbook: https://haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/UCB_Playbook_R10_V2_spreads2.pdf

Database mentioned on other episode: https://incidentdatabase.ai/

AIAAIC: https://www.aiaaic.org/aiaaic-repository

Governments and AI Companies are crafting legal frameworks that will shape the future of AI. It's important that business leaders understand the ethical foundations of these conversations and work toward explainable AI (AIX). In this episode Lee identifies five steps to help leaders grapple with the ethical foundations and then highlights five benefits that companies can obtain from the effort and need to use explainable AI from McKinsey's article "Why Businesses Need Explainabile AI and How to Deliver it. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/why-businesses-need-explainable-ai-and-how-to-deliver-it

How far are you willing to go for an amazing cup of joe? Regardless of your answer, we're willing to bet that today's guest can best you on that quest. Bobby Katoli's journey for great coffee took him all the way down to South America where he braved harsh elements as well as the dangerous drug cartels even stowing away for days in cargo ships. Along the way, he not only found the key to preserving the quality of the "nectar of the gods," he also found a way to improve the supply chain using AI.

Join us as he explains how he and his team have developed technology to manage multi-tier supply chain risk far outperforming the big 3 consulting firms.

https://www.cerestech.co/

On this week's episode, we sit down with Cameron Johnson, Vice President of Marketing at Fierce Inc. to discuss how AI is transforming our ability to deepen the customer connection.

Connect and follow Cameron at

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-johnson-9b32497b/

AI driven recommendation engines and hyperpersonalization are not just for Amazon and their consumers any more. Incorporating these tools into your distributor's e-commerce initiatives will make sure that your engines are revved and ready to hum maximizing results.

Show Notes:

Gartner's Peer Insights Magic Quadrant for Personalization

https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/personalization-engines

In this episode Lee discusses the largest executive order of all time, the FTC's (anti-trust related?) inquiry, and the swift action of Tay-Tay's swifties when the X-rated, dark side of AI deep faked on the beloved pop star.

Show Notes:

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/30/the-taylor-swift-deepfake-debacle-was-frustratingly-preventable/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2024-01-30/these-states-have-banned-the-type-of-deepfake-porn-that-targeted-taylor-swift

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/10/30/executive-order-on-the-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-development-and-use-of-artificial-intelligence/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/30/fact-sheet-president-biden-issues-executive-order-on-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence/

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/01/ftc-launches-inquiry-generative-ai-investments-partnerships

In this episode, we discuss the contributions and value of Hugging Face. Give them a try!

Show notes:

huggingface.co/

On this episode, Tara and Lee examine the ongoing port congestion and discuss causes and potential solutions for easing flow across the supply chain using blockchain and other technology upgrades. We also provide an "academic" reminder about the limitations of the technology that is expediting our work by calling our attention to our ethical obligation to review information and weed out erroneous and flawed data in every case.

In this episode of AI in Supply, we discuss a couple of examples where the use of AI has destroyed trust. We also discuss findings of public opinion on that. You may be surprised to learn just what those are. Do you agree with the findings we present here? Let us know!

Show Notes:

https://selkiecollection.com/collections/home-is-where-the-heart-is

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/19/selkie-founder-defends-ai-collection-kimberley-gordon-valentines-day/

https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers

Episode 18 Is a special episode of AI in Supply's Wednesday Women as Tara interviews her own mother about her experience and career working in supply chain. We hope you enjoy this "like mother, like daughter" episode.

Please share how your mother has influenced your life journey to become a strong, successful woman.

In this episode, Tara shares how Amazon is encouraging AI creation for your home, and Lee shares information about the AI Incident Database. We encourage you to give them a look, and try them. We'd also enjoy hearing back from you on your thoughts. Particularly, what would you recommend if you were in charge and could decide the best way to manage AI development? Please tell us here on our Spotify page, or let us know on the LinkedIn Page or Twitter @AIinSupply.

Show notes:

https://www.zdnet.com/article/some-fire-tv-users-can-now-simply-ask-alexa-to-create-ai-generated-images/

https://incidentdatabase.ai/

On Episode 16, we discuss the impact of the Boeing safety issues on the supply chain and consumer travel as well as the importance of safety in manufacturing processes by looking at the report of the "robot going rogue" at Tesla.

Show notes:

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/faa-says-it-will-increase-oversight-of-boeing-and-audit-737-max-9-production/3191853/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/faa-recommends-door-plug-inspections-boeing-model-midair-alaska-blowou-rcna134986

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12869629/Tesla-robot-ATTACKS-engineer-companys-Texas-factory-violent-malfunction-leaving-trail-blood-forcing-workers-hit-emergency-shutdown-button.html

In this episode, learn more about the ChatGpt Store, its purpose and then log in to explore the ways that you can participate in the democratization of AI. Find a customized bot for your every need, or create your own and monetize it today!

In this episode we cover Whissp and GyroGlove innovations and how they benefit people suffering with voice impairment and parkinson's disease respectively. Tara shares her journey on learning from failure.

https://whispp.com/

https://gyrogear.co/

In this episode, we highlight the world changing contributions of Dr. Fei Fei Li and Dr. Daphne Koller.

In this episode, we consider several opportunities to use AI in the supply chain to improve communication processes, inventory management and demand forecasting. Oh, and ICYMI, fighting for the Stanley cup is not just for hockey players anymore! We discuss how AI is relevant to big box retailer Target and the Stanley cup that's causing quite the stir there!

Show notes:

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/what-is-stanley-cup-why-target-starbucks-fighting-gen-z-millennials-tiktok/

Tools we encourage you to try out (all for free):

https://trello.com/

https://www.copy.ai/

https://www.grammarly.com/

https://openai.com/blog/introducing-the-gpt-store

In this episode of Monday mishaps, we sandwich our concern about Houthi attacks impacting the vital operations of the Suez Canal for supply chain between tales of ChatGPT calling a lid on work and how the ChatGPT store offers personalized companionship bots.

Show notes:

Arwa Mahdawi US columnist for the Guardian. She is the author of Strong Female Lead. Twitter @ArwaM

⁠https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/12/chatgpt-problems-lazy⁠

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/13/ai-girlfriend-chatbots?ref=upstract.com

In this Episode of AI In Supply we discuss framework for evaluating the basic models of AI using a basic framework of four models. Maybe AI hasn't come as far as we think! Or has it? Find out on #FridayFAQs #AISupplyPodcast #AIBanter #AIChat #SupplyChainMagic #Distribution #FridayFAQs

Show notes for article discussed:

Linkedin page https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-in-supply/posts/

@ainsupply on X and Insta

https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/tip/4-main-types-of-AI-explained

In this episode, Tara & Lee discuss some of the ways that AI is already (1) improving health outcomes via earlier and more accurate cancer detection, (2) supporting the bee population (see: World Bee Project), (3) improve predictions of weather castrophes.

Some states like Texas do in fact offer tax breaks if you would like to be a bee-keeper.

Shownotes:

https://www.bee-mindful.com/ag-exemptions

https://mountainsweethoney.com/state-guide-for-beekeeper-tax-breaks/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2020/06/22/10-wonderful-examples-of-using-artificial-intelligence-ai-for-good/?sh=4aa263472f95

#ThankfulThursday #AISupplyPodcast #AIBanter #AIChat #SupplyChainMagic #Distribution #SavetheBees

On this episode of AI in Supply, Lee & Tara talk a bit about how they got here often being the only women in any given room during their careers, because it's Wednesday Women and important. We also discuss the awesome career path for those interested in #AI #SupplyChain and #Industrial #Distribution

Wherever you are in life or career, please share your thoughts in our Spotify AI in Supply show poll today.

POLL: What do you find is the hardest challenge for women?

We also made a place for you to share deeper thoughts with the textbox question on the same episode 8 page.

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#WednesdayWomen #AISupplyPodcast #AIBanter #AIChat #SupplyChainMagic #Distribution

Meet your hosts. Connect with us. Let us know what you think and how the show can evolve to best meet your needs and interests.

Welcome disruptors! In this episode, a fundamental question relates to regulation of AI, often borne out of expressions of concerns for safety and we touch on how AI can be used in educational settings, while still upholding performance standards.

Please let us know what you think either in your comments and or by taking our poll!

In today's show we will discuss some of the basic AI tools, and our experience using them as we launched this show. We will also bring you some holiday fun chat. And best of all, it's time for 👏#WednesdayWomen🎉🥳and we want you all there. Life is more wonderful because our women listeners are in our lives and enrich our experience. In today's AI In Supply created and hosted by Lee Allison and Tara Boneta we'll introduce you to new 🚚movers and shakers 🧂 in the AI and Supply Chain space you might not know much about! Hope you will join in our conversation. Also, thanks for your patience! We are WorkingOntheTech #WorkingOntheSound #AISupplyPodcast #AIBanter #AIChat #SupplyChainMagic #Distribution #WednesdayWomen

Tara & Lee continue their introductory week of the podcasts with brief discussions about where they'd like to take our listeners. In this episode we talk about how everyone promotes Industrial Distribution and Supply Chain to women as a super sexy career choice! PSYCH! Ok, so no one said that, ever, and we pose the question why not? These are fantastic career opportunities for women. We talk about mentorship and how women can really have influence in the space. We also have a lot of fun talking about some of the AI tools our listeners shared with us. Specifically these were Ollie AI and ChatOn! Learn how they made a difference for our listeners and see if they can help you too with these links! https://ollie.ai/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.chat.gpt.bot

Today on TryitOutTuesday, Tara & Lee discuss prompt engineering and using questions to get better answers. Tools mentioned in this episode are a great headshot generator at ProfilePicMaker https://pfpmaker.com/headshot

You can also get a free trial of the work automation tool at https://www.workato.com/.

And don't forget the free trial of Hubspot CRM, which we can't say enough great things about! https://www.hubspot.com/products/crm

On this week's episode of Monday Mishaps, Tara and Lee discuss separate AI gone wrong incidents on the international, legal, and business levels. Join us for a bit of amusement with a large dose of caution.

Show notes:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-launching-semiconductor-supply-chain-review-boost-national-security-2023-12-21/

https://www.businessinsider.com/car-dealership-chevrolet-chatbot-chatgpt-pranks-chevy-2023-12

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/nyregion/michael-cohen-ai-fake-cases.html

In this episode, we discus why Microsoft thinks the world needs a new co-pilot key. We also learn that young people are falling big for the Psychologist, while Meta's Yann LeCunn reminds us why we should be worried about who controls AI.

Here are the show notes links:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-knows-instagram-is-toxic-for-teen-girls-company-documents-show-11631620739

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2024/01/04/introducing-a-new-copilot-key-to-kick-off-the-year-of-ai-powered-windows-pcs/

https://x.com/ylecun/status/1741856782216040613?s=10&t=bXuQugc4tHNf7VI2uF79YA

The early bird special: Sharing our vision for the show with our fab fans!