{"id":435,"date":"2019-10-28T17:51:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T17:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freedville.com\/blog\/?p=435"},"modified":"2019-10-28T17:51:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T17:51:19","slug":"ai-zen-podcast-review-the-first-six-episodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freedville.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/28\/ai-zen-podcast-review-the-first-six-episodes\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Zen Podcast Review: The first six episodes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I\u2019ve been privileged to work with Jennifer Sukis<\/a> on a\npodcast about AI, aptly named AI\nZen with Andrew and Jen<\/a>.  We combine\nJen\u2019s design expertise with my AI expertise and talk about the intersection of\nAI and design as a way to bridge the gap between these two disciplines as well\nas to learn about what goes on outside our regular comfort zone activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Jen and I work on our next batch of episodes, I wanted\nto take the time to call out our previous episodes and some of my favorite\nparts of each one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode 1: Starting Your AI Project<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We started by trying to separate hype from reality when it\ncomes to AI.  What is AI and what makes\nit better than whatever we had before?  We\ndiscuss the pressures designers and architects have to \u201csprinkle in some AI\u201d as\na solution seeking a problem.  We identify\nplaces where AI makes a lot of sense to use and where it does not make sense to\nuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode 2: Designing with AI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We explore why designers should care about if their next\nproject will use AI \u2013 how does the design practice change when using AI versus\nnot using AI?   AI solutions still\nrequire design and we cover all of the practices that still make sense when AI\nis in the picture.  We also discuss some\nspecial considerations added because AI is being used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode 3: Oh no, AI mistakes!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here we discuss that all AI systems make mistakes and how\ncareful design thought needs to be put into how we deal with them.  We talk about how we define mistakes, define different\nkinds of mistakes and how we measure them, and how we must think about which\nkinds of mistakes are worse than others depending on the use case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode 4: A wee bit about model maintenance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We discuss what happens when you put your first AI solution\ninto production and why this is not the last step.  We include what the maintenance phase of AI\nsolutions look like, who needs to participate, what they need to do, and how\nmuch time it will take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode 5: Can Data and Design come together?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We go back to an initial goal of bringing AI and Design\nexperts together in harmony.  We talk\nabout the typical processes and \u201cday in the life\u201d of AI and Design experts and\nfind a lot of common ground.  We find\nthat we have different terminology for similar concepts but we\u2019re heartened by\nwhat we have in common and pledge to use empathy when we don\u2019t understand each\nother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode 6: Data Drives Research, Drives Design, Drives Data<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We interview Keith Vertrees, a designer with experience\nleading AI projects, and learn about his philosophies.  We deep dive on all things user research: how\ndo user research (and how to do it for AI), what to do with the research results,\nand success stories where user research saved the day.  We surface the key insight of spending the\nbulk of your time identifying the problem before building a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming soon:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned for future podcasts including our spooky\nHalloween episode!  Subscribe to AI\nZen with Andrew and Jen<\/a> on your favorite podcast platform and send us\ncomments or show suggestions on our LinkedIn<\/a> or\nTwitter<\/a> pages!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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