Work Musings...

Last week, I was happy to attend a conference on AI in San Francisco - AI Summit SF 2019 . There were some good talks at the conference. Here is  a summary of some learning, highlights and take-away from this conference. 1. ML/AI advantages and value are real:   Companies are creating tangible value from 'institutionalizing' AI technology to their competitive advantage.  The trend is seen to be spreading across the various large corporations much beyond the major players . There was a good presentation from American Express on how AI was used to create 90+% (!!!) efficiency in their Analytics team work. However, the Big Four are clear leaders in this space 2. Competitive Differentiation and Enterprise Adoption:   KPMG made a good presentation on top trends in AI space and key takeaway here is that AI will be a key differentiation in competitive landscape of various industry verticals (Not exactly breaking news). 3. Stumbling blocks: The third topic is a li...

Hello World! Some introduction is in order 😀. I am Prabhakar, a mid-level manager in a fairly large company. For the last 9 months or so, I've been wanting to start a work related blog. A valid excuse for the last 4+ months can be our new daughter! But, I have no excuses for the ~ 5 months prior to that. Lately for work, my main interest topics have been in the field of Data Science, AI, ML and building a team to execute on these technologies. It's been slow going, to say the least. On a personal level, it is super exciting to be involved in this focus area at work in my company. There is a bit of a pioneering spirit involved as a lot of the projects being worked on are treading new ground, raising a bunch of questions and creating opportunity. And, I like to hike and be outside. So, will make this blog more enjoyable with some random pictures - this is a recent one from last week @  Marina State Beach, Monterey CA .