EP.25 - Getting AI & Cloud Strategy Right with Marc Firth

Join us as we delve into an enlightening episode of 'Winning with AI' featuring Marc Firth, a seasoned software engineer with over 15 years of experience. Marc shares insights about his journey at Jellyfish, his co-founding of Fernie, and how Fernie harnesses the power of Kubernetes workloads and data science jobs to offer unparalleled customer service. From generating scripts to extracting critical information using AI, explore his professional journey, accumulated wisdom, and the advantages of AI in today's digital world. 

In this engaging conversation, explore a real-world application of AI with the example of a prop manufacturer who used Google's Vision API to create an AI-powered search engine. Also, delve into our experts' insights on image recognition, the factors influencing the accuracy of Vision AI, and the debate on using deep learning neural networks versus more straightforward machine learning techniques.

This episode highlights the significant aspects businesses must consider when transitioning to AI, emphasizing the right business challenges, validating outputs, and the critical role of data access. The discussion goes beyond machine learning; it explores the ethical and legal considerations of AI applications for businesses, reassuring listeners with comprehensive deliberation about AI's potential and worthiness in the contemporary industry.

Lastly, tune into an invigorating discussion on AI's role in generating and refining data, its ethical and regulatory aspects, and anticipating the emergence of new certifications to validate AI models. The episode culminates with exploring AI's tremendous potential across various sectors and guides users to harness this technology wisely and strategically for their business needs.

Are you interested in working with Marc? Our listeners can get up to 10% off their Google Cloud Spend with complimentary support options for contracts transferred before July 31st. Reach out to him directly today.