Radical Business Transformation of AI (Part 1)

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In this insightful two-part episode of the #AzureEssentialsShow, we delve into the transformative power of #GenerativeAI and its pivotal role in driving business innovation and radical product innovation. Join host Jacob Bendfeldt and Microsoft corporate vice presidents, Uli Homann and Vijay Mital, as they share their expert perspectives and learnings from early customer project on how Generative AI is reshaping industries by enabling reasoning, planning, and the creation of groundbreaking products with unprecedented speed and efficiency.

In this episode, which is part of our special series “Essential AI for Business”, you’ll hear the how the Generative AI wave compares to previous business transformation waves, the role of Generative AI in reasoning and planning, examples of radical product innovation, and the potential for rapid innovation and productivity.

Be sure to check out part two of this conversation, when we’ll talk about the importance of executive leadership in embracing change for transformation and innovation, the necessity of being cloud-ready for AI innovation, the role of organizing and preparing data to fuel AI systems, how to train people to work with Generative AI, using tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot, the importance of product conceptualizers, steps to take in order to operationalize AI systems, and the impact of AI on other aspects of your company.

Resources
• Generative AI topics | Azure.com https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/search/?q=Generative+AI
• The Age of AI transformation | Microsoft.com https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/
• Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft Research https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/research-area/artificial-intelligence
• Vijay Mital | LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijaymital/
• Ulrich (Uli) Homann | LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulrichhomann
• Jacob Bendfeldt | LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-bendfeldt-03a578/

Related Episodes
• Radical Business Transformation of AI (Part 2) -coming soon
• Watch more episodes of the Azure Essentials Show https://aka.ms/AzureEssentialsShow

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:05 Previous transformations
3:34 Reasoning without code
4:06 Example: Cosmetics industry
5:20 Example: Dairy industry
5:58 Three things GenAI can do
8:10 GenAI as an enabler
9:04 Rapid Innovation
9:30 Example: Toy cars
10:22 Human demographics
11:20 Capitalizing on imperfect AI
13:45 Next: Readiness and Learnings Read More Microsoft Developer