Getting Started with AI: Insights from Experts | Hashtag Trending Weekend Edition

In this episode of Hashtag Trending's weekend edition, join Jim Love, Marcel Gagné, and John Pannard in their third recorded meeting for Project Synapse, a group dedicated to staying updated with AI developments. The trio discusses their extensive experience in IT, the evolution of AI, and practical ways for individuals and businesses to start integrating AI into their workflows. They share personal anecdotes, debate the impact of AI and cloud technologies, and highlight the importance of security and gradual adoption. Tune in to discover actionable insights and strategies to leverage AI effectively in your own projects.

00:00 Introduction to Project Synapse
00:11 Meet the Team: Marcel and John
01:29 The Evolution of AI Discussions
02:10 Practical AI Integration Tips
05:37 Overcoming AI Adoption Challenges
11:16 The Importance of Hands-On Experience
12:08 Simplifying Business with AI
18:29 Creating AI-Powered Solutions
20:34 AI in Customer Support and Beyond
24:40 Future of AI: Limitless Memory and More
26:13 Breaking the Context Window
26:42 AI's Impact on Automation
27:38 AI Clones and Their Accuracy
29:22 Engaging Employees with AI
32:22 Measuring Success and Learning from Failures
39:11 Security Considerations in AI
44:58 Final Thoughts and Future Outlook

You can get the Guide that I mentioned at this url

https://padv.ca/ai-expert

No registration is needed. No salesperson will call. But if you do want help with your project, do get in touch at the email on the website or you can reach me on LinkedIn or at editorial@technewsday.ca

This is the ohter link that Marcel mentioned

Innovations in AI and Privacy: Perplexity's Shopping Assistant, HTML RAG, and Privacy-Focused Mobile Carrier Cape

In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Perplexity's new AI-powered shopping assistant, which aims to transform online shopping by allowing seamless research and purchases directly through its platform. The episode also covers the introduction of HTML RAG, a method to improve large language models and mitigate AI hallucinations by retaining the structure of HTML data. Additionally, the episode highlights the launch of Cape, a privacy-focused mobile carrier for high-risk users, and President Biden's 6.6 billion award to TSMC to build semiconductor plants in Arizona. Sponsors include CDW Canada Tech Talks.

00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:38 AI Innovations in E-commerce
02:58 HTML RAG: Enhancing AI with Structured Data
04:57 TSMC's Major Investment in U.S. Chip Manufacturing
06:26 Launch of Privacy-Focused Mobile Carrier
07:56 Conclusion and Sign-off

AI Advances, Google Antitrust Battle, and Controversial Work Week Proposal

In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers Microsoft's commitment to AI agents as revealed by Satya Nadella at the Ignite conference, the rise of AI-generated influencers on Instagram posing new challenges for content creators, Google's rebuttal against a DOJ proposal to divest Chrome, and Infosys co-founder Narayama Murthy's contentious call for 70-hour work weeks. The episode is sponsored by CDW Canada Tech Talks.

00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:30 Tech News Highlights
00:52 Microsoft's AI Agents Vision
01:56 AI Generated Influencers on Instagram
03:42 Google's Antitrust Battle
05:33 Infosys Founder Advocates 70-Hour Work Week
07:21 Conclusion and Sign-Off