CIO recently published an article by Salesforce Global Innovation Evangelist and digital anthropologist Brian Solis on the acceleration of AI and automation adoption. The article was also picked-up by WSJ’s “Artificial Intelligence” newsletter. Please read the full article at CIO Pandemic drives AI adoption. Covid-19 is driving corporate investments in AI from a “nice-to-have” capability to a full-blown business imperative for adding value to workflows, augmenting productivity and improving customer services.
AI and Automation Present a Choice for a Post-COVID World: Business as Usual or Business Unusual
Today, we stand at a crossroad where we can go in one of two directions: perish in ‘business as usual’ or thrive in ‘business unusual.’ Automation Anywhere is helping the world automater epetitive tasks through RPA (repetitive process automation). They’re doing so to reduce the everyday, menial tasks of employees to free them up for more creative and imaginative tasks and also to staff the jobs of the future…today. I was asked to speak on this subject at this year’s…
Employing an AI Futurist To Navigate the Post-Corona World
What does the world look like post-COVID? It’s an interesting question because the answer is limited to our own imagination and ideas of what was good and what wasn’t in the world before COVID (BC). As a contributor to Singularity University, I was excited to join Kris Østergaard on his Corporate Innovation Podcast for SingularityU. In this thoughtful episode, we explored a new concept I’ve been pushing to employ the role of an AI Futurist to navigate the Post-Corona, aka the…
With Social Media Addiction, AI Algorithms, and Disinformation, the Real Social Dilemma is Ours to Solve: Where Do We Start?
How do we live in a world of constant distraction without giving up these digital tools that monopolize our attention, but provide value at the same time? Is it an all-or-nothing game? These are questions more people are asking as a result of the overwhelming success of the Netflix documentary The #SocialDilemma, which looks at the consequences of driving user engagement through so-called “bubble filter” algorithms, that increase utilization by showing us more of what we’re already watching, insulating us…
The age of tech-enabled trust
Shortly before I joined Salesforce as the Global Innovation Evangelist, I was asked to write the forward to Vodafone Business’ report on software defined networking (SDN) and the role of trust in digital businesses. I wanted to share the foreword with you here… Introduction We live and work in an era of what I call “digital Darwinism,” when disruptive technology is rapidly evolving and so are its effects on markets and society. Over the past decade, digital transformation has emerged…
ClickZ AI Summit 2020 Announces Brian Solis as Keynote Speaker
ClickZ is introducing AI Virtual Summit 2020 to explore artificial intelligence in marketing. On June 25, the summit is a half-day event that aims to equip marketers with the much needed knowledge to adopt and realize AI’s true power and know how to create strategies that can create huge competitive advantages. Leading experts along with cutting edge AI technology providers will enable attendees to discover the realistic power of AI, what you should be doing/using right now, and explore what’s next. ClickZ…
The Humanization Of CX In An Era Of AI
AI is promising the automation of customer engagement to scale intelligent, real-time CX to survive digital Darwinism. The future has two possibilities however. We can automate and scale the standards and capabilities for CX as we’ve come to define and shape them over the decades. Or, we can use AI as a mechanism to deliver personalized, on-demand experiences that connected customers are learning to expect from their favorite digital-native apps and services. In this special session at PegaWorld 2019, I…
2020 Enterprise Technology Trends: Digital Transformation, AI, Cognitive Automation and Quantum Computing
Karen Roby is a veteran reporter for TechRepublic and ZDNet. Every so often, we get together to talk the latest tech trends and explore how organizations can successfully navigate their path forward. In our latest conversation, we talk about the state of digital transformation, quantum computing, customer experience, and enterprise innovation. Please watch the video here. Full article here. Analyst Brian Solis explains why he is also excited about quantum computing, cognitive automation, and robotic process automation. Karen Roby: You…
Google’s Meena Chatbot Could Humanize Conversational AI, But Are Enterprises Ready to Invest in More Intuitive Digital Customer Experiences
TechTarget’s Don Fluckinger is a friend and a highly regarded tech journalist. He recently rounded up dome of the industry’s leading CX and AI experts to explore Google Meena’s next-generation conversational AI. He always brings together a great group for a productive and thoughtful conversation! For context, chatbots today are largely used in rule-based engagements, sitting on top of structured data to perform a set of focused operations. They connect customers to common information or facilitate everyday transactions. In the more effective…
TechTarget Asks Brian Solis About Google’s Meena AI Chatbot and Its Role in CX Innovation
TechTarget’s Don Fluckinger rounded up industry experts to explore Google Meena’s next-generation conversational AI. He always brings together a great group for a productive and thoughtful conversation. Leading digital analyst Brian Solis believes that Meena represents a potentially significant leap forward in conversational AI. Today, chatbots are largely used in rule-based engagements, sitting on top of structured data to perform a set of limited operations. They connect customers to common information or facilitate everyday transactions. In the more effective cases, AI is…
