Join us for Millions, the podcast series where we talk to tech leaders about how their companies are tapping into the power of AI, and how it’s moving the world forward.
Episode 12
Join us for Millions Moments, highlighting the most insightful and memorable moments from Millions season one.
In our final Millions Moments episode of season one, we are revisiting our chat with Mikiko Bazeley.
This episode covers the journey of Machine Learning from 2013, breaking down the three main stages of the Machine Learning process and the pros and cons of being in the Renaissance period of ML projects and products.
To hear more, check out the full episode titled “Featureform: to move the world forward, we need to keep our minds open-source.”
Episode 11
Join us for Millions Moments, highlighting the most insightful and memorable moments from Millions season one.
This episode covers the importance of fairness in an online marketplace, how machine learning can connect the right professionals with the right customers more efficiently, and how AI language models can even write your job listing for you.
To hear more, check out the full episode “Airtasker: the to-do list has only just begun.”
Episode 10
Join us for Millions Moments, highlighting the most insightful and memorable moments from Millions season one.
This episode covers how modern medical tools are creating modern doctors, how AI can help calculate risks during surgery, and why we need to start evaluating the proficiency of AI medical tools in the same way we might judge the skills of our own GP.
To hear more, check out the full episode titled “harrison.ai: Using AI to tackle one of humanity’s biggest challenges.”
Episode 9
Join us for Millions Moments, highlighting the most insightful and memorable moments from Millions season one.
This episode features our conversation with Jed explaining the concept of ‘everyday AI’, how Dataiku is democratising data through AI, and his vision for the future where data is utilisted as a powerful tool to address pressing social issues. Another inspiring and thought-provoking episode that we can’t wait for you to hear.
To hear more, listen to the full episode “Dataiku: democratising data through the power of AI.”
Episode 8
Join us for Millions Moments, highlighting the most insightful and memorable moments from Millions season one.
Join us this week as we delve back into our insightful discussion with Kendra Vant where we re-explore themes such as the transformative power of AI for small businesses, the impact of cultural context on language models, and the concept of ‘fairness’ in AI.
Check out the episode “Xero: AI meets small business” to catch the full conversation with Kendra and Mark.
Episode 7
Join us for Millions Moments, highlighting the most insightful and memorable moments from Millions season one.
In this short and sharp episode, Bhautik uncovers Canva’s cutting-edge AI innovations, explores AI’s far-reaching impact on society and the ethical considerations that come with it, and reminds us of the importance of preserving our unique human critical thinking abilities.
To hear more from Mark and Bhautik, check out the full episode “Canva: the creative mind behind AI integration.”
Episode 6
Head of MLOps at Featureform, Mikiko Bazeley, on how MLOps combined with an open source approach has a real potential to advance the field in useful, interesting ways.
In the season one finale of Millions, host Mark Pesce is joined by a fascinating guest, Mikiko Bazeley. Together, they explore the world of virtual feature stores and the benefits of open source. Mikiko takes us on a journey through the development of the category, while drawing parallels with the evolution of MLOps. Don’t miss this informative conclusion to an incredible season of Millions.
Episode 5
CTO at Airtasker, Doug Rathbone, on bringing machine learning and AI to a home grown Aussie brand that’s helped over two million users across the world.
Join host Mark Pesce in an insightful conversation with Doug Rathbone, the Chief Technology Officer of Airtasker, as they delve into the innovative use of AI and ML to power connections in the gig economy between taskers and customers. Tune in to discover how Airtasker prioritises trust, creates delightful experiences, and fosters fairness in the dynamic world of local service transactions.
Episode 4
Our very own Director of Clinical AI, Jarrel Seah, on how AI is transforming healthcare for the better.
Join us as we explore the fascinating intersection of cutting-edge technology and medicine with Jarrel Seah, radiologist and Director of Clinical AI at Harrison. In a captivating conversation hosted by Mark Pesce, Jarrel sheds light on the remarkable advancements of AI in healthcare, its global implications, and its ability to address the capacity constraints of our healthcare systems. Get ready for an eye-opening discussion that explores the transformative potential of AI in revolutionising the way we approach healthcare on a global scale.
Episode 3
VP of Platform Strategy at Dataiku, Jed Dougherty, discusses how the leading ‘everyday AI’ platform is democratising data through AI, and its implications for global business.
This week host Mark Pesce is joined by Jed Dougherty, VP Platform Strategy at Dataiku, a platform for ‘everyday AI’. In a fascinating wide-ranging conversation, he also talks about the evolution of machine learning, the commoditisation of data science, and explores a world where data is utilised as a powerful tool to address pressing social issues. It’s another inspiring and thought-provoking episode of Millions.
Episode 2
Kendra Vant, the Executive General Manager of Data at Xero, discusses how the company works to give small businesses around the globe super powers with AI.
In this episode, our host Mark Pesce sits down with Kendra to discuss how AI is a game-changer for the business landscape, and how Xero is working towards an exciting future with AI integration baked into its core. The conversation expands further to cover a range of important topics, including but not limited to the future direction of generative AI, the influence of cultural context on language models, and the concept of ‘fairness’ in AI.
Episode 1
Principal Research & Development Engineer at Canva, Bhautik Joshi, talks about the exciting developments of AI generation and how to combat its weaknesses.
Join our host and renowned futurist, inventor, author, educator, and broadcaster, Mark Pesce, as he delves into the captivating world of AI with Bhautik Joshi, Principal Research & Development Engineer at Canva.
In this episode Bhautik talks about how AI tools are being used to drive Canva’s mission to democratise design, but he also goes way broader – onto how technology can revolutionise work, society and our personal lives. But he’s no blind cheerleader…he’s deeply interested in and cognisant of the ethical conundrums we’re facing as we move forwards. It’s a conversation that’s equal parts mind-blowing, inspiring and sobering.
Episode 2
AI and machine learning are already reshaping the way we live and work. How can leaders use it ethically? At a time where healthcare workers are stretched to near breaking point, what role does AI have in augmenting natural skills and capabilities.
harrison.ai co-founder & Chief Business Development Officer Dimitry Tran joins Lamont Tang from AGSM @ UNSW Business School to discuss how we’re using AI to benefit clinicians and patients alike.
Episode 128
In this episode Peter Huynh, Chief Strategy Officer at harrison.ai & a former VC investor, shares his personal journey as a Vietnamese immigrant in Australia, including the challenges his family faced upon arrival in the late 1970s.
He discusses his reflections on learning English through TV shows and his experiences with mindfulness coaching. The episode also delves into his career highlights, including working with early versions of Spotify and Facebook and seeding the Australian startup ecosystem in 2011. Discover why he transitioned from VC to a startup executive role at harrison.ai and his learnings from working at the intersection of healthcare and AI.
Episode 273
The co-founder of harrison.ai and its joint ventures, Annalise.ai & Franklin.ai, is at the forefront of the Medtech industry. He’s creating AI-powered technology to help solve global healthcare resource shortages.
The potential impact of this machine-learning software world-wide is awe-inspiring. But where does the ethics fit into all this? Hear what Aengus has to say about the scientific research backing up his groundbreaking tech and the stringent ethical requirements & standards that govern the work they do. Privacy protection of the patients is also a huge consideration when using their data to help create the products – Aengus runs through the sophisticated steps they take to ensure data protection is front of mind and top priority.
Episode 16
In this episode of the Talking Business podcast, Aengus sat down with host Leon Gettler to talk about more than just business. The conversation covers all things AI and healthcare, as well as harrison.ai’s unique business model and how we’re using it to help an increasing number of clinicians more accurately and efficiently diagnose their patients.
One of Aengus’ mottos is to do simple things brilliantly. It’s something that’s been formative in the creation and development of harrison.ai. This is discussed in the podcast as well as his upbringing in Vietnam, his Australian schooling and career ambitions which later became a reality. Aengus talks about the significance of Artificial Intelligence and its ability to revolutionise the healthcare industry by helping to tackle the major inequality and capacity issues that exist within the system. He credits the rapid growth of harrison.ai to the expansion of the team and the launch of new ventures within the business, that are providing more clinicians with the tools they need to do their best work.
Episode 6
Our very own Dr. Aengus Tran sat down with Mason Yates from Wild Hearts to discuss starting a business with purpose and harrison.ai’s mission to help solve the issue of health capacity and health inequality around the world.
In this episode, Aengus talks about his experience immigrating from Vietnam to Australia and his father’s influence on his passion for computer science. The conversation also covers his first ever start-up, which was born from the inner workings of his university dorm room and inspired by his love of being around people and collaborating with others.
In fact, collaboration and partnering with leading healthcare companies is credited by Aengus as one of the key reasons behind harrison.ai’s rapid growth. That combined with the talented humans who make up the now 250-person strong company and the culture of determination which drives them to do meaningful work day in, day out.
Aengus talks about the power of teamwork as well as the power of keeping an open mind, particularly when it comes to the field of medicine. He cites the 20th century as being a period of zooming in and looking at the finer details, whereas he sees the 21st century as a time to zoom out and look at the healthcare system as a whole. He goes on to chat with Mason about the progress we’ve already made with our chest X-ray technology, which is currently being used by one in four clinicians in Australia. Aengus points out that a clear business mission reminds him and his brother Dimitry, and the broader harrison.ai team, why they do what they do – to benefit millions of lives each day.