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This episode was recorded in October of 2020. In very general terms Intelligent Automation is the application of AI to business process automation. We discuss Intelligent Automation from a global perspective with Colin Priest, VP of AI Strategy for leading machine learning platform, DataRobot. The holistic conversation explores the definition of IA, global adoption trends, ethics in AI and the use of data.

In this episode from August 2021 Professor James Maclaurin of The University of Otago shares his views on the New Zealand AI landscape based on the findings of two reports in which he was a principal investigator: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Jobs and Work in New Zealand and Government Use of Artificial Intelligence in New Zealand.

James is a co-director of the University’s Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Public Policy (Otago.ac.nz/CAIPP) and co-signatory to the University of Otago’s memorandum of understanding on research into the social, ethical and legal effects of artificial intelligence with the New Zealand government Department of Internal Affairs. He is a principal investigator on the Artificial Intelligence and Law in New Zealand Project, which is funded under the New Zealand Law Foundation’s Internet Law and Policy Project. Direct details for Professor James Maclaurin. Download Report: Government Use of Artificial Intelligence in New Zealand Download Report: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Jobs and Work in New Zealand DX Seminar: The New Zealand AI Landscape - Virtual Event Details and Registration Watch the talk on Youtube (Same conversation as podcast) Summary article of conversation - contains references from the two reports.

TFTC Pattern Trader was delivered live to the market as a minimum viable product in 12-months and now has over 200 users globally.   While this conversation is the story of creating a SaaS platform, the lessons, philosophies and approaches are directly transferable to innovators who want to transform existing business models.    References discussed on the show   Andrew Mitchem on LinkedIn Full conversation (15-minutes extra content) on YouTube OpenExo - Exponential growth framework Gartner 2021 Top Strategic Technology Trends TFTC Pattern Trader The Forex Trading Coach - FOREX Trading coaching

Summary article on quanton.co.nz Full video recording of podcast conversation Russell Berg on LinkedIn Liam Delap on LinkedIn and Twitter. Visit PypeStream

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1. Full conversation video recording with Colin Priest. 2. Related guide from Quanton - 2020 Guide to Intelligent Automation 3. Summary article published to blog site. 4. Russell on LinkedIn

Gartner claimed Hyper Automation was the number one strategic technology trend that would affect businesses in 2020 and after visiting the USA 12-months ago we believe New Zealand is lagging behind in the adoption and application of Intelligent Automation. We set out to change that with three simple goals: Define what Intelligent Automation is, describe how Intelligent Automation works and demonstrate what is practically possible now. Video Edition of Podcast Watch this podcast as a video Download the 2020 Intelligent Automation White Paper We share our complete thinking on Intelligent Automation to help the innovators drive change for their businesses. Read the article A summary article for this podcast is published to our blog site with graphics. Article: 2020 Process Automation Trends. We mentioned this article during the podcast.

Article by Adam Taylor - Automation as a Strategic Lever Part One: Robotic Process Automation Market Growth and Adoption Part Two: Can Automation be a Saviour for NZ's Economy Post-Covid? Toyota Finance New Zealand Case Study Adam Taylor LinkedIn

Part one: Robotic Process Automation Market Growth and Adoption Trends http://content.quanton.co.nz/blog/robotic-process-automation-market-growth-and-adoption New Zealand Productivity Commission. Productivity by the numbers: 2019 https://www.productivity.govt.nz/assets/Documents/productivity-by-the-numbers-2019/42ead8d24d/Productivity-by-the-Numbers-2019.pdf Garry Green LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/garry-green-373a3a3/ Video recording of podcast https://youtu.be/-xDKavSCffE Summary Article by Garry Green http://content.quanton.co.nz/blog/impacts_of_automation_in_recession

A video is also available of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jRHNGFiXoY Summary article including updates which reflect the current impacts of Coronavirushttp://content.quanton.co.nz/blog/robotic-process-automation-market-growth-and-adoption

Full article Top 5 Business Process Automation Trends For NZ in 2020http://content.quanton.co.nz/blog/business_process_automation_trends_for_2020 CIO upfront: Tackling one of the biggest issues today - the ethics of AI https://www.cio.com/article/3491189/cio-upfront-tackling-one-of-the-biggest-issues-today-the-ethics-of-ai.html Quanton Blog Article: Steps to transform your business through automation - Starting small, looking big when it comes to automationhttp://content.quanton.co.nz/blog/5-steps-to-transform-businesses-through-automation Quanton Blog Article: When an automation programme fails, this is usually why....  http://content.quanton.co.nz/blog/when-an-automation-programme-fails-this-usually-why Government algorithm transparency and accountability https://data.govt.nz/use-data/analyse-data/government-algorithm-transparency-and-accountability Driving transparency, ethics and accountability in government use of algorithmshttps://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/driving-transparency-ethics-and-accountability-government-use-algorithms

Artificial Intelligence for Financial and Insurance Services in New Zealand (Full Report) https://aiforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AI-for-Financial-Insurance-Services.pdf AI Transforming the Enterprise - 8 Key AI adoption Trends (Full Report) https://advisory.kpmg.us/content/dam/advisory/en/pdfs/2019/8-ai-trends-transforming-the-enterprise.pdf Media Article, CIO New Zealand: Bridging the Talent Gap - it's not About a Skills Shortagehttps://www.cio.co.nz/article/665966/cio-upfront-bridging-talent-gap-it-about-skills-shortage/ Media Article, CIO New Zealand: The Ethics of AI https://www.cio.co.nz/article/667931/cio-upfront-tackling-one-biggest-issues-today-ethics-ai/ Garry Green (LinkedIn)https://www.linkedin.com/in/garry-green-373a3a3/ Russell Berg (LinkedIn)https://www.linkedin.com/in/rustybergler/

See the article relating to the podcast here. http://content.quanton.co.nz/blog/5-steps-to-transform-businesses-through-automation Access Adam's video presentation on how to approach the digital ecosystem and assess the skills and capability required, and download a copy of the slides.http://content.quanton.co.nz/intelligent_automation?hsCtaTracking=f094e61e-a204-4e75-9bff-a0ec08e0cd45%7Cb4da48c8-840f-4c14-b217-7df664126868 Previous article by Adam - Why automation programmes fail.http://content.quanton.co.nz/blog/when-an-automation-programme-fails-this-usually-why

Ai Summit official website: https://theaisummit.com/Ai Summit - Intro Video: https://youtu.be/65uSApSoSqo KPMG Report AI Transforming the enterprise - 8 Key AI adoption trends: http://content.quanton.co.nz/hubfs/Content%20Downloads/Non%20Gated%20Downloads/8-ai-trends-transforming-the-enterprise.pdfSteven Guggenheimer (Microsoft) presenting at AI Day 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxuBb85GpRQ&t=184sAnthony Scott, Chief Intelligent Automation Officer presenting on Robotic Process Automaton at a DX Talk in September 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1U72e21hoA&t=5sOxford Economics Report How Robots Change The World: http://content.quanton.co.nz/hubfs/Content%20Downloads/Non%20Gated%20Downloads/Report%20-%20How%20Robots%20Change%20the%20World.pdf