Can AI and automation be humanized? with Hessie Jones

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Gemma Milne talks with Hessie Jones, co-founder of MyData Canada, about how companies should assess the value and purpose of AI and automation initiatives. They also explore scenarios that give individuals more control over personal information while also making data more accessible and usable, and how businesses can determine the most effective places to use AI and automation.

About Hessie Jones:

Hessie is a Privacy Technologist, Venture Partner, Strategist, Tech Journalist and Author. She is currently a Venture Partner at MATR Ventures and COO, Beacon, a social enterprise start-up focusing on privacy solutions. She has 20 years in start-up tech: data targeting, profile and behavioural analytics, AI tech and more recently data privacy and security. Hessie advocates for AI readiness, education, ethical distribution of AI and the right to self-determination and control of personal information in this era of transformation. As a seasoned digital strategist, she spent the last 18 years on the web at Yahoo! Aegis Media, in various enterprise FIs and start-ups.

Hessie is also a contributor at Forbes and GritDaily, a Cofounding member of MyData Canada, Women in AI Ethics Collective member, Board member with Technology for Good Canada, a Cofounding Member of Education Reform Collective (to combat Anti-Black and Anti-Indigenous Racism in Canadian education) plus a technology mentor and start-up advisor.

Learn more:

https://matrventures.com

https://www.beacontrustnetwork.com

Topics of discussion

  • Defining automation (04:19)
  • Amid the excitement of AI and automation, what are the concerns? (09:22)
  • What it means for a company to be a leader in the area of data use, privacy, and related issues (18:06)
  • How established smaller businesses can move forward with data in a responsible, human-centered way (27:42)
  • The main thing businesses shouldn’t overlook when adopting AI and automation (33:54)
  • What the future looks like for AI and automation in the evolving context of data privacy (37:16)

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Can AI and automation be humanized? with Hessie Jones

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Gemma Milne talks with Hessie Jones, co-founder of MyData Canada, about how companies should assess the value and purpose of AI and automation initiatives. They also explore scenarios that give individuals more control over personal information while also making data more accessible and usable, and how businesses can determine the most effective places to use AI and automation.

About Hessie Jones:

Hessie is a Privacy Technologist, Venture Partner, Strategist, Tech Journalist and Author. She is currently a Venture Partner at MATR Ventures and COO, Beacon, a social enterprise start-up focusing on privacy solutions. She has 20 years in start-up tech: data targeting, profile and behavioural analytics, AI tech and more recently data privacy and security. Hessie advocates for AI readiness, education, ethical distribution of AI and the right to self-determination and control of personal information in this era of transformation. As a seasoned digital strategist, she spent the last 18 years on the web at Yahoo! Aegis Media, in various enterprise FIs and start-ups.

Hessie is also a contributor at Forbes and GritDaily, a Cofounding member of MyData Canada, Women in AI Ethics Collective member, Board member with Technology for Good Canada, a Cofounding Member of Education Reform Collective (to combat Anti-Black and Anti-Indigenous Racism in Canadian education) plus a technology mentor and start-up advisor.

Learn more:

https://matrventures.com

https://www.beacontrustnetwork.com

Topics of discussion

  • Defining automation (04:19)
  • Amid the excitement of AI and automation, what are the concerns? (09:22)
  • What it means for a company to be a leader in the area of data use, privacy, and related issues (18:06)
  • How established smaller businesses can move forward with data in a responsible, human-centered way (27:42)
  • The main thing businesses shouldn’t overlook when adopting AI and automation (33:54)
  • What the future looks like for AI and automation in the evolving context of data privacy (37:16)

Sponsor link

Learn how Microsoft Power Automate is helping organizations digitize paper processes and automate time-consuming, manual tasks – without writing a single line of code. Watch a demo today:

https://aka.ms/AA8l72o

Contact us

Email: connectedandready

Follow us on social media

Twitter: https://twitter.com/msftdynamics365

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJGCg4rB3QSs8y_1FquelBQ

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