We will delve into the emerging laws regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI), including the proposed EU AI Act and the Biden Administration's recent AI executive order. We'll explore the challenges and ethical considerations surrounding the rapid advancement of AI technologies and how policymakers, regulators and legislators are approaching this challenge. Join us at Lab651 and our sponsor, Recursive Awesome for engaging discussion! Our speaker this month is Tom Corbett. Tom is a long-time tech attorney. He focuses his practice and consulting on working with companies that are building or buying AI (incl. generative AI products). Tom is Head of Product and Privacy Counsel at Eightfold AI (CA-based unicorn startup using AI to assess job candidates in hiring and employment). Prior to this, from 2020 - 2022, Tom was Director, Product Counsel at GitHub, and was the lead, day-to-day attorney who supported GitHub Copilot from ideation to launch.

The conversation this week is with Jim Wilt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimwilt/) . Jim is a technology executive focused on innovations in aerospace, manufacturing, health, fintech, and retail, just to name a few. Today he focuses, though, on generative AI, augmented software, and platform modernization through engineering empowerment on cloud-native platforms leveraging automated code generation. If you are interested in learning about how AI is being applied across multiple industries, be sure to join us at a future AppliedAI Monthly meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) and help support us so we can make future Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) non-profit events! • Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) • AppliedAI Meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) Resources and Topics Mentioned in this Episode • Remote Desktop Protocol (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Desktop_Protocol) • Quantum computing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing) • International Council on Systems Engineering (https://www.incose.org/) • Microsoft Copilot (https://copilot.microsoft.com/) • Bayesian search theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_search_theory) • Harnessing Generative AI in Enterprises: The Dual Power of Knowledge and Prompt Engineering (https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/uncategorized/harnessing-generative-ai-in-enterprises-the-dual-power-of-knowledge-and-prompt-engineering/) • Knowledge engineering (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_engineering) • Codefreeze (https://codefreeze.fi/) • Soulful: You in the Future of Artificial Intelligence by David Espindola (https://davidespindola.com/soulful/) • Architecture & Governance Magazine (https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/) Articles & Books • Architecture & Governance Magazine (https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/?s=James+Wilt) • Tractor, Farmer, and Generative AI (https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/applications-technology/the-tractor-farmer-and-generative-ai/) • Fragile Systems (https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/applications-technology/what-to-do-about-fragile-systems-part-1/) • Innovator's Dilemma (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2615.The_Innovator_s_Dilemma) • Blue Ocean Strategy (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4898.Blue_Ocean_Strategy) • Our Iceberg is Melting (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/419461.Our_Iceberg_Is_Melting) • Switch: How To Change When Change Is Hard (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6570502-switch) • The Platinum Rule (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/121911.The_Platinum_Rule) Enjoy! Your host, Justin Grammens (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingrammens/)

If you haven't heard, LangChain is taking the world of Large Language Models by storm. In this follow-up session, hosted by Justin Grammens we will continue the overview of the LangChain ecosystem with examples using various components and features. In future sessions we'll go deeper into the power and flexibility of LangChain and why as a technical leader you'll understand the value of bringing it into your organization. Here's the source code that we'll be covering https://github.com/justingrammens/LetsLearnLangChain Background: LangChain can be used to build a wide variety of AI applications, including chatbots, personal assistants, creative content generators, data analysis tools, and task automation tools. If you haven't used it before, get ready to revolutionize your AI toolbox! In this first of a series I plan to offer, we'll dive into the magic of creating sophisticated conversational agents by exploring the main components of LangChain: Functions, Expressions Language, Tagging, Extraction, and Routing. Using these components the output of this talk will culminate in not only the creation of a conversational agent but an agent in which you will fully understand the interworkings and come away with the knowledge of how LangChain works and why it should be a critical piece of your future AI projects.

The conversation this week is with Andy Carroll (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andycarrollmba/) . Andy is not your typical chief commercial officer. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt and is just as comfortable getting into the weeds for process improvement as he is using systems thinking to develop go-to-market strategies. As a President's Club and Innovation Award winner, he leads high-performing teams to enjoy exponential revenue growth and spark innovation. He offers his expertise through consulting services to healthcare organizations and adds to those skills through graduate studies in artificial intelligence. He currently is a chapter advisor for AI 2030 and its mission, utilizing AI's transformative power for global good while mitigating its risk as well as fostering community engagement and development. If you are interested in learning about how AI is being applied across multiple industries, be sure to join us at a future AppliedAI Monthly meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) and help support us so we can make future Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) non-profit events! • Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) • AppliedAI Meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) Resources and Topics Mentioned in this Episode • Slainte (https://slainteai.com/) • AI 2030 (https://www.ai2030.org/) • Regression analysis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regression_analysis) • Predictive analytics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictive_analytics) Enjoy! Your host, Justin Grammens (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingrammens/)

AI is becoming more central to all product managers both in differentiating their product, accelerating their product development process, and making them more efficient. Dive into the future of product management with Applied AI for Product Management meetup. Learn from Dave Mathias, who has spent 15+ years bridging the gap between product and analytics. Currently, he is in product at Shipwell, a VC-backed logistics software startup. Dave is going to share his experience and perspective in leveraging AI to be more efficient at product management work, but also in leveraging Generative AI to bring new products to market in a faster way than previously able to do Hear from Nam Le, who is a recent graduate with professional experience in neuroscience research learning about neural networks, image recognition, and large language models. Nam will be demoing a hotel receptionist chatbot powered by OpenAI's GPT3.5 that is currently capable of referencing and making changes to an external data table containing reservation information via OpenAI’s integrated function calling tool. It can receive an audio input and give an audio response through a text to speech service. Be a part of shaping the future, today. Let's revolutionize product management together! This event is sponsored by Recursive Awesome (AI Strategy) & Lab651 (Custom Software Development)

This is the second in the series of presentations on the intersection between Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy with a focus on helping business leaders better navigate this new space, realize business value faster, mitigate risks, and get to market effectively leveraging AI. The discussion will be led by Mike Arulfo, Principal Enterprise Architect, Gen AI & AI Strategy, Boston Scientific. Dan McCreary, Senior Distinguished Engineer and noted authority in GenAI. Matthew Versaggi, Sr. Leader in the AI & Healthcare / Quantum Computing Space. Colleagues at Optum, they are now leading various AI initiatives within our tech communities as well as within their businesses and consulting practices.

In this session, we'll discuss how AI can help project managers use resources like predictive analytics, automation tools, and intelligent monitoring, to optimize project resources, make better decisions, and improve project outcomes. Some learning objectives include: Automation of administrative tasks Better planning, execution, and tracking of tasks Optimizing outcomes Our speaker this month is Manish Kalra (https://www.linkedin.com/in/manishkalra79/). Manish is a Performance-oriented technology leader with exceptional skills in formulating IT and process initiatives, leading all aspects of project implementation to deliver the best outcomes. He has a solid track record of delivering service, exceeding business, and quality expectations, and leading the teams by using accountability, self-motivation, and customer experience as guiding principles. Manish also serves on several non-profit boards in twin cities where he works as a fierce diversity advocate. In 2017, Manish was awarded the prestigious Ana Alvarez-Holmberg Scholarship due to his excellence in the field of project management. Manish is currently the Past President at PMI-MN. Due to Manish’s advocacy in DEI and community service, he was awarded by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as "Business of Pride" 2019 honoree and "Inclusive Leader of the Year" Award by Quorum in 2022. Manish was also awarded the "United States President Volunteer Achievement Gold Medal" in 2022.

The conversation this week is with Jody Carey (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodycarey/) . Jody says in her LinkedIn profile: “You can call me a copywriter or content writer or the person you need when you need words. Words that help you educate your audience, sell your product or service and share your expertise.” Jody is based in Minneapolis and Sydney, Australia. She helps clients on both sides of the globe. She's been a contributing writer, staff writer and senior content writer. at many organizations such as Schneider Electric and Engage. Finally, she's a guest speaker at Eden Prairie Public Schools, where she speaks with students in entrepreneurship and writing classes about marketing and copywriting. If you are interested in learning about how AI is being applied across multiple industries, be sure to join us at a future AppliedAI Monthly meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) and help support us so we can make future Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) non-profit events! • Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) • AppliedAI Meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) Resources and Topics Mentioned in this Episode • JodyCarey.com (https://www.jodycarey.com/) • Grammarly (https://www.grammarly.com/) • Loom (https://www.loom.com/) • Descript (https://www.descript.com/) • Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/) • Khanmigo (https://khanmigo.ai/) • The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang (https://www.amazon.com/War-Normal-People-Disappearing-Universal/dp/0316414247) • Canva (https://www.canva.com/) Enjoy! Your host, Justin Grammens (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingrammens/)