Having the right data foundation is a fundamental building block for helping your organization get the most out of AI. What does that entail? We define it as identifying, prioritizing, and organizing the proprietary datasets that hold the most promise to drive value for your customers and efficiency for your business.
Looking at your company’s data foundation through that lens, do you have the right data foundation in place today? Is your data accurate, accessible, and secure? And what other questions should executives be asking of your technology leaders to ensure you have the right data foundation in place for this transformational moment?
Episode 7 of AI Knowhow centers around the importance of setting a solid data foundation from which to build your AI efforts.
Mitesh Mangaonkar, a Tech Lead in Software Engineering at Airbnb, joins us to share some of his insights into the role data governance plays in establishing the right data foundation for AI initiatives. Mitesh’s key elements for the right data foundation for AI include data quality, a data governance framework, data accessibility, and a scalable data infrastructure.
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Episode Highlights
- Courtney and Pete cover 2 eye-opening AI headlines from this week and how executives should think about the key takeaways for their companies: AI bots are helping dispatchers with their workload (Technically) and AI can detect diabetes – just by listening to you talk for 10 seconds (NY Post)
- David, Mohan, and Courtney dive into what it means to have the right data foundation in place, both conceptually and practically
- Pete Buer talks with Mitesh Mangaonkar of Airbnb about his work on the trust and safety team at Airbnb and how they use the vast array of data at their disposal to ensure hosts and travelers alike enjoy an experience that’s based on trust
Resources
- Connect with Mitesh Mangaonkar on LinkedIn
- Connect with David DeWolf on LinkedIn
- Connect with Courtney Baker on LinkedIn
- Connect with Mohan Rao on LinkedIn
- Connect with Pete Buer on LinkedIn
- Follow Knownwell on LinkedIn