#191 How Generative AI is Changing Business and Society with Bernard Marr, AI Advisor, Best-Selling Author, and Futurist
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Everyone has seen the reach and impact of generative AI, and with countless use-cases across a variety of fields, the question is often not "can we do things with AI?", but rather "what should we do with AI?". What are the key areas where generative AI has had a profound impact already? Which economies, industries, and businesses have taken full advantage of the abilities of GenAI already? It takes a lot of wisdom and experience within the data & AI space to distill high-level insights from such a rapidly changing world, but, luckily we have one of the best people in the world to quiz on the current landscape and future of AI. 

Bernard Marr is an internationally best-selling business author, keynote speaker and strategic advisor to companies and governments. He advises many of the world’s best-known organizations such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Toyota, and more.

LinkedIn has recently ranked Bernard as one of the top 5 business influencers in the world. He has authored 19 best-selling books, including his new book Generative AI in Practice: 100+ Amazing Ways Generative Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business and Society. Every day Bernard actively engages his over 4 million social media followers. He is one of the world’s most highly respected experts when it comes to future trends, strategy, business performance, digital transformation and the intelligent use of data and AI in business.

In the episode, Richie and Bernard explore how AI will impact society through the augmentation of jobs, the importance of developing skills that won’t be easily replaced by AI, how generative AI is revolutionizing creative fields already, how AI will impact education, AI’s role in coding and software development, use cases of generative AI in business, how personalization is set to improve through AI, concerns and ethical considerations surrounding AI, why we should be optimistic about the future of AI, and much more. 

Links Mentioned in the Show:

• Bernard’s book: Generative AI in Practice)
• Bernard’s Website), Twitter) and Linkedin)
• [Skill Track] AI Business Fundamentals)
• Related Episode: Adapting to the AI Era with Jason Feifer, Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine)

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