MSDW Podcast: Solving for AI success, with Andrew Welch

Microsoft MVP Andrew Welch is the founder of the AI-focused consultancy Cloud Lighthouse, where the team works with organizations beginning or evolving their AI strategies. He joins us to discuss some of the ways organizations are evaluating their tech investments today and the challenges they face in terms of strategy, technology, and change management.

Andrew shares examples and anecdotes from his team's work. He points to ways in which different kinds of companies are building on past progress or fixing bad habits to prepare for success with AI-driven solutions.

We also discuss the challenge of measuring outcomes of AI investments today, Andrew's community efforts, the Center for Trustworthy AI, and their upcoming event in the spring.

Show Notes:

• 3:00 - Founding and growing Cloud Lighthouse
• 7:45 - Where client conversations start regarding AI investment
• 11:30 - What help organizations need today in building and executing a strategy for deploying AI-based tools
• 17:00 - How to understand and prevent AI failures
• 22:45 - The relationship between AI for personal productivity and for the enterprise
• 26:30 - What constitutes a customer win in this world?
• 30:30 - About the Center for Trustworthy AI

Links:

• Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdwelch
• Center for Trustworthy AI https://www.centerfortrustworthyai.com/
• Brasov Forum: https://www.brasovforum.com/
• Cloud Lighthouse https://cloudlight.house/about