Succeeding in the Era of Generative AI

19 September 2023

September 19, 2023
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Succeeding in the Era of Generative AI

As with every previous AI era, the benefits promised to the enterprise from the application of generative AI will likely be lower than those that will be achieved. To succeed, enterprises must avoid the pitfalls of the previous AI eras. Over my 40-year career in enterprise AI, I understood the […]

17 August 2023

August 17, 2023
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How Ford and Rival OEMs Are Pursuing Recurring Revenue from Customer Services

Automakers want to capture a larger percentage of their customers’ lifetime value than they do today. As newcomer automakers, led by Tesla, are already demonstrating, to achieve this goal incumbents will need to offer services that the customer finds relevant. On Monday, Ford announced the creation of the Integrated Services […]

15 August 2023

August 15, 2023
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Generative AI Investment Theses

During the last six months, we spent time with our firm’s corporate partners to assess whether the enterprise is ready for generative AI and updated our investment theses accordingly. Our work convinced us that Large Language Models (LLMs)/Foundation Models and applications that incorporate them will open the door to the […]

01 June 2023

June 1, 2023
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Ford CMD: The Right Goals Are Set; But Can The Company Execute?

AI, Big Data

Last week I attended Ford’s Capital Markets Day. Ford held the CMD to report on the progress of its three divisions and the goals they will be measured against. This piece focuses on the goals relating to software development and customer experience and their impact on the recurring monetization of […]

08 March 2023

March 8, 2023
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Generative AI in New Mobility

AI, Big Data

In the previous post, I discussed AI’s role in new mobility. I identified the three roles AI can play as an enabler, a differentiator, or a monetizer. The recent explosion of interest in generative AI begs the question: could generative AI contribute to new mobility and if so, in which […]

19 January 2023

January 19, 2023
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Big Data and AI In New Mobility

AI, Big Data

AI is viewed by many exclusively as a prediction technology. The availability of large, diverse, and information-rich data sets combined with the power of neural networks has been responsible for achieving incredible results even in complex, multi-faceted situations. Every aspect of new mobility has benefited from AI’s prediction power. The […]