What AI Is, and What it Is Not with Willie Hicks

AI capabilities range from providing on-the-ground safety for US soldiers, to removing the time delay of the Mars drone. But what misconceptions are there about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning? Join as Carolyn and Mark welcome Willie Hicks of Dynatrace Federal on to debunk myths and confirm beliefs about the power of AI. For more resources and links mentioned in today's episode, please visit https://tech-transforms.captivate.fm/episode/what-ai-is (https://tech-transforms.captivate.fm/episode/what-ai-is) Episode Table of Contents[00:41] Willie Unpacks What AI Is [09:22] What AI Is in the Medical Field [16:44] When AI Starts to Become Practical [23:38] Staying in the Vein of What AI Is Episode Links and Resources Willie Unpacks What AI IsCarolyn: Today, we get to talk to https://www.linkedin.com/in/williehicksee/ (Willie Hicks), CTO of Dynatrace public sector, on the very hot topic of artificial intelligence. Willie is going to unpack what AI really is and isn't. Apparently, I will not be having an in home version of Star Trek's Data to do light chores anytime soon, spoiler alert. But we also get into the nuances of AI versus ML, how the government is developing and using AI. Willie is going to tackle the recent National Security Commission on artificial intelligence final reports. He's going to share his biggest takeaways from the 800-page report. That's going to save us from actually having to read anything. Finally, we're going to discuss how he has seen the industry and the government partner in AI, the wins, the losses, and how we can do better. I want to go straight to our topic of the day and just have you level set us on AI. Define what we're talking about here. Willie: When I think about and talk to people about AI, often I get the question, "What is AI?" We can talk about it from the strict definition of AI, if you wanted me to rattle off the Oxford English dictionary version of it. It is a theory in the development of computer systems that can perform tasks. These are normal ta