Going back into the Captive Conversations archive, this bonus clip features Steven Rolfe.Steven and Adam discuss the difference between genuine technology capability and a fashionable label. Products may claim to be powered by AI or blockchain while relying on simpler tools behind the scenes.The conversation also covers practical use cases, including an HR knowledge bot, computer vision for sto...
Speaker 1 discusses the potential growth of blockchain technology and the challenges of creating a hybrid database. They also mention a chatbot and coding project that Speaker 1 is building for their business. Speaker 1 suggests that people should look into the blockchain technology and consider the use of chatbots and coding projects. They also mention a report about a restaurant where plates are added to walls and tables.
Adam Forman: I think that people are quite... I know I am. I I I get quite concerned, not concerned, but but I may I make it make myself get concerned around providence and food and and other products as well. And I think that the blockchain will help us with that. I think we can get this data onto the blockchain.
Adam Forman: It's it's immutable, and we can, you know, bit for people who are really concerned about, you know, trace ability and, I think the blockchain probably a growth area for the sector, but probably a little way away yet. Yeah. Definitely. Yeah. Definite some areas.
Adam Forman: But talk me about...
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: Sorry. He he he was saying to me that, I said to him. I've seen people putting on the websites that powered by a blocked technology, and he said to me... It's Snake oil. It's complete snake oil.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: It's just a freaking database. If you see a company that says based on block tainted technology. It's just a freaking database sitting in the background, and they're just using the name. He goes there are very few companies that are really working on blockchain. There are some proper companies working out there.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: He said to me it's snake oil. Don't don't listen to them, ignore them. So it's it's very interesting like the Ai train.
Adam Forman: You could attack an Sql database and change your data. You can't do it that in the blockchain.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: No. You're right. Okay. You I may have put in Sql. He may...
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: I don't know what he said. But it's interesting that people using it. You dropped the Ai name you know, powered by Ai, but realistically, it's a bit of machine learning that's just, you know, or it's a bit of, you know, smart analytics. Yep. Realistically.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: Mh So I think, a a learning curve for people who are listening. Is if something says powered by Ai really look into it because it might not necessarily be that hybrid. So, if was just Check, then, you know, it's all good.
Adam Forman: Yeah. So I I've yet to see it's a real, yeah, It's a real hardcore, you know, day to day use cases for for Ai. Be I'm I'm sure there's lots out there. I'm sure there's lots of big, know, tier one companies, you know, using Ai to mine data and ask questions around the data.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: So I did an interview with, Amir from Chocolate mate. Which I'm posting soon, and he's building stuff for them. And what he's done with a bit of chat Gb in a bit of coding is he went to one of the departments. So like, one of the main challenges, what's taking so long what can I do to help? Because William Collins is now working for the business.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: So that he he was doing the It side. So he's still there doing that site now, and he's just built really cool little chatbot that the staff can reference the whole Hr manual. I mean, Hr manual for that business it's huge. Mh. And that you get...
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: I've... That they said to him, I've just fed out there's so many people asking these all these questions. So he built a little bit. Obviously, it uses Chat use chat, but uses their Api. Yep.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: So model. It gets burnt. So there's no data stored. And he said if they of it. Because staff ask question in...
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: Like, within seconds, it comes. But he obviously trains it. Yep. But it's amazing. And then, obviously, one more that you should look up, as well as we mentioned it with Jonah from blend is peck, and they're doing some really cool, computer vision with stock control.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: So you basically use Whatsapp. You go to your stock control that's coming in, you take a video. And it break down from there? What's in that panel of stuff. Wow, Go into kitchen.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: You do go your fridge just take a video. So... I mean, there's some really clever stuff coming. And that's the first iteration of, like a stock control platform. Yeah.
Adam Forman: Yeah.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: If you can save time. It's like same ridiculous. Right? You start in the beginning. It saved it saved on staff.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: Is even costing. There's more stuff I think coming computer vision, I think is definitely something that's coming, but interesting They
Adam Forman: smart kitchens.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: Yeah. Oh, yeah. I mean, Well, I mean, America, I've seen some hilarious ones like burger makers coffee makers, like, this coffee thing going round making a coffee. I, I just... Yeah.
Adam Forman: Well it's for a robots so we keep seeing the exhibition that is.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: I keep standing front of them stay. I want... I one to hit me. I'm like, I'm just you know... I when to be fair, I was in Thailand, Christmas and what do my kids call them.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: It's like, like, I think they called them Mc. It it's Bert. Whatever his name was, or doris Doris. They give it name cleaner going around.
Adam Forman: Oh, cleaner.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: Yeah. And was just to be floors.
Adam Forman: I seem to deliver uber service. That's quite a good idea.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: I I think what do you you you mean the auto on a spot.
Adam Forman: Yeah. Robots.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: Yeah. I just... I think someone I think the... I think the regulatory this shows are really funny. Mh.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: I think if you're... If you if you add it into your venue as like a fun example. But have shown some interesting report
Adam Forman: but I don't think they're gonna get around a big fun gimmicky issue.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: No. I just I just don't... It needs to be an actual
Adam Forman: per you served by a bella bottle whatever it's called.
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: No. But you know what I think there's a place Dubai where the plates come down from the ceiling. Kinda... And it comes on a rail and just tables. You mean, that...
Bonus Clip: Most AI Powered Tech Is Not Really AI | Steven Rolfe: That's different. That's next level. That's taking you sushi travel. Yeah. To the next level.
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