Using traditional methods + GenAI to create the right outcomes #genai #machinelearning

Behshad Behzadi is the CTO and Chief AI Officer at Sportradar

On this episode of CRAFTED., we explore ways sports and technology are intersecting in novel, weird, and amazing ways. Sportradar creates immersive experiences and data products for sports fans, players, leagues, and bettors.

Behshad joined after 17 years at Google where he co-founded Google Assistant, Google Lens, and more. He's been building with AI and voice for way longer than most and has lots of practical advice on how to get the most out of AI.

Takeaways from this episode:
AI enables incredibly precise levels of personalization — and that’s coming to a sports experience near you
“GenAI is like a hammer…” but don’t use it like one. Traditional coding is often more effective, and you may want a mix of GenAI and old school code for different parts of the same problem
You don’t always need the latest greatest GenAI models – save costs by using smaller models when you can
To build moats, look to your data and customer relationships; less so to your GenAI models
When adopting GenAI, corporations need good governance and oversight
Google Assistant, which Behshad helped launch, promised too many things in its earliest versions, leading to user confusion
Ignore the competition and focus on user needs (not easy when there is a race to dominate a market, as there was with the rise of Siri, Google Assistant, and Alexa)
Behshad says the “ultimate assistant” is coming within the next 20 years
Behshad says AI will help cure many diseases in the next 20 years

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CRAFTED. is sponsored by Docker and produced by Modern Product Minds.

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Where to find Behshad Behzadi:
X: @Sportradar

Where to find the host, Dan Blumberg:
X: @dblums (needs to be linked)

Where to find Docker:
X: @docker
Instagram: @dockerinc

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#crafted #genai #machinelearning