Ian Bird

Executive Partner at IBM - Talent & Transformation. passionate about skills, learning and talent development. Dad of 2, living in Warwickshire. Views are my own

[Michael Owen @themichaelowen]

Watch Spain at 1-0 last night. That’s courage. That’s bravery. And then watch England at 1-0. What’s the difference?
We are a better team than Argentina, I’ve no doubt in my mind. But we deserved to get beat in the end. In fact, it could have been 4-1.
Bringing on 3 defenders at 1-0 up. What message does that send? I wrote it in my Daily Mail column after the Mexico game. Until we understand that courage and bravery is controlling possession under pressure and not booting / heading it up the field 40 yards then this will always be the end result.

[Ian Bird @ibird001]

@AndrewBolis AI

[Ian Bird @ibird001]

@felixprehn 2026

[armand @armand_ruiz]

At IBM we created an AI Roadmap for the next few years. Folks... check what is coming:

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯: 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴.

In 2023, it will expand enterprise foundation model use cases beyond natural language processing (NLP). 100B+ parameter models will be operationalized for bespoke, targeted use cases, opening the door to broader enterprise adoption.

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰: 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗜

In 2024, we will integrate trust guardrails throughout the AI foundation models lifecycle and AI governance at the organizational level. Data representations will optimize across privacy, fairness, explainability, robustness, etc.

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗔𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁

In 2025, we will improve the energy and cost efficiency of foundation model training and inference by 5x and bring 200B+ parameter foundation models to enterprises. It’s all about making them more powerful, useful, and practical.

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳: 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲

By 2027, we will be routinely doubling the number of foundation model parameters in production for the same energy envelope every 18 months. Training and inference will be 4x more energy efficient vs. 2025.

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟵: 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻

2029 will be an inflection point. AI will support diverse forms of reasoning with explainability and trust. Energy efficiency will increase 4x more and scalable, operationalized AI models will be routine in enterprises.

Large-scale self-supervised neural networks, i.e., foundation models, multiply the productivity and the multi-modal capabilities of AI. More general forms of AI emerge to support reasoning and common-sense knowledge.

Get ready, we are just getting started!

[Alessandro Curioni @Ale_Curioni]

Yesterday at #IBM Quantum Summit we announced an updated quantum roadmap - one more time delivering on the expectations we committed few years ago: more qbits, more reliable qbits and faster qbits and with full scale modularity with the new quantum system two. And with several demonstrations that the eta of quantum utility is here. @IBMResearch @jaygambetta @dariogila @ArvindKrishna

[Daniel Newman @danielnewmanUV]

Congratulations to @IBM and @Meta in launching the "AI Alliance" this morning.

The development of a broad ecosystem of contributors and implementers of a technology as transformational as #AI requires collaboration and consideration that has to not only put commercial interests, but must also consider safety, society, security, privacy, geographic diversity and so much more.

Bringing together more than 50 leaders from national laboratories to top research institutions to large enterprises around the globe to build standards, encourage innovation, provide guardrails, and guidelines for implementation is critical to support a rapid onset of technologies with significant impact to our long-term society both economically and individually.

I hope to see more of this type of effort and to see continued investment from IBM, Meta and the rest of the participating companies.

It will also be good to see more companies participate in this alliance to drive its mission and enable AI to meet its positive potential for all of us.

$IBM $META #GenAI #OpenAI

Release in the comments

[David Green @david_green_uk]

How Job Training Must Change in the AI Age https://t.co/gcgZTNeX2G w/ @raffasadun

#FutureOfWork #Learning #HR #WorkforcePlanning

[Rob Thomas @robdthomas]

This is today’s IBM. https://t.co/ZbxdVdXNDs

[IBM News @IBMNews]

Focused on accelerating #genAI technology and research for the enterprise, IBM announced the launch of a $500M venture fund to invest in #AI companies. Learn more: https://t.co/RqXLLvfOq0

[ComputerWeekly @ComputerWeekly]

NASA works with IBM on foundational data model for Earth science https://t.co/LUxm0c20wt

[Daniel Newman @danielnewmanUV]

A remarkable turn around in 2022 for $IBM. Focus in the right areas and solid leadership from @ArvindKrishna and team has delivered a robust result in an awful overall year for tech. Congratulations @IBM. #Tech #Markets

https://t.co/VeUXkpTX4A

[Daniel Newman @danielnewmanUV]

IBM CEO says "Focus on skills, not degrees." In a pivot to expand the middle class and create more jobs in the USA and beyond. #Upskilling #FutureofWork #SixFiveSummit

[Ragıp Soylu @ragipsoylu]

Look at the size of anti-war protestors in St Petersburg, Russia. Wow

[Jonathan Adashek @jonathanadashek]

Today is a significant moment for IBM. I am thrilled, proud, and excited to unveil our new brand campaign. “Let’s Create” is a spectacular body of work and the result of tireless effort from so many across our marketing team as well as our agency partners.

[Ian Bird @ibird001]

Thanks #Edcrunch for the opportunity to present a keynote this morning on creating workforce agility with learning and intelligent reskilling! Great audience questions #IBMTalent

[Ian Bird @ibird001]

View my verified achievement from @IBM https://t.co/2V7xIfqUji

[Ian Bird @ibird001]

Four lessons learned from modernizing the employee experience at an oil and gas company https://t.co/PSHzOxUCU7 #IBMtalent #IBM

[Ian Bird @ibird001]

As an IBMer and someone who has seen the consequences of Alzheimer’s in my family, this is hugely exciting! #IBM

[IBM News @IBMNews]

IBM and Pfizer claim AI can predict Alzheimer’s onset with 71% accuracy https://t.co/ffbCMxz7jP via @Kyle_L_Wiggers @VentureBeat

[WPP @WPP]

This morning @IBM's @michelleapeluso and @readmark launched GROW - Women & Tech, a collaborative programme bringing together women from all levels of IBM and @WPP for industry and technology education https://t.co/8eckSW00Hj

[IBM News @IBMNews]

With the spread of COVID-19, organizations needed to pivot - and fast. To accelerate their digital transformation journeys, a growing number of organizations have turned to IBM Garage. Learn more: https://t.co/6AypZgmE9i