Neil Ward-Dutton

VP AI, Automation & Analytics @IDC Europe. RSA Fellow. #automation #ai #lowcode #agents

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

@asanwal Yes, UK

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

Speaking just as an outsider, I'm sure it's been said many times before, but at this point isn't Trump basically like a meme stock? The more outlandish or shocking his behaviour, the more appealing he is to a kind of "let's burn it all down to give the elite a good kicking" crowd

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

Jeepers

[Michael Nuñez @MichaelFNunez]

🚨 In just one afternoon, a data scientist built an open-source AI tool to rival Google’s NotebookLM! 🔥

Open NotebookLM turns PDFs into personalized podcasts using AI models like Llama 3.1 & MeloTTS — and it’s free!

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/7fMkbqNyqu

[Karl Flinders @Karlfl]

Horizon system still causing unexplained losses in over half of Post Office branches #PostOfficeScandal https://t.co/GrpQdpSlxS

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

@mosesjones 100%, this is what I’m working on a lot - showing where LLMs truly add value for enterprises and where proposed use cases are simply replicating what already exists (but not as well)

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

A really interesting unfolding conversation here at #DF24 re #Agents is about how they complement other automation technology approaches. As limitations are addressed, natural affinity with case management - which of course often sits in front office

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

@mosesjones Yes agree. Lots more work to be done for good / appropriate practices to evolve and be supported by tools

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

On way to #DF24 to soak up the #AI vibes. In past years I’d tweet my reactions to keynotes, etc etc. However tbh I’m not sure how much of my network would really take notice on here, these days?

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

JOY

[The Jazz Estate @thejazzestate]

Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens playing for her grandson.

[Toby Muresianu 🇺🇦 @tobyhardtospell]

Lol it really worked

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

@Noahpinion Not sure if this is engagement bait? Ah well…
The solution is never a magic pill. Part of a solution for some people, perhaps

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

@sarahookr Will there be any online resources available later? V interesting topics!

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

I heard Tony on @r4Today previewing this, and was *somewhat surprised* to hear the report estimated around 40% of DWP tasks could be automated with #AI. Said the report was done "in collaboration with a big tech vendor" IIRC, but details of that are not easy to come by...

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

There's an awful lot of good points on this piece on #GenAI market strategy & development

[Sangeet Paul Choudary @sanguit]

The GenAI gold rush: To win in the GenAI gold rush startups will need to ditch the 'fail fast' mantra and focus on workflow+model plays.

https://t.co/J7AFacMfL1

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

@Brett2point0 I'm looking for a layer deeper, will continue the conversation you started... thanks!

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

OK let's see if this platform still works like it used to, a little...
A #GenAI tech detail I cannot find a quick answer to: how are LLM parameters typically stored once a model is trained? Database of some kind? Flat file?

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

@tprstly Watched that again last week. What a film

[Neil Ward-Dutton @neilwd]

Tired: on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog
Wired: behind an API, nobody knows you're using an army of offshore workers

[Mike Rundle @flyosity]

Years ago QuickBooks let users upload receipts and then "AI" would identify the expense amount and category automatically. Sometimes it worked fast and sometimes it took hours.

It was actually just workers in the Philippines, and it took awhile sometimes because they were asleep