The Friday Habit

Kevin Killen, CEO of Aavos, discusses the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on society. He emphasizes the importance of understanding human emotions and using AI to serve and benefit humanity. Killen also addresses the hype surrounding AI and the need to differentiate between useful applications and potential pitfalls. He shares his journey to becoming a CEO and offers advice on handling the pressures of entrepreneurship. Additionally, Killen highlights the mission and capabilities of Aavos, which aims to provide contextually responsive intelligence to a wide range of industries. Avos is focused on solving customer problems and providing contextually relevant intelligence. They prioritize understanding the customer's real needs and using their technology to solve the true problem. Avos uses sentiment analysis to analyze text and has developed an atomic network that can provide accurate answers while also expressing uncertainty. Unlike neural networks, Avos' network has the ability to say 'I don't know' and provide a confidence level for its answers. They also prioritize energy efficiency and can run their engine on a Raspberry Pi. Avos is committed to ethical and responsible AI and plans to have a diverse panel to discuss and influence the decision-making of their AI systems.

Take Aways

•Handling pressure is essential for success as an entrepreneur

•AI is on the uptake and Responsibility is key

•AI can be a useful tool and can implement good help in business.

•To be successful you need to put in the hours.