Generative AI has completely changed how businesses are built.
The possibilities are endless, and have evolved from using computers for binary tasks to human-like reasoning.
More than that, it's redefined the rules on how a business can be run, from customer support to sales, product to marketing.
But where do you even start?
I'm actively building new products, services and businesses leveraging the magic of generative AI. I'm also working with companies to help them integrate generative AI into their products and services.
Companies I've previously worked with:
Ankur has that rare ability to apply a deep technical understanding to commercial problems and opportunities. From the outset, his primary focus has been on practical applications of generative AI, which has really opened my eyes to how it can create value in the real world.
Sam Gilbert
Entrepreneur, Researcher and Author of Good Data
How generative AI is changing business:
Various AI technologies are already being leveraged by incumbent businesses, with pre-existing distribution and/or audiences. They are seeing the largest gains.
Automation
First and foremost generative AI can drive automation efforts, replacing human activity not just in repetitive workflows, but in instances when judgement or classification are necessary.
Scale
As a result there's significant upside in terms of scale. Generative AI allows workflows in areas such as sales or operations at a scale that previously would not have been possible.
Productivity
A consequence of this are massive improvements in both personal and organisational productivity. Where AI augmented technology can make organisations smarter, faster, better.
Margin
The direct impact of integrating these technologies is to increase margin significantly. Both through huge gains in productivity, but also in reducing human involvement.
Ankur has been pivotal in bringing AI into our company, helping us devise a strategy and then applying that to product and service development. It yielded commercial impact almost immediately.
Will Ashton
CEO, Nest Performance
How can I help:
It's incredibly hard to see where or who to turn to in a field this nascent. It's important to be both at the coal-face, but also to understand the bigger picture opportunities presented, avoid the pitfalls and avoid being left behind:
Strategy
Helping establish, consider and plan for how generative AI and AI can be leveraged in your company, products and services.
Education
Ensuring your leadership teams have a clear understanding of where generative AI is and where it could go.
Guidelines/Guardrails
Helping to establish both guidelines and guardrails for internal and external uses of generative AI in a manner that is in line with your business.
Prompt Engineering
I have done a lot of work in thinking about how to use one-shot prompts, but also recursive uses of prompting, this is vital in current systems.
Software Development
Helping you think through using generative AI safely within your software development processes for enhanced productivity.
Sales and BD
Helping you to leverage generative AI from a sales perspective for increased customisation and scale, both as co-pilot or fully-automated.
AI agents
The future is likely to be dominated by autonomous AI agents, software that can largely 'think' for itself and take actions. This is where I am most focussed.
3rd Party or Custom
One of the big questions is whether to build your own models, leverage open-source or to use off-the shelf technology. A complex, but a foundational question.
Internal Workflows
Helping to consider how internal workflows can be improved through the use of generative AI, both off-the-shelf and custom.
Product/Service Spec
How best can generative AI technologies be integrated into your products and services, and crucially where shouldn't it be used.
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How I work:
I am currently active in building my own projects, which is crucial to really understanding the guts of generative AI, alongside that I work with companies to help them apply what I am seeing.
Initial Meeting
If you're unsure where to start I am happy to have an initial discussion on how we can work together.
Reports
My primary focus is on speaking to key stakeholders and providing a path forward on generative AI integration.
Workshops
If appropriate, we can construct small group workshops with your team/company to enable discussion on possibilities.
1:1 Sessions
In addition, I work directly with key individuals so as to deliver/deploy a strategy and tactics to maximise impact.
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Let's talk.
One of the hard things with generative AI and AI in general is knowing where to start, I would love to have an initial chat to see if I can help.