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Mike & Amit Talk Tech

Award-winning IMD professors Mike Wade and Amit Joshi, dissect the latest tech trends; from AI and Chat GPT, to the future of the web.

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26:01

Is AI good or bad for sustainability?

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2025/07/21

AI is a double-edged sword for the environment. Its growth requires masses of energy, water, and rare earth metals. The LLMs of tomorrow may even require the world to bring old power plants, powered by fossil fuels, back online. On the other hand, AI has the potential to accelerate sustainable transformation by providing innovative approaches to energy production and consumption. So, is AI a groundbreaking innovation or an environmental burden? Might it one day save our planet? Today on the

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20:49

The Trump effect on tech

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2025/02/25

Michael Wade is a Professor of Innovation and Strategy and Director of the IMD Global Center for Digital Business Transformation. He also holds the Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation. An expert in digital transformation, he has published 10 books and more than 100 case studies, as well as articles on topics such as digital business transformation, innovation, strategy, and digital leadership. Amit Joshi is a Professor of AI, Analytics, and Marketing Strategy. He specializes in

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20:56

What is the impact of technology on K-12 education?

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2024/12/06

*****Michael Wade is a Professor of Innovation and Strategy and Director of the IMD Global Center for Digital Business Transformation. He also holds the Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation. An expert in digital transformation, he has published 10 books and more than 100 case studies, as well as articles on topics such as digital business transformation, innovation, strategy, and digital leadership. Amit Joshi is a Professor of AI, Analytics, and Marketing Strategy. He specializes

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17:44

The launch of the AI safety clock

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2024/11/07

The IMD AI Safety Clock is a tool designed to evaluate the risks of Uncontrolled Artificial General Intelligence (UAGI) – autonomous AI systems that operate without human oversight and could potentially cause significant harm.Our mission is to evaluate and communicate these risks to the public, policymakers, and business leaders, helping ensure the safe development and use of AI technologies. *****Michael Wade is a Professor of Innovation and Strategy and Director of the IMD Global Center

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21:32

Tech and finance: Building the blockchain

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2024/09/12

Mike and Amit explore the impact of emerging technologies on finance.*****Michael Wade is a Professor of Innovation and Strategy and Director of the IMD Global Center for Digital Business Transformation. He also holds the Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation. An expert in digital transformation, he has published 10 books and more than 100 case studies, as well as articles on topics such as digital business transformation, innovation, strategy, and digital leadership. Amit Joshi

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27:09

Defence tech: From TNT to AI

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2024/08/22

Michael Wade is a Professor of Innovation and Strategy and Director of the IMD Global Center for Digital Business Transformation. He also holds the Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation. An expert in digital transformation, he has published 10 books and more than 100 case studies, as well as articles on topics such as digital business transformation, innovation, strategy, and digital leadership. Amit Joshi is a Professor of AI, Analytics, and Marketing Strategy. He specializes in

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17:35

How Silicon Valley firms are putting the "AI" in retail

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2024/07/18

This year, Amazon celebrated 30 years in business.By creating a virtual space where (almost) everything was available at the click of a button, the Seattle-based tech firm changed the face of retail. Tempted away from brick-and-mortar stores by the convenience of online shopping, Amazon created a whole new kind of consumer.However, not all of its retail ideas have been successful. The company recently decided to close nearly all its cashless physical stores because of low sales. Customers

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17:28

Tech & sports: AI trainers, could your next coach be...

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2024/07/04

In an era of desk jobs, sedentary lifestyles are common. Combine that with the rise of ultra-processed food, and it's no wonder so many people find it hard to stay in shape, despite their best intentions.To help out, there's a plethora of tech to choose from. From apps that count calories to wearable health trackers, there are any number of gadgets that can help you lose weight and get stronger.But at what point does all this tech get in the way of a healthy life? When are there too many

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17:50

Tech & sports: The rise of Esports

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2024/06/20

Mike and Amit discuss how games like football and tennis have paved the way for the $2bn industry of Esports.*********Michael Wade is a Professor of Innovation and Strategy and Director of the IMD Global Center for Digital Business Transformation. He also holds the Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation. An expert in digital transformation, he has published 10 books and more than 100 case studies, as well as articles on topics such as digital business transformation, innovation,

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20:52

Tech in sports: How analytics has changed the pros

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2024/06/06

There's no doubt that statistics and data play an important role in professional sports. Whether in soccer, cricket, or American football, superfans have always been interested in goals scored, passes caught, or wickets taken. But the point at which the value of that data became apparent was the advent of "Moneyball" in the early 2000s, which revolutionized Major League Baseball.Popularized by a 2011 film starring Brad Pitt, the clever use of discreet data by Oakland A's general manager

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16:15

NVIDIA: The tech giant building the future of chips

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2024/05/02

Mike and Amit talk about the giant chipmaker NVIDIA, and how it's creating the technology of tomorrow.*********Michael Wade is a Professor of Innovation and Strategy and Director of the IMD Global Center for Digital Business Transformation. He also holds the Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation. An expert in digital transformation, he has published 10 books and more than 100 case studies, as well as articles on topics such as digital business transformation, innovation, strategy,

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19:50

Why does artificial intelligence need regulating?

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2024/04/18

In March 2024, the European Union approved the world’s first set of major regulatory rules to govern artificial intelligence. The EU AI Act categorizes technologies by risk – low, medium, high, and "unacceptable." Those deemed the most dangerous can, in Europe, be shut down entirely.It was a huge change in the tech world, but many may wonder why it was needed. Forms of AI have been used for decades, so aren't existing laws enough? And how does generative AI differ from traditional AI? Mike

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29:57

Mike & Amit talk 2024: Our predictions for the new year

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2023/12/21

From deepfakes to AI assistants, the technology of tomorrow may help or hinder the world depending on whose hands it's in. In the final episode of 2023, Mike and Amit discuss what to expect in the coming year, and give their predictions over how to prepare.

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20:28

Generative AI: What comes next?

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2023/12/07

The world has become familiar with artificial intelligence that can answer questions, often in a convincingly human manner. But so far, the technology has been limited by some key constraints. The first is that humans are still required to come up with the initial inputs, or 'prompts', to start conversations or processes. A second is that the relationship is bi-directional, interactions generally happen between a single human and an AI program.But that may soon change.In the not-too-distant

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20:14

AI ethics and the future of big data

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2023/11/23

Since generative AI exploded into public consciousness, people and companies have been worrying about its ethics. But, says Amit Joshi, before considering rogue programs or the replacement of human thought, one must first consider the ABCs of AI ethics. Accuracy is the first big issue. How can one trust or disseminate the work of generative AI when it is so prone to hallucinating? Bias is a problem too. In a recent survey of image-generating AI models, when asked to produce a picture of

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21:45

How will Generative AI impact jobs and productivity?

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2023/11/09

It's hard to argue that generative AI won't improve productivity in the long run. You only need to ask Chat GPT a few questions to understand how fast it can pull together disparate facts, help you structure a workday, or simply find you a recipe. Early studies are backing that up too. A recent review by Harvard University and Boston Consulting Group showed that consultants using large language models were around 25% quicker at completing tasks. But what might that mean for the global

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22:58

Generative AI: Who will win the race for industry...

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2023/10/19

Open AI, the company behind ChatGPT, is probably the most famous of the emerging artificial intelligence powerhouses. The firm is backed by Microsoft, a tech giant that hopes to dominate the world of generative AI. But several Silicon Valley titans like Google and Meta have other ideas.From Llama to Bard, AI-enabled chatbots and programs have been released at breakneck speed. The competition is heating up, and a range of new startups are joining the race.In this week's episode of Mike and

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20:35

What makes AI today so much more advanced than its...

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2023/09/29

In the first episode of Mike & Amit’s mini-series on artificial intelligence, our hosts discussed the birth of AlphaGo and the technological underpinnings of generative AI.But what makes ChatGPT different? Is there anything that fundamentally sets this latest generation of AIs apart from their predecessors?At heart, says Amit Joshi, generative AI is still based on probability. Based on a given input a machine will try to figure out what should come next, and programs based on neural

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22:34

The rise of Generative AI: From AlphaGo to ChatGPT

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2023/09/14

Artificial intelligence has been talked about for decades, but over the last year, there has been a shift in the conversation.The rise of ChatGPT and other forms of generative AI has led to a fierce debate. While some have heralded a new utopian world in which artificial intelligence fixes our problems, others have sounded the alarm, warning of a dystopian future ruled by machines. Global leaders, public intellectuals, and the heads of billion-dollar tech companies have staked a claim to

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18:42

Nuclear power: How we learned to stop loving the atom

Mike & Amit Talk Tech ·

2023/08/31

Nuclear power was once associated with a brighter future. The technology to extract energy from uranium was scalable, efficient, and billed as a source of cheap, clean power for generations to come.So why has the promise of an atomic age failed to materialize?Today there are around 440 nuclear power generation stations around the world, accounting for only 10% of the total power that we consume. In many parts of the world coal remains king, and countries like Germany are even phasing out

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