Today’s episode is hosted by Jheen Awla and features Jan Harding Gliemann, CTO and Senior Vice President of R&D, Mauricio Parás Lagunes, CTO at Auscora, and Eiríkur Jónsson, Senior Data Scientist.
The conversation explores how organizations can identify and prioritize data and AI products that deliver meaningful business value. It highlights the importance of understanding real customer and business problems before building solutions, testing ideas with actual users, and involving employees in the development process. The discussion also examines how AI accelerates innovation while creating new challenges around project prioritization, team management and integration with existing systems.
The episode further explores why many AI products struggle to move from pilot projects into production, emphasizing the importance of user trust, responsible implementation, explainable AI and reliable data. Key themes include measuring return on investment, improving operational efficiency, empowering employees to innovate, and using AI to strengthen human capabilities rather than simply replace existing tasks.
