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S1Ep05. Trustworthy AI and Women in Data with Monica McEwen of Deloitte Episode 5

S1Ep05. Trustworthy AI and Women in Data with Monica McEwen of Deloitte

In today's episode of Data Reveal, we speak with Monica McEwen, a Managing Director of Deloitte Global Public Sector Analytics and Cognitive practice. Monica is a thought leader with more than 20 years of experience in aiding government agencies in enhancing the effectiveness of their digital transformation and data strategy. She is an expert in her field, working with clients across the Civilian, Federal, Health, and Defense sectors to tie together business strategy and technology. We dive into how data can be used wisely, effectively, and inclusively to make decisions and the challenges that are presenting themselves. As we move more into the use of automation, AI, and the cloud, those sharing data will see it used in ways that they can't control or may not understand. Monica shares more about the general misconception of people concerning the usage of AI, and we discuss the challenge of culture and the importance of building trust to see change.

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πŸ‘‰ 9/11  was a turning point in the government's willingness to try and use data more effectively. 03:16

πŸ’« The pandemic has created a significant turn to data and cultural change within organizations. 04:32

πŸ‘” Requirements for data are now being driven much more by the business and not just IT today. 05:28

⏳There are so many new technologies that exist today that make data analytics more powerful.  08:05

πŸ’¨ Moving to the cloud will enable agencies to move faster, remove technical barriers, and enable better data sharing, ultimately increasing the speed of decisions. 09:35

πŸ€– There's a vast misunderstanding of AI: building a trustworthy AI pipeline and describing AI in a more tangible way to increase acceptance. 12:11

⚑ The world's going to change in the next five years, and AI will be at the center of it. 14:36

🀨 Challenges faced with large-scale implementations of AI and data in the federal government. 15:44

🚦 Examples of using data and AI from Arizona and Las Vegas. 16:43

πŸ’» About younger generations that are being raised with technology and STEM education. 18:20

πŸ˜‡ The gender gap in companies is going to close: The rise of women in technological fields. 22:01

πŸ“Š General inequity is being looked at more closely: Interesting use cases of data to drive change. 26:12

πŸ“ˆ Investing in explainable AI, having confidence in data models, and building foundations. 27:59

🏭 Data integration across all the silos that exist and creating a centralized data fabric is critical. 30:12

πŸ™ƒ The next level of cognitive capability is coming. 31:51

πŸ™Œ All the use cases: from IT, through enterprise, government, defense, etc. 33:52

🎿 Lesson: "Don't get too far over your skis" 35:25

1️⃣ First step: let's get the data integrated to the point that we can get the data into the hands of the decision-makers. 37:58

Connect with Monica McEwen: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/profiles/monica-mcewen.html

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