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Why Your Enterprise AI Pilots Are Failing—BCG's Juan Martin on Going from Pilot to Scale
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In our first episode of Advising the Advisors podcast, host Bolu Ben-Adeola is joined by Juan Martin, Head of Deep Gen AI at Boston Consulting Group and part-time professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Join them as they:
- Delve into how Gen AI has become more democratic and accessible
- Explain why companies should focus on programs rather than isolated pilots
- Talk about the surprising depreciation of Gen AI costs (98% in one year)
- Examine the implications of customer-facing AI solutions vs. human-in-the-loop approaches
- Shine a light on how BCG transformed a call center operation, increasing sales conversion by 28%
- Consider what skills and organizational structures will thrive in an AI-driven future
- Discuss how BPOs and financial services are creating "digital native" divisions to prepare for AI transformation
Juan Martin is the Head of Deep Gen AI at Boston Consulting Group, a global consulting firm. On top of that, Juan is also a part-time professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and was previously a tech startup founder in the NLP space with over 14 years of industry experience.
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Episode Highlights:
[00:00:05] Gen AI: The Most Rapidly Depreciating Technology
[00:05:51] Why AI Pilots Fail: Three Critical Misconceptions
[00:11:38] The Future of Customer Experience: Humans vs. Bots
[00:32:30] Real Results: How AI Boosted Call Center Sales by 28%
[00:35:48] Digital Native Companies: The New Business Model
Episode Resources:
[00:00:05] Gen AI: The Most Rapidly Depreciating Technology
[00:05:51] Why AI Pilots Fail: Three Critical Misconceptions
[00:11:38] The Future of Customer Experience: Humans vs. Bots
[00:32:30] Real Results: How AI Boosted Call Center Sales by 28%
[00:35:48] Digital Native Companies: The New Business Model
Episode Resources:
- Boston Consulting Group Website
- Bolu Ben-Adeola LinkedIn
- Juan Martin on LinkedIn
- Kenley LinkedIn
- CallSight AI Tool
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