781: Ensuring Successful Enterprise AI Deployments, with Sol Rashidi

Sol Rashidi, a distinguished data executive who has served in C-suite roles at Fortune 100 companies, joins Jon Krohn to delve into successful enterprise AI strategies and the reasons behind the high turnover among Chief Data Officers. This episode provides an in-depth look at selecting AI projects that succeed and understanding the strategic value of patents in various industries. Benefit from Sol’s extensive experience and practical advice on navigating complex corporate challenges.

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In this episode you will learn:
• How CDOs and related roles have such high turnover because [09:40]
• The importance of building relationships in AI projects [17:01]
• How Sol's book "The AI Survival Guide" came about [20:44]
• How high-criticality, low-complexity AI projects are the ones with the highest probability of success [27:11]
• How Enterprise data security issues can be resolved with technologies like Protopia’s stained-glass data-masking solution [36:10]
• Why having great data engineers is essential [47:57]
• The value of patents [51:45]

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