Best SAS Podcast Admins Podcasts (2024)

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Ethical Control and Trust with Marianna B. Ganapini 58:41

1d ago58:41

58:41

Marianna B. Ganapini contemplates AI nudging, entropy as a bellwether of risk, accessible ethical assessment, ethical ROI, the limits of trust and irrational beliefs. Marianna studies how AI-driven nudging ups the ethical ante relative to autonomy and decision-making. This is a solvable problem that may still prove difficult to regulate. She posits…

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Health Care Interoperability and AI in Action 22:37

9d ago22:37

22:37

Dr. Michael von Wagner, Chief Medical Informatics Officer at University Hospital Frankfurt and a pioneer in interoperability, speaks about the importance of a seamless data exchange for personalized patient treatments and efficient health care systems. On this episode, Dr. von Wagner joins Alex Maiersperger to discuss health data standardization, n…

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Policy and Practice with Miriam Vogel 33:47

15d ago33:47

33:47

Miriam Vogel disputes AI is lawless, endorses good AI hygiene, reviews regulatory progress and pitfalls, boosts literacy and diversity, and remains net positive on AI. Miriam Vogel traverses her unforeseen path from in-house counsel to public policy innovator. Miriam acknowledges that AI systems raise some novel questions but reiterates there is mu…

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Learning to Unlearn with Melissa Sariffodeen 39:10

29d ago39:10

39:10

Melissa Sariffodeen contends learning requires unlearning, ponders human-AI relationships, prioritizes outcomes over outputs, and values the disquiet of constructive critique. Melissa artfully illustrates barriers to innovation through the eyes of a child learning to code and a seasoned driver learning to not drive. Drawing on decades of experience…

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What to Really Expect From Generative AI 33:08

1M ago33:08

33:08

GenAI is rapidly making the once impossible possible. On this episode of The Health Pulse, SAS’ AI Product Strategy Advisor Marinela Profi chats with Host Alex Maiersperger about just how fast the needle is moving and what we can and cannot likely expect large language models (LLMs) to solve anytime soon. Some of the GenAI use cases Profi is most e…

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The Power of Inquiry with Shannon Mullen O’Keefe 30:40

2M ago30:40

30:40

Shannon Mullen O’Keefe champions collaboration, serendipitous discovery, curious conversations, ethical leadership, and purposeful curation of our technical creations. Shannon shares her professional journey from curating leaders to innovative ideas. From lightbulbs to online dating and AI voice technology, Shannon highlights the simultaneously bea…

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LLMs for everyone in health and life sciences? 17:28

2M ago17:28

17:28

There is no shortage of interest around large language models (LLMs) in the health care and life sciences space. Are organizations able to successfully operationalize LLMs in a cost-efficient, regulatory-compliant and ethical manner? On this episode of The Health Pulse podcast, SAS Global Medical Director Dr. Steve Kearney and host Alex Maiersperge…

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The AI Experience with Sarah Gibbons and Kate Moran 45:03

3M ago45:03

45:03

Sarah Gibbons and Kate Moran riff on the experience of using current AI tools, how AI systems may change our behavior and the application of AI to human-centered design. Sarah and Kate share their non-linear paths to becoming leading user experience (UX) designers. Defining the human-centric mindset Sarah stresses that intent is design and we are a…

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Tech, Prosperity and Power with Simon Johnson 38:26

3M ago38:26

38:26

Simon Johnson takes on techno-optimism, the link between technology and human well-being, the law of intended consequences, the modern union remit and political will. In this sobering tour through time, Simon proves that widespread human flourishing is not intrinsic to tech innovation. He challenges the ‘productivity bandwagon’ (an economic maxim s…

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Raising Robots with Professor Rose Luckin 45:20

4M ago45:20

45:20

Professor Rose Luckin provides an engaging tutorial on the opportunities, risks, and challenges of AI in education and why AI raises the bar for human learning. Acknowledging AI’s real and present risks, Rose is optimistic about the power of AI to transform education and meet the needs of diverse student populations. From adaptive learning platform…

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The State of Play in AI Ethics with Katrina Ingram 39:03

4M ago39:03

39:03

Katrina Ingram addresses AI power dynamics, regulatory floors and ethical ceilings, inevitability narratives, self-limiting predictions, and public AI education. Katrina traces her career from communications to her current pursuits in applied AI ethics. Showcasing her way with words, Katrina dissects popular AI narratives. While contemplating AI FO…

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Public Interest, Politics and Privacy with Paulo Carvão 45:32

4M ago45:32

45:32

Paulo Carvão discusses AI’s impact on the public interest, emerging regulatory schemes, progress over perfection, and education as the lynchpin for ethical tech. In this thoughtful discussion, Paulo outlines the cultural, ideological and business factors underpinning the current data economy. An economy in which the manipulation of personal data in…

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AI at Work w/ Christina Colclough 14:39

6M ago14:39

14:39

Dr. Christina Jayne Colclough reflects on AI Regulations at Work. In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next.By Kimberly Nevala, Strategic Advisor - SAS

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Putting Inclusion To Work w/ Giselle Mota 11:54

6M ago11:54

11:54

Giselle Mota reflects on Inclusion at Work in the age of AI. In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next.By Kimberly Nevala, Strategic Advisor - SAS

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GAI in the Enterprise w/ Ganes Kesari 10:00

6M ago10:00

10:00

Ganes Kesari reflects on generative AI (GAI) in the Enterprise. In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next.By Kimberly Nevala, Strategic Advisor - SAS

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Digital Ethics and Regulation w/ Chris McClean 12:40

6M ago12:40

12:40

Chris McClean reflects on Digital Ethics and Regulation in AI today. In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next.By Kimberly Nevala, Strategic Advisor - SAS

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Making Model Decisions w/ Dr. Erica Thompson 8:03

6M ago8:03

8:03

Dr. Erica Thompson reflects on Making Model Decisions about and with AI. In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next. To learn more, check out Erica’s book Escape from Model Land: How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do About It…

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Upskilling Human Decision Making w/ Roger Spitz 11:16

6M ago11:16

11:16

Roger Spitz reflects on Upskilling Human Decision Making in the age of AI. In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next. To learn more, check out Roger’s book series The Definitive Guide to Thriving on DisruptionBy Kimberly Nevala, Strategic Advisor - SAS

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Systems-Thinking in AI w/ Sheryl Cababa 13:06

6M ago13:06

13:06

Sheryl Cababa reflects on Systems Thinking in AI design. In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next. To learn more, check out Sheryl’s book Closing the Loop: Systems Thinking for DesignersBy Kimberly Nevala, Strategic Advisor - SAS

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GAI Detection and Protection w/ Ilke Demir 10:18

6M ago10:18

10:18

Ilke Demir reflects on Generative AI (GAI) Detection and Protection. In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next.By Kimberly Nevala, Strategic Advisor - SAS

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LLMs and Beyond w/ Mark Bishop 9:52

6M ago9:52

9:52

Professor J Mark Bishop reflects on large language models (LLM) and beyond. In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next.By Kimberly Nevala, Strategic Advisor - SAS

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Environmental & Social Sustainability w/ Henrik Skaug Saetra 11:31

6M ago11:31

11:31

Henrik Skaug Sætra reflects on Environmental and Social Sustainability with AI. In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next. To learn more, check out Henrik’s latest book: Technology and Sustainable Development: The Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-Solutionism…

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Policymaking and Accessibility in AI w/ Yonah Welker 11:06

6M ago11:06

11:06

Yonah Welker reflects on Policymaking, Inclusion and Accessibility in AI today. In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next.By Kimberly Nevala, Strategic Advisor - SAS

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Human-AI Interaction w/ Marisa Tschopp 12:46

6M ago12:46

12:46

Marisa Tschopp reflects on Human-AI interactions in AI. In this capsule series, prior guests share their insights on current happenings in AI and intuitions about what to expect next.By Kimberly Nevala, Strategic Advisor - SAS

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Regulatory Progress & Pitfalls w/ Patrick Hall 19:28

7M ago19:28

19:28

Patrick Hall drops in to provide a current take on risk, reward and regulation in AI today. In this bonus episode, Patrick reflects on the evolving state of play in AI regulations, consumer awareness and education.By Kimberly Nevala, Strategic Advisor - SAS

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Accelerating Health Equity With Technology and Trust 18:39

9M ago18:39

18:39

Health equity is a hot topic in health care, and Dr. Pooja Mittal speaks about key success components, including the importance of trust, technology and strong relationships with communities. Bringing health stakeholders and community members together is crucial to building trust and providing culturally relevant care that drives better health outc…

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SAS opens up about open source in life sciences 20:14

9M ago20:14

20:14

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but there are many benefits to a balanced diet. That’s SAS’ philosophy around embracing and extending open source as explained by life sciences leaders Mark Lambrecht and Matt Becker on this episode of the Health Pulse Podcast. To keep up with the staggering pace of change, life sciences organizations need cut…

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The Impact of Diagnostics on Health Care 22:23

10M ago22:23

22:23

Bryan Vaughn is passionate about bending the cost curve in health care. As Senior Vice President, Hospitals and Health Systems at Labcorp, he focuses on the role of diagnostics in delivering better, more affordable care. On this episode, Vaughn notes that impactful partnerships across the health care ecosystem can help drive the cost of critical di…

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Real-world data and the bigger picture of health 25:20

10M ago25:20

25:20

Krishna Tangirala is an expert at uncovering insights about pharmaceutical products in the real world. He is Head of Data Analytics and Director of Field Outcomes Research at Organon Pharmaceuticals. In the first part of this episode, Tangirala talks to Alex about how stakeholders use health economics and outcomes research throughout the pharmaceut…

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Modernizing public health with population health analytics 30:11

11M ago30:11

30:11

Dr. Iulia Vann, Public Health Director in Guildford County, NC, is passionate about public health and data-driven decision making. On this episode of the Health Pulse Podcast, Dr. Vann discusses the importance of prevention, the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, lessons learned about closing gaps in data and analytics and resiliency.…

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The promise of AI in pharmaceutical manufacturing 13:21

11M ago13:21

13:21

SAS’ Andy Bayliss works with life sciences manufacturers, applying AI and machine learning to improve their processes at scale. On this episode of the Health Pulse Podcast, he tells Alex that pharmaceutical manufacturers are experts at reliably delivering high-quality products. They must be because it’s a highly regulated industry with a patient at…

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Is ethical AI the future of health care? 10:39

12M ago10:39

10:39

Dr. Michel van Genderen, physician, AI leader and founder of the Datahub at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands, shares his passion for ethical AI in hospitals. Could AI be a game-changer for the health care industry? Dr. van Genderen thinks so, and explains the two biggest global health care challenges are the shortage of personnel and an in…

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Balancing data, analysis and speed in business decision making 27:11

1y ago27:11

27:11

Steven Lehmann is passionate about the impact of data science in business. He is Head of Data Science and Analytics Strategy for Johnson & Johnson in EMEA. He also wrote the book Digital Jackpot on what it really takes to make data driven decisions that matter in business. Hint, the answer often isn’t more data. On this episode of the Health Pulse …

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Could the bird flu cause the next pandemic? 21:58

1y ago21:58

21:58

Dr. Meg Schaeffer, an Epidemiologist and Public Health Advisor at SAS and an elite athlete and champion for health equity, is a perfect example of what passion for public health looks like. In this episode, Dr. Schaeffer speaks about the evolution of the bird flu and explains that North America, Europe, Asia and some African countries are in the mi…

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AI Stories at Work with Ganes Kesari 42:08

1y ago42:08

42:08

Ganes Kesari confronts AI hype and calls for balance, reskilling, data literacy, decision intelligence and data storytelling to adopt AI productively. Ganes reveals the reality of AI and analytics adoption in the enterprise today. Highlighting extreme divides in understanding and expectations, Ganes provides a grounded point of view on delivering s…

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The right tools for the right questions to fight cancer 18:49

1y ago18:49

18:49

Dr. Richardus Vonk, VP, Head of Oncology Statistics and Data Management at Bayer, wants to see cancer become a manageable disease in his lifetime. With as many as one in two people getting cancer at some point in their lives, the goal to better treat and eventually prevent and cure cancer is incredibly impactful. On this episode of the Health Pulse…

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Keeping Work Human with Dr. Christina Colclough 46:52

1y ago46:52

46:52

Dr. Christina Colclough addresses tech determinism, the value of human labor, managerial fuzz, collective will, digital rights, and participatory AI deployment. Christina traces the path of digital transformation and the self-sustaining narrative of tech determinism. As well as how the perceptions of the public, the C-Suite and workers (aka wage ea…

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Practical Ethics with Reid Blackman 46:06

1y ago46:06

46:06

Reid Blackman confronts whack-a-mole approaches to AI ethics, ethical ‘do goodery,’ squishy values, moral nuance, advocacy vs. activism and overfitting for AI. Reid distinguishes AI for ‘not bad’ from AI ‘for good’ and corporate social responsibility. He describes how the language of risk creates a bridge between ethics and business. Debunking the …

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Generative AI: Unreal Realities with Ilke Demir 50:03

1y ago50:03

50:03

Ilke Demir depicts the state of generative AI, deepfakes for good, the emotional shelf life of synthesized media, and methods to identify AI-generated content. Ilke provides a primer on traditional generative models and generative AI. Outlining the fast-evolving capabilities of generative AI, she also notes their current lack of controls and transp…

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Plain Talk About Talking AI with J Mark Bishop 1:06:32

1+ y ago1:06:32

1:06:32

Professor J Mark Bishop reflects on the trickiness of language, how LLMs work, why ChatGPT can’t understand, the nature of AI and emerging theories of mind. Mark explains what large language models (LLM) do and provides a quasi-technical overview of how they work. He also exposes the complications inherent in comprehending language. Mark calls for …

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In AI We Trust with Chris McClean 43:50

1+ y ago43:50

43:50

Chris McClean reflects on ethics vs. risk, ethically positive outcomes, the nature of trust, looking beyond ourselves, privacy at work and in the metaverse. Chris outlines the key differences between digital ethics and risk management. He emphasizes the discovery of positive outcomes as well as harms and where a data-driven approach can fall short.…

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AI for Sustainable Development with Henrik Skaug Sætra 40:23

1+ y ago40:23

40:23

Henrik Skaug Sætra contends humans aren’t mere machines, assesses AI thru a sustainable development lens and weighs the effect of political imbalances and ESG. Henrik embraces human complexity. He advises against applying AI to naturally messy problems or to influence populations least able to resist. Henrik outlines how the UN Sustainable Developm…

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The Health Pulse S3E12: From radical to routine: The use of Bayesian statistics in clinical trials 14:25

1+ y ago14:25

14:25

More than a decade ago, Bruno Boulanger made a big bet on applying Bayesian statistics in clinical trials. At the time, very few in the industry thought the method, which applies probabilities to statistical problems, had a place in clinical development. Boulanger saw an opportunity, founding a company that quickly grew and was acquired by CRO Phar…

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The Health Pulse S3E11: Is Value-Based Care Failing? 21:55

1+ y ago21:55

21:55

What makes value-based care work? Bryony Winn shares her views on key enablers, implementation challenges and how they can be overcome. Winn is President of Health Solutions at Elevance Health. Being born and raised in Africa, educated in the UK, having worked in Europe as a consultant and moved to the United Stated, Bryony Winn has a truly interna…

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The Health Pulse S3E10: Are Genomics the Key to Placebo-Free Clinical Trials? 21:46

1+ y ago21:46

21:46

Are placebo-free clinical trials the next normal? Nino da Silva thinks so. In this episode, he shares his views on trends in drug development and clinical research, including the integration of genetic data into drug development with synthetic control arms and the importance of data protection. Da Silva is an international leader in medical informa…

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The Health Pulse S3E9: Using Genetic Information to Improve Patient and Population Health 21:18

1+ y ago21:18

21:18

Levana Sani is co-founder and CEO of NalaGenetics, a company bringing individual genetic information to patients and health care settings in Southeast Asia. On this episode, Sani talks with SAS’ Antonio De Castro about the importance of ethnic diversity in genetic research. She explains that polygenetic risk scores, which calculate a single score f…

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The Health Pulse S3E8: Is The Great Pandemic Yet to Come? 38:23

2y ago38:23

38:23

Could the bird flu cause the next pandemic? Dr. Robert Redfield thinks so, and shares his views on the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons to prepare for new infectious diseases. Redfield is a virologist and former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Advisor to the Governor of Maryland a…

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The Health Pulse S3E7: The future of clinical trial recruitment is digital, and patients are the biggest winners 17:46

2y ago17:46

17:46

Tobias Kruse never dreamed of being an entrepreneur. He recognized a problem he knew he could solve and founded the clinical trial recruitment company Trials24, where he is now CEO. On this episode, Kruse shares his company’s inception story with Alex. As a young scientist working on a clinical trial, Kruse realized that dated, print-based patient …

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The Health Pulse S3E6: Saving Lives With Better, Faster, Affordable Diagnostics 21:30

2y ago21:30

21:30

Eric Doherty is President of PERSOWN, the company striving to make a lifesaving impact by delivering accurate, rapid and affordable diagnostics to the point of care anywhere in the world. In this episode of The Health Pulse, Doherty joins host Alex Maiersperger to discuss disparities in global health care and how access to high-quality, low-cost di…

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The Philosophy of AI with Dr. Mark Coeckelbergh 39:13

2y ago39:13

39:13

Dr. Mark Coeckelbergh is a Professor of Philosophy of Media and Technology, a member of the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (EC) and the Austrian Council on Robotics and AI. In this insightful discussion, Mark explains why AI systems are not merely tools or strictly rational endeavors. He describes the challenges created when AI …

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