E97 - Colin Priest - Will I Lose My Job? Overcoming AI Paranoia with Human-Centric AI

“Aren’t you afraid of losing your job?”


I jolted in my seat. I had been asked this out of nowhere.


Had I made a mistake somewhere? Was I doing poorly here?


“W-why do you ask?” I stuttered.


“You know…to AI. The robots are taking over all the jobs in the
future.”


And then, my shaking was from laughter instead of fear. They
regarded me with slight irritation at this.


“Who do you think has to program the AI to do those jobs?” I
smiled.


He went quiet for a moment, and then excused himself. I turned
back to my computer to give the AI up on my screen another prompt
for a task I needed done.


It certainly wouldn’t do it by itself.
Meet Colin Priest

Colin’s Role as an AI Leader at DataRobot


Colin Priest is the Global Lead of AI Governance at DataRobot.
DataRobot is an AI Cloud leader, delivering a unified platform
for all users, all data types, and all environments to accelerate
delivery of AI to production. It is trusted by global customers
across industries and verticals, including a third of the Fortune
50, delivering over a trillion predictions for leading companies
globally.
Colin’s Other Work in Leadership and Technology

Colin Priest is a highly analytical and results-oriented
professional with extensive experience supporting company
long-term revenue, product-led growth, and customer engagement
targets by driving the technical development and adoption of new
technologies. He is an expert in leading digital transformation
and automating legacy processes while removing frictions from the
customer experience.


Previously, Colin has taken on the roles of Chief Technology
Officer at IntelliM, the Regional Director of General Insurance
in Asia at Ageas Insurance Company, the Head of Risk and Pricing
at Asia Capital Re, the Chief Technology Officer at Dapsco, the
CEO at Sigma Plus Consulting, and the Chief Actuary and National
Director Personal Lines at Royal and Sun Alliance.
AI Paranoia, Data Science, and Human-Centric AI

In this exclusive analytics podcast episode, Colin shares:


What attracted him to continue staying in Singapore

His advice for anyone interested in moving and working in the
Asia region

How he got into analytics and AI

His advice for anyone transitioning from being an actuary to
working in data science

Balancing actuarial qualifications and data science

The two most common misconceptions about AI that he has
observed

Forgetting that there are programmers and computer systems
behind AI

Overcoming AI paranoia and algorithmic aversion

Giving end users a feeling of control over AI

What human-centric AI really is

Product design and software engineering in the data science
industry

An example of when an AI has failed due to a lack of human
intervention

How humans and AI complement one another to achieve the best
possible results

His advice for those looking to implement more human-centric
AI into their businesses



If you are an actuary interested in delving into the realm of
data science or an analytics leader looking to implement
human-centric AI into your business, this is the episode you do
not want to miss out on.