BlastPoint Thought Leadership Series – AI, Ethics & the End of Business as Usual: Credit Unions at the Edge of the Intelligence Revolution
In our Thought Leadership series, we explore how AI is reshaping the business landscape and how decision-makers can adopt it responsibly, strategically, and with eyes wide open. In our first post, BlastPoint CEO & Co-Founder Alison Alvarez emphasized a pragmatic approach to AI highlighting how businesses can leverage today’s tools while staying alert to their […]
The Spiritual Implications of AI
You, the reader, are an advanced AI algorithm in a nonexistent, purely hypothetical universe. Probably. I’ll explain. The Quiet Before the Storm My first chat with an Large Language Model is forever etched into my memory. It was a shock, because just a few years earlier in 2016 when I graduated from Carnegie Mellon University […]
The AI Bubble: Are We in One or Not?
Market volatility over the last few weeks has reignited debates about whether we’re in an AI bubble. With major tech companies losing nearly a trillion dollars in market value, I get why it’s important to examine the state of AI investments and development critically. As someone deeply involved in AI development and commercialization, I think […]
Embrace EV, Energy Efficiency & A.I. To Help Shape ‘The New Normal’
This article was originally published in Energy Central’s Customer Care specialty page on January 19, 2021, and has been reposted here with permission. Americans are inching closer to a post-coronavirus reality. President Biden promises to move the country toward a zero carbon future. That means utilities have the opportunity to shape ‘the new normal’ of […]
Want To Solve Customer Engagement Problems? Operationalize Data.
This article was originally published as part of Energy Central’s December 2020 Special Issue, Data & Analytics: Creating Real Value. Please click here to join the conversation and explore other featured posts! When you think about data, you might imagine a dizzying array of ones and zeroes, or spreadsheets filled with minute details. But as […]
BlastPoint Presented at Connection2017
On Thursday, September 21st MANY hosted the Connection2017 “Unconference” in Pittsburgh, gathering speakers and nonprofits from around the country to connect and engage. The event was a whirlwind – with incredible talks from people like David M. Wertheimer of the Bill + Melinda Gates Foundation, musical performances from 1Hood (an inspiring nonprofit based here in Pittsburgh!), and […]
BlastPoint Presented at NADO Annual Training Conference
On Saturday, September 9th, BlastPoint’s Sales & Marketing Director, Jeremy Shafton, spoke at the NADO Annual Training Conference. Alongside four other speakers, Jeremy participated in an interactive “Learning Lab” called “Harnessing the Power of Data to Improve Your Community Economic Development Strategy”. Carol Rogers from the Indiana Business Research Center shared a wealth of information […]