{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/629dfedbdd4ac50012887470/683da6750d2b3bac3e06dcdc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Outsourcing AI","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/629dfedbdd4ac50012887470/1748871042698-cec19a4c-2cff-4b4b-a345-b03aa4af7248.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Very early in my career, back in the days when the details from paper forms had to be typed into a computer to get the application process started, I heard about companies scanning application forms and then sending the files to India to have the data capture done there. A decade later, the guy I was chatting to in a hotel bar in Nairobi promised me he could build a collection call centre in India, staffed by Swahili-speaking staff at a fraction of the local cost. And now, as I hear from <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajul-sood-vohra-2475b417/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rajul Sood</a>, we can outsource an entire AI infrastructure - the back-end of intech is changing just as fast as the front-end!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>You can find Acuity Knowledge Partners online at https://www.acuitykp.com/</p><p>Rajul is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajul-sood-vohra-2475b417/ and Acuity Knowledge Partners at https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity-knowledge-partners</p><p>I am on LinkedIn, too, at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanlegrange/ as is the show https://www.linkedin.com/company/how-to-lend-money-to-strangers</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Commercial partners include: <strong>GoWithGuide</strong> 100% customizable, private and high-quality tours delivered by local, quality-assured guides and backed by 24/7 efficient and caring 24/7 customer service. You can book a tour in 500 cities worldwide by clicking this affiliate link (I'll earn a small commission, but you won't pay a cent more): https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?gid=510974&amp;mid=87121&amp;awinaffid=2069741&amp;linkid=3852288&amp;clickref=</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Friends of the show include: https://www.<strong>ontap</strong>.co.za/pages/hoedspruit-store-details (for all your Hoedspruit-based bathroom needs), https://www.join<strong>humoni</strong>.com, and https://chaos-out-of-order.com/</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>And since you like podcasts, I'm also co-create <a href=\"https://www.haightenedsenses.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">hAIghtened senses</a> with <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/christo-van-zyl-innovator/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Christo van Zyl</a>, in which will look at the intersection between human senses and technology, especially AI-powered technology.</p><p>Keep well, Brendan</p>","author_name":"Brendan le Grange"}