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How AI can unlock value creation for organisations

This was originally published in The Currency on Friday 25th October by Ian Kehoe.

“Don’t forget about the data. It is the forgotten cousin. But AI will not work without the data.”

Eoin O’Reilly, EY’s Irish leader for AI and data, explains how AI can unlock value creation for organisations, and outlines why AI has gone from “can-do” to “must-do” for companies. He also talks about the work of EY’s AI Labs, the importance of data, and how organisations can embrace responsible AI.

AI. Gen AI. Automation. Digitisation. Data Analytics.

Companies know that they have to embrace cutting-edge technologies if they are to remain relevant in the future.

But business leaders are also concerned, fearful, and apprehensive. So too are many workers. 

So how they can bridge the gap? How can business leaders make new technologies work for their companies - and their people? 

Eoin O’Reilly is a partner with EY in Dublin and the Irish firm’s leader for AI and data. In this role, he helps clients - listed corporations, multinationals, Government, and large private companies - design and deliver data and AI-driven strategies to help grow revenues, optimise cost and manage risk. 

In this podcast with Ian Kehoe, O’Reilly talks about the relationship between data and AI, explaining that the quality of AI outputs is proportional to the quality of the data that underpins them. 

O’Reilly talks about how AI can unlock value creation for organisations, and why AI has gone from “can-do” to “must-do” for companies. O’Reilly also talks about how organisations can embrace responsible AI and outlines how EY's AI Labs can help clients of all sizes develop and implement a data and AI strategy.


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