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EntreConf the Conference - June 22 Introducing another of our keynote speakers of the day. You can now relive our extremely well-received session from a world-leading expert: it's Nigel Toon, co-founder of Unicorn business and AI specialist, Graphcore. What will AI mean for your sector? How can entrepreneurs seize the benefits to create new opportunities with AI? These are just some of the groundbreaking topics covered in this unmissable discussion... https://www.entreconf.com/conference-... 00:00 - Graphcore as a business, 'We are actually building the software thar runs AI' 05:56 - How clear was the plan?, 'I don't think you ever have a completely clear plan, and if you do you are probably going to go wrong' 10:00 - Your role within the company, 'Your constantly trying to fix the problems, so you can reach the state of doing nothing' 15:20 - Political Involvement, 'The UK has some of the best research and the best innovation, and we don't fund it enough and support it enough' 20:00 - Opportunities AI can bring, 'When we see AI, we think there is something in it, it's conscious, it's going to take over!' 28:35 - Q&A 36:00 - How does Graphcore maintain it's innovative focus? , 'What I call the Italian rule of driving applies'