Sep 17, 2018
Artificial Intelligence is creating a great stir across
many industries today. AI itself has been around for decades, but
in the last few years, we have seen a significant advancement of
this technology. Many are concerned that it will take jobs away or
ultimately harm the human race, while others are more
supportive.
In the show today, J. Richard Jones talks with Jason
Hermitage, Vice President, Public Sector for Microsoft Canada. Hear
about the value of AI and what's the future is like for it, how
data and cloud are converging to make AI possible, using AI to help
those with disabilities, AI capabilities that Microsoft currently
has that can assist a public servant or department to make their
work easier, ethics and principles around AI, and Microsoft's
investments in Canada for AI and Cloud.
About Jason
Hermitage
As Vice President of Public Sector, Jason works with all
levels of government to help them apply technology to enable
strategic change to their business, cascading to better service
delivery for (and on behalf of) Canadians.
Jason’s Microsoft career started in 2002 and has taken him
from Redmond, WA, to Fort Lauderdale, FL, to Paris, France before
returning to his home in Canada. His work spans from leading the
marketing initiatives of Microsoft’s $3B+ Server business to
growing the Latin American server business by double digits and
serving as the Chief-of-Staff to the President of Microsoft
International where he visited 25+ countries each
year.
Outside of work, Jason and his wife have three children and
he enjoys golf, racquet sports, cooking, and travelling the world
with his family.
ABOUT MICROSOFT
CANADA
Established in 1985,
Microsoft Canada Inc. is the Canadian subsidiary of
Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT") the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses
realize their full potential. Microsoft Canada provides
nationwide sales, marketing, consulting and local support services
in both French and English. For more information on Microsoft
Canada, please visit www.microsoft.ca.