In the modern corporate landscape, innovation is the lifeblood of progress. Yet, a persistent challenge remains: how to effectively harness the brilliance of free-thinking innovators whose data and thought processes often defy conventional structures. These individuals, whose insights are pivotal for breakthrough ideas, frequently struggle to integrate their "messy brilliance" into standardized systems, leading to valuable potential being squandered. Compounding this issue is the growing apprehension surrounding AI, with many fearing job displacement and intellectual property erosion.
The key to resolving this tension lies in a paradigm shift – moving away from a one-size-fits-all AI approach and embracing personalized, secure solutions.
The "Ill-Fitting Link"
Innovators and free thinkers often operate outside the rigid structures of typical corporate data. Their inherently left of field "messy thoughts" are the seeds of groundbreaking ideas, but they don't always translate easily into standardized formats along corporate guidelines and of course documents and spreadsheets. This disconnect can lead to their ideas being overlooked or dismissed, as they cannot conform to the company's existing AI or data processing workflows.
The Fear of Job Loss and IP Erosion
The widespread narratives about AI replacing jobs and infringing on intellectual property create a significant barrier to adoption, particular innovators, creatives and our techies who are being asked to develop code that will see them made redundant. Thus many people, especially those with unique skill sets or creative roles, understandably perceive AI as a threat rather than a tool.
The Potential of SLM-Based Assistive Intelligence
A Small Language Model (SLM) based assistive intelligence offers a promising solution.
Privacy: SLMs can be deployed on-premises or in secure, private cloud environments, addressing concerns about data security and IP protection.
Personalization: SLMs can be fine-tuned to understand and work with the unique data and thought processes of individual innovators.
Assistive, Not Replacement: By positioning the AI as an assistive tool, rather than a replacement, you can alleviate fears of job loss.
Assistive Intelligence can help innovators:
Organize and structure their ideas. Identify patterns and connections in their data.
Generate alternative solutions or perspectives.
Produce reports, or presentations in a way that is more in line with company standards.
Overcoming Barriers
Trust building is as essential as Education and communication but this can be done by using a sandbox rather than the lengthy tangential training employed by external consultants. If your people know their job their assistant can give them the answers they need, forget prompt engineering its like a mini meeting over coffee based on Q & A. This will naturally introduce and therefore emphasize the benefits of AI as a tool for enhancing creativity and productivity, rather than replacing human intelligence. The Privacy and security features of on premises SLM-based solutions them encourages ideas without fear that they will be used by bad actors within the organisation or those third party prying eyes
In essence, we are proposing a way to bridge the gap between unconventional brilliance and the next steps ie practical application, while addressing the legitimate concerns surrounding AI. The Assistive Intelligence approach is unlocking significant innovation potential within companies who have lost their ability to make make decisions and their agility to implement them. While we procrastinate China innovates.
Unlocking Untapped Innovation: SchemaSense and SLMs Bridge the Gap for Free Thinkers
The key to resolving this tension lies in a paradigm shift – moving away from a one-size-fits-all AI approach and embracing personalized, secure solutions. Enter SchemaSense, what we call our revolutionary technology designed to tackle even the most unstructured data, and a multi-Small Language Model (SLM) architecture, engineered for privacy and bespoke assistance.
SchemaSense: Taming the Unstructured
SchemaSense acts as a dynamic interpreter, capable of understanding and organizing the diverse and often idiosyncratic data generated by innovators. Unlike rigid database systems, SchemaSense adapts to the data's inherent structure, or lack thereof. It can extract meaning from free-form notes, scattered documents, and even verbal brainstorming sessions, transforming raw, unstructured information into actionable insights. This adaptability is crucial for capturing the nuances and complexities of an innovator's thought process.
A Secure, Multi-SLM Pipeline
To address the critical concern of data security and intellectual property protection, smartR AI developed a series of 5-6 interconnected SLMs, built on your server or in the private cloud, each tailored for a specific task within the innovation workflow. This pipeline ensures that data remains within a secure, private environment, whether on-premises, or on occasions, within a dedicated cloud infrastructure.
Empowering Innovators, Not Replacing Them
Crucially, this multi-SLM system called SCOTi is designed to augment, not replace, human intelligence. Named after a departed friend it acts as an assistive tool, freeing innovators from tedious data management tasks and allowing them to focus on what they do best – generating groundbreaking ideas. By providing a secure and personalized environment, we can alleviate fears of job loss and IP erosion, fostering a culture of collaboration between humans and AI.
The Future of Innovation
Why does it work in the US and not the UK yet? The UK is behind and still in early adoption mode. This is due as much to culture and the stranglehold of Big tech vendor lock as it is tangential consultants. Too many of them have the ears of our Directors and therefore they earn their money at the expense of the innovation and growth we need. By combining the power of SCOTI's SchemaSense with our secure multi-SLM architecture, so far 25 US corporations have unlocked the untapped potential of their free-thinking, be they innovators by nature or staff enabled and motivated by their 'wee assistant SCOTi' .
This approach therefore not only safeguards valuable intellectual property but also empowers individuals to contribute their unique perspectives, driving innovation and propelling businesses into the future. By providing these tools even my community circular economy micro farm at Kenwick Park, like any other company can grow. That has to be a positive for pockets people and planet.
Thank you to Neil Gentleman-Hobbs with SmartR AI for sharing his expertise in our knowledge base.
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