Ep. 26 – The Future of Tech Transfer

The Upgrade: Beyond the Hype

D'vorah Graeser started programming when she was 16 before earning a PhD in pharmacology. She went on to become a U.S. patent agent and, while immersed in the patent world, she noticed that many of the brilliant people designing new technological innovations struggled to express their business models. To help solve that problem, she founded RocketSmart, an AI-powered company that helps universities and research organizations to commercialize their innovations. D’vorah is also working on a forthcoming book out later this year titled The AI Process Playbook for Business: Mastering Human AI Cooperation, which explains how to effectively use AI in professional settings.

On this week’s episode of The Upgrade, host Peter Bittner caught up with D’vorah while she was at a chalet in Finland to talk about their upcoming course aimed at tech transfer professionals and research organizations.

Show Notes:

(2:15) D’vorah describes her transition from earning a PhD in pharmacology to working in AI

(6:38) How AI can assist innovators and inventors when launching a new project

(10:11) A fascinating study that proves the importance of how much AI depends on humans

(12:10) Steps that teams and organizations can take to develop their own processes for using AI

(15:37) AI tools that organizations can integrate into their processes

(18:52) Tips for deciding what AI tool to use for specific tasks

(20:32) Ethical considerations for those who are new to AI

(24:17) AI etiquette when asking tools like ChatGPT questions

(27:03) Peter and D’vorah discuss their new AI course

(36:38) Resources for tech transfer

For more on D’vorah and her upcoming book follow her on LinkedIn or see her company’s website

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