The Trend Report
Welcome to The Trend Report, your inside look at the people, products, and ideas shaping the future of workplace design. This podcast takes you behind the scenes of the office furniture industry and the broader interior design community. Hosted by industry veteran Sid Meadows, each episode dives deep into the conversations, trends, and strategies shaping the future of our industry.
From insightful interviews with industry innovators, brand builders, design leaders, CEOs, and changemakers to real-world discussions on workplace trends, sales strategies, and furniture design, The Trend Report delivers the knowledge and inspiration you need to stay ahead. Whether it’s exploring how workplace design impacts the future of work, uncovering innovations in commercial furniture, or understanding the connection between real estate and design, this is your inside look at the ever-changing world of contract interiors.
If you’re an architect, interior designer, manufacturer, dealer, or simply passionate about the office furniture and design industry, this podcast is your trusted guide to what’s now and what’s next.
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The Trend Report
Artificial Intelligence and Business with Marc Ronick & Nick Nalbach - Part 1
Artificial Intelligence and its impact on how we do business is something I like to talk about any time I’m given the opportunity. With the way AI is integrating into our everyday life, it is inevitable that we start facing the different ways that it will impact our roles in our industries.
When we are faced with a program that interacts and behaves as a human, taking over basic administrative tasks and conversational needs while being very accessible and providing answers and results that feel real and tangible – it opens so many doors in our personal lives and our businesses and changes the way we interact with technology.
Continuously growing in popularity, AI is generating a huge following, and the ultimate reason is that it takes care of the tedious, mundane things that we often find ourselves dreading. Writing that introduction email for a job interview? Creating that budget policy? Need a recipe for chicken teriyaki? Ask an AI platform, and you’ve got an answer at your fingertips within seconds.
The first part of this series is full of so much expertise and information surrounding AI platforms and the role they play in the workplace. If you’re considering incorporating an AI platform into your business to streamline your work processes, you’ll want to tune in to this episode to hear more about the ways that Marc and Nick see AI changing the future of how we do business.
In this episode:
[03:03] Welcome, Marc and Nick.
[03:50] Marc Ronick shares his background and experience.
[06:30] Nick Nalbach shares his background and experience.
[08:53] Marc and Nick share their definitions of AI and what it means in everyday life.
[10:47] How long has AI been used by people regularly?
[12:05] Why did ChatGPT generate so much attention compared to other AI platforms?
[13:34] How does AI actually work?
[16:13] Why is AI growing in popularity?
[18:20] What was the catalyst that caused such an interest in AI?
[21:50] What is the relationship between OpenAI and ChatGPT?
[22:33] Why should businesses consider taking advantage of an AI tool?
[26:35] Real-life use cases for AI platforms such as ChatGPT.
[27:23] How can AI automate your workflows?
[28:56] A workflow automation example for the contract interiors industry.
[31:44] How to train ChatGPT on your specific processes to gain more specific responses.
[33:05] Thanks for joining us today! Stay tuned for Part 2.
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