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Tony Fernandes

CEO of UEGroup and CAIO of HumanFocused.AI at UEGroup
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Tony Fernandes is founder and Chief AI Experience Officer (CAIxO) at HumanFocused.AI. He is also CEO of UEGroup Incorporated, a Silicon Valley User Experience firm specialized in designing experiences for emerging and disruptive technologies. UEGroup’s major AI work includes work on advanced surgical robotics, predictive maintenance software for aerospace,  and partnering with Google on gathering diverse data sets related to the human face that can feed AI processes used in consumer electronics as well as next-generation communication applications. UEGroup's product design work touches consumer, aerospace, enterprise, security, and advanced medical/healthcare applications. Additionally, Tony is an Executive in Residence and lecturer at the Daniels School of Business at Purdue University. Before UEGroup, Tony had roles at Apple, IBM, and XEROX PARC.

Tony is an avid traveller, sailer, pretend lumberjack in the Sierra Nevada, and hiker.

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  • Digital Assistants: The Future Beyond Apps?
    Tony believes digital assistants could replace apps, given advancements in microservices and connectivity speeds. He argues that future digital assistants, built on microservices, will compete to solve tasks faster than traditional apps. This shift could redefine how we interact with technology, moving beyond outdated app concepts.
  • AI Art: A Shallow Imitation or Genuine Creativity?
    Tony argues that AI lacks the human spirit and creativity essential for true art. He states, "AI is just software working through logic and probability, imitating its master." Without human influence, AI-generated imagery wouldn't resemble familiar art styles. AI's inability to create new art movements highlights its limitations as a creative force.
  • AI Expert Tony Fernandes on U.S. Election Deepfake Threats
    Tony says, "Deepfakes erode faith in visual media, making them less effective over time due to growing suspicion." He adds, "Laws fail to address nuances like hybrid AI content, and AI enforcement tools lead to endless countermeasures. Ultimately, people will rely on trusted sources, similar to news networks today."
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  • User experience is on the decline for a lot of reasons. Some related to technology, some related to the marketplace, and some are self-inflicted.

  • Based on my experience with projects that are currently underway in various industries, I would say that AI does not represent a new strategy as much as it represents a more powerful way of executing on existing strategies.

  • However, AI is not magic. It is software written by humans that has the same problems that any piece of software has. There will be bugs and problems. For example, there is the notion of AI Hallucinations. Just like when human look at a rock and think it looks like country on the map or look at a cloud and see what looks like an animal, AI processes based on finding pattern can find patterns in completely random data.

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