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CONTINUOUS
INTELLIGENCE
Mat Kelcey
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ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
AMAZING OPPORTUNITY
There is almost nothing we can think of that
cannot be made new, different, or more valuable
by infusing it with some extra IQ.
The business plans of the next 10,000 start-ups
are easy to forecast: take X and add AI.
Kevin Kelly – The Inevitable
“
“
There is almost nothing we can think of that
cannot be made new, different, or more valuable
by infusing it with some extra IQ.
Kevin Kelly – The Inevitable
“
HYPE, BUT A KERNEL OF THE TRUTH
“
AND ABOUT
PEOPLE
AND WE CAN
BUILD
ITERATIVELY
AI IS NARROW
(BUT COMPOSABLE)
There is almost nothing we can think of that
cannot be made new, different, or more valuable
by infusing it with some extra IQ.
Kevin Kelly – The Inevitable
There is almost nothing we can think of that
cannot be made new, different, or more valuable
by infusing it with some extra IQ.
Kevin Kelly – The Inevitable
There is almost nothing we can think of that
cannot be made new, different, or more valuable
by infusing it with some extra IQ.
Kevin Kelly – The Inevitable
PROBLEM EXAMPLE
PREDICT A NUMBER
● How much will this house sell for?
● How many shoes will sell this week, based on recent
sales?
BINARY / CATEGORICAL
PREDICTION
● Is this transaction fraudulent?
● Is this customer NEW, LOYAL, FICKLE, …?
UNDERSTANDING

NATURAL LANGUAGE
● What is the sentiment of this text?
● What action and parameters is a customer requesting?
UNDERSTANDING
IMAGES
● Does this image contain a specific type of object?
● Are these two images similar?
RECOMMENDATION
● Given your purchases, what else might you buy?
● Given your contacts, who else might you know?
WHAT TYPES OF PROBLEMS?
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INTELLIGENT
EMPOWERMENT
AUGMENTATION OVER AUTOMATION
AUGMENTATION OVER AUTOMATION
MACHINES
Wider learners
Scalable thinkers
HUMANS
Faster learners
Flexible thinkers
+
THE INTELLIGENT EMPOWERMENT CHALLENGE
High volume 

judgement tasks are
high cost 

or variable quality
High quality human
judgement is hard to
deliver at speed or
scale
Empower all your
people with the
judgement of your
best performers
Leadership
Lenses
BUSINESS
CUSTOMERS
EMPLOYEES
Outperform with insight
Experience driven by AI
Your people at their best
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COMPOSABLE
INTELLIGENCE
3
CONSTRUCTION:
Weatherboard
EXIF LOCATION
BEDROOMS
PRICE: $1M
BEDROOMS:

3
PHOTO
CBD DISTANCE:
10km
COMPOSABLE SOLUTIONS
CONSTRUCTION:
Weatherboard
EXIF LOCATION
CBD DISTANCE:
10km
BEDROOMS:

3
PHOTO
CONDITION:

Good
PRICE: $1.1M
EVOLVABLE COMPOSABLE SOLUTIONS
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CONTINUOUS
INTELLIGENCE
THE NEW NEW PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT GAME
PRODUCT
RULES

+ Software architecture
CODE
Research
& Analyse
Code
Deploy
Test
Validate
CUSTOMER OBJECTIVES
THE NEW NEW NEW PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT GAME
Software Engineering Machine Learning
DATA SET

+ Network architecture
MODEL
Research
& Analyse
Code
Deploy
Test Test
Validate
Curate &
Transport
Train
Deploy
RULES

+ Software architecture
CODE
PRODUCT
CUSTOMER OBJECTIVES
THE NEW NEW NEW PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT GAME
Software Engineering Machine Learning
Validate
RULES
GENERATE
DATA
USAGE
GENERATES
DATA
RULES

+ Software architecture
CODE
PRODUCT
CUSTOMER OBJECTIVES
DATA SET

+ Network architecture
MODEL
DEPLOYMENT
REQUIRES
ENGINEERING
TRANSPORT
REQUIRES
ENGINEERING
THE NEW NEW NEW PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT GAME
Software Engineering Machine Learning
Validate
RULES

+ Software architecture
CODE
PRODUCT
CUSTOMER OBJECTIVES
DATA SET

+ Network architecture
MODEL
Model
Capacity
Data
Estate
PROGRESS
SWEET ZONE
X
RAPID START BUT FRAGILE AND
LIMITED DIFFERENTIATION
(EG MLAAS)
X
SIMPLE TO DO BUT LEAVES
UNREALISED DATA VALUE
(EG SPREADSHEETS)
ITERATIVE SOLUTIONS
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ML PRODUCT
SQUADS
ML Principals
Product Squads
ML PRODUCT SQUADS
Self-service data platform
Consumer
responsibilities
Producer
responsibilities
HCD+ML Diverse Teams
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ETHICS, RISK 

& GOVERNANCE
RISKS
Bias
Explainability
Attack Susceptibility
! !
TECH RESPONSES
Baseline Model
Asymmetric Costs
Wide & Deep Networks
Fallback on low Confidence
Distributional expectations on inputs/
outputs
Black/white list inputs/outputs
THANKS
Mat Kelcey - mkelcey@thoughtworks.com
YOUR CONTACT AT THOUGHTWORKS
For more information on
ThoughtWorks please contact:
Wayne Te Paa
NAB Client Principal
Email: wtepaa@thoughtworks.com
Phone: 0416 041 772

Continuous Intelligence - Mat Kelcey

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    AMAZING OPPORTUNITY There isalmost nothing we can think of that cannot be made new, different, or more valuable by infusing it with some extra IQ. The business plans of the next 10,000 start-ups are easy to forecast: take X and add AI. Kevin Kelly – The Inevitable “ “
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    There is almostnothing we can think of that cannot be made new, different, or more valuable by infusing it with some extra IQ. Kevin Kelly – The Inevitable “ HYPE, BUT A KERNEL OF THE TRUTH “ AND ABOUT PEOPLE AND WE CAN BUILD ITERATIVELY AI IS NARROW (BUT COMPOSABLE) There is almost nothing we can think of that cannot be made new, different, or more valuable by infusing it with some extra IQ. Kevin Kelly – The Inevitable There is almost nothing we can think of that cannot be made new, different, or more valuable by infusing it with some extra IQ. Kevin Kelly – The Inevitable There is almost nothing we can think of that cannot be made new, different, or more valuable by infusing it with some extra IQ. Kevin Kelly – The Inevitable
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    PROBLEM EXAMPLE PREDICT ANUMBER ● How much will this house sell for? ● How many shoes will sell this week, based on recent sales? BINARY / CATEGORICAL PREDICTION ● Is this transaction fraudulent? ● Is this customer NEW, LOYAL, FICKLE, …? UNDERSTANDING
 NATURAL LANGUAGE ● What is the sentiment of this text? ● What action and parameters is a customer requesting? UNDERSTANDING IMAGES ● Does this image contain a specific type of object? ● Are these two images similar? RECOMMENDATION ● Given your purchases, what else might you buy? ● Given your contacts, who else might you know? WHAT TYPES OF PROBLEMS?
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    AUGMENTATION OVER AUTOMATION MACHINES Widerlearners Scalable thinkers HUMANS Faster learners Flexible thinkers +
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    THE INTELLIGENT EMPOWERMENTCHALLENGE High volume 
 judgement tasks are high cost 
 or variable quality High quality human judgement is hard to deliver at speed or scale Empower all your people with the judgement of your best performers Leadership Lenses BUSINESS CUSTOMERS EMPLOYEES Outperform with insight Experience driven by AI Your people at their best
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    THE NEW NEWPRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GAME PRODUCT RULES
 + Software architecture CODE Research & Analyse Code Deploy Test Validate CUSTOMER OBJECTIVES
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    THE NEW NEWNEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GAME Software Engineering Machine Learning DATA SET
 + Network architecture MODEL Research & Analyse Code Deploy Test Test Validate Curate & Transport Train Deploy RULES
 + Software architecture CODE PRODUCT CUSTOMER OBJECTIVES
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    THE NEW NEWNEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GAME Software Engineering Machine Learning Validate RULES GENERATE DATA USAGE GENERATES DATA RULES
 + Software architecture CODE PRODUCT CUSTOMER OBJECTIVES DATA SET
 + Network architecture MODEL
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    DEPLOYMENT REQUIRES ENGINEERING TRANSPORT REQUIRES ENGINEERING THE NEW NEWNEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GAME Software Engineering Machine Learning Validate RULES
 + Software architecture CODE PRODUCT CUSTOMER OBJECTIVES DATA SET
 + Network architecture MODEL
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    Model Capacity Data Estate PROGRESS SWEET ZONE X RAPID STARTBUT FRAGILE AND LIMITED DIFFERENTIATION (EG MLAAS) X SIMPLE TO DO BUT LEAVES UNREALISED DATA VALUE (EG SPREADSHEETS) ITERATIVE SOLUTIONS
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    ML Principals Product Squads MLPRODUCT SQUADS Self-service data platform Consumer responsibilities Producer responsibilities HCD+ML Diverse Teams
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    RISKS Bias Explainability Attack Susceptibility ! ! TECHRESPONSES Baseline Model Asymmetric Costs Wide & Deep Networks Fallback on low Confidence Distributional expectations on inputs/ outputs Black/white list inputs/outputs
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    THANKS Mat Kelcey -mkelcey@thoughtworks.com
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    YOUR CONTACT ATTHOUGHTWORKS For more information on ThoughtWorks please contact: Wayne Te Paa NAB Client Principal Email: wtepaa@thoughtworks.com Phone: 0416 041 772