How cold hard data science harnesses AI with Wolfram Research

It’s sometimes difficult to distinguish the reality of technology from the hype and marketing messages that bombard our inboxes daily. In just the last five years, we’ve probably heard too much about the metaverse, blockchain and virtual reality, for example. At present, we’re in the midst of a furore about the much-abused term ‘AI’, and time will tell whether this particular storm will be seen as a teacup resident.

Artificial Intelligence News spoke exclusively to Jon McLoone, the Director of Technical Communication and Strategy at of one the most mature organisations in the computational intelligence and scientific innovation space, Wolfram Research, to help us put our present concepts of AI and their practical uses into a deeper context.

Jon has worked at Wolfram Research for 32 years in various roles, currently leading the European Technical Services team. A mathematician by training and a skilled practitioner in many aspects of data analysis, we began our interview by having him describe Wolfram’s work in an elevator pitch format.