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SUNDAY REWIND: Robotics and society by Cynthia Yeung

BY Eira Hayward on May 28, 2023

This week’s Sunday Rewind is a #mtpcon SF+Americas keynote from Cynthia Yeung, Head of Product at Plus One Robotics. It’s a talk that gets us thinking about human/robot interaction and how we might discover a deeper understanding of our own humanity through robotics and AI. Cynthia reflects on the physical, economic and social context of Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: Building products AI-first by Aparna Chennapragada

BY Eira Hayward on April 23, 2023

This week’s Sunday Rewind takes us back to an in-depth talk from mtpcon San Francisco 2017, where Aparna Chennapragada, formerly Product Director and Technical Assistant to the CEO at Google, unpacks 4 ideas on how artificial intelligence (AI) will change how we think about products and experiences.

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Getting back to the core of a Product Manager in the face of AI

BY Christine Itwaru on March 27, 2023

Pretty much everyone in a tech-based role is asking: “What does ChatGPT mean for my career?”. In this month’s column, Christine Itwraru adds her take to the conversation. Read more »

How will ChatGPT change product management?

BY Eira Hayward on January 23, 2023

We look at the likely impact of the latest AI bot ChatGPT on product work and find out how product people are using it So… chatbot software ChatGPT. Have you played with it? Looked at how you might use it in your product? Do you welcome it or worry about its impact on the work Read more »

A guide to machine learning Part 2: Set yourself up for success

BY Eira Hayward on November 21, 2022

The reduction in the cost of computing, and a growing understanding of what the technology can do means that machine learning (ML) is starting to become a tool that any software company can use. But how do you set yourself up for success? Here’s a rundown of the things you need to consider. TL;DR Is Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: Product design in the era of the algorithm by Josh Clark

BY Louron Pratt on October 30, 2022

Machine learning has taken over vast parts of our world, from diagnosing medical conditions to legal queries to beating human players in Go. In this Sunday Rewind, we look back to 2017, when Josh Clark, Founder and Principal of Big Medium, shared how these advancements impact how we design, build, and manage products. Read more »

What you need to know about Spotify's search function - Jonny Brooks-Bartlett on The Product Experience

BY The Product Experience on October 26, 2022

What is the science behind Spotify nailing its algorithms to ensure that all users get what they search for?  On this week’s podcast, Lily and Randy sat down with Jonny Brooks-Bartlett, Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Spotify, to discuss this process, and much, much more Read more »

A guide to machine learning Part 1: What's important

BY Eira Hayward on October 24, 2022

Whether it’s in taxi and food-ordering apps, Spotify and Netflix recommendations, spam email filters, chatbots and virtual assistants, machine learning is all around us. In the first of a two-part series, we speak to some senior product people who live and breathe machine learning to find out what you need to know and where you should start. Read more »

How to build machine learning-based products

BY Olga Kuritsyna on May 26, 2022

In this article, written for product managers, data scientists, and engineering teams we cover some growth areas and ideas on how to achieve more impact while working on building ML-based products. Read more »

Machine learning in product discovery - Ha Phan on The Product Experience

BY The Product Experience on April 6, 2022

In this weeks’ podcast episode, we spoke with Ha Phan, Director of Discovery Products at Pluralsight, to develop a stronger understanding of how we can best use ML in product management. Read more »