With 8 patents and awards that include ‘CDO of the Year’, ‘Top 100 Innovators in Data & Analytics’, ‘Top 100 Thought Leaders in AI’, and Forbes ‘AI Visionary & Maverick of the 21st Century, Sol has been in the Data space since the late 90’s, and in the AI space since 2011. After helping IBM launch Watson in 2011, Sol took on roles such as CAO, CDO, CDAO, and CDAIO for giants like Estee Lauder, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Sony Music, and Royal Caribbean and has been advising and consulting Fortune 10’s on their AI strategy. Most recently Sol wrote a ’‘Best-Selling’ book called ‘Your AI Survival Guide: Scraped Knees, Bruised Elbows, and Lessons Learned from Real-World Deployments” . Her ethos has been centered on exploring the ‘Art of the Possible’, while staying grounded on the ‘Art of the Practical’.
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