# The Role of AI in IoT | SymphonyAI's Vijay Raghavendra | E214

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2022-08-25
- Length: 30m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-08-25-the-role-of-ai-in-iot-symphonyais-vijay-raghavendra-e214
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/The-Role-of-AI-in-IoT--SymphonyAIs-Vijay-Raghavendra--E214-e28bk3u

## Summary

Vijay Raghavendra, CTO at Symphony AI, discusses how AI unlocks the value of IoT in enterprise settings, particularly in retail and industrial verticals. He explains that Symphony AI’s Eureka platform uses deep vertical expertise and pre-trained models to solve specific problems like inventory assortment and predictive maintenance, rather than offering generic AI tools. Raghavendra emphasizes that successful AI adoption requires a culture of clean data and domain-specific knowledge to overcome the high failure rate of enterprise AI projects. He also highlights the role of edge computing, TPUs, and falling hardware costs in enabling real-time processing and scalable IoT solutions.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-08-25-the-role-of-ai-in-iot-symphonyais-vijay-raghavendra-e214#t=0) Introduction and Guest Background
- [3:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-08-25-the-role-of-ai-in-iot-symphonyais-vijay-raghavendra-e214#t=218) Symphony AI and the Eureka Platform
- [6:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-08-25-the-role-of-ai-in-iot-symphonyais-vijay-raghavendra-e214#t=398) AI as the Conduit for IoT Value
- [9:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-08-25-the-role-of-ai-in-iot-symphonyais-vijay-raghavendra-e214#t=578) Differentiation Through Vertical Expertise
- [15:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-08-25-the-role-of-ai-in-iot-symphonyais-vijay-raghavendra-e214#t=909) Advice on Data Culture and Adoption
- [19:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-08-25-the-role-of-ai-in-iot-symphonyais-vijay-raghavendra-e214#t=1144) Challenges: Talent and Data Quality
- [23:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-08-25-the-role-of-ai-in-iot-symphonyais-vijay-raghavendra-e214#t=1386) Hardware Costs and Edge Computing
- [26:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-08-25-the-role-of-ai-in-iot-symphonyais-vijay-raghavendra-e214#t=1618) The Future: AI-Enabled Digital Workers

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Symphony AI (company)
- Eureka (product)
- Acuity Brands (company)
- Walmart (company)
- Silicon Labs (company)
- TPU (chip)
- BLE (other)
- Ultra Wide Band (other)

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