On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2017. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Jasper ↗
In their words
there's gonna be an entire class of people that are going to be not unemployed they'll be unemployable because all of the MOOC jobs they could have moved laterally into are also going to be automated
democracy is a pretty weak and fragile thing if you have a quarter of your populace of your voting populace that doesn't have a job they're gonna make a lot of silly voting decisions
in quality you have to be at least as good as the humans otherwise you're just a tech demo
Quick answers
What is SortSpoke?
A Toronto AI company. Its platform extracts data from any unstructured document in any language, set up and reviewed by business users rather than IT, with human-in-the-loop checking. Insurance carriers, MGAs, reinsurers and lenders use it for triage, underwriting and claims.
What did Jasper Li speak about at TechTO?
How to successfully sell AI into enterprises, and the social impact he expected AI to have. The talk was titled 'How to profit while destroying the free world' and was presented at TechTO in November 2017.
How much has SortSpoke raised?
US$4.5 million, announced in 2022, from IDEA Fund Partners, SixThirty Ventures and a Fortune 500 insurance carrier. The company said it would use the money to push sales and marketing in the insurance and lending verticals.