Mapping "AI, Software, & Wetware" interview guest locations 🗣️
Where the guests we're featuring in our AISW interviews are located around the world, so far, and where we still have gaps (audio; 3:56)
When I said I want to feature guests from all over the world to hear & share their views on AI and how it’s affecting their lives, I meant it. 😊 And that means I’m analyzing data on where committed and future guests for “AI, Software, & Wetware” are based (along with other demographics). Here’s how the global search for guests is coming so far, as of Sept. 5, 2024.
By The Numbers
Location data is based on the country, and city if specified, in the guest’s LinkedIn profile. 53 current and future guests hail from 11 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, India, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, and the USA.
Within Canada, guests come from 2 provinces: Ontario (Ottawa area) and British Columbia (Vancouver area).
Within India, guests come from 2 metro areas: Bangalore (Bengaluru) and Chennai.
Within the US, guests come from 17 states so far: California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.
I don’t ask my guests for demographic information. So I used what I already knew to do a quick estimate on ethnicity for guests from the Americas (USA, Canada, Central America, and South America). The current distribution is 12.2% Asian, 12.2% Black, 51.2% White, 17.1% Hispanic, and 7.3% unknown.
On A Map
Below is an interactive, zoomable view of the locations of interview guests. (It was created with Datawrapper). This dataset includes 53 guests for published interviews, completed interviews that are in production, and planned interviews.
The 53 guests included in this map are 33 women, 20 men, and 0 people known to self-identify as non-binary. Mousing over the bubbles will show the gender distribution in each location.
What’s Next?
1. More interviews coming each week!
As of Sept. 5, 11 interviews have been published, 3 are scheduled, 4 are in various stages of production, and many more are pending. The AISW Interviews page will be updated once or twice a week with newly published interviews. The best way to not miss any is to subscribe to “6 ‘P’s in AI Pods” (it’s FREE, no ads, no spam).
2. More guests from more countries, states, and provinces!
Is YOUR area of the map open or sparse? I’d love to chat with you about potentially featuring you as a guest! (anonymous or with credit, text or text+audio) DM or email me, or see these AI, Software, & Wetware Guidelines to learn more.
One note: For purposes of these interviews, “AI” encompasses traditional data analytics, statistical methods, and machine learning, as well as generative AI and other non-generative AI.
See our AI Glossary or ask me if you’re not sure if you have relevant AI experiences. Almost everyone does, whether they realize it or not: AI is so pervasive nowadays that it’s hard to avoid in our lives!
