Scaling AI at H&M Group with Errol Koolmeister - #503

Published: July 22, 2021, 8:18 p.m.

b"Today we\\u2019re joined by Errol Koolmeister, the head of AI foundation at\\xa0H&M Group.\\nIn our conversation with Errol, we explore H&M\\u2019s AI journey, including its wide adoption across the company in 2016, and the various use cases in which it's deployed like fashion forecasting and pricing algorithms. We discuss Errol\\u2019s first steps in taking on the challenge of scaling AI broadly at the company, the value-added learning from proof of concepts, and how to align in a sustainable, long-term way. Of course, we dig into the infrastructure and models being used, the biggest challenges faced, and the importance of managing the project portfolio, while Errol shares their approach to building infra for a specific product with many products in mind."