2021.AI

Are you ready to move beyond POC, govern your AI, and scale it? 📈 Proof of Concepts (POCs) are a valuable starting point, but they aren’t the end goal. Too often, organizations treat them as success stories in isolation, failing to transition into beta or production. Moving your POCs into production significantly boosts the value AI can bring to your organization 🚀   But success also requires strong governance from day one. Neglecting AI risk controls and governance from the outset can create obstacles down the road 🚧 To ensure your AI delivers long-term impact, you need a solid foundation for scaling it. Without this foundation, AI initiatives may struggle to grow with your business, limiting their potential to create sustainable value ⏳ Want to avoid these value traps? Join 2021.AI’s experts, Bjarke Arreskov-Hansen and Dr. Björn Preuß, Ph.D., for a webinar series aimed at identifying common pitfalls when implementing AI and how to overcome them 💡 Link to register in the comments below 👇

This fall, DNV Ventures launched the “Trust in AI” fund, dedicated to scaling AI technology safely and sustainably. After an extensive screening of 300 companies, we made our first investment in 2021.AI 🚀 Founded by Mikael Munck in 2016, 2021.AI is at the forefront of scaling responsible AI, ensuring reliability and compliance with regulation (like the EU AI Act). Recently, I got to have some great conversations with Mikael Munck and Frank Børre Pedersen, DNV`s Program Director for Digital Assurance. Here are the key takeaways: 1. Strategic Fit: 2021.AI’s integration of AI development with assurance and governance aligns perfectly with DNV’s mission to foster digital trust.    2. Mutual Benefits: This collaboration combines DNV’s extensive experience in assurance with 2021.AI’s technical expertise in AI development. Together, we aim to scale AI safely and responsibly, addressing global markets and enhancing both companies’ capabilities.    3. Challenges and Opportunities: Despite differences in size and structure, our partnership with 2021.AI opens up unique market opportunities.    📺 Watch the full video on DNV Ventures website: https://lnkd.in/d2gX3awP #SafeAI #trustinAI #EUAIAct #DNVVentures Nermina Ek Kaare Helle Signe Gorm Konradsen Ditte Stage Dr. Björn Preuß, Ph.D. Bjarke Arreskov-Hansen

Why do companies struggle to realize the full potential of AI? 🤔 From our experience, this stems from three interconnected value traps that many fall into: - Promising POCs that never make it to production ⌛ - Governance frameworks that fail to meet compliance and risk management needs ⚖️ - Infrastructures that aren’t built to scale, limiting growth and impact 📈 If you don’t know how to avoid these, your AI initiatives might not deliver the expected outcomes. The good news? With the right approach, you can overcome them ✅ Join Bjarke Arreskov-Hansen and Dr. Björn Preuß, Ph.D., for a webinar on how to avoid these value traps and create AI systems that are both compliant and scalable 💡 Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eHiz8Cfj

Wrapping up 2024 with festive Christmas spirits 🎄 Friday, the Copenhagen office had their “Julefrokost”. We enjoyed good food, great company, and plenty of laughs to wrap up a wonderful year together 🥂 It was the perfect moment to reflect on what we’ve achieved as a team and how every member has contributed to our success. This year-end has highlighted how promising our future is 🙌 A very special shoutout to the best song writers ever, Signe Gorm Konradsen and Julie Rask Nørballe, for the song to honor our efforts 🎶 And the celebrations don’t stop there! This coming Friday, our amazing teams in Ukraine and Poland will also gather to enjoy their Christmas dinners 🎅 Here’s to cherishing the team spirit that makes it all possible! 🌟 #TeamCelebration #HolidaySpirit #CompanyCulture

Meet the 2021.AI Team: Meet Áshildur Jónsdóttir 🤩 Áshildur (Ása) is one of our talented Data Scientists at 2021.AI, where she enjoys the dynamic environment and collaborative spirit. She tackles challenging client projects that involve both coding and research, like developing AI-powered solutions to detect cheating during exams 📝 After years in the banking sector, Ása felt the need to join a smaller and more agile company to contribute at every level and work on innovative projects. The experience she gained with explainable AI and sensitive data, from this background, makes her a perfect fit for her current role 🎯 Looking ahead, she is excited about the growing role and adoption of AI across industries and the opportunity to lead the way 🚀 Her advice for aspiring AI professionals? Stay curious, keep learning, and master those math fundamentals! #AI #DataScience #MeetTheTeam

How do you prepare for the EU AI Act? 🇪🇺 For organizations in highly regulated industries, AI Compliance may be a well-established part of their operations, but it can seem harder for smaller organizations with no experience to deal with regulations. This needs a structured approach. So, where to begin? We asked Peter Lempel Søndergaard and he recommends 3 key actions to take: - Carefully document the data you collect 📊 - Monitor how you process it and address potential biases 🔍 - Clearly define what your AI program delivers to users, your requirements for using it, and your target audience 🎯 The EU AI Act is challenging, but starting early and approaching it systematically can help you integrate compliance into your innovation strategy. It’s also a chance for your organization to build trustworthy and scalable AI that will deliver value in the long term 🚀

Are you passionate about AI and experienced in AI Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)? 🔐 If so, we are looking for an AI GRC Manager to join our team and to be part of our mission to make Responsible AI scalable, efficient and achievable for companies around the world ✅ About the role: 🎯 Provide guidance on relevant global AI regulations  🎯 Help design processes using our GRACE AI Platform to ensure compliance and ethics 🎯 Conduct risk assessments to address potential compliance gaps or ethical concerns 🎯 Provide training to clients’ teams on Responsible AI, AI compliance, and ethical considerations. About you: ✨ 2+ years in AI Compliance, Risk management, Data privacy, IT Security or related fields ✨ Knowledge of AI regulations and ethical AI principles ✨ Familiarity with AI/ML algorithms, data governance, and technical aspects of AI systems ✨ Ability to analyze complex regulatory environments and translate them into actionable business processes Ready to join the team and make an impact with us? 🚀 We look forward to hearing from you! For any questions regarding the position, you are welcome to reach out to careers@2021.ai Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eS3m9gQY Please share with potential candidates 🙏 #AI #AIGRC #JobOpportunity

New talents at 2021.AI! 🤩 We’re happy to introduce you to our two latest recruits in the Copenhagen team: Johan Ødum and Michèle Voit. Johan joined the family as our new Business Developer. Entrepreneur in spirit, he supports our sales team by connecting with potential clients, uncovering new sales opportunities, and optimizing for structure and efficiency. His results-driven, analytical, and customer-centric approach enable him to understand and communicate effectively with clients in his everyday work 🎯 Excited to learn and develop himself within the field of AI, he says: “I joined 2021.AI because I find the AI shift extremely interesting. So why not join the best team, in the best industry at the best time?” 💬 Then in the product team, Michèle takes on the role of Senior Product UX Designer. She is in charge of defining the design direction for our product and ensuring we create intuitive and engaging user experiences 🤝 Her expertise in creating user-friendly designs and her multicultural background will help make our product even more inclusive and globally appealing. About starting at 2021.AI, Michèle says: "What drives me is this innovative spirit and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI products." 💬 Help us give a warm welcome to Johan and Michèle! We’re so excited to have both of you on this journey with us. We can’t wait to see the incredible things you’ll accomplish here. Welcome onboard! 🙌

Christmas fun in the office! 🎅 Yesterday, our Copenhagen team came together for an afternoon of crafting, creativity, and cheer at our annual “Klippe-Klistre-Dag”–a Danish tradition of gathering to create homemade decorations and prepare for Christmas 🎄 This was the perfect occasion to bring family and partners to the office to enjoy this cozy winter atmosphere together 🤩  We decorated the office and enjoyed the traditional æbleskiver with some warm glögg and hot cacao, embracing the seasonal spirit in full swing! Thank you team for making the office sparkle, and to our families who added even more joy to the festivities 🙌 What a nice way to kick off the Christmas season together! 🌟 #KlippeKlistreDag #TeamWork #CopenhagenOffice #Christmas

Collaboration at its best at 2021.AI 🤩 This month, our data science team kicked off their hackathon series! Led by our talented Data Scientist, Simon Moe Sørensen, this series is designed for the team to share experiences and learn from each other 💡 During the first hackathon, the team taught unique techniques based on 2021.AI's extensive experience with LLMs since their inception. They reflected on how to develop LLM solutions for real-life use cases and how to tackle real challenges of advanced RAG solutions 🎯 This week, they focused on speed and scalability, demonstrating how to move from POC to production in less than a day (of course using our GRACE AI Platform). They discussed LLM safety with our in-house guardrails package and analyzed LLM usage logs and statistics 🔐 Thanks to our amazing team for their energy and dedication! 🙌 Looking forward to the next hackathon 🚀 #Hackathon #DataScience #Teamwork