Last June at the Smart Kitchen Summit, Scott Heimendinger talked about today’s temptation among product builders to follow a similar path with AI as consumer product builders forged a decade ago when they added Wi-Fi connectivity to almost everything.
“There’s a temptation that’s especially prevalent in our industry, but in others as well, that when new technologies become available to the world, we want to kind of slap those on what we’re doing,” he said. “We slapped WiFi on a bunch of things, but the world does not need a WiFi-enabled rolling pin.”
This doesn’t mean Scott doesn’t embrace AI as an inventor and product builder to help make him more productive in doing his job. It’s the opposite, and the one-time technical lead for Modernist Cuisine and founder of one of the earliest consumer sous vide hardware startups in Sansaire leverages AI tools to assist across the product development process. From ideation to market research to writing code, Heimendinger tells me that AI is a crucial tool to help him do his job faster and more efficiently.
If you’re looking for ways to figure out how to use AI in your job, join us this morning for this month’s Food AI Co-Lab as Scott shows us how to leverage these tools as we, yes, build an imaginary new product in a Wi-Fi rolling pin and look to bring it to market.
Join us for today’s interactive workshop at 8:30 Pacific Time to learn how a successful product developer and inventor like Scott leverages AI to up his game as he shares practical tips for you to do the same. Scott will work through his process and show ways he leverages a variety of tools and offer tips for you to do just the same. And who knows, maybe you’ll come away with an idea for the next big product (just not an AI-rolling pin, ok?). Register now!
