E181 Naushad UzZaman, CTO and co-founder at Blackbird AI

Today's guest is Naushad UzZaman, CTO and co-founder at Blackbird AI in New York. Founded in 2017, Blackbird.AI uses machine learning and interdisciplinary human intelligence to combat disinformation. Their proprietary AI-Driven SaaS platform is aimed at providing a more automated understanding of disinformation campaigns and harmful digital media.

Blackbird.AI provides real-time actionable insights for disinformation countermeasures to governments, Fortune 500/Global 1000 brands, and citizens. They help preserve brand integrity, trust and regulatory compliance through cloud-based visual dashboards, systems-level integration and consulting services.

In the episode, Naushad will discuss:

The motivation for setting up Blackbird,

The problems they are solving in combatting disinformation,

How they went about building their AI-driven platform,

How large tech companies can play a role in tackling the issue,

Setting up a successful tech team,

Exciting opportunities and interesting projects in 2021 &

Why he loves working with Blackbird AI