The Top Ten AI Influencers on Twitter

Where we live, where we work, what news we read, what entertainment we enjoy, even which friends we stay in contact with, are all impacted by artificial intelligence. In the past two decades, AI has become the guiding light for so much of what we see, hear, and do. With no area of modern society immune and the pace of growth only getting faster, what will AI be doing for us in ten years, five years, or next week? Keeping abreast of this technology is important for both business and career. Don’t fall behind. Stay ahead of the curve with expert daily updates from ‘The top ten AI influencers on Twitter’.

Ian Barkin. Location: USA. Twitter

Describing himself as an entrepreneur, investor, author, digital ops guy, and an automation-led industry veteran, Ian Barkin, is also the Chairman of the 2021 IA Week and he’s been creating, sharing, and commenting on the world of AI since 2009. His posts are a mix of original video, good humoured criticism, book reviews, industry experiences and a dash of the nutty and witty. Choice tweet: The yodelling pickle selected for him by Amazon AI.

Pascal Bornet. Location: USA. Twitter

Author and data scientist, Pascal Bornet, tells us he is passionate about improving our world via the use of AI, automation, and analytics. His posts explore new tech, the effects of AI on everyday life, cognitive automation, augmented reality, and a host of other interesting AI developments. With a ‘newsy’ magazine feel, he keeps the pace fast and fluid, making his tweets a joy to follow. Choice tweet: Why empathy is important.

Iain Brown. Location: UK. Twitter

Also an author and data scientist, Iain Brown posts and updates throughout the day with a prolific volley of tweets. Presented as a curated collection of AI news from scientists, journals and media outlets across the globe, Brown’s page is a compendium of all things AI. From China’s new generation AI brain project, to the reasons why hyping artificial intelligence hinders innovation. Choice tweet: Teaching AI right from wrong.

Sarah Burnett. Location: UK. Twitter

Labelling herself as a tech evangelist, Sarah Burnett, creates, shares, and comments on AI, Data and RPA. With many posts exploring the human experience of the AI industry, she provides a very different take from the heavy tech, events and news selections often seen elsewhere. Recent tweets have looked at ops excellence and execution in the age of the great resignation,  losing 32% of your SSC time to cut and paste, and will the metaverse change humanity. Choice tweet: How using AI can be compared to the making of the world’s first iron bridge.

Ajay Pandey. Location: India. Twitter

IT professional, AI evangelist, and NextGen QE, Ajay Pandey’s interest’s range from digital leadership, emerging technologies, and current affairs, to movies and cricket. This diversity of choice is reflected in the tweets he creates and shares – delivering a space where you can find a little bit of most things in AI and the vast universe of tech.  Choice tweet: The Indian teen who invented a solar powered ironing cart to help combat climate change.

Dr. Hassan Rishidi. Location: USA. Twitter

Doctor Hassan Rishidi uses his Twitter feed to help us turn our ideas into reality. With typical engineer’s efficiency, he neatly presents a string of helpful tips, tutorials, and guides to help his readers turbocharge their businesses and careers. Recent tweets looked at modern factory management, how to boost your productivity, how virtual twins can improve manufacturing, the new era of machine control and a digitally lean approach to consumer goods manufacturing. Choice tweet: Turning flywheels into mechanical batteries.

Harold Sinnott. Location: USA. Twitter

Speaker, author and digital consultant, Harold Sinnott, maintains a laser-like focus on AI and Digital Transformation with a stream of insightful tweets. The changes wrought by AI are his central theme, with  posts that explain topics such as how to stop a machine taking your job, how to innovate your company using AI, the future of IoT, the coming impact of computer vision, and how AI will change how we think about leadership. If you want to know how AI will change your world, this is a good place to start. Choice tweet: How mixed reality delivers critical value.

Bob Violino. Location: USA. Twitter

Bob Violino is a journalist covering the latest in technology and business innovation. His Twitter feed presents clean, no-nonsense AI and tech news without the common self-promotional clutter. Tweets include original articles, thought leadership pieces and a blend of interesting and entertaining retweets from across the AI landscape. Choice tweet: Seven compliance mistakes to avoid.

Dr. Marcel Vollmer. Location: Germany. Twitter

Doctor Marcel Vollmer’s training as an economist reveals itself in a Twitter feed that’s long on the use of AI and tech to improve businesses, products, and efficiency. If you’re interested to know how much data is generated by the internet every minute, or what is the latest innovation driving industry, or how to invest safely in blockchain, or even how ransomware works, you won’t do any better than to start here. Choice tweet: The robot that can walk a tightrope and drive a skateboard.

Nige Willson. Location: UK. Twitter

Speaker and advisor on AI and Machine learning, Nige Willson, is here to awaken organisations to the possibilities of artificial intelligence. He delivers on this promise. Via his prolific Twitter feed he seeks to alert us to the light and dark side of AI – how it can improve our lives and the threats it can present. From the way AI is helping to grow plants, and how it can revolutionise renewable energy, to holding AI accountable for its deeds, and how AI is learning to manipulate us, Willson exposes artificial intelligence to harsh light. For the Ying Yang of AI, look no further. Choice tweet: Using AI to take the tedium out of everyday tasks.