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Today is a very important day.

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We are launching our
BCG X AI Science Institute.

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We believe in science.

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We think science can unlock a
lot in AI and for the world.

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And we are so proud that Adi,
you become our global leader

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for our institute.

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And maybe to start with.

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Who are you?

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What brought you to
this position, Adi?

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First of all, thank you.

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I'm super excited to lead the
AI Science Institute at BCG X.

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I'm a scientist, my PhD
and my postdoctoral work

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were all in computational astrophysics.

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So, really thinking about how do
we simulate the universe

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and better understand it
using computational methods.

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When I left academia,
I was really looking to apply

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my skill set and my
toolkit in national security

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and public sector.

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So, I partnered with the
US Navy to help figure out

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and deploy AI.

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That brought them a
ton of value.

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At BCG X, I get to do a bunch
of really exciting things.

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One of them is
I get to lead our data science

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chapter globally, and I also
get to work very closely with

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our aerospace and defense
and our public sector clients

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to use AI to unlock
big value against

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their most pressing challenges.

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And Adi, why
an AI Science Insitute?

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What's your vision for this?

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So, the director, Leonid
and I are really excited.

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In a year from now,
we are going to hope to have,

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you know, the top science
thinkers in the world,

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partnerships with scientific
and institutions as well

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as universities,
partnerships with our clients

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and their R&D teams,
really working to build

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capabilities where AI
accelerates and enhances science

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and brings that goodness
to the global community.

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That's ambitious.

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Thank you so much, Adi.

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Today is a very important day.

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We are launching our
BCG X AI Science Institute.

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We believe in science.

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We think science can unlock a
lot in AI and for the world.

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And we are so proud that Adi,
you become our global leader

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for our institute.

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And maybe to start with.

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Who are you?

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What brought you to
this position, Adi?

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First of all, thank you.

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I'm super excited to lead the
AI Science Institute at BCG X.

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I'm a scientist, my PhD
and my postdoctoral work

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were all in computational astrophysics.

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So, really thinking about how do
we simulate the universe

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and better understand it
using computational methods.

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When I left academia,
I was really looking to apply

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my skill set and my
toolkit in national security

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and public sector.

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So, I partnered with the
US Navy to help figure out

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and deploy AI.

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That brought them a
ton of value.

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At BCG X, I get to do a bunch
of really exciting things.

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One of them is
I get to lead our data science

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chapter globally, and I also
get to work very closely with

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our aerospace and defense
and our public sector clients

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to use AI to unlock
big value against

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their most pressing challenges.

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And Adi, why
an AI Science Insitute?

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What's your vision for this?

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The vision for the AI Science
Institute at BCG X is really

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all about how I can work
together with science to unlock

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value for the global
community even faster.

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So, AI is going through a
massive revolution right now,

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and we want to take the top
science thinkers, and we want

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to bring the top technologists
in the world and really partner

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them with our clients through
deep partnerships and research

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and development, to figure out
how AI can fit into the science

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workflow in order to get
science to the hands of the

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people who need it faster.

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So, that's quite a vision Adi.

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Any accomplishments
so far from your teams?

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Yes.

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I'm really excited to
share two.

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The first is a partnership
we have with Merck,

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where we've built foundation
models called Teddy,

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and they've been peer reviewed
and science reviewed that are really all

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about working with biomedical
researchers to expedite

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the drug discovery timeline
and bring life saving capability

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to people sooner.

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The second is what a space agency,
where we're using vast data sets

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from satellites to build a whole
new suite of foundational models

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that are all about more accurate
weather predictions,

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but also opening up a new frontier
for climate modeling.

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So, that's what we have.

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If we think one year from now,
what will the institute look like?

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Yes.

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So, the director, Leonid
and I are really excited.

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In a year from now,
we are going to hope to have,

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you know, the top science
thinkers in the world,

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partnerships with scientific
and institutions as well

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as universities,
partnerships with our clients

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and their R&D teams,
really working to build

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capabilities where AI
accelerates and enhances science

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and brings that goodness
to the global community.

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That's ambitious.

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Thank you so much, Adi.