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Chris Duffey
Chris Duffey, 2019
Born (1974-09-03) September 3, 1974 (age 50)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Occupation(s)Designer, speaker, author, AI technologist
Notable workSuperhuman Innovation: Transforming Business with Artificial Intelligence
Websitechrisduffey.ai

Chris Duffey (born September 3, 1974) is an American author, AI & mobile technologist and Adobe's creative director,[1] known for development of the creative enterprise space at Adobe,[2] and for writing Superhuman Innovation: Transforming Business with Artificial Intelligence, which was "co-authored" by an artificial intelligence called Aimé.[3][4]

Early life

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Duffey was born to John and Diane Duffey in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His mother is an elementary school teacher, his father, a reading specialist.[5] Duffey described himself as being interested in the fusion of human creativity and technology from a very young age.[6]

Career

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Duffey started his career as a content creator and designer of digital customer experiences, observing human interaction with artificial intelligence and the ability of AI to amplify human creativity.[7][8] He worked for several years in the 2010s for healthcare communications network Sudler & Hennessey, eventually becoming a senior vice president and group creative director.[9][10]

Duffey has been a creative consultant with more than thirty-five advertising agencies serving major global marketing holding companies including WPP, IPG, Havas, Publicis and MDC.[11][12][13][14] As of 2020, he led the strategic development department at Adobe.[15][16][17][3] He has been featured by Business Insider and Yahoo as one of "The industry's leaders on the top issues, challenges, and opportunities in the fast-changing world of mobile".[18]

Public speaking

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Duffey is a five-time Cannes Lions speaker. In 2017, he spoke at Cannes Innovation about Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Creativity. He has also shared the stage with Kim Kardashian at Cannes Lions on How To Connect With Audiences Through Mobile Gaming.[19][20][21][22] Also that year, he extolled the use of chatbots as a means of disseminating information between stakeholders in healthcare, in an interview with PharmaVoice.[23]

In 2018, he co-presented with Microsoft on the role of Human and Machine, and in 2019, he spoke with IBM on the future of Cognitive Creativity.[24]

Publications

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Duffey has written on the increasing relevance of AI & mobile, particularly in designing experiences for the health, wellness and fitness space.[25][26] In 2014, The Guardian named his piece, "How Mobile Became Mighty in Healthcare", to their Top Ten Best Healthcare Stories of the Year,[27] and in 2019 Remedy Health Media and New York City Health Business Leaders chose Duffey to receive their Boldest Digital Health Influencer Agency Guru Award.[28]

Also in 2019, Duffey published Superhuman Innovation: Transforming Business with Artificial Intelligence, where he provides his insights about human interaction with artificial intelligence.[29][5][30][31][32][33] The book was co-authored by artificial intelligence, Aimé.[3][34][35][36][37][38] Superhuman Innovation: Transforming Business with Artificial Intelligence was selected as CES 2020 Top Technology Book of the Year, the world's largest business of consumer technologies conference.[39][40] TechRepublic named the book as one of their "45 books every techie should read".[39]

His work has been featured by platforms such as Google, McKinsey, and Wharton15 in their digital marketing books.[41]

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Duffey, Author at Business 2 Community". Business 2 Community. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  2. ^ Chakrabarti, Suchandrika (August 6, 2019). "Artificial intelligence in market research: what can it do?". Raconteur. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  3. ^ a b c "Adobe's Chris Duffey on how AI can be used to 'up-level' books". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  4. ^ "Chris Duffey Book Recommendations". BookAuthority. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  5. ^ a b "Adobe's Chris Duffey on AI, creativity in solving business problems and pigeons". The Drum. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  6. ^ "Chris Duffey is the creative lead for superhuman innovation using AI". Fast Leader Show Podcast. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  7. ^ "Superhuman Innovation – (Kogan Page Inspire) by Chris Duffey (Paperback)". www.target.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  8. ^ "Episode 92: A Conversation with Chris Duffey". voicesinai.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  9. ^ "ELITE Digital Crusader Chris Duffey of Sudler". PM360. May 25, 2016.
  10. ^ Duffey, Chris (July 25, 2014). "Smartwatches will revolutionise treatment for chronic conditions". The Guardian.
  11. ^ "Chris Duffey". Rutgers Big Data Certificate Program. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  12. ^ Seckler, Zack (2018-03-05). "Chris Duffey". Creators Are Us. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  13. ^ "Speaker profile". www.ana.net. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  14. ^ "Chris Duffey // Diederich College of Communication // Marquette University". www.marquette.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  15. ^ Barrett, Jeff (May 15, 2018). "3 Unexpected Ways Your Company Can Use A.I." Inc.
  16. ^ McKendrick, Joe (November 27, 2018). "AI may help deliver the UX we've been waiting for". ZDNet.
  17. ^ "Meet Chris Duffey, Adobe's Head of AI Innovation & Business Strategy". Adobe Life. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  18. ^ TB (2019-05-05). "Superhuman Innovation". 7innovation. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  19. ^ Strang, Fay (June 24, 2015). "Kim Kardashian reveals her brand secrets during impressive talk at Cannes Lions". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  20. ^ "CANNES LIONS 2015" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-29.
  21. ^ Page, Kogan. "Chris Duffey". Kogan Page. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  22. ^ "Chris Duffey". Event / Speaker Platform. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  23. ^ Robin Robinson, "The Creative Process", PharmaVoice (February 2017), p. 22.
  24. ^ Ostler, Jane (June 20, 2019). "Future Proof LIVE: Why should creatives embrace AI?". Kantar UK Insights.
  25. ^ Prichard, Skip. "chris duffey | Skip Prichard | Leadership Insights". Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  26. ^ "Chris Duffey". Medium. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  27. ^ Guardian Healthcare Professionals Network (December 23, 2014). "Year in review: ten of the best healthcare stories from 2014". the Guardian.
  28. ^ Hennessey, Sudler &. "Sudler's Chris Duffey Honored With The Boldest Digital Health Influencer Agency Guru Award". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  29. ^ "Chris Duffey". CEOWORLD magazine. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  30. ^ "Superhuman Innovation". www.chicagobooth.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  31. ^ "r/books – Hi, I am Chris Duffey! I'm author of the human-centric AI book: Superhuman Innovation. Ask Me Anything!". reddit. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  32. ^ "Human – Centered Artificial Intelligence with Chris Duffey – Marty Wolff". Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  33. ^ Duffey, Chris (2019-03-03). Superhuman Innovation : Transforming Business with Artificial Intelligence. Kogan Page, Limited. ISBN 978-0-7494-8383-8.
  34. ^ "Chris Duffey | About Aimé – the co-author of Superhuman Innovation – Papaya.Rocks". papaya.rocks. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  35. ^ "Chris Duffey". The Brandberries. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  36. ^ Jones, Alison (2019-06-24). "Episode 171 – Writing and AI with Chris Duffey". The Extraordinary Business Book Club. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  37. ^ Human – Centered Artificial Intelligence with Chris Duffey | The Business Builders Show with Marty Wolff, 14 May 2019, retrieved 2019-10-29
  38. ^ "Chris Duffey Books and Gifts". wordery.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  39. ^ a b Lotze, Kristen (January 17, 2020). "45 books every techie should read". TechRepublic.
  40. ^ "Gary's Book Club at CES 2020 Highlights Notable Authors". Consumer Electronics Show. December 12, 2019.
  41. ^ Duffey, Chris (2019-03-03). Superhuman Innovation: Transforming Businesses with Artificial Intelligence. Kogan Page, Limited. ISBN 978-0-7494-8383-8.
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