Kate SouleKate Soule is a director at IBM Research, where she leads technical product management for IBM's family of large language models, Granite. Ever an AI enthusiast, Kate has spent her career exploring the intersection of business and technology, working to bridge the gap and translate how AI advancements can impact business outcomes. Kate has helped thousands better understand GenAI, through popular YouTube videos like "What Are Generative AI Models?," courses on IBM's AI Academy and Coursera, and as a regular contributor to IBM's AI Podcast, Mixture of Experts. Prior to her current role at IBM Research, Kate was a leader at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, a joint research partnership between MIT and IBM Research; Kate ran the lab's corporate membership program, supporting industry investment in the AI research technologies. Kate earned her MBA at MIT Sloan and previously worked at Deloitte as a senior consultant within the Strategy and Analytics practice. Kate also holds a BS in statistics from Cornell University. Read More Read Less