Sylvain Duranton, the Global Leader for BCG Gamma, talks about how AI has become a convenient scrape goat for so many of society's problems when in fact it is the solution to those problems ! Sylvain Duranton is the global leader of BCG GAMMA, a unit dedicated to applying data science and advanced analytics to business. He manages a team of 1500+ data scientists who master all data analysis techniques (data science, data engineering, optimization, machine learning) and provide support to businesses in the field of AI.

Duranton majored in mathematics and sociology at the French engineering schools Polytechnique and Mines Paris and holds an MBA degree from INSEAD. He is the founder and president of a chess club, Palamède Echecs, and an executive board member for Aurore, one of France’s largest NGOs, which aims to alleviate poverty and improve access to housing. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx