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Ryan Petersen: How Flexport Uses AI to Cut Freight Costs

Through hackathons targeting customs broker emails and container routing; Flexport automated decisions that made ocean freight measurably cheaper for importers.

Ryan PetersenguestJared FriedmanhostGarry Tanhost
Nov 14, 202533mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:51

    Intro

  2. 0:51 – 3:17

    What is Flexport and what are they doing with AI?

  3. 3:17 – 6:27

    When did AI tools become serious at the company

  4. 6:27 – 12:03

    The benefit of internal hackathons

  5. 12:03 – 14:40

    What internal AI projects have been most impactful at Flexport

  6. 14:40 – 19:08

    What software can do better and faster in logistics

  7. 19:08 – 21:18

    Do goods get cheaper if more logistics get automated?

  8. 21:18 – 23:51

    The spiritual/philosophical implications of AI in society

  9. 23:51 – 26:38

    How does AI change the model structure for companies?

  10. 26:38 – 30:22

    Would Ryan have built Flexport differently today?

  11. 30:22 – 33:40

    Outro

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