The Connected AI Podcast
For everything you need to know about AI from an Irish perspective
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AI, supermarkets and the supply chain
05/28/2025
AI, supermarkets and the supply chain
Welcome to the latest episode of the Connected AI Podcast, a fortnightly podcast presented by Charlie Taylor, the Business Post’s technology editor, and Elaine Burke, one of our leading contributors. The Connected AI Podcast, which is brought to you in association with Expleo, aims to cut through the hype and get to the heart of AI for business, with expert guests offering their advice, and the hosts giving their take on big developments in the space. In the latest episode we’re talking to Mike McGrath, co-founder and CEO of Kwayga. Mike talks to us about how the startup's AI technology is helping supermarket buyers cut sourcing times by 40 per cent. In addition, Charlie and Elaine discuss the new national semiconductor strategy, Open AI's acquisition of Jonny Ive's IO, Anthropic's new AI models, AI-driven 'scientific slop', and imaginary books to read. The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it. Listen here or wherever you usually pick up your podcasts.
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AI and customer support
05/14/2025
AI and customer support
Intercom's Karen Church on how AI is a game-changer for customer support In the latest episode we’re talking to Karen Church, vice president for research and data science at Intercom. Karen talks to us about the tech unicorn’s early embrace of Gen AI and how its agent Fin is radically changing customer support for the better In addition, Charlie and Elaine discuss Open AI’s latest travails, new funding for Perplexity, Klarna’s roll-back on hiring humans, and trouble for Google’s ‘cash cow’ as AI operators take on search. The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it. Listen here or wherever you usually pick up your podcasts.
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AI and digital pathology
04/30/2025
AI and digital pathology
Welcome to the latest episode of the Connected AI Podcast, a fortnightly podcast presented by Charlie Taylor, the Business Post’s technology editor, and Elaine Burke, one of our leading contributors. The Connected AI Podcast, which is brought to you in association with Expleo, aims to cut through the hype and get to the heart of AI for business, with expert guests offering their advice, and the hosts giving their take on big developments in the space. In the latest episode we’re talking to Donal O’Shea, founder and chief executive of Deciphex. Donal talks to us about the use of AI to enhance pathology services In addition, Charlie and Elaine discuss how people are using AI as an emotional support, how Cursor experienced the limitations for itself when the programming tool's own AI support bot hallucinated a policy limitation that doesn't exist, OpenAI’s bid for Windsurf, and how films made with AI can win Oscars. Finally, they also look at Business Insider founder Henry Blodget’s recent blogpost in which he admitted hitting on an AI employee he created.
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AI, women and countering bias
04/09/2025
AI, women and countering bias
Welcome to the latest episode of the Connected AI Podcast, a fortnightly podcast presented by Charlie Taylor, the Business Post’s technology editor, and Elaine Burke, one of our leading contributors. The Connected AI Podcast, which is brought to you in association with Expleo, aims to cut through the hype and get to the heart of AI for business, with expert guests offering their advice, and the hosts giving their take on big developments in the space. In the latest episode we’re talking to Alessandra Sala, the Irish-based Italian computer scientist who serves as senior director of AI and data science at Shutterstock, a provider of licensed visual content. Alessandra, who is also president of Women in AI, and co-chair of Unesco Women for Ethical AI, talks to us about opportunities in the area for women, as well as ethical considerations, biases, and so much more across AI generally, and especially in the provision of images. In addition, Charlie and Elaine discuss how Anthropic’s Claude ‘thinks’. Open AI’s new $40 billion raise, CoreWeave’s IPO, and along with Megan O’Brien, the recent AI Summit in Dublin. The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it. Listen here or wherever you usually pick up your podcasts.
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AI and accountability
03/26/2025
AI and accountability
Welcome to the latest episode of the Connected AI Podcast, a fortnightly podcast presented by Charlie Taylor, the Business Post’s technology editor, and Elaine Burke, one of our leading contributors. The Connected AI Podcast, which is brought to you in association with Expleo, aims to cut through the hype and get to the heart of AI for business, with expert guests offering their advice, and the hosts giving their take on big developments in the space. In the latest episode we’re talking to Abeba Birhane, a researcher who has previously been named as one of the 100 most influential people in AI by Time Magazine. The former Google Deepmind engineer, was last year appointed to lead a new AI research lab based in Trinity College Dublin that will hold some of the biggest players in the industry accountable for the impact their technologies have on people. In a wide-ranging conversation, Abeba criticises the lack of transparency in Big Tech's AI datasets and emphasises the need for public awareness and alternative technologies. She also discusses the broader impact of AI on society, particularly on marginalised communities, and advocates for ethical AI development. In addition, Charlie and Elaine discuss an IPO for Coreweave, the launch of AI assistants in Ireland by Meta and AWS, and AI’s assault on the arts. The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it. Listen here or wherever you usually pick up your podcasts.
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How AI can aid workplace safety
03/12/2025
How AI can aid workplace safety
Welcome to the latest episode of the Connected AI Podcast, a fortnightly podcast presented by Charlie Taylor, the Business Post’s technology editor, and Elaine Burke, one of our leading contributors. The Connected AI Podcast, which is brought to you in association with Expleo, aims to cut through the hype and get to the heart of AI for business, with expert guests offering their advice, and the hosts giving their take on big developments in the space. In the latest episode we’re talking to Dan Hobbs, co-founder and chief executive at Protex AI, workplace safety platform that has raised over €50m in funding in just three years. Dan will be talking on computer vision, how AI can be used in health and safety, scaling a big business from Ireland, and more. In addition, Charlie and Elaine are chatting on the cost of Gen AI subscriptions, the corruption of AI platforms by a Russian disinformation network, the sale of Irish firm Getvisibility, and a backlash against a startup called Optifye.ai. They also demo a new app that uses the Google Vision API to see how much can be inferred about you from a single photo. The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it. Listen here or wherever you usually pick up your podcasts.
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AI and robotics
02/26/2025
AI and robotics
Welcome to the seventh episode of the Connected AI Podcast, a fortnightly podcast presented by Charlie Taylor, the Business Post’s technology editor, and Elaine Burke, one of our leading contributors. The Connected AI Podcast, which is brought to you in association with Expleo, aims to cut through the hype and get to the heart of AI for business, with expert guests offering their advice, and the hosts giving their take on big developments in the space. In the latest episode we’re talking to Niamh Donnelly, co-founder of Irish start-up Akara Robotics, which is developing robotics and AI technologies for use in hospitals around the world. Niamh joins us with an update on Akara's move into the US and explains how they co-design their technologies by working closely with hospital staff, ensuring their tech is fit for purpose. In addition, Charlie and Elaine discuss how educators are responding to AI, the advice from Ireland's AI Advisory Council, which LLMs are safest and much more. The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it. Listen here or wherever you usually pick up your podcasts.
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AI and the future of content
02/12/2025
AI and the future of content
Welcome to the sixth episode of the Connected AI Podcast, a fortnightly podcast presented by Charlie Taylor, the Business Post’s technology editor, and Elaine Burke, one of our leading contributors. The Connected AI Podcast, which is brought to you in association with Expleo, aims to cut through the hype and get to the heart of AI for business, with expert guests offering their advice, and the hosts giving their take on big developments in the space. In the latest episode we’re talking to Neil Brady, co-founder and chief executive at CaliberAI, an AI platform for easily fine-tuning LLMs to detect potentially risky content. Neil will be talking on AI in the media, covering issues such as how it is being used in the spread of mis and disinformation online, and its impact on publishing. In addition, Charlie and Elaine are chatting on the AI summit in Paris, Meta’s downloading of torrents of data to train LLMs, the introduction of the first measures under the EU’s AI Act, and much more. The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it. Listen here or wherever you usually pick up your podcasts.
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AI and cyber security - what you need to know
01/29/2025
AI and cyber security - what you need to know
Welcome to the fifth episode of the Connected AI Podcast, a fortnightly podcast presented by Charlie Taylor, the Business Post’s technology editor, and Elaine Burke, one of our leading contributors. The Connected AI Podcast, which is brought to you in association with Expleo, aims to cut through the hype and get to the heart of AI for business, with expert guests offering their advice, and the hosts giving their take on big developments in the space. In the latest episode we’re talking to Jimmy White, chief technology officer at Calypso, an AI security solutions start-up. Jimmy will be discussing all the various security implications involved that come into play with the tech, including whether it can be deployed to stop hackers in their tracks. In addition, Charlie and Elaine are chatting on Stargate, Deepseek, AI agents, and much more. The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it. Listen here or wherever you usually pick up your podcasts.
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AI and funding
01/14/2025
AI and funding
In the fourth episode of the Connected AI Podcast we’re talking to DC Cahalane, a partner at Sure Valley Ventures and a long-time investor in AI companies. In addition, podcast hosts Charlie and Elaine will be chatting on definitions (or lack of!) for AGI, the end of fact-checking, AI and potential job losses, fake AI profiles and much more. The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it.
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AI: the legal angle
12/04/2024
AI: the legal angle
In the third episode of the Connected AI Podcast we’re talking to Rachel Hayes, a partner in William Fry’s technology group. Rachel will be talking about the roll-out of the EU’s groundbreaking AI Act. In addition, podcast hosts Charlie and Elaine will be chatting on everything from new investment for AI-focused companies, and what happened when an army of AI characters were let loose on Minecraft. The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it.
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AI and Ireland: the opportunities
11/20/2024
AI and Ireland: the opportunities
In the second episode of the Connected AI Podcast we’re talking to Patricia Scanlon, AI ambassador and founder of Soapbox Labs. Patricia will be discussing her role and how AI could benefit Ireland. In addition, podcast hosts Charlie and Elaine will be chatting on concerns about deepfakes during the Irish election, about how Coca-Cola has caused controversy with its new AI ads and much more. The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it.
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A beginner’s guide to AI
11/06/2024
A beginner’s guide to AI
In the first episode of the Connected AI Podcast we’ll be talking to Alan Smeaton, professor of computing at DCU, a founding director of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, and a member of the Irish government’s AI Advisory Council. Alan will be explaining why AI is more than just a passing fad and breaking down what everyone need to knows about the tech that is making waves globally. In addition, podcast hosts Charlie and Elaine will be talking through some of the big stats and facts relating to AI and discussing just how much tech giants are spending on the technology and whether their shareholders will ever see a return on their investment. The Connected AI Podcast. You won’t want to miss it.
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The Connected AI Podcast Trailer
10/29/2024
The Connected AI Podcast Trailer
For everything you need to know about AI from an Irish perspective presented by Charlie Taylor, technology editor at the Business Post, and Elaine Burke.
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