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The AI Why with Liam Lawson

Liam Lawson
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We’re the team behind The AI Report — the #1 AI newsletter for 400,000+ business leaders at Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and more. Each week, we cut through the noise with expert conversations on how AI is transforming business. Expect deep dives into real-world use cases, practical strategies for leaders, and insights you won’t find anywhere else. If you want to understand AI in a way that drives r... more

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David McIntosh, Chief Connected Stores Officer at Instacart, joins Liam to explain why the company is betting on smart shopping carts instead of rewiring stores with ceiling cameras. David walks through the $350 million acquisition of Caper, how Inst... more

In this episode, Zachary Smith, CEO and co-founder of Datum and previously the founder of Packet (acquired by Equinix for $335M) and Voxel (acquired for $35M), joins Liam to explain why the internet is about to undergo its biggest transformation sinc... more

Vinay Gidwaney is Chief Product Officer and Mike Sullivan is Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of OneDigital, a 6,000-person, PE-backed benefits, HR, and wealth consultancy serving roughly 100,000 employers. Their contrarian bet: AI transformation ... more

Rana Gujral is the former CEO of Behavioral Signals and the author of the upcoming book The AI Instinct. During his time leading Behavioral Signals, Rana has led a company built on a contrarian bet: that the words in a conversation are the least inte... more

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Recent Guests

Zachary Smith
Co-Founder & CEO of Datum
Datum
Episode: AI Agents Should Never Touch the Public Internet | Zachary Smith, Co-Founder & CEO, Datum
Vinay Gidwaney
Co-founder / leader at OneDigital (Executive leadership on AI transformation)
OneDigital
Episode: Inside the AI Hiring Pipeline: Interns, Apprentices, and Full-Time Coworkers | Vinay Gidwaney & Mike Sullivan, OneDigital
Mike Sullivan
Co-founder / leader at OneDigital (Executive leadership on AI transformation)
OneDigital
Episode: Inside the AI Hiring Pipeline: Interns, Apprentices, and Full-Time Coworkers | Vinay Gidwaney & Mike Sullivan, OneDigital
Rana Gujral
Former CEO of Behavioral Signals
Behavioral Signals
Episode: How Your Voice Reveals Emotion, Deception, and Intent | Rana Gujral, former CEO, Behavioral Signals
Dan Klein
CTO, Scaled Cognition
Scaled Cognition
Episode: The Reliability Problem Holding AI Back | Dan Klein, CTO, Scaled Cognition
Enzo Blindow
VP of Data & AI at Prolific
Prolific
Episode: How Human Data Shapes Every AI Model | Enzo Blindow, VP of Data & AI, Prolific
Scott Likens
Chief AI Engineer at PwC
PwC
Episode: How to Successfully Roll Out AI Across Your Organization | Scott Likens, Global Chief AI Engineer, PwC
Ajit Varma
Engineer focusing on Firefox browser and Mozilla Foundation initiatives
Mozilla Foundation / Mozilla Corporation
Episode: The Internet Is Becoming More Centralized. Here's Why It Matters | Ajit Varma, Firefox
Ian Wang
Executive at Adobe focused on Adobe Express
Adobe
Episode: AI Will Make Everyone Creative | Ian Wang, Adobe Express

Host

Liam Lawson
Host with focus on AI strategy and practical enterprise applications.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 28 ratings
  • Love the 5min Ai news recaps

    There’s SO much going on every single day. Getting the lay of the land in just 5min or less is a true value. Thank you Liam.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Raeznbrann
    United States4 months ago
  • An essential AI companion

    Thanks to this podcast, I’m grasping the countless implications of AI on every facet of our lives. The interviews are informative, thought-provoking and even mind-bending in the best ways. As a novice in understanding AI, I’m most impressed at how this podcast is able to make the subject so approachable, while still keeping it compelling for a range of audiences — tech and non tech lovers alike. Excellent break down of a very complex topic and the host is a delight — his curiosity is infectious.... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Victoria Ferreira Pagani
    United States3 years ago
  • Great interview!

    Before the AI Tool Report, I considered myself well-informed, but what I have learned reading and using the resources in your report is unbelievable! So much cool, brainy stuff, compressed into a few minutes of reading! and now this podcast!? Great interview; you are formidable! I cannot wait till next Tuesday!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Shangua1
    United States3 years ago

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Listeners praise concise, actionable AI news and accessible interviews.
Guests consistently bring practical insights for leaders deploying AI in business.
The show is appreciated for clear host curiosity and fast-paced breakdowns of complex topics.

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#62
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How Your Voice Reveals Emotion, Deception, and Intent | Rana Gujral, former CEO, Behavioral Signals
Q: I want to know at the point you joined Behavioral Signals, what was the bet that you were placing on voice that the rest of the AI world was missing?
The bet was contrarian: words are the least interesting part of a conversation; the real signal lies in how something is said—the paralinguistic layer that reveals intent, emotion, and trust.
How Human Data Shapes Every AI Model | Enzo Blindow, VP of Data & AI, Prolific
Q: Why do frontier labs choose to work with Prolific and not just one vendor?
Labs use Prolific because it offers high-quality, diverse human data across many countries and languages, with verification and quality controls; they typically work with multiple vendors due to scale and different niche capabilities, and Prolific complements others rather than replacing them.
How Human Data Shapes Every AI Model | Enzo Blindow, VP of Data & AI, Prolific
Q: What does Prolific actually do in the simplest possible terms?
Prolific provides infrastructure to access high-quality human participants for research and AI model training, enabling researchers to specify precise demographics and expertise, either via API or UI, to collect good data and evaluate models.
Formal Verification, AI Hallucinations, and Mathematical Truth | Tudor Achim, Co-Founder, Harmonic
Q: Can AI ever achieve 100% verified correctness, or is there a limit?
Some domains may achieve near-100% certainty (mathematical theorems), but high-dimensional perceptual tasks like self-driving require statistical certainty; formal verification helps where possible but has limits depending on the problem.
Formal Verification, AI Hallucinations, and Mathematical Truth | Tudor Achim, Co-Founder, Harmonic
Q: How does Lean fit into your approach to verification and AI?
Lean is the language used to encode proofs as computer-readable code; it verifies that proposed mathematical steps follow logically from axioms, enabling automated checking of proofs.

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2. Vinay Gidwaney
3. Mike Sullivan
4. Rana Gujral
5. Dan Klein
6. Enzo Blindow
7. Scott Likens
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