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Impact of AI:Explored

James O'Regan and Gerjon Kunst
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Shadow AI
Agentic AI
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Openclaw
Healthcare
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Content Creation
Industrial Automation
AI Governance
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Welcome to Impact of AI:Explored this is a podcast series hosted James O'Regan and Gerjon Kunst. This podcast series is an initiative by and for the developer and IT professional community. It is our goal to empower each and every one to learn and share all there is to know about Artificial Intelligence and how it affects our day to day lives as IT professionals. There is a huge quantity of valuab... more

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In this episode we sit down with Matt Neil - Founder @ Artificia1 (www.linkedin.com/in/mnealaipro/) to talk about why AI isn’t really a tech project, but a business problem that most SMEs are still struggling to frame correctly. We dig into r... more

In this interesting episode of Impact of AI: Explored, Gerjon and James talk with Rich  Gibbons  - Head of FinOps, GreenOps, and Microsoft Intelligence at Synyega (www.linkedin.com/in/rich-gibbons-microsoft-licensing/). Rich discusses Microso... more

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In this insightful episode of Impact of AI: Explored, Gerjon and James talk with Louise Humpingon (www.linkedin.com/in/louisehumpington/). We explore the strategic positioning of tech giants in AI governance, the importance of accountability,... more

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In this episode of Impact of AI: Explored, Gerjon and James talk with Paul Slater -  Principal AI Technologist at Adobe (www.linkedin.com/in/paul-slater/). We discus the often overlooked costs of AI, including human, environmental, and societ... more

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Rich Gibbons
Licensing expert providing industry insights
ITAM, FinOps Technology Spend Consultancy (Synyega)
Episode: EP44 - The Free Ride Is Over Inside Copilot Cowork's New Bill
Rob Fawcett
CTO and founder of Human CTO; Quantis software development for AI builds
Human CTO; Quantis
Episode: EP41 - AI Governance Isn't New How To Stop Panicking and Start Doing the Work
Dave Brear
Account Technology Strategist at Citrix
Citrix
Episode: EP40 - "Is Your AI Just `Slop' - Or a Real Second Brain
Matt Soltau
Global director of strategy and operations at IntelliIPaaS
IntelliIPaaS
Episode: EP35 - Billions Burned on AI: The Hidden Energy Crisis Behind ‘Smart’ Enterprises
Seda Ak
AI strategist, AI advisor for large enterprises
Cisco IMEA AI team
Episode: EP34 - From AI Toy to AI Strategy: Why ‘Playtime’ Is Over for Enterprises
Bhaskar Sawant
Senior architect specializing in secure enterprise AI
Episode: EP33 - AI Is Smart. We’re Not: Closing the Front Door on Hype-Driven, Insecure AI
Nikita Golovko
AI architect at Siemens with a focus on bringing AI to factory floors.
Siemens
Episode: EP31 - Industrial AI vs GenAI: What Really Works on the Factory Floor?
Josh Woodruff
CEO of MassiveScale AI
MassiveScale AI
Episode: EP29 - Shadow AI, Agentic Browsers & Zero Trust: Why AI Can’t Get Fired (But You Can)
Sairam Sundaresan
Expert in AI solutions for autonomous driving and author of 'AI for the Rest of Us'
Episode: EP25 - Machines Love Patterns — We Love Chaos: AI for the Rest of Us

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James O'Regan
Host of the show (Impact of AI:Explored).
Gerjon Kunst
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EP44 - The Free Ride Is Over Inside Copilot Cowork's New Bill
Q: Rich, if you were to advise companies who are now faced with this, what are the top three things they should be doing?
First, define clear reasons for using AI and identify who is actually using it, so the organization avoids paying for unused adoption. Second, implement guardrails, cost discovery, and cost allocation to business units to track what value is being derived and to prevent runaway spending. Third, prepare for a shift to consumption-based budgeting by establishing caps, spend limits, and a governance framework that ties AI usage to ROI and business outcomes.
EP43 - AI Governance Is Broken Who Pays When Things Go Wrong
Q: Can you explain why the joint letter from OpenAI, Anthropic and Microsoft is seen as strategic positioning?
Louise explains that the collaboration signals intended synergies, a recognition of shared responsibilities, and a way to shape governance and guardrails, while also positioning these firms as proactive participants in setting standards rather than just reacting to regulation.
EP42 - Pressing the Easy Button How AI Habits Are Breaking Our Brains and Our Jobs
Q: What are the main costs of AI beyond data centers and electricity?
Beyond infrastructure, AI imposes costs on human time, quality of work, and cognitive abilities, including longer workdays, distractions, and potential declines in critical thinking and memory that require conscious management.
EP41 - AI Governance Isn't New How To Stop Panicking and Start Doing the Work
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
Rob describes his two companies, Human CTO (fractional CTO services focused on AI governance assurance and deployment) and Quantis (AI builds, language models, voice analytics, data management), and explains his role and expertise in AI governance and compliance.
EP34 - From AI Toy to AI Strategy: Why ‘Playtime’ Is Over for Enterprises
Q: What does a secure AI factory mean for enterprises, and why is it necessary now?
A secure AI factory means a scalable, governed, end-to-end stack where you can run AI as a core business capability rather than a set of disparate models. It's necessary to ensure security, governance, observability, and cost control as AI becomes foundational to operations.

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Two IT-focused hosts lead conversations with practitioners and industry experts about how AI intersects technology, governance, and enterprise operations. Recent episodes cover topics such as licensing models for AI-enabled tools, accountability and governance in AI, human-centric adoption and governance alongside workforce impacts, data strategy and quality as foundations for AI, and the security risks and operational challenges of deploying agentic and autonomous AI systems. Notable guests come from licensing, major tech firms, cybersecurity, and enterprise AI strategy, providing practical guidance on cost governance, responsible AI, and real-world implementation. The show tends to highlight pragmatic frameworks, guardrails, and organizat... more

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