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Making artificial intelligence practical, productive & accessible to everyone. Practical AI is a show in which technology professionals, business people, students, enthusiasts, and expert guests engage in lively discussions about Artificial Intelligence and related topics (Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, GANs, MLOps, AIOps, LLMs & more). The focus is on productive implementations... more

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In this special episode, we bring you highlights from three talks at the Midwest AI Summit. Heidi Porter explores how to build reliable AI-augmented workflows using the right tools, evaluations, and guardrails. Kevin Solorio shares why building AI wi... more

AI is changing cybersecurity, accelerating vulnerability research and exploit development while raising new questions about reliability, risk, and  guardrails. Daniel and Chris talk with Spencer McIntyre, Director of Exploit Development at VulnCheck,... more

Schools and universities are failing to adapt to our modern world, in which AI is becoming increasingly pervasive in all aspects of life and work.  In fact, AI may be changing what should be considered foundational knowledge that all students must le... more

As AI reshapes how we work, create, and think about our roles, staying adaptable means understanding not just the technology, but our own stories and identities. Reed Frerichs joins Daniel and Chris to explore narrative intelligence, storytelling, le... more

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Recent Guests

Heidi Porter
Principal at Moyer Group AI with decades of technology experience
Moyer Group AI
Episode: Abundant Intelligence at the Midwest AI Summit
Kevin Solorio
Staff software engineer at Focused and AI consultant
Focused
Episode: Abundant Intelligence at the Midwest AI Summit
Chris Shinkle
Director of Innovation at SEP
SEP
Episode: Abundant Intelligence at the Midwest AI Summit
Andrew Dunlap
Senior AI engineer at SEP
SEP
Episode: Abundant Intelligence at the Midwest AI Summit
Spencer McIntyre
Director of Exploit Development at VulnCheck with an extensive background in exploit development and Metasploit
VulnCheck
Episode: Exploit Development, Agentic Vulnerability Discovery, and Fake PoCs
Reed Frerichs
Executive coach, MIT Sloan Fellow, storyteller, and founder involved with Inner Story
MIT Sloan Fellows Program; Inner Story
Episode: Narrative intelligence and the human advantage
Ming-Yu Liu
Vice President of Cosmos Lab at Nvidia
Nvidia
Episode: Open models and the future of Physical AI with NVIDIA
Liam Dunne
Co-founder of Discovered Labs
Discovered Labs
Episode: How to get discovered in AI search
Ben Moore
Co-founder of Discovered Labs
Discovered Labs
Episode: How to get discovered in AI search

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Chris Benson
Co-host, AI and autonomy researcher; co-host of Practical AI

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 642 ratings
  • Drunk on the Kool-Aid

    This podcast was decent for a while, but it’s really tailed off recently… with their most recent episode on how we need to put *MORE* AI in the hands of young children ‘to prepare them for the future.’ This might be one of the dumbest takes around AI I’ve seen anywhere. It’s like the episode was written and directed by Google Gemini. All of the research says children need less electronics, less AI, and less tools that do the thinking for them. What a joke of a podcast from two hosts who’ve clear... more

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    PHISHSIHd
    United States15 days ago
  • Very good subjects that are easy to understand for engineers that are not 100% into ai

    Podcast Addict
    5
    BadDaD
    2 months ago
  • Audio is broken and super quite

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    Mikerxyz
    United States5 months ago
  • Sponcon?

    I’ve listened to the show since pre-ChatGPT and have learned so much from you two. But not on the Deloitte episode. I hope it paid well!

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    CorkyPuttPutt
    United States8 months ago
  • I genuinely think this podcast is great

    Which is why it pains me to write this review. I have been listening to the show religiously for over year now and the quality of the interviews and the topic matter is always well researched, insightful, and largely, although not always…practical. The most recent episode with Deborah Golden was so awful that couldn’t listen to it. She spoke ad nauseam in generic “consulting speak” that had absolutely no practical component to what she was talking about. Now I realize this may sound harsh, but I... more

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    jtstudent
    United States8 months ago

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Vibrant practical takeaways and accessible explanations, with a strong emphasis on governance and enterprise use cases.

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Exploit Development, Agentic Vulnerability Discovery, and Fake PoCs
Q: Are there ways that you're handcuffed now in terms of the AI tools that you use? How do you navigate this sort of guard railing aspect?
McIntyre says cyber verification programs have not substantially changed what his team can do. He describes stricter guardrails on proprietary models and says some researchers are moving toward local models, while weighing data privacy and trust concerns.
Exploit Development, Agentic Vulnerability Discovery, and Fake PoCs
Q: How are your own team implementing AI? What types of activities are using these different models, and what things are still very much human?
VulnCheck uses AI with its Go Exploit framework and a growing corpus of exploits. The models are useful for some open-source web application flaws, but struggle more with closed-source software and work requiring reverse engineering or patch diffing.
Narrative intelligence and the human advantage
Q: How can someone with fear about AI take the first steps?
Provide simple, tangible prompts tied to their interests, show fast, practical results (like planning a trip or building a simple prompt), and gradually expand to more complex tasks as confidence grows.
Narrative intelligence and the human advantage
Q: What's the role of AI tools in shaping identity and leadership today?
AI tools provide capacity to explore new identities and leadership styles, but humans must guide use with emotional intelligence and a clear sense of what to preserve about being human in a tech-driven world.
Narrative intelligence and the human advantage
Q: How should leaders begin applying these ideas to their teams?
Start with clarifying personal and organizational values, align them with the company mission, and use a simple, realistic plan to implement small, daily habits that reinforce that alignment.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Practical AI

What is Practical AI about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Real-world AI discussions led by two hosts who focus on practical implementation, tooling, and governance rather than hype. The show covers enterprise-ready AI, multi-agent systems, open-source frameworks, security and governance for autonomous agents, and actionable business use cases—from infrastructure and orchestration to ethics and compliance. Guests tend to be senior engineers, researchers, and leaders from tech companies and startups, offering hands-on insights and frameworks that listeners can apply in their own organizations. A notable strength is its emphasis on concrete patterns, open ecosystems, and enterprise readiness, making it valuable for practitioners evaluating AI adoption, vendors seeking alignment with real-world needs,... more

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2. Kevin Solorio
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4. Andrew Dunlap
5. Spencer McIntyre
6. Reed Frerichs
7. Ming-Yu Liu
8. Liam Dunne

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