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What’s the BUZZ? — AI in Business

Andreas Welsch
Generative AI
Agentic AI
Artificial Intelligence
AI Agents
Automation
Enterprise AI
Productivity
Digital Transformation
AI Strategy
Leadership
AI Governance
AI Leadership
Future Of Work
Enterprise Security
Large Language Models
Data Quality
Machine Learning
Go-To-Market Strategies
AI Agent Frameworks
Insider Threats

“What’s the BUZZ?” is a live format where leaders in the field of artificial intelligence, generative AI, agentic AI, and automation share their insights and experiences on how they have successfully turned technology hype into business outcomes. Each episode features a different guest who shares their journey in implementing AI and automation in business. From overcoming challenges to seeing real... more

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Joseph Ng
Chief Strategy Officer for GeneGenius; author of The Hybrid Mind
GeneGenius
Episode: Beyond AI Hype: Building Governance-First Systems (Joseph X Ng)
Reid Blackman
Founder and CEO of Virtue; author of Ethical Machines with Hard Work Business Review
Virtue
Episode: Navigating AI's Ethical Nightmare Challenges (Reid Blackman)
Kris Saling
Career Army Officer
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Episode: From Task Automation to Talent Evolution: Multi-Agent Systems in HR (Kris Saling)
Kristen Kehrer
Data scientist with extensive ML Ops and LLM experience
Episode: How MLOps and LLMOps Drive Consistent Results (Kristen Kehrer)
Ariana Smetana
Founder/CEO of AccelIQ, AI strategy expert for CFO/finance operations
AccelIQ
Episode: Accelerating Document Processing with AI (Ariana Smetana)
Elise Neel
Leader, Panasonic Go initiative; leads strategy and strategic partnerships for Panasonic Go
Panasonic
Episode: Evolving Executive Leadership with Agentic AI (Elise Neel)
Walter Haydock
Founder of StackAware, helps healthcare and B2B software companies measure and manage cybersecurity compliance and privacy risk
StackAware
Episode: How to Set Up Your AI Governance and Risk Program (Walter Haydock)
Steven Puri
Founder/CEO of Sukho (focus on design for AI attention and flow in the workplace)
Sukho
Episode: Designing for Agentic AI Attention and Focus (Steven Puri)
Sadie St. Lawrence
Author of Becoming an AI Orchestrator
Author, Speaker on AI Orchestration
Episode: Becoming AI Orchrestrators in the Workplace (Sadie St Lawrence)

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Andreas Welsch
Host of What's the BUZZ? — AI in Business and founder of Intelligence Briefing. Leads AI strategy discussions and helps translate hype into business value.

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Navigating AI's Ethical Nightmare Challenges (Reid Blackman)
Q: How should organizations think about human involvement with agentic AI?
Human in the loop is not a universal fix; instead, organizations should design tailored oversight strategies—often moving toward 'human over the loop' or other configurations—depending on the use case, data flows, and speed of decision making.
Navigating AI's Ethical Nightmare Challenges (Reid Blackman)
Q: What is the core critique of the standard AI ethics approach, and what should replace it?
The standard approach is too policy-focused and slow; it should be replaced with a practical, per-use-case governance mindset that identifies potential nightmares, implements rapid interventions, and scales governance as AI evolves.
Navigating AI's Ethical Nightmare Challenges (Reid Blackman)
Q: If AI were a sports car, what would it be?
It would be a Lamborghini without brakes—terribly fast and powerful, but lacking the safety controls to stop or steer it reliably, which highlights the need for safeguards as AI capability accelerates.
How MLOps and LLMOps Drive Consistent Results (Kristen Kehrer)
Q: What are the top differences between MLOps and LLMOps, and why do I need both terms?
MLOps covers data versioning, lineage, experiment tracking, CI/CD, monitoring, and governance; LLMOps adds management of prompt templates, retrieved context, few-shot data, and interaction logs, forming an extended lifecycle for LLM-enabled systems.
How MLOps and LLMOps Drive Consistent Results (Kristen Kehrer)
Q: When you bring in LLM-based applications into production, what do you need to be aware of there?
Key considerations include collaboration across stakeholders, upfront budgeting for iterative demos to production, team formation with SMEs, clear output expectations, and continuous monitoring to prevent a poor customer experience.

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This show centers AI and automation in business, featuring leaders who share practical journeys turning hype into real outcomes. Across episodes, guests discuss deploying agentic AI, multi-agent workflows, MLOps/LLMOps at scale, enterprise governance and risk, and transforming leadership and operations with AI-powered processes. The conversations blend hands-on frameworks, governance and ethics considerations, and real-world anecdotes from finance, HR, telecom, and industrial sectors. A standout pattern is translating theory into repeatable, auditable programs—prioritizing governance, data quality, and collaboration between business and technical teams. The format often emphasizes actionable takeaways, starting small, and building toward sc... more

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