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(EP 42) Pressing the Easy Button: How AI Habits Are Breaking Our Brains and Our Jobs
In this episode of Impact of AI: Explored, James O’Regan and Gerjon Kunst interview strategist Paul Slater about the potential cognitive decline tied to increased reliance on AI. They discuss the “reverse Flynn effect,” cognitive offloading, and the importance of maintaining critical thinking skills while effectively using AI as a supportive tool.
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(EP 41) AI Governance Isn’t New: How To Stop Panicking and Start Doing the Work
This episode of Impact of AI is all about taking the fear and mystery out of AI governance and turning it into something practical, human, and very doable for real organizations. In this blog we, James and Gerjon, unpack our conversation with Rob Fawcett about regulation, risk, and why most companies already have more of…
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(EP 40) Is Your AI Just ‘Slop’ – Or a Real Second Brain?
1. Introduction In this episode of Impact of AI: Explored, we (James O’Regan and Gerjon Kunst) sat down with Citrix’s Dave Brear to talk about something that sits right at the intersection of productivity, AI, and knowledge work: the AI-powered second brain. What started as a conversation about note‑taking and personal knowledge management quickly turned…
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(EP 39) Hello AI Summit 2026 – The Future of Agentic AI in Football and Beyond
Here’s a first draft of the blogpost in your and James’s voice, using your structure and pulling in missing context about Joe. 1. Introduction In this episode, we sat down with Joe Darkins, CTO of Burnley Football Club, live at the Hello AI Collective Summit at the Emirates Stadium in London.We wanted to move beyond…
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(EP 38) Hello AI Summit 2026 – Amplify, Don’t Replace: The Human Side of AI Adoption
Introduction In this episode of our “Impact of AI” podcast, we sat down at the Hello AI Collective Summit in London’s Emirates Stadium with coach and trainer Stephen Gresty to talk about the human side of AI adoption. Stephen comes from a background in applied positive psychology rather than traditional tech, which made for a…
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(EP 37) Hello AI Summit 2026 – From Idea to Emirates: Building Real AI Impact in 11 Months
1. Introduction We’re at the Emirates Stadium, sitting pitch side with cameras, lights, and an absolutely massive LED screen looping AI content above our heads. This episode the Impact of AI: Explored podcast is on tour and we have landed at the Hello AI Collective’s AI summit (https://www.helloaisummit.co.uk/) Eleven months ago, we recorded with Dan…
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(EP 36) Hello AI Summit 2026- AI is a co-pilot, not a pilot
1. Introduction We’re at the Emirates Stadium, sitting pitch side with cameras, lights, and an absolutely massive LED screen looping AI content above our heads. This episode the Impact of AI: Explored podcast is on tour and we have landed at the Hello AI Collective’s AI summit (https://www.helloaisummit.co.uk/) In this episode of our “Hello AI”…
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(EP 35) Billions Burned on AI: The Hidden Energy Crisis Behind ‘Smart’ Enterprises
1. Introduction In this episode of “Impact of AI: Explored”, we (James O’Regan and Gerjon Kunst) sit down with Matt Soltau, Global Director of Strategy & Operations at IntelliPaaS, to unpack a topic that’s often invisible but rapidly becoming critical: digital waste and the sustainability impact of AI. We’re collectively pouring billions into AI, yet…
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(EP 34) From AI Toy to AI Strategy: Why ‘Playtime’ Is Over for Enterprises
1. Introduction In this episode of the Impact of AI podcast, we (James O’Regan and Gerjon Kunst) sit down with our friend and former Microsoft colleague Seda Akdemir to talk about a topic that keeps coming back in our customer conversations: how to move from AI as a shiny toy to AI as a real,…
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(EP 33) AI Is Smart. We’re Not: Closing the Front Door on Hype-Driven, Insecure AI
1. Introduction In this episode of Impact of AI: Explored, we dive into one of the messiest realities of 2026: organizations are spending millions on AI while leaving the front door wide open. We, James O’Regan and Gerjon Kunst, sit down with AI architect and security researcher Bhaskar Sawant to talk about responsible AI, security…