Category: Blogs
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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…
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(EP 32) OpenClaw: The Coolest AI Agent You Should Probably Fear
In this episode of Impact of AI:Explored we dive into OpenClaw, the viral personal AI agent. We explain how it works, why OpenClaw AI agent security is such a concern, and how to experiment safely without exposing your data or company
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(EP 31) Industrial AI vs GenAI: What Really Works on the Factory Floor?
1. Introduction In this episode of Impact of AI: Explored, we sit down with Nikita Golovko, Portfolio AI Architect at Siemens, to talk about what really happens when AI leaves the lab and hits the factory floor. Together with James and Gerjon, Nikita explores how industrial AI differs from the generative AI most of us…
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(EP 30) Beyond Copilot: Process-Based Permissions and Autonomous IT
AI, Cloud PCs and the Future of Work – with Christiaan Brinkhoff 1. Introduction In this episode of Impact of AI: Explored, we (James O’Regan and Gerjon Kunst) sit down with Christiaan Brinkhoff from Microsoft to talk about how AI and Cloud PCs are reshaping end-user computing and IT. We explore what work could look…
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(EP 29) Shadow AI, Agentic Browsers & Zero Trust: Why AI Can’t Get Fired (But You Can)
This episode of Impact of AI: Explored dives into shadow AI, AI browsers, and why security-first doesn’t have to mean saying “no” to innovation. Together with our guest, Josh Woodruff, we explore how organizations can safely embrace agentic AI without slowing the business down or putting it at risk. 1. Introduction In this episode, we…
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(EP 28) AI 2025: Predictions vs. Reality
This episode turned into a fast‑paced reality check on AI in 2025, where we revisited last year’s bold predictions, compared them to what actually happened, and then looked ahead to what agentic AI, AI browsers, and quantum‑powered systems might mean for all of us in EUC and beyond. Along the way, we pulled in two…
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(EP 27) AI 2026: When Agents, Browsers, and Security Collide
AI 20This episode is a fast-paced year-in-review on AI, knowledge work, and what 2026 will really look like for IT pros and enterprises, featuring us (James O’Regan and Gerjon Kunst) in conversation with futurist Brian Madden from Citrix. 1. Introduction In this special end‑of‑year edition of “Impact of AI: Explored,” we invited our friend Brian…
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(EP 26) AI Browsers: The good, the bad and the ugly
This episode of “Impact of AI: Explored” is all about AI browsers—the good, the bad, and the ugly—where we, James O’Regan and Gerjon Kunst, unpack why these new “agentic” browsers are exciting for productivity but also deeply challenging for security and privacy. It is a hosts-only episode, so it is just the two of us…