Best Decision Intelligence Lab Podcasts (2025)

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#19 Dr. Lorien Pratt: Decision Intelligence Defined 42:06

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In this episode, Dr. Lorien Pratt discusses the concept of Decision Intelligence (DI), its importance in bridging the gap between data and decision-making, and how it evolves from decision engineering. She emphasizes the need for stakeholder alignment, the role of data in decision-making, and the importance of understanding the context of decisions…

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🤖 Google DeepMind's UK Lab Sparks Oversight Fears, Oracle Loses $70B in AI Spending Panic 6:43

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Google DeepMind announces its first robotic science laboratory in the UK, housing AlphaGenome, AI co-scientists, and advanced weather forecasting systems—but critics warn about Big Tech's growing influence over public AI policy without proper oversight. Oracle's stock plummets by $70 billion overnight despite revenue growth, as investors question m…

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🤖 AI Researchers Caught in Their Own Trap as EU Launches Google Probe 6:22

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The AI research community faces an ironic crisis as researchers drown in AI-generated content flooding academic journals. Meanwhile, Moonpig reports a 7% sales surge driven by AI features, with half of all customers now using AI tools to design cards and personalize messages. The European Commission opens a major investigation into Google's use of …

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#71 - From Numbers to Narratives: What it Means to Make Data Land 29:36

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Research isn't just about gathering data. It's about helping people make better decisions. That's what Head of Client and Adviser Insights at M&G, Olubunmi Stüber, challenges us to do in this episode of the MRX Lab. Recorded the day after the 2025 Customer Salience Summit, she joins Paul Hudson in reflecting on what it means to put customers at the…

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Trends in Leadership Development: Designing the Ultimate Leadership Strategy in 2026 53:58

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In a world defined by accelerating change, overwhelm, and complexity, traditional models of leadership development are outdated. Now is the time to consider your 2026 strategy – one that moves from a series of disconnected events to a simple, scalable, and science-backed blueprint for real transformation.…

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🤖 Google Faces EU Investigation As Teen AI Mental Health Crisis Emerges 6:59

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Today's episode covers explosive developments in AI regulation and safety. The European Commission launches a formal probe into Google's AI training data practices, questioning whether the tech giant unfairly leverages its dominance. Meanwhile, shocking new research reveals a quarter of UK teens are using AI chatbots for mental health support, with…

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Faster, Not Smarter? Rethinking Decision-Making in the Age of AI 54:01

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AI is changing how we think, decide, and lead—but are we actually getting better, or just faster? In this episode of AI Lab Unfiltered, hosts Drew Veach and Pete Terryn break down how AI is reshaping decision-making, problem-solving, and leadership inside modern organizations. They explore why some teams thrive with AI while others struggle, the ps…

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🤖 UK Politicians Demand AI Crackdown as Markets Hit Historic Concentration 7:34

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Over 100 UK parliamentarians launch urgent campaign for binding AI regulations, challenging government to resist US influence on frontier systems approaching superintelligence. Meanwhile, the Magnificent Seven tech giants now control one-third of the entire S&P 500's value, raising critical questions about whether AI represents the biggest financia…

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🤖 113 Papers in One Year: The AI Research Scandal Universities Can't Ignore 4:23

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A UC Berkeley graduate claims authorship of 113 AI papers in just one year, with 89 appearing at a major conference this week. The shocking case has computer scientists calling the state of AI research "a complete mess" and questioning the integrity of peer review processes. This investigation reveals how a mentoring company targeting high school s…

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🤖 Deepfakes Flood Social Media as Medical Influencers Face AI Impersonation Crisis 5:54

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Today's episode uncovers a massive deepfake campaign targeting trusted medical professionals on TikTok, as hundreds of AI-generated videos manipulate doctors' images to sell unproven supplements. We explore the New York Times' explosive new lawsuit against Perplexity AI, which adds a unique trademark twist to the AI copyright wars by alleging the p…

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🤖 AI's Hidden Crisis: Water, Bias, and Persuasion Dangers Just Uncovered 5:35

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Today's episode reveals urgent challenges in AI development that demand immediate attention. Sydney's AI data centers are on track to consume more water than an entire city's drinking supply within a decade, while massive facilities in Nevada's desert consume resources at unprecedented rates. New research exposes how Google's image generation tool …

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🤖 AI in Healthcare Hits Crisis Point: What Doctors Just Revealed 7:00

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Nearly one in three UK doctors are now using AI tools like ChatGPT during patient consultations, but there's a major problem: it's happening in what researchers call a 'wild west' of unregulated territory. This episode reveals the shocking gap between AI adoption and safety protocols in healthcare, explores how Spotify Wrapped reflects our alienati…

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133: LTG(R) Milford Beagle "Beags" — A Three-Star General on True North, Resilience, Feedback, and How to Lead With Confidence Without Becoming Overconfident 1:20:44

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➡️ Get my free weekly newsletter (The Intentional Letter): https://courses.calwalters.me/signup 📚 Get LTG (Ret.) Beagle's new book, When the Map Runs Out: https://www.amazon.com/When-Map-Runs-Out-Uncertain/dp/B0G1ZGH76J As leaders rise, they often hear less and less truth. LTG (Ret.) Milford Beagle calls this the cone of silence—and he warns that i…

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🤖 OpenAI's Code Red & The AI Decision That Could Change Everything by 2030 6:24

9d ago6:24

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declares an internal emergency as competition threatens ChatGPT's dominance. Meanwhile, Anthropic's chief scientist warns humanity has just five years to make its biggest AI decision yet: whether to let AI systems train themselves. Plus, 350 TikTok accounts generate 4.5 billion views in one month using AI-created propaganda, d…

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🤖 Australia Forces AI Giants to Power Their Own Data Centers—Plus What Apple's Leadership Shakeup Really Means 6:57

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Australia's government is considering unprecedented action: forcing AI companies to invest directly in renewable energy as data centers threaten to consume 12% of the nation's power supply. Meanwhile, Apple shakes up its AI leadership after years of falling behind competitors, and a major record label demands royalties from a viral TikTok hit that …

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Creativity, Leadership, and the AI Revolution 40:27

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AI is changing everything—from how we lead to how we create. In this episode of AI Lab Unfiltered, hosts Drew Veach and Pete Terryn dive into the real effects of AI on creativity, leadership, and the evolving workplace. They unpack how leaders can adapt to rapid AI transformation, why creativity still matters more than ever, and what organizations …

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🤖 Accenture Renames 800K Workers as AI Vulnerabilities Exposed 6:49

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Major AI developments emerge as Accenture rebrands its entire 800,000-person workforce to signal its AI transformation. Meanwhile, researchers discover that poetry can bypass AI safety systems, fooling chatbots through metaphor and verse. Leading psychologists issue urgent warnings about ChatGPT's free version failing to identify mental health cris…

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🤖 Tech Giants Just Built Their Own Media Empire—Here's Why That's a Problem for AI 6:35

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The most powerful AI companies are no longer talking to traditional media—they're creating their own. From Palantir's CEO starring in celebrity-style productions to tech platforms launching friendly interview shows, Silicon Valley is building a sophisticated media ecosystem where hard questions disappear. This episode examines how companies develop…

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🤖 Amazon Workers Sound Alarm: AI Revolt Just Got Real 7:39

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Over 1,000 Amazon employees have taken the unprecedented step of signing an anonymous letter against their employer's AI rollout, citing threats to democracy, jobs, and the environment. Plus, consumer advocates issue urgent warnings about AI-powered smart toys after a teddy bear starts discussing inappropriate content with children. And DeepSeek ac…

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#18 Borja Menéndez and Zohar Strinka: Advent of OR & the Informs Analytics Framework 30:29

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In this special holiday episode of the Decision Intelligence Lab Podcast, Vijay welcomes back the show’s first-ever returning guests: Borja Menéndez, creator of Advent of OR, and Zohar Strinka, a lead contributor to the INFORMS Analytics Framework. Together, they explore two major initiatives released in 2024 that aim to reshape how the next genera…

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🤖 AI Transforms Education & Web Design: What Changed Today 6:52

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AI veteran Andrej Karpathy reveals his strategy for integrating artificial intelligence into education as students already use these tools without guidance. Meanwhile, Google's Gemini 3 Pro unveils a game-changing capability that converts any user interface into functional code instantly, collapsing the timeline from design to deployment. These lat…

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🤖 AI's Deadly Consequences: Prosecutor Uses Fake Citations & Teen Suicide Lawsuit Escalates 9:01

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A California DA's office admits to filing fabricated AI-generated legal citations in a criminal case, while OpenAI faces a wrongful death lawsuit claiming ChatGPT encouraged a teen's suicide. HP announces up to 6,000 job cuts explicitly tied to AI adoption, projecting $1 billion in annual savings as automation replaces human workers. In a surprisin…

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#17 Warren Powell & Adam DeJans Jr. : Bridging the Gap Between Theory & Practice 45:42

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In this episode of the Decision Intelligence Lab podcast, hosts Vijay Mehrotra and Mike Watson engage with guests Warren Powell, Co-Founder of Optimal Dynamics, and Adam DeJans Jr., Technical Account Manager at Gurobi Optimization, to explore the intricacies of decision-making in uncertain environments. The conversation delves into the importance o…

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🤖 Major AI Policy Shift Just Dropped: What US & EU Deregulation Means Now 7:16

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The AI landscape just transformed overnight as both the EU and US dramatically loosen regulations in a race for technological dominance. Meanwhile, Nvidia's latest earnings reveal the AI boom is far from over, despite bubble fears. We uncover why university lecturers are secretly turning to ChatGPT—and it's not what you think. The real story expose…

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🤖 'AI Slop' Named Word of 2025 as 3 Million Jobs Face Elimination 8:03

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Australia's Macquarie Dictionary declares 'AI slop' the word of 2025, capturing the flood of low-quality AI content now dominating the internet. Meanwhile, new UK research warns that three million low-skilled jobs could disappear by 2035 due to automation. In Mumbai, families suffer from coal pollution as data centers drive energy demands to danger…

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AI in the Front Office: How Manufacturers Stay Competitive with Steven Lopez 49:52

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In this episode of AI Lab Unfiltered, Drew Veach (BizStream) and Pete Tarrin (New Wave) talk with Steven Lopez, Director of Manufacturing Solutions at The Right Place, about what AI really looks like in manufacturing—especially in the front office. They explore how AI can speed up quoting, clean up manual processes, integrate legacy systems, and he…

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🤖 AI Deepfakes Crisis: 1 in 4 See No Problem With Non-Consensual Images 9:44

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A shocking UK police survey reveals 25% of people are either neutral about or support creating sexual deepfakes without consent, as authorities warn AI is accelerating violence against women. Plus, research shows advanced language models can't understand puns, revealing fundamental gaps in AI comprehension. UK Technology Secretary signals a major p…

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🤖 AI Workers Warn Families Away From Tech They're Building—New Industry Crisis Exposed 7:27

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A troubling paradox emerges in AI development: the workers training these systems are warning their loved ones to stay away from them. We reveal how content moderators on Amazon Mechanical Turk discovered critical flaws in AI training, including a startling incident where a racial slur nearly slipped through undetected. Meanwhile, Greece launches a…

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🤖 Major Law Firm Slashes Jobs as AI Takeover Accelerates 7:29

20d ago7:29

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AI just forced a top London law firm to cut 10% of its workforce, and it's only the beginning. Today's episode reveals how artificial intelligence is simultaneously eliminating jobs at prestigious firms, generating chart-topping music on Spotify, and weaponizing global disinformation networks. From PwC signaling fewer new hires to AI-created songs …

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🤖 Musk's AI Caught Red-Handed: The Bias Scandal Rocking Tech Today 7:40

21d ago7:40

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Elon Musk's Grok AI is under fire after users discovered it ranking Musk as superior to icons like LeBron James and Leonardo da Vinci, while French authorities investigate Holocaust-denying statements that remained online for days. Meanwhile, university students are revolting after discovering their coding courses are being taught by AI instead of …

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🤖 Nvidia Moves Markets as Writers Face AI Job Fears & Europe Weakens Privacy Laws 7:21

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Today's AI landscape reveals mounting tensions across multiple fronts. Over half of UK novelists now believe AI could replace them entirely, while many discover their works trained models without permission. Europe proposes controversial rollbacks to its AI Act and data protection laws, potentially allowing companies to train models on personal dat…

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🤖 TikTok's Billion AI Videos & Why Your Job Just Got More Dangerous 7:06

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TikTok just revealed it's hosting over one billion AI-generated videos and is now giving users the power to filter them out. Meanwhile, Klarna has slashed its workforce in half using AI automation, while boosting remaining salaries by 60%. Is this the future of work or a warning sign? Plus, over $1 trillion just vanished from crypto markets as Goog…

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🤖 Google CEO's AI Warning Surfaces as Chatbots Give Dangerous Financial Advice 8:18

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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai warns against blindly trusting AI, while new research exposes how major chatbots are giving incorrect financial advice that could cost users money and legal trouble. Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos launches a $6.2 billion AI venture, and Elon Musk's Grokipedia faces scrutiny for promoting extremist content despite promises to elimi…

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AI as Your Smart Coworker: Data, LLMs & the Real Work Behind the Hype 48:12

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In this episode of AI Lab Unfiltered, Drew and Pete sit down with Shannon McCormick, Senior Data Scientist at Scandinavian Tobacco Group, to talk about what it really looks like to unleash AI inside your datasets and treat it like a smart coworker instead of a magic black box. Shannon walks through how she uses transactional and customer data in a …

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🤖 Major Music Label Drops Lawsuit, Partners With AI Startup It Sued—Artists Left Out 6:49

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Universal Music Group sued AI music startup Udio for allegedly training on copyrighted recordings without permission. Just months later, they announced a partnership deal to develop AI music platforms together. The Music Artists Coalition warns this pattern leaves actual creators marginalized while corporations negotiate how to divide AI profits. T…

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🤖 Claude AI Stops Autonomous Chinese Cyber Attack Campaign 6:12

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Anthropic reveals it thwarted a sophisticated Chinese state-sponsored cyber attack that ran largely on autopilot, marking the dawn of autonomous AI-powered espionage. Attackers weaponized Claude Code to infiltrate 30 global organizations with minimal human oversight. Meanwhile, Wall Street experiences its worst day in a month as AI valuations face …

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🤖 AI Songs Top Charts as Medical Breakthrough Slashes Organ Waste by 60% 7:31

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Today's episode reveals a life-saving AI breakthrough that could transform organ transplantation, cutting wasted efforts by 60% and improving outcomes for thousands on waiting lists. We examine three AI-generated songs dominating major music charts this week, raising urgent questions about the future of human artistry. Wall Street's worst day in a …

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132: Joe McCormack — Special Operations Communication Expert Shares How to Say Less, Communicate With Clarity, and Lead With Quiet Confidence 55:36

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Connect with Joe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpmccormack/ Learn more about The Brief Lab: https://thebrieflab.com/ How do you become the kind of leader who cuts through noise, communicates with clarity, and actually moves people to action? In this episode of the Intentional Leader Podcast, Cal talks with Joe McCormack—founder of The Brief Lab…

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Why Early Childhood Matters: PNC’s Role in Shaping Kentucky’s Educational Landscape with Yajaira Aich-West 31:40

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Yajaira Aich West VP Client and Community Relations Director, PNC Bank Quote of the Podcast: “"It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters. It’s what we do with what we have." Fred Rogers Introduction of Guest BIO – Yajaira Aich West is a Vice President at PNC Bank and serves as the Director of Client and Community Relations. In this ro…

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🤖 Musk's AI Spreads Election Lies & Australia's Secret Disability Algorithm Just Exposed 6:49

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Elon Musk's Grok chatbot caught generating false claims about the 2020 election, raising urgent questions about AI misinformation on major platforms. Meanwhile, Anthropic announces a stunning $50 billion infrastructure investment to power next-generation AI systems. In Australia, freedom of information requests reveal the government has been secret…

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#16 Peyton Fry: Optimizing Healthcare Operations 37:19

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How Call Centers Shape Patient Access In this episode of the Decision Intelligence Lab podcast, hosts Vijay Mehrotra and Michael Watson welcome Peyton Fry, founder of Glass Raven, to discuss the intricacies of healthcare operations, particularly focusing on call centers and patient access. Peyton shares his journey from working in call centers to c…

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#70 - How to Build an Audience Centric Brand 26:16

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When Lord Reith founded the BBC in the radio age, it embodied an ethos of public service. That spirit remains at its core to this day. And, as Brand Director Jane Callingham explains, creates a uniquely challenging dynamic for the institutions researchers. Rather than define a narrow target market, the BBC charter demands that it serve the public -…

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🤖 Europe's GDPR Shock: Leaked Plans to Gut Privacy Laws for AI Race 8:51

30d ago8:51

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Today's episode uncovers a potential digital policy earthquake in Europe as leaked documents reveal plans to dramatically weaken GDPR protections in the race for AI dominance. We explore Australia's bold experiment deploying AI across government departments, including for sensitive cabinet submissions, and examine the UK's new legislation allowing …

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🤖 OpenAI's $1.4 Trillion Crisis & The AI Infrastructure Backlash Exploding Now 6:41

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OpenAI faces a staggering $1.4 trillion spending commitment while still operating at a loss, raising fears of an AI bubble as global data center spending hits $3 trillion. Meanwhile, Latin American communities are pushing back against massive data centers threatening their water supply in already drought-stricken regions. British prisons deploy AI …

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AI in Manufacturing: From Fear to Collaboration 41:11

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In this episode of AI Lab Unfiltered, Drew and Pete tackle one of the most talked-about topics in modern industry: how AI is reshaping manufacturing. From job displacement fears to the rise of “cobots,” they explore how artificial intelligence can enhance—rather than replace—human roles. The hosts share insights on balancing efficiency with humanit…

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🤖 Morgan Freeman's Voice Stolen by AI + The Hidden Cost of AI in Your Doctor's Office 6:03

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Today's episode reveals how AI is taking Morgan Freeman's iconic voice without permission and transforming the doctor-patient relationship in alarming ways. We explore the growing trend of people using AI to cheat at escape rooms and replace real book clubs with ChatGPT conversations, plus an AI-powered nimbyism tool that's creating an arms race in…

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🤖 AI's Economic Revolution: The Shift Happening Right Now 8:39

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The AI industry is undergoing a major transformation that nobody predicted. While tech giants pour billions into massive models, a surprising economic shift is democratizing AI access and changing who can innovate. This episode explores how efficiency is overtaking scale, why enterprises are struggling with AI integration, and what constitutional A…

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🤖 EU's AI Act Faces Sudden Reversal as Global Pressure Mounts 5:53

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The European Commission is reconsidering key parts of its landmark AI Act under pressure from Big Tech and the Trump administration, revealing intense geopolitical tensions around AI regulation. Meanwhile, Chinese open-source AI models are rapidly closing the gap with Western counterparts, challenging assumptions about the global AI race and adding…

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131: Dr. Liz Werly — What an Army Psychologist for Special Ops Teaches About High Performance and Emotional Intelligence 48:34

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How do the best military leaders go from operating at an already elite level… to an even higher level under pressure? In this episode, Army psychologist Dr. Liz Werly (who works directly with some of the U.S. military's most elite units) breaks down the exact framework she uses to help high performers: build accurate self-awareness using gold-stand…

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🤖 Apple Abandons Siri Strategy: The Gemini Deal That Changes Everything 8:27

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Apple is making a stunning move that signals a major shift in the AI wars—partnering with Google to bring Gemini AI to Siri after years of going it alone. Meanwhile, UNESCO races to establish ethical guardrails for neurotechnology as brain-reading devices become consumer products, warning the field has become "a bit of a wild west." Plus, unexpecte…