Human In The Loop

RUSH Digital

🤖 Human in the Loop - Where AI Meets Human Intelligence Join us for entertaining and in-depth discussions exploring the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence and human expertise. From emerging technologies to ethical AI development, we examine how human oversight and creativity enhance automated systems. Whether you're a tech professional, business owner, or simply curious about AI's role in society, this channel bridges the gap between complex technology and human understanding. Subscribe for weekly insights on AI, automation, and the human element that makes technology truly effective. #AI #technology #innovation #softwaredevelopment #techtalk #education #philosophy #podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. What Happens When AI Moves Faster Than the Institution with Simon Cope

    4d ago

    What Happens When AI Moves Faster Than the Institution with Simon Cope

    Simon Cope is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Massey University's Auckland campus and a digital marketer with over 30 years of industry experience. He's a serial entrepreneur who has built and exited multiple businesses and has consulted to clients across more than 115 industries. At Massey, Simon teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes — including the MBA — in digital, social, and omnichannel marketing, earning "Lecturer of the Year" recognition for his applied, real-world approach. His research and teaching expertise spans online conversion strategies, offline-to-online customer acquisition, and integrated e-commerce — all focused on helping businesses get customers to stay, pay, and refer. Simon is also co-founder of Creating Design Clarity, a design consultancy he runs with his partner Kristina. Massey University Bachelor of Business Marketing: https://www.massey.ac.nz/study/all-qualifications-and-degrees/bachelor-of-business-UBBSS/marketing-UBBSS1JMRKT1/ Massey University Simon profile: https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/expertise/college-staff-lists/massey-business-school/staff/staff_home.cfm?stref=943050 Simon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonwcope/ Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Email alaina@rushdigital.co.nz if you have feedback, comments, questions or compliments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 26m

  2. 4d ago

    Pt2 Answering M2 AI Summit Questions | The Loop Back

    Join us as we Loop Back to answer the outstanding questions from our recent live podcast at the M2 AI Summit. There were so many questions that we're splitting them into two episodes and this is part two. You can hear the recording of the live episode from the M2 AI Summit: https://open.spotify.com/episode/589T0EwobxP7qjpSBDfaZN?si=420fca5c444b4d43 Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Email alaina@rushdigital.co.nz if you have feedback, comments, questions or compliments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 min
  3. Backing NZ's Space Advantages with Sheridan Broadbent

    May 29

    Backing NZ's Space Advantages with Sheridan Broadbent

    Sheridan Broadbent has spent her career moving between the boardroom, the racetrack, and now the final frontier. With a background in C-Suite and governance roles on some of New Zealand's most significant organisations and boards, she's built a reputation for bringing sharp thinking, genuine passion, and a refreshingly direct leadership style to complex industries. Sheridan recently returned from the 41st Space Symposium in Colorado Springs with a clear message: New Zealand has the ingredients, the talent, and the natural advantage - but needs the ambition and investment to match. In this episode, we talk risk, AI governance, sovereign resilience, and what it will take to realise our advantage in the space sector. Sheridan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheridan-broadbent/ Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Email alaina@rushdigital.co.nz if you have feedback, comments, questions or compliments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 12m

  4. May 28

    Pt1 Answering M2 AI Summit Questions | The Loop Back

    Join us as we Loop Back to answer the outstanding questions from our recent live podcast at the M2 AI Summit. There were so many questions that we're splitting them into two episodes and this is part one. You can hear the recording of the live episode from the M2 AI Summit: https://open.spotify.com/episode/589T0EwobxP7qjpSBDfaZN?si=420fca5c444b4d43 Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Email alaina@rushdigital.co.nz if you have feedback, comments, questions or compliments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min
  5. How to Build Cultural Relevance in the Age of AI with Shaun Singh

    May 15

    How to Build Cultural Relevance in the Age of AI with Shaun Singh

    Shaun Singh is the founder and CEO of Death to Stock (DTS), a visual production and licensing platform. DTS operates as a continuous production engine, releasing 400–500 new images each month, informed by an in-house cultural research team. Each image is produced as a cultural signal, something brands can license and deploy immediately to stay current, rather than relying on static libraries or delayed interpretation. Based in Auckland, Shaun built DTS into a global company working across Berlin, New York, London, LA, Tokyo, and Paris. His work focuses on how visual culture moves ahead of language, and how taste, timing, and direction are becoming the real advantage in an AI-driven landscape. We discuss: · How he accidentally started a global production + taste system built around cultural timing  · The role algorithms play in the erosion of personal style · Where AI is helping independent creatives, and where it might be hurting them Shaun on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-singh-64b32b262/ DTS website: https://www.deathtothestockphoto.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Email alaina@rushdigital.co.nz if you have feedback, comments, questions or compliments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 26m

  6. May 14

    A Year In The Loop | The Loop Back

    This week on the Loop Back, we celebrate one year of Human in the Loop... and what a year it's been. Alaina revisits a few favourite moments from the past months of conversations with the people shaping how AI and humans work together. Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Email alaina@rushdigital.co.nz if you have feedback, comments, questions or compliments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
  7. Is Your Business Invisible to AI? with Derrick Edward

    May 1

    Is Your Business Invisible to AI? with Derrick Edward

    This week we welcome back Derrick Edward who is a technical founder with deep software engineering & Al experience. He co-founded Harnex AI, an Al-native agency helping businesses adopt Al across ANZ, and now he’s building a global B2B Al platform called AuraScope so brands stay visible in the Al search era. We discuss: · Why AEO is the new frontier of digital visibility and why the brands that ignore it now will be playing catch-up fast · What it actually takes to get your business in front of AI-generated answers the practical steps leaders can take today · What possessed Derrick to come back again, what's changed since his first episode, and what impressions we're getting better at Derrick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derrick-edward/ AuraScope website: https://aurascope.co/ Harnex AI website: https://www.harnex.ai/ Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Email alaina@rushdigital.co.nz if you have feedback, comments, questions or compliments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 17m

  8. Apr 27

    A Bunch of AI News | The Loop Back

    Join us as we Loop Back to clarify comments and claims from last week's episode, as well as chat about any new news from the world of tech and AI. · SpaceX secures option to buy Cursor: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/spacex-cursor-ai-startup · Vibe Code Cleaner blog: https://www.goudeketting.nl/posts/2026/03/10/vibe-code-cleanup-specialist · Allbirds goes AI: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2026/04/20/how-39-million-shoe-company-allbirds-turned-in-to-an-ai-company/ Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Follow us on Instagram: @humaninthelooppodcast Find us on LinkedIn: Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/ Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/ Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/ Sign up to The RUSH newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hmARzL Email alaina@rushdigital.co.nz if you have feedback, comments, questions or compliments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    24 min
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🤖 Human in the Loop - Where AI Meets Human Intelligence Join us for entertaining and in-depth discussions exploring the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence and human expertise. From emerging technologies to ethical AI development, we examine how human oversight and creativity enhance automated systems. Whether you're a tech professional, business owner, or simply curious about AI's role in society, this channel bridges the gap between complex technology and human understanding. Subscribe for weekly insights on AI, automation, and the human element that makes technology truly effective. #AI #technology #innovation #softwaredevelopment #techtalk #education #philosophy #podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    RUSH Digital
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © RUSH Digital
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    Human In The Loop