AI Impacts Podcast Dean Hanson and George Little

In this podcast, we're joined by Mark Bridgett, a DevOps engineer and lifelong tech enthusiast who runs local AI models on his home PC setup. Mark has some amazing insights and we both learned so much from our chat.We discovered, among other things, the surprising ease of running your own AI as we discussed the various types of AI models, their significance, and how they can aid you in specialised tasks like code generation.Listen to the podcast to learn more about local AI installs, specialised AIs, and so much more…Tools mentioned:


ChatGPT: The ubiquitous chatbot from OpenAI
Llama: An open-source AI platform from Meta
Grok-1: Large language model from X
StarCoder: Large language model for code from Hugging Face
Gemma: Lightweight language model from Google
Copilot: Chatbot from Microsoft

This week, we hosted Chris Quickfall and discussed AI's positive impact on neuro-inclusion in the workplace.

Chris discovered he was neuro-divergent while at university, and the strategies he was given changed his life. He has since set up several businesses to help improve the quality of assessments and democratise the testing process. He is the CEO of Cognassist, which helps businesses embrace neurodiversity and all its benefits.

Cognassist has been using machine learning for years and has recently started using artificial intelligence. Listen to the pod to find out how these two technologies combine to reduce the cost and improve the speed and accuracy of cognitive assessments.

Tools mentioned in this podcast include:

ChatGPT: The Chatbot

In this episode, Dean and George discuss the impact of AI on the role of the account executive with their expert guest, Awonke Phewa. In this insightful chat, Awonke explains the difference between AI and automation and how they can be combined to make life easier for almost anybody who has to repeat boring tasks as part of their role. Awonke also sells AI-based solutions for a living and has some interesting insights on its application in enterprises.

As with all of our guests, Awonke’s views are his own and do not represent the views of his employer, UIPath.

Featured AI Tools:

ChatGPT: The ubiquitous AI chatbot

UIPath Autopilot: A chatbot that can be linked to multiple specific data sources

DALL-E: AI Image creation

UIPath Communications Mining: Create consolidated data from multiple comms channels

We hope you found this episode with Awonke Phewa enlightening.

For more discussions on the impact of AI on real people and real jobs, subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for future episodes.

Episode Summary

In this episode, Dean and George discuss the impact of AI on enterprise workflows with their expert guest, Matt Sobel. Matt shares how he leverages artificial intelligence both personally and professionally. Matt highlights pivotal AI tools that have become integral to his daily operations. Matt also breaks down the concept of generative AI into three distinct layers, offering our listeners a deeper understanding of how these technologies are shaping the future of work.

Featured AI Tools:

ChatGPT: The ubiquitous AI chatbot

Midjourney: Create graphics with AI

Runway: Create videos with AI

Gong: Capture and analyse customer interactions with AI

We hope you found this episode with Matt Sobel enlightening. For more discussions on the impact of AI on real people and real jobs, subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for future episodes.