Human x Machine podcast

Christopher Lomas

The “Human x Machine” podcast looks at the ever-increasing interplay between humans and machines and is made in collaboration with global C-suite leaders who are operating at the cutting edge of technology, product, entrepreneurship, design and academia.  The podcast will bring you not just interviews with top experts, but their wisdom on what lessons they’ve learned from the past, how they operate today and what they anticipate the future will look like. The C-Level leaders you will hear from come from industries that are being rapidly disrupted and accelerated by technological advances like artificial intelligence, cloud computing and where change for us as humans is imperative – we either get involved or get left behind. I ask them about their failures, how they make better decisions today and how we can all become more consciously competent in this accelerated age. The show is hosted by Christopher Lomas. Listen and subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to your favourite shows: Link.tree for all player platforms: https://linktr.ee/humanxmachine Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36y1Xiz0Ygj4cZEalh0CWv Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/human-x-machine-podcast/id1766045840 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/es-co/podcasts/9b426462-4ecf-466c-8010-1c171493c6c9/human-x-machine-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMTKRYwJ13DWRh_ztI042JJ32GyvU7_DP Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Human-x-Machine-podcast/B0D8WMCDRF Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/1001222401 Jiosaavn: https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/human-x-machine-podcast/1/nuEAqP0hMIU_ RSS Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66715b013d8df9a86f181063  Also available on Samsung Podcast player "Samsung Free" and "Podcast Index" 📢 For DAILY POSTS on Emerging Tech, Product, Leadership, AI, Gen AI, Automation and Quantum Computing updates, follow Christopher Lomas on Linkedin 💙 If you enjoyed this episode, who else might? A colleague or a client? Share it with them as a part of the way you provide value to others. Or share it on Linkedin, WhatsApp, Telegram or other Social Media channels. 👊 Thanks to Nikita Agayan for mixing and production of the podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 07/11/2025

    15. Will drones soon be buzzing through our skies? Eoghan Huston (Chief Operating Officer, Manna Drone Delivery)

    Season 2: Episode 15: Eoghan Huston (Chief Operating Officer, Manna Drone Delivery). In this episode I interviewed Eoghan Huston (COO at Manna Drone Delivery), we talked about the revolution that drones could make to our skies, and to customer experiences - can you imagine if your takeaway actually arrived hot (in less than 3 minutes from being ready!)?! We got the chance to go under the hood of the drones' technology and Eoghan gave us the low down on regulation and what's holding back mass adoption, at least for now. Given that the visuals really help when talking about drones and how they operate, we made this episode a 'video special' and you can find the video version on our YouTube channel along with other video specials. Show links: Eoghan's Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eoghan-huston-41942244/Manna Drone Delivery Website: https://www.manna.aero/ Listen, Watch and Subscribe on all your favourite platforms: Apple, Amazon, Youtube, Spotify, Jiosaavn, Deezer and more: https://linktr.ee/humanxmachine Sponsorship or interview opportunities: Contact Christopher Lomas More: 📢 For DAILY POSTS on Emerging Tech, Product Management, Leadership, AI, Gen AI, Automation and Quantum Computing updates, follow Christopher Lomas on Linkedin 💙 If you enjoyed this episode, who else might? A colleague or a client? Share it with them as a part of the way you provide value to others. Or share it on Linkedin, WhatsApp, Telegram or other Social Media channels. 👊 Thanks to Nikita Agayan for mixing and post-production of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min
  2. 06/13/2025

    14. The Pope and AI? Brian P. Green (Director, Markkula Center, Santa Clara University)

    Season 2: Episode 14: Brian P. Green (Director, Technology Ethics at the Markkula Center, Santa Clara University Graduate School of Engineering, California). Show links: Brian's Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-green-896a3b39/"Space Ethics" (Book): https://amzn.to/4e1DiCl"Ethics in the Age of Disruptive Technologies" (Book) https://amzn.to/4l7MaIR Other publications mentioned: Vatican: “Antigua et Nova”: “Note on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and HumanIntelligence” https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2025/01/28/0083/01166.html#ingPBS: “Pope Leo XIV lays out vision for his papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/pope-leo-xiv-lays-out-vision-for-his-papacy-and-identifies-ai-as-a-main-challenge-for-humanity  Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales: “New Vatican document examines potential and risks of AI”: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-vatican-document-examines-potential-and-risks-of-ai/ Ethics in the age of AI https://www.scu.edu/institute-for-technology-ethics-and-culture/ethics-in-the-age-of-ai/“Encountering AI” https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/91230-encountering-artificial-intelligence-ethical-and-anthropological-investigations Listen and subscribe (on all your favourite platforms: Apple, Amazon, Spotify, Jiosaavn, Deezer and more): https://linktr.ee/humanxmachine Sponsorship opportunities: Contact Christopher Lomas More: 📢 For DAILY POSTS on Emerging Tech, Product Management, Leadership, AI, Gen AI, Automation and Quantum Computing updates, follow Christopher Lomas on Linkedin 💙 If you enjoyed this episode, who else might? A colleague or a client? Share it with them as a part of the way you provide value to others. Or share it on Linkedin, WhatsApp, Telegram or other Social Media channels. 👊 Thanks to Nikita Agayan for mixing and production of the podcast. Gear used on the show: Shure MV6 MicrophoneAdobe Creative CloudTrust Trino HD Webcam Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    51 min
  3. 05/13/2025

    13. How are Financial Services and Insurance companies transforming into 'AI-first' companies? Bhaskar Kalita (Global Head of Financial Services & Insurance, Quantiphi).

    Season 2: Episode 13: Bhaskar Kalita (Global Head of Financial Services & Insurance, Quantiphi) Show links: BK's Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhaskar-kalita-2ab3221b/ Quantiphi: https://quantiphi.com/ Elon Musk biography: https://amzn.to/43hGzIF Steve Jobs biography: https://amzn.to/43ioavv McKinsey: "Insurance 2030 - The Impact of AI on the Future of Insurance" https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/insurance-2030-the-impact-of-ai-on-the-future-of-insurance Salesforce CIO survey: https://www.salesforce.com/uk/news/stories/cio-ai-trends/ Wells Fargo Assistant: https://venturebeat.com/ai/wells-fargos-google-llm-driven-assistant-may-reach-100-million-interactions-per-year/ Listen and subscribe (on all your favourite platforms: Apple, Amazon, Spotify, Jiosaavn, Deezer and more): https://linktr.ee/humanxmachine Sponsorship opportunities: Contact Christopher Lomas More: 📢 For DAILY POSTS on Emerging Tech, Product Management, Leadership, AI, Gen AI, Automation and Quantum Computing updates, follow Christopher Lomas on Linkedin 💙 If you enjoyed this episode, who else might? A colleague or a client? Share it with them as a part of the way you provide value to others. Or share it on Linkedin, WhatsApp, Telegram or other Social Media channels. 👊 Thanks to Nikita Agayan for mixing and production of the podcast. Gear used on the show: Shure MV6 MicrophoneAdobe Creative CloudTrust Trino HD Webcam Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
  4. 04/10/2025

    12. How revolutionary are 3D Printed Bionic Arms? Tilly Lockey (Ambassador at Open Bionics)

    Season 2: Episode 12: Tilly Lockey (Ambassador for Open Bionics) In this episode I interviewed Tilly Lockey (Bilaterel amputee, Model, Singer, TV Host, Influencer and Ambassador for Open Bionics) about her life-changing experience of becoming an amputee as a baby after contracting meningococcal septicaemia, and the influence of #Robotics and other #EmergingTech on her life. "I was going to die, I was given zero percent chance of survival". We discuss her role in Product Development and user testing; what drives the cost of robotic prosthetics; how robotic technology communicates with the human body; as well as her experiences as a TV presenter/ personality, a Model (at London Fashion Week and appearing in Vogue Magazine), and meeting the Dalai Lama! Show links: Tilly's Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tilly-lockey-a3688a29b/ Tilly's Open Bionics story: https://openbionics.com/bionic-tilly/  Open Bionics: https://openbionics.com/en/ Listen and subscribe (on all your favourite platforms: Apple, Amazon, YouTube, Spotify, Jiosaavn, Deezer and more): https://linktr.ee/humanxmachine Sponsorship opportunities: Contact Christopher Lomas More: 📢 For DAILY POSTS on Emerging Tech, Product Management, Leadership, AI, Gen AI, Automation and Quantum Computing updates, follow Christopher Lomas on Linkedin 💙 If you enjoyed this episode, who else might? A colleague or a client? Share it with them as a part of the way you provide value to others. Or share it on Linkedin, WhatsApp, Telegram or other Social Media channels. 👊 Thanks to Nikita Agayan for mixing and production of the podcast. Gear used on the show: Shure MV6 MicrophoneAdobe Creative CloudTrust Trino HD Webcam Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min
  5. 03/04/2025

    10. "Ethical Machines" - When should AI teams take ethics seriously? Reid Blackman Phd. - CEO, Virtue.

    Series 2, Episode 10: Reid Blackman, Phd., Founder & CEO, Virtue and Author of "Ethical Machines". This episode is full of candid advice from Reid who has advised tech giants in Silicon Valley, Governments, as well as NASA, the FBI and the World Economic Forum. In our discussion he shares about when the right time is to really start to take Ethics seriously in developing small and enterprise-wide AI ethics programs - the answer might not be quite what you expected! We also talked about a 'systemic unconscious incompetence' around some of the big issues in AI and Emerging Technology around topics like race, gender, human rights and privacy. We also talk about some of the biggest corporate transactions that have happened and are happening in the world, asking is it ethical for the 'Tech Bros' to buy, transform and sell these companies (Twitter, TikTok, OpenAI etc) to meet their personal goals or should there be some kind of 'competition standards' body that qualifies deals on behalf of the general public and qualify whether the transaction will also improve the users' lives. Finally, what will happen when Agents start to battle it out without human intervention? Can AI's manipulate the AI's that represent us in the future? Show Links to materials, profiles and books we mentioned: Reid's Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reid-blackman/ Reid's book, "Ethical Machines": https://amzn.to/4buxZKu Coded Bias (Netflix documentary): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11394170/ Reid's substack: https://reidblackman.substack.com/ "Nexus" by Yuval Noah Harari: https://amzn.to/3DpF5TG Listen and subscribe (on all your favourite platforms: Apple, Amazon, Spotify, Jiosaavn, Deezer and more): https://linktr.ee/humanxmachine More: 📢 For DAILY POSTS on Emerging Tech, Product Management, Leadership, AI, Gen AI, Automation and Quantum Computing updates, follow Christopher Lomas on Linkedin 💙 If you enjoyed this episode, who else might? A colleague or a client? Share it with them as a part of the way you provide value to others. Or share it on Linkedin, WhatsApp, Telegram or other Social Media channels. 👊 Thanks to Nikita Agayan for mixing and production of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min
  6. 02/06/2025

    9. Can you see real financial returns and productivity gains from AI? Lisa Weaver-Lambert, COO, Advisor & Author of the "AI Value Playbook".

    Series 2, Episode 9: Lisa Weaver Lambert, COO & Author of "The AI Value Playbook". This episode is packed with real life case studies and examples from companies who have generated real returns from AI in many different ways. If you are still wondering, "Can you see real financial returns and productivity gains from AI?" then this episode is for you! Internal business transformations as well as front line customer service interactions. We learn from companies that Lisa interviewed in her book (GroupM, Lightricks and Cognigy) as well as other fantastic examples like: Klarna, ServiceNow, Microsoft, Bosch, Lufthansa, E.On and Mobiliy (the Saudi Arabian telco). Show links: Lisa's Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-weaver-lambert-9568912/ The AI Value Playbook link: https://amzn.to/3CD8IRi Private Equity Technology podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/private-equity-technology-podcast/id1265864756 Listen and subscribe (on all your favourite platforms: Apple, Amazon, Spotify, Jiosaavn, Deezer and more): https://linktr.ee/humanxmachine More: 📢 For DAILY POSTS on Emerging Tech, Product Management, Leadership, AI, Gen AI, Automation and Quantum Computing updates, follow Christopher Lomas on Linkedin 💙 If you enjoyed this episode, who else might? A colleague or a client? Share it with them as a part of the way you provide value to others. Or share it on Linkedin, WhatsApp, Telegram or other Social Media channels. 👊 Thanks to Nikita Agayan for mixing and production of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min

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The “Human x Machine” podcast looks at the ever-increasing interplay between humans and machines and is made in collaboration with global C-suite leaders who are operating at the cutting edge of technology, product, entrepreneurship, design and academia.  The podcast will bring you not just interviews with top experts, but their wisdom on what lessons they’ve learned from the past, how they operate today and what they anticipate the future will look like. The C-Level leaders you will hear from come from industries that are being rapidly disrupted and accelerated by technological advances like artificial intelligence, cloud computing and where change for us as humans is imperative – we either get involved or get left behind. I ask them about their failures, how they make better decisions today and how we can all become more consciously competent in this accelerated age. The show is hosted by Christopher Lomas. Listen and subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to your favourite shows: Link.tree for all player platforms: https://linktr.ee/humanxmachine Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36y1Xiz0Ygj4cZEalh0CWv Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/human-x-machine-podcast/id1766045840 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/es-co/podcasts/9b426462-4ecf-466c-8010-1c171493c6c9/human-x-machine-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMTKRYwJ13DWRh_ztI042JJ32GyvU7_DP Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Human-x-Machine-podcast/B0D8WMCDRF Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/1001222401 Jiosaavn: https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/human-x-machine-podcast/1/nuEAqP0hMIU_ RSS Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66715b013d8df9a86f181063  Also available on Samsung Podcast player "Samsung Free" and "Podcast Index" 📢 For DAILY POSTS on Emerging Tech, Product, Leadership, AI, Gen AI, Automation and Quantum Computing updates, follow Christopher Lomas on Linkedin 💙 If you enjoyed this episode, who else might? A colleague or a client? Share it with them as a part of the way you provide value to others. Or share it on Linkedin, WhatsApp, Telegram or other Social Media channels. 👊 Thanks to Nikita Agayan for mixing and production of the podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.