AI SIX Podcast
Episodes
Ep 257: AI in Public Safety with Ashley McDonald
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCan AI really transform law enforcement and public sector communications? In this episode of AI SIX, I chat with Ashley McDonald, a pub...
Ep 256: My 2026 AI Ambitions
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textReady to see what AI could actually look like in your work next year? In this episode, I share my AI plans for 2026. From helping organ...
Ep 255: Prompt Like A Pro
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWant to get better results from AI? In this episode of AI SIX, I explore research-backed prompt patterns that help you prompt like a pr...
Ep 254: I Vibe Coded An App
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, I share how I “vibe-coded” an AI Expenses App for a workshop with chartered accountants, without being an accountan...
Ep 252: My AI Impact Framework
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs 2025 draws to a close, I’ve been refreshing my entire AI knowledge bank and in the process, I’ve created something brand new: The...
Ep 253: OpenAI Code Red
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSam Altman has declared a rare “Code Red” inside OpenAI, pausing several projects so the company can focus entirely on improving Cha...
Ep 251: In the Hot Seat with Steve Morreale
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this special episode, I take a step into the interviewee’s seat as my good friend Steve Morreale turns the tables and puts me in th...
Ep 250: The Problem with AI Detectors
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAI detectors are increasingly unreliable. As generative AI becomes more natural and nuanced, these tools struggle with false positives a...
Ep 249: Automate Tasks With ChatGPT
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThere’s a lot of hype around AI agents and background automation, but what can ChatGPT actually automate for you right now? In this e...
Ep 248: EU AI Rules Delayed
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe European Union has pressed pause on some of its toughest AI regulations, delaying key “high-risk” obligations until late 2027 as...
Ep 247: My GP is Using AI
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAt my last GP appointment, an AI medical scribe called Heidi was quietly at work in the background, listening and turning the consultati...
Ep 246: Adobe buys SEMrush
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Adobe has agreed to acquire SEMrush for $1.9bn, signalling a major shift in digital marketing. As SEMrush pivots from traditional SEO ...
Ep 245: Long Listen with David Keane on Sovereign AI & Project Magpie
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI chat with David Keane, CEO of Southern Cross AI (SCX.AI), about how Australia is building sovereign AI through Project Magpie, a fine-...
Ep 244: Gemini 3, Is It the Best AI Model Yet?
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGoogle’s Gemini 3 promises to be their smartest AI yet but is it really a game-changer? In this episode, I dive into its multimodal c...
Ep 243: Why AI Models Hallucinate
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhy do AI models make things up? In this episode, I explain why Large Language Models “hallucinate” and confidently give wrong answ...
Ep 242: AI Espionage
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe world’s first AI-driven cyberattack has happened, and it’s changing everything. In this episode, I break down how a state-linke...
Ep 241: 5 Local Government AI Case Studies
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, I’m sharing five real AI case studies from local councils across the UK that prove local government is more innovativ...
Ep 240: The Future of Jobs in an AI World
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs we approach the end of 2025, many employers are considering what job moves they are making next year. We know this year was the year ...
Ep 239: Long Listen with Philip Weiss on The #ZNL Podcast
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCurious how AI is reshaping the way we work and communicate? In this episode, I join Philip Weiss on The #ZNL Podcast to explore how AI...
Ep 238: McKinsey State of AI 2025 Report
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe McKinsey 2025 AI report reveals that AI is no longer just a trend; it’s transforming organisations at their core. In this episode...
Ep 237: Red-Teaming Your AI Assistant
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIf you’re building AI assistants, one question is critical: Have you tried to break them? In this episode, I explore red-teaming, the...
Ep 236: ChatGPT Group Chats
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textChatGPT is piloting Group Chats, a new feature that lets people and AI collaborate in the same conversation. In this episode, I explore...
Ep 235: NHS Copilot Results
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe NHS has completed one of the world’s largest healthcare AI trials, with Microsoft 365 Copilot delivering an average 43 minutes sav...
Ep 234: What’s Your Why of AI?
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEveryone wants to “do AI,” but few can explain why. In this episode, I explain why defining your purpose is the foundation of any su...
Ep 233: AI Governance Best Practices with John Rood
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, I sit down with John Rood, founder of Proceptual, to explore the vital role of AI governance in today’s organizations...
Ep 232: How Perplexity Staff Use AI at Work
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPerplexity has shared its 42-page internal productivity playbook, revealing how its team actually uses AI in their daily work. In this e...
EP 231: Top 3 Reasons People Don’t Learn AI
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFeeling like you’re falling behind with AI? You’re not alone. In this episode, I break down the three biggest reasons people don’t...
Ep 230: Google Introduces Vibe Coding in its AI Studio
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textImagine building a complete app just by describing it, no code, no setup, just your idea turned into reality. That’s what Vibe Coding ...
Ep 229: Will AI Kill the Creator Economy?
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAI-generated videos, images, and even digital influencers are flooding our feeds, but does that mean the end for real creators? In thi...
Ep 228: How I Teach AI Skills
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen I teach AI, whether it’s a masterclass, a corporate training, or a university lecture, I’m not just showing people how to use C...
Ep 227: How AI is Being Used in Weather Forecasting
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textArtificial intelligence is not only changing marketing, healthcare, or finance. It is now making its mark in one of Ireland’s favourit...
Ep 226: AI Risks in Warfare
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, Cordula Droege, Chief Legal Officer of the International Committee of the Red Cross, delivers a stark warning at the Un...
Ep 225: Are You in a Toxic Relationship with AI?
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThere’s nothing worse than being in a toxic relationship, but what if the one you’re in is with AI?In this episode, I explore ground...
Ep 224: AI and Its Environmental Impact
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs AI becomes part of everything we do, one big question remains: what’s the real cost to our planet? In this episode, I explore how ...
Ep 223: 6 Ways to Use Agentic AI
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Agentic AI can plan, run, and optimise multi-step workflows on its own, but you stay in control. In this episode, I share six practi...
Ep 222 Grokipedia
03 Nov 2025
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Send us a textElon Musk might just have knocked Wikipedia off its top chart status with the release of Grokipedia, but what’s the difference, and wh...
Ep 221 AI Masterclass with Joanne Sweeney
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn today's long-listen episode, I'm bringing you behind the scenes of my recent AI Masterclass offered to those who pre-ordere...
Ep 220 7 AI Updates from Adobe MAX 2025
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI was in LA for Adobe MAX last week but within 24 hours I was on an Aer Lingus flight home to say a final farewell to my life-long frien...
Ep 219 Mass Job Losses to AI
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIf you’ve been hiding under a rock in the last months then you might have missed the continuing job loss announcements on news feeds. ...
Ep 218: Claude Skills: When AI Learns How You Work
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI’m looking at my to-do list and I would love to delegate much of it to my assistant. I’m sure you often have this feeling too!Well,...
Ep 217: Vibe Coding for Beginners
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of AI Six, I explore one of the most exciting new trends in artificial intelligence, vibe coding.Forget writing lines of...
Ep 216: OpenAI Atlas Browser
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOpenAI’s Atlas is shaking up the internet, not as another browser, but as the first AI-native browsing experience. With ChatGPT built ...
Ep 215 Long-Listen with Mike Sweeney
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode features my brother Mike! A career graphic designer and creative director, Mike was the first person to read my new...
Ep 214 The AI Mindset You Need To Win
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThink With Google has a fascinating study on the mindset required to win in the AI Age. The research highlights three key mindsets arou...
Ep 213 EU’s Apply AI Strategy
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe Apply AI Strategy is the EU’s latest plan to boost the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies across both industry and t...
Ep 212 OpenAI Lifts Ban on Erotic Content
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOpenAI wants to treat its adult users like adults. In a highly controversial X Post, Sam Altman said starting in December 2025, ChatGPT...
Ep 211 AI and Marketing: Study from Social Media Examiner
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe 2025 AI Marketing Industry Report from the team at Social Media Examiner makes for interesting reading. They surveyed 735 marketers ...
Ep 210 Don’t Bother with AI Slop
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou might be familiar with the term ‘AI slop’. But a new study from SEO firm Graphite found that just over half (52%) of new online ...
Ep 209 A Deeper Dive into OpenDev Day 2025
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI decided to go a bit deeper into OpenAI’s OpenDev day conference and I'm handing over this week’s long-listen episode to it. ...
Ep 208 AI SIX Shortlisted for Media Literacy Award
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI have some news to share with you today, and it's about this podcast you're listening to right now.AI SIX was recognised at t...
Ep 207 California's New AI Chatbot Law
18 Oct 2025
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Send us a textCalifornia just made history. It has become the first US state to pass comprehensive safety laws around AI chatbots, particularly ones d...
Ep 206 Reuters Study on AI in News
18 Oct 2025
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Send us a textThere's a new study out from the Reuters Institute that makes for interesting reading. It's called the Generative AI and News ...
Ep 205 The Deloitte AI Scandal
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOne of the world's largest consulting firms got caught doing something that should make anyone using AI tools pay attention. Deloit...
Ep 204 OpenDev Signals New Direction for OpenAI
17 Oct 2025
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Send us a textOpenAI just held its annual DevDay conference, and this year's event wasn't just about new models; it was about a fundamental ...
Ep 203 The Livestream Expert: Kerry Shearer Live in Las Vegas
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFor today’s long-listen on AI SIX I’m coming to bringing you back to Las Vegas. My guest is Kerry Shearer – known as The Livestrea...
Ep 202 Agent Mode for Word and Excel
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI’m not a huge fan of excel and often ask my accountant daughter to create formulas for me! But with Agent Mode, the new feature in Mi...
Ep 201 Shop in ChatGPT
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textShop in ChatGPT is a newly launched feature allowing users to buy products directly inside the ChatGPT conversation, eliminating the nee...
Ep 200 Sora 2 in a GenAI League of Its Own
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s my 200th episode! Celebrating AI SIX with a great episode on the newly released Sora 2.Sora 2 is special because it can create su...
Ep 199 Would You Sell Your Phone Calls to AI for Cash?
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAI is helping many people generate new revenue streams, but recording your phone calls for cash - would you do it?Neon is a viral mobile...
Ep 198 Half The Workforce Will Be AI Agents
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHalf The Workforce Will Be AI AgentsThis is quite the prediction - half the workforce will be AI Agents in less than five years.That’s...
Ep 197 Crisis Management and AI
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this long-listen I sit down with my Harvard Kennedy School colleague Jim Mulhall. We both sat beside one another during this summer&a...
Ep 196 Meta Expands Llama Access to Governments
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMeta, the company still best known to many as the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp parent company, has widened access to its Llama model...
Ep 195 AIMSIR Ireland’s AI-Driven Weather
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn Ireland, we love to talk about the weather. So today’s episode is part weather forecast and part AI. There was a major new developm...
Ep 194 Ireland Leads in EU AI Regulation
01 Oct 2025
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Send us a textIreland has made landmark progress in the implementation of AI Act.“Ireland is building a future where AI is transformative, trusted, ...
Ep 193 US-UK Technology Prosperity Deal
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday I’m looking at the new agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom that could reshape the global technology lands...
Ep 192 The Making of AI Playbook - An Interview with Highland Radio
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI started my professional career in the year 2001. I joined Highland Radio as a graduate journalist and the rest they say is history. Bu...
Ep 191 Europe’s AI Independence - The Gigafactory Plan
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEarlier this month I sat at my desk and watched the State of the Union Address with Europe setting out its boldest vision yet for artifi...
Ep 190 Nano Banana
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday I want to talk about Google’s latest model, amusingly named Nano Banana. Honestly, it sounds like my granddaughter Maisie’s ni...
Ep 189 NotebookLM Levels Up
29 Sep 2025
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Send us a textI’m a huge fan of Notebook LM and I’m an even bigger fan after their latest round of updates.What if your notes could turn themselve...
Ep 188: Albania Appoints World’s First AI Minister
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday I’m talking about something that sounds like science fiction but is now political reality: Albania has just appointed the world’...
Ep 187: Voices From AI Playbook Launch
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s finally here. AI Playbook, my fourth title, is now in the hands of readers. AI Playbook kept me grounded most of the year. After...
Ep 186: Long-Listen with Christine Townsend
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFrom journalism to policing comms and AI-powered social intelligence, this week's long-listen guest is Christine Townsend. From Ke...
Ep 185: Signing Off from Vegas
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textA Letter to Listeners from Las Vegas.It's the city of bright lights and big bets. I've taken a bet on AI Playbook, spent two y...
Ep 184: AI Playbook Launches in Vegas
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI can now say 'I did Las Vegas!'It was a breathtaking experience taking to the stage in the Planet Hollywood Hotel in front of...
Ep 183: Live from Las Vegas
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis episode is coming to you from Las Vegas, where at 8:30 yesterday morning, 80 government communications professionals turned up to m...
Ep 182: Inside AI Playbook (Part 3)
02 Sep 2025
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Send us a textFear, hope and what to do nextIn the final part of my conversation with Sally Murphy about my new book, AI Playbook, we discuss what pla...
Ep 181: Inside AI Playbook (Part 2)
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textInside Joanne Sweeney’s Call to Arms for Communicators in her new book AI PlaybookIn conversation with storyteller, coach and founder ...
Ep 180: Inside AI Playbook (Part I): Sally Murphy Interviews Joanne Sweeney
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis episode flips the script. Instead of asking the questions, I’m answering them, with my good friend and brilliant storyteller Sall...
Ep 179: Reuters Investigation Raises Questions into Meta AI
29 Aug 2025
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Send us a textA Reuters investigation by investigative reporter Jeff Horwitz traces the story of a cognitively impaired man who was invited by a flirt...
Ep 178: MIT Study on AI ROI
28 Aug 2025
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Send us a textA new study from MIT reveals that a staggering 95% of companies investing billions in AI have seen absolutely no measurable return on th...
Ep 177: Perplexity’s Bid For Google Chrome
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPerplexity made headlines last week by making an unsolicited, all-cash offer of $34.5 billion to acquire Google’s Chrome browser. It w...
Ep 176: TikTok Updates AI Policies
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJust as global debates rage about the power of AI and social media, TikTok is rewriting the rulebook: launching new Community Guidelines...
Ep 175: AI Needs Maternal Instincts
25 Aug 2025
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Send us a textGeoffrey Hinton’s Warning: AI Needs “Maternal Instincts” to Protect HumanityAt the Ai4 conference in Las Vegas on August 12, 2025,...
Ep 174: Are You Ready for AI Mandatory at Work?
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSome big corporations are already making AI mandatory at work. Are you ready if this comes into your organisation?In today’s long-list...
Ep 173: The AI Masterclass Inspired by My Book
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn just 90 minutes, you can go from knowing AI is important… to actually using it with confidence. My new AI Masterclass takes the mos...
Ep 172: The AI-Ready Team - How to Upskill Without Overwhelm
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode I’m talking about something every leader, manager, and team member should care about: how to get AI skills into your o...
Ep 171: How to Organise Your Data for AI
20 Aug 2025
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Send us a textMultiple industry surveys and authoritative reports indicate that between 60% and 80% of the total time in AI and machine learning proje...
Ep 170: AI on Air - How Radio Can Win the Next Digital Wave
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI’ve just finished delivering and grading the Certificate in AI for Radio in collaboration with the Learning Waves Skillnet, responsib...
Ep 169: Rate Your AI Knowledge
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDo you know how much AI knowledge, competency or skill you actually have?Most people don’t.They either underestimate themselves – or...
Ep 168: Digital Twins, Your AI Self
17 Aug 2025
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Send us a textAre you prepared to clone yourself and create a Digital Twin? If you are a regular listener to this podcast you will know I am prepared ...
Ep 167: Illinois Bans AI Therapists
16 Aug 2025
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Send us a textIllinois has become the first state to officially ban AI therapists, with new legislation making it illegal for artificial intelligence ...
Ep 166: AI Shame
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhy are professionals silencing themselves in the AI game?Today on AI SIX, I want to talk about something I’m hearing more and more fr...
Ep 165: OpenAI for $1 for US Federal Agencies
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOpenAI recently made headlines by announcing a groundbreaking deal to offer its ChatGPT Enterprise platform to U.S. federal agencies for...
Ep 164: Make Music with Eleven Labs
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSay hello to Eleven Music. Eleven Labs has entered the music industry in its bid to build the most comprehensive AI audio platform in th...
Ep 163: A Review of ChatGPT-5
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textChatGPT-5 is here, and I’ve been testing it for the past five days. This is a remarkable statement from Altman about GPT-5. “It’s...
Ep 162: Jobs in Marketing Are Changing
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat happens when your next marketing or comms interview isn’t about campaigns or channels, but about your AI competence and confidenc...
Ep 161: GPAI Rules Now Apply
09 Aug 2025
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Send us a textNew rules now apply to general-purpose AI models, the very foundation of tools like ChatGPT and Gemini. Whether you’re training, deplo...
Ep 160: Meta’s Vision for 'Personal Superintelligence”
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMark Zuckerberg released a video and letter on July 30, 2025, sharing Meta’s vision for “personal superintelligence” - a significa...
Ep 158: Smarter Sound Powered by Adobe AI
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAdobe has integrated several AI-powered audio effects in its latest versions of Premiere Pro and Audition. These AI elements are designe...
Ep 157: The AI Playbook is Here
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI have massive news - my new book AI Playbook is officially ready for pre-order!After months of writing and pouring everything I know ab...