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AI SIX Podcast

Introducing the AI SIX Podcast: Learn AI on the GoArtificial intelligence is changing marketing, offering new ways to connect, create, and deliver value. To help marketers adapt, I’m introducing the AI SIX Podcast – a practical, daily resource designed to make AI learning manageable and relevant.What Is the AI SIX Podcast?The AI SIXPodcast is a six-minute daily podcast tailored for marketers looking to understand and use AI effectively. Hosted by me, Joanne Sweeney, a communications and marketing

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Ep 209 A Deeper Dive into OpenDev Day 2025

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2025/10/19

Send us a text I 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. So using my trusted Notebook LM tool, here’s the key takeaways from OpenDev 2025. Need More Support? If you’re ready to explore how AI can make your marketing smarter and more efficient, check out my Professional Diploma in AI for Marketers. Or, if you’re looking for in-company training, I can help get your team up to speed. Use the code...

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Ep 207 California's New AI Chatbot Law

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2025/10/18

Send us a text California just made history. It has become the first US state to pass comprehensive safety laws around AI chatbots, particularly ones designed to be companions, advisers, or friends. The law is called Senate Bill 243, and Governor Gavin Newsom signed it in October 2025. It comes into effect January 1st, 2026. So, what will the law do around Chatbots and how does it compare to the EU AI Act regulations? I explore this in today's show. Need More Support? If you’...

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Ep 205 The Deloitte AI Scandal

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2025/10/18

Send us a text One of the world's largest consulting firms got caught doing something that should make anyone using AI tools pay attention. Deloitte Australia agreed to refund part of a $440,000 government contract after admitting they used AI to write a report that hallucinated and made things up. It’s worth taking stock of this story as it’s likely consultants are going to be under even more scrutiny. While AI is a valuable tool, verifying output is key, and also deciding what you use AI fo...

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Ep 206 Reuters Study on AI in News

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2025/10/18

Send us a text There's a new study out from the Reuters Institute that makes for interesting reading. It's called the Generative AI and News 2025, and it surveyed thousands of people across six countries to understand how we're actually using AI and what we think about AI-generated news. The findings are not surprising in some ways, as respondents talk about the importance of trust, transparency, and what happens when technology moves faster than our readiness as news consumers. As a former j...

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Ep 215 Long-Listen with Mike Sweeney

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2025/10/18

Send us a text This week's long-listen features my brother Mike! A career creative, Mike works in advertising, and we talk about how AI is changing our professions. Also, find out how my brother sparked my competitive edge from a very young age! Need More Support? If you’re ready to explore how AI can make your marketing smarter and more efficient, check out my Professional Diploma in AI for Marketers. Or, if you’re looking for in-company training, I can help get your team up to spee...

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Ep 204 OpenDev Signals New Direction for OpenAI

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2025/10/17

Send us a text OpenAI just held its annual DevDay conference, and this year's event wasn't just about new models; it was about a fundamental shift in how OpenAI intends to position itself. The AI race for attention has just ramped up, and in today's show, we find out why. I share a clip from Sam Altman on stage at OpenDev in San Francisco, and I take you through the major announcements that we should all take note of. Need More Support? If you’re ready to explore how AI can make your m...

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Ep 214 The AI Mindset You Need To Win

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2025/10/17

Send us a text Think With Google has a fascinating study on the mindset required to win in the AI Age. The research highlights three key mindsets around how we are responding to AI. Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)Fear of Messing Up (FOMU)The winning mindset: Focus on Maximising Advantages (FOMA)Google researchers Pablo Perez and Maxwell Minckler conducted extensive research across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to understand how marketers are really adopting AI. The research was a...

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Ep 203 The Livestream Expert: Kerry Shearer Live in...

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2025/10/10

Send us a text For 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 Livestream Expert. Kerry has built a reputation for helping organisations and creators connect with audiences in real time through video, livestreaming and mobile storytelling. We sat down during a break from the 3CMA conference to talk about where livestreaming is heading, how the AI tools are changing our content creation work, and what it all m...

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Ep 201 Shop in ChatGPT

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2025/10/09

Send us a text Shop in ChatGPT is a newly launched feature allowing users to buy products directly inside the ChatGPT conversation, eliminating the need to leave the app or follow external links. The feature is currently available to Etsy sellers in the United States, with Shopify integration launching soon. Shopify merchants will gain access to hundreds of millions of ChatGPT users, while the AI handles orders directly through their existing systems and applies a small commission...

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Ep 202 Agent Mode for Word and Excel

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2025/10/09

Send us a text I’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 Microsoft Excel and Word, I might just be able to master it myself! It is designed to bring advanced, Agentic AI assistance directly into Microsoft Office apps. It lets users describe end goals or tasks in natural language, and Copilot’s AI iteratively builds, edits, and refines documents or spreadsheets, moving far beyond single-step command...

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Ep 200 Sora 2 in a GenAI League of Its Own

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2025/10/08

Send us a text It’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 super-realistic videos from simple text prompts or images, including matching audio and natural movements, all using powerful artificial intelligence. According to its owners, Open AI, this makes it unlike anything most people have used before, with videos looking like they were shot with a camera, not made by a computer. Sora 2 lets ordinar...

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Ep 199 Would You Sell Your Phone Calls to AI for Cash?

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2025/10/07

Send us a text AI is helping many people generate new revenue streams, but recording your phone calls for cash - would you do it? Neon is a viral mobile app that pays users to record their phone calls, with the intent of selling the call audio data to AI companies for machine learning model training. The app achieved top rankings in the iOS App Store in September 2025 but was recently taken offline after a major data security breach exposed user audio files and transcripts to others. Ea...

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Ep 198 Half The Workforce Will Be AI Agents

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2025/10/06

Send us a text Half The Workforce Will Be AI Agents This is quite the prediction - half the workforce will be AI Agents in less than five years. That’s according to Manny Medina, CEO of Paid, who discusses the growth of AI-agents with Tom Mackenzie on Bloomberg. AI agents are autonomous software systems that can perceive, reason, and take action to achieve objectives based on instructions, often using natural language as their interface. Need More Support? If you’re ready to ...

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Ep 197 Crisis Management and AI

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2025/10/04

Send us a text In this long-listen I sit down with my Harvard Kennedy School colleague Jim Mulhall. We both sat beside one another during this summer's AI and Public Policy class at Harvard. A guest speak at my book launch, Jim brings exceptional insight into how AI can be leveraged for crisis management. He also publishes a weekly AI newsletter on Substack, called Resiliency Expertise which is definitely worth a subscribe. Jim is a crisis management and risk intelligence leader explori...

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Ep 196 Meta Expands Llama Access to Governments

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2025/10/03

Send us a text Meta, the company still best known to many as the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp parent company, has widened access to its Llama models, opening the door to more governments across the world. Meta’s Llama models (Llama 2 and newer) are generally accessible under an open-source-like license not strictly limited by government lists, but Meta has been strengthening partnerships with governments and institutions focused on strategic and responsible AI rollout. Who gets acce...

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Ep 195 AIMSIR Ireland’s AI-Driven Weather

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2025/10/02

Send us a text In Ireland, we love to talk about the weather. So today’s episode is part weather forecast and part AI. There was a major new development in climate and weather science here in Ireland. Last month, Met Éireann and University College Dublin launched a brand new research centre called AIMSIR. With a €5 million investment, it’s the first centre of its kind in Ireland using artificial intelligence to transform how we forecast the weather and respond to climate risks. So, what...

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Ep 194 Ireland Leads in EU AI Regulation

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2025/10/01

Send us a text Ireland has made landmark progress in the implementation of AI Act. “Ireland is building a future where AI is transformative, trusted, and transparent. We’re balancing innovation with safeguards, ensuring AI works for people, not against them.” That's according to Ministers Peter Burke and Niamh Smyth who announced that 15 National Competent Authorities have now been designated to oversee different aspects of the EU AI Act. Need More Support? If you’re ready to explore how...

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Ep 193 US-UK Technology Prosperity Deal

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2025/09/30

Send us a text Today I’m looking at the new agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom that could reshape the global technology landscape. It’s called the Technology Prosperity Deal, signed in September 2025, and it’s worth billions. This is not just another trade pact. It’s a strategic partnership focused on artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and even nuclear energy. But unlike Europe’s push for tighter AI regulation, the US and UK are taking a different approa...

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Ep 192 The Making of AI Playbook - An Interview with...

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2025/09/29

Send us a text I started my professional career in the year 2001. I joined Highland Radio as a graduate journalist and the rest they say is history. But I caught up recently with the station’s Business Matters host and my former colleague, Chris Ashmore to talk about my new book. We discussed the making of AI Playbook and what readers can expect. I want to say that it was great that Highland Radio was my first official radio interview about the book. Don’t forget you can ord...

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Ep 190 Nano Banana

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2025/09/29

Send us a text Today I want to talk about Google’s latest model, amusingly named Nano Banana. Honestly, it sounds like my granddaughter Maisie’s nickname for me! She calls me Nan. Despite the playful title, this is a serious piece of technology. It’s Google’s most advanced AI for image editing and generation, built straight into the Gemini app and Google AI Studio. I love demonstrating this tool in my classrooms. It certainly has the wow factor. And earlier this month, Google rele...

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