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Chatting GPT

Real conversations with the humans making AI work. Maryrose Lyons of AI Institute, speaks to AI directors, founders, and strategists who"ve moved beyond pilots to real transformation. From architecture studios to construction sites, AI is changing how we design, build, and manage the places we live and work. This is the podcast for built environment where you learn from the people who"ve done it, not just talked about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:28

No Company Has a Chief Time Officer

Chatting GPT ·

2026/09/22

Every company has a CFO. Almost none has anyone whose job is time.Dr Atif Ansar has spent fifteen years at Oxford measuring what happens to the world's biggest projects between the promise and the ribbon cutting. Dams that double their budget. Rail lines that spend four years building a schedule and open four years late. And an uncomfortable finding: the countries famous for building well suffer the same overruns as everyone else.His argument is that we have built an entire profession around

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20:28

Your CIO Shouldn't Own AI

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2026/09/08

Handing the AI programme to the CIO is the obvious move, and Stephen Redmond thinks it is the wrong one. AI is more than a technology rollout. It changes decision rights, it crosses every function from supply chain to sales, and it does not give the same answer twice, none of which sits comfortably inside IT.Stephen founded Straitéis AI and has written two books on AI leadership. He makes the case for a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO, and explains why a fractional appointment often beats a

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33:35

Shadow AI and the fine for panicking

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2026/08/25

What actually happens when your team uses AI to write a blog post, a tender or a report, and does the law now care? Alan Thornton, founder of the AI governance platform Tipcan Solutions, joins Maryrose Lyons to make the EU AI Act genuinely usable for built environment professionals.Alan walks us through the the latest requirement in EU AI Act compliance that is labelling. If you're using AI and sharing certain types of text content now you must label it, but not all content. A general design blog is

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19:48

80% of Engineering Work Is About to Change

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2026/08/11

Andreessen Horowitz has a thesis that every building is still designed by software from the 1990s. Niklas Lindgren agrees, and he is building the company to change it. His claim is blunt: AI is about to change how 70 to 80% of the hours on an engineering project get done.Niklas is the founder and CEO of Endra, a Stockholm-based AI platform built specifically for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineers. While we don't normally have vendors on the podcast, we made an exception in this case

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26:03

The self-parking car nobody uses

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2026/07/28

Karen Lewis Enright is a change management professional with over 20 years of transformation experience across global organisations including Johnson & Johnson and Wipro. She holds a Masters in organisational psychology, but what makes her stand out is two decades spent helping leaders turn strategy into meaningful change. She specialises in AI strategy and is the first change management professional to join ChattingGPT.In this conversation, Maryrose and Karen get into the human side of AI

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30:20

RICS Says AI Literacy Isn't Optional

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2026/07/14

Most of the AI conversation is a numbers game: licences bought, people "using AI", whether the firm has a strategy yet. James Garner thinks that is the wrong number to watch. The money is flowing and the strategies are written, but the thing almost no one is funding is capability — whether ordinary professionals can actually use the tools well. That gap, he argues, is widening, and it is where the real risk now sits.James is Head of AI at Gleeds, a Fellow of RICS, and co-founder of the Project Flux

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31:23

The Race To Super Intelligence Has Already Started

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2026/06/30

Most of the AI conversation is fixated on AGI: when machines will match human intelligence, and which lab gets there first. Dr. Craig Kaplan thinks that is the wrong thing to watch. The real story is what comes seconds later artificial super intelligence, systems a thousand times, or even a trillion times, smarter than the smartest human alive. And he believes it is arriving faster than almost anyone is prepared for.Craig has been working on this since the 1980s. He earned his doctorate at Carnegie

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23:51

The Web Is Being Componentised

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2026/05/12

In January 2026, Google was granted a patent that lets it read your website, break it into components, and serve searchers an AI-generated page assembled from your content. Visitors may never see your actual site. Joe Toscano — former Google designer, one of the voices in The Social Dilemma, and founder of Service Stories — saw this coming. Joe left Silicon Valley in 2017, before Cambridge Analytica broke, because of what he was being asked to build. He now runs Service Stories, which helps small

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16:29

The AI Problem Isn't the Tech — It's the Adoption

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2026/04/28

Simon Hodgkins has spent a career running global marketing — Sage, CMO Club president, and now Chief Marketing Officer at Vistatec, the Dublin firm helping iconic brands scale content and AI worldwide. He joins Maryrose to argue that the real AI bottleneck isn't the models. It's whether a company is ready to use them.Simon makes the case for gap analysis before tooling: before you buy, pilot or deploy, you need to know how you actually work today — what content exists, which workflows are

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23:21

Pints, Petrol and Prices

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2026/04/14

The CSO stopped tracking the price of a pint of Guinness in Ireland in 2011. The last official figure was €3.93. Nobody picked it up again until Matt Cortland and John Fleming decided to call every pub in the country and ask. Using Google Maps for contact data, 11 Labs to clone a Northern Irish voice, Claude Code to orchestrate the whole system, and Twilio to actually make the calls, they built the Guinndex: a real-time index of pint prices across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Over 700 pubs called

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19:38

Sean Blanchfield: Don't Let Your AI Go Rogue

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2026/03/18

Sean Blanchfield, Co-Founder Jentic, joins Maryrose Lyons of the AI Institute for the second part of their conversation, this time diving deep into agentic AI, what it actually means for businesses, and how Jentic's infrastructure can help enterprise get there. From the risks of locking into a single AI model to a practical three-layer roadmap for AI transformation, Sean offers a grounded, builder's perspective on where enterprise AI is really headed. An essential listen for anyone in construction,

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12:21

Sean Blanchfield Says: Don't Get This Wrong

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2026/03/17

Serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Jentic, Sean Blanchfield joins our host Maryrose Lyons for a conversation about Ireland's AI opportunity, and the risks of getting it wrong. From energy infrastructure and nuclear power to the future of the professional class, Sean lays out a bold, pragmatic roadmap for positioning Ireland to win in the AI generation. A must-listen for founders, policymakers, and anyone thinking seriously about the future of the Irish economy.Key TopicsIreland's AI strategy and

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21:12

The Death of the "Job Count"

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2026/03/03

In this episode of Chatting GPT, Maryrose Lyons speaks with DC Cahalane, a venture partner at SureValley Ventures, about the evolving landscape of AI investment and its implications for startups and small businesses. They discuss the importance of rethinking traditional business processes, the role of government in AI development, and the need for new economic measures in a rapidly changing technological environment. DC emphasizes the significance of understanding investor expectations and the

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36:46

Are we in a race to the bottom? Friction can help

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2026/02/17

In this episode of Chatting GPT, host Maryrose Lyons of the AI Institute speaks with Dr. Lollie Mancey about the intersection of AI and anthropology, exploring how technology influences human relationships and societal structures. They discuss the importance of ethical AI, the need for agency in a technology-driven world, and the implications of AI on work and purpose. The conversation also touches on global perspectives on AI regulation, the challenges of abundance versus scarcity, and the

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30:56

Making Sense of the EU AI Act with Taylor Wessing's...

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2026/02/03

Show Notes Summary: In this episode of Chatting GPT, Maryrose Lyons speaks with Jo Joyce, a partner at Taylor Wessing, about the intersection of AI, law, and regulation. They discuss the EU AI Act, its implications for innovation, and how it compares to AI regulations in China. Jo explains the categories of high-risk AI systems and the challenges businesses face in navigating regulatory uncertainty. The conversation also touches on Jo's role as a trustee at the Vagina Museum, highlighting the

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22:39

How Sisk is Scaling AI

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2026/01/20

AI Implementation in Construction: A Conversation with Charlie Corcoran of SISKIn this episode of Chatting GPT, host Maryrose founder of the AI Institute, sits down with Charlie Corcoran, Head of Technology, Architecture, and Data at Sisk. They discuss the gradual integration of AI in the construction industry, emphasising productivity improvements, operational efficiency, and data management. Charlie shares insights into specific AI applications within Sis, including their internal intranet, safety

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22:02

REPLAY: From Moleskin to Machine - An Architect's...

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2026/01/11

Breffni Greene spent 10 years as a practicing architect at Henry J Lyons before spotting ChatGPT on screens across the studio—line managers had no idea their teams were using it. Shadow AI was rampant. Rather than crack down, he convinced leadership to create a new role: Head of AI and Design Innovation. The taboo was real—colleagues worried AI would erase their writing skills and creative thinking. But once people found their hook, everything changed. The managing director discovered new prompting

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21:29

REPLAY: Natural Born Cyborgs: Why 2.7 Billion People...

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2026/01/04

We're already cyborgs—our phones are extensions of our minds. But 2.7 billion people remain in digital darkness. Dr Lollie Mancey, digital anthropologist and RTÉ Futureville co-presenter, challenges the notion that AI will free us to paint in meadows. Reality? Jobs will vanish, universal basic income may arrive, and we'll face a purpose crisis when work no longer defines us. She poses the era's defining question: when your AI assistant comes home, is it at your table or recharging in the garage

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28:03

REPLAY: Shadow IT Uncovered: How One Irish Retailer...

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2025/12/28

When Allan Russell joined Musgraves as Head of AI and Process Automation, he thought the 147-year-old Irish retailer wasn't using much AI. Within weeks of his "roadshow" around the business, he'd uncovered 17 unauthorised applications—before even speaking to IT. Then the real numbers emerged: 300,000 hits to Grammarly in 30 days across just 1,700 office users. Shadow AI wasn't theoretical—it was rampant and ungovernanced. Rather than panic, Allan built a strategy around what people were already

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22:49

From Citizens to Collaborators: Munich's Streets,...

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2025/12/21

When Munich's citizens were invited to reimagine one of their main streets using AI, the results didn't just sit in a presentation deck—they were actually built. Damiano Cerrone, founder of Urbanist AI and Co-Plan AI, has worked with over 80 organisations worldwide to transform how cities engage with their residents. Instead of traditional surveys asking "what do you want?", his platforms let people visualise, evaluate, and iterate on urban design ideas in real-time. The twist? Damiano argues AI

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