The AI Adoption Podcast
The AI Adoption Podcast
Podcast Description
The AI Adoption Podcast where cutting-edge artificial intelligence meets real-world relevance. The show offers an accessible, approachable take on some of the most complex topics in AI, making the effects of AI understandable and engaging for everyone—from curious beginners to tech-savvy professionals and business leaders.
Each episode features in-depth conversations with leading AI policy makers, researchers, innovators, regulators, ethicists, and thought leaders. You will hear diverse voices, even sceptics, ensuring balanced and lively discussions, exploring the adoption of AI.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers diverse themes including AI advancements, ethical considerations, energy consumption in AI, and the impact of AI on various industries. Episodes explore topics such as agentic AI in organizations, achieving Green AI, and AI's role in advertising, featuring real-world applications and expert insights.
The AI Adoption Podcast where cutting-edge artificial intelligence meets real-world relevance. The show offers an accessible, approachable take on some of the most complex topics in AI, making the effects of AI understandable and engaging for everyone—from curious beginners to tech-savvy professionals and business leaders.
Each episode features in-depth conversations with leading AI policy makers, researchers, innovators, regulators, ethicists, and thought leaders. You will hear diverse voices, even sceptics, ensuring balanced and lively discussions, exploring the adoption of AI.
In this episode, Zahra Bahrololoumi CBE, CEO of Salesforce UK & Ireland, explores agentic AI, a new generation of artificial intelligence that processes, decides, acts and responds autonomously across business functions.
In this thought-provoking episode, you’ll hear:
- What sets agentic AI apart from predictive and generative AI
- Real use cases from Agentforce, Salesforce’s AI (e.g., Heathrow Airport, Capita)
- How AI is driving productivity, reducing operational costs, and transforming service models
- Ethical and governance challenges around autonomous AI
- The human-AI partnership and the urgent need to reskill the workforce
- Zahra’s call for a national digital skills strategy to prevent an AI-fuelled digital divide
“This is not just a transition – it’s a full-scale transformation,” says Zahra.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Agentic AI and Its Impact
08:07 Benefits and Applications of AI Agents
12:05 The End of Human Only Workforces?
18:39 Ensuring Trustworthy Agentic AI
22:20 Impact of Agentic AI on Job Losses
23:18 Navigating the Digital Divide and Job Displacement
27:43 Where does the UK Position Itself in AI?
29:34 Boardroom Priorities to Adopt Agentic AI
33:42 Human Agent and AI Agent Productivity
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