AI SIX Podcast
by Joanne Sweeney
Latest episode
Ep 540: AI Is Now Information Infrastructure
Ep 540: AI Is Now Information Infrastructure
About this podcast
Introducing the AI SIX Podcast: Learn AI on the Go
Artificial 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 practitioner, author, and trainer with years of experience in digital transformation, this podcast provides clear, actionable insights to support your work.
Why Six Minutes?
Marketers often have busy schedules. The AI SIX Podcast offers focused content you can fit into your day, whether during your morning routine, commute, or a short break. Each episode delivers practical tips you can apply immediately, helping you stay informed without feeling overwhelmed.
What to Expect
Here’s what the podcast includes:
• Daily Episodes: Updates and advice on AI tools, trends, and how to use them in marketing.
• Weekly Long-Listen Interviews: On Saturdays, a 20-minute session featuring experts and professionals sharing their experiences with AI in marketing.
• Practical Guidance: Strategies for integrating AI into workflows, improving efficiency, and using AI responsibly.
Who Is This Podcast For?
This podcast is ideal for marketing professionals who want to:
• Learn how AI can streamline marketing tasks.
• Find tools that improve efficiency and creativity.
• Understand how to incorporate AI ethically and effectively.
• Stay informed about developments in AI for marketing.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 541 episodes
- Ep 540: AI Is Now Information Infrastructure · 8 min · Episode 540Send us Fan Mail AI is becoming part of how we find and consume information every day. In this episode, I explore the Reuters Institute's Generative AI and News Report 2026…
- Ep 539: New AI Scams · 9 min · Episode 539Send us Fan Mail Are AI-generated scams becoming harder to spot? In this episode, I join Good Morning Dublin to discuss the rise of AI-generated scams across platforms like…
- Ep 538: AI Search Cites You. But Does It Get You Right? · 7 min · Episode 538Send us Fan Mail AI search might cite your organisation, but is it getting the information right? In this episode, I explore new UK Government guidance revealing how AI-generated…
- Ep 537: Reddit Says AI Search Is Costing It a Million Visits a Week · 5 min · Episode 537Send us Fan Mail Is AI search changing how people find your content online? In this episode, I explore Reddit's reported loss of over one million weekly search visits and why its…
- Ep 536: You Can Now Say No to AI Training on Your Website · 6 min · Episode 536Send us Fan Mail Should you block AI from training on your website content? In this episode, I explore a new proposal backed by OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic that…
- Ep 535: Could AI Copy Itself Onto Your Smart Devices? · 8 min · Episode 535Send us Fan Mail Could AI eventually copy itself onto everyday smart devices? In this episode, I explore new research from Anthropic showing how AI models can run across…
- Ep 534: Are Women Being Left Out of AI? · 10 min · Episode 534Send us Fan Mail Are women being left behind in the AI revolution? In this episode, I explore new Harvard research revealing gender gaps in AI adoption, workplace training and…
- Ep 533: Can a Chatbot Care? AI and Student Mental Health with Hannah Feeney · 13 min · Episode 533Send us Fan Mail Can a chatbot really provide mental health support? In this long-listen episode, I speak with Hannah Feeney, a psychology student and journalist at the…
- Ep 532: AI Has a Permission Problem Not Just a Power Problem · 6 min · Episode 532Send us Fan Mail AI needs more than computing power. It also needs public trust and support. In this episode, I explore the growing concerns around AI data centres and their…
- Ep 531: When AI Agents Negotiate Whose Interests Come First? · 7 min · Episode 531Send us Fan Mail When AI agents negotiate on our behalf, whose interests are they really protecting? In this episode, I explore reports that Anthropic is consulting legal experts…
- Ep 530: What I Built During the Lovable Hackathon · 6 min · Episode 530Send us Fan Mail What can you actually build with AI in just one weekend? In this episode, I share my experience taking part in the SheBuilds Lovable Hackathon, where I created…
- Ep 529: Do You Need an AI Chief of Staff? · 7 min · Episode 529Send us Fan Mail What if AI could help you manage your responsibilities, not just complete individual tasks? In this episode, I share how I’m building an AI Chief of Staff for…
- Ep 528: Six Privacy Rules Before You Deploy an AI Agent · 7 min · Episode 528Send us Fan Mail Before giving an AI agent access to your organisation’s systems, do you have the right privacy safeguards in place? In this episode, I share six practical…
- Ep 527: 7 Takeaways from Ireland’s International AI Summit · 16 min · Episode 527Send us Fan Mail Ireland is embracing AI, but are organisations ready to put it to work? In this long-listen episode, I share seven key takeaways from the International AI Summit…
- Ep 526: The Minister Who Uses AI Agents, Says We Have a Problem · 7 min · Episode 526Send us Fan Mail Even leaders building their own AI agents are warning about the risks of losing control. In this episode, I explore Singapore’s Foreign Minister Dr Vivian…
- Ep 525: 900 Billion AI Agents by 2035 · 5 min · Episode 525Send us Fan Mail Huawei predicts 900 billion AI agents by 2035, but what would that mean for the way we work and do business? In this episode, I explore Huawei’s forecast for the…
- Ep 524: Claude Now Builds Live Dashboards and Animated Explainers · 6 min · Episode 524Send us Fan Mail Claude is turning data into live dashboards and reports into animated explainers. In this episode, I explore Anthropic’s new Claude Dashboards and Motion…
- Ep 523: Meta's AI Agent Keeping Files on Users · 7 min · Episode 523Send us Fan Mail What happens when your AI assistant starts keeping detailed records about you and the people in your life? In this episode, I explore Meta’s new AI agent, Muse…
- Ep 522: The IMF’s AI Jobs Tsunami · 7 min · Episode 522Send us Fan Mail AI could affect up to 60% of jobs in advanced economies, but are we prepared for the impact? In this episode, I explore the IMF’s warning of a slow-moving AI…
- Ep 521: Is AI A Risk to Humanity? · 10 min · Episode 521Send us Fan Mail Could artificial intelligence become a threat to humanity, and are we doing enough to keep it under control? In this episode, I share my interview on Dublin City…
- Ep 520: The 7 AI Journalists · 5 min · Episode 520Send us Fan Mail Seven journalists, nearly 100 published articles, and not one real identity behind them. In this episode, I explore OpenAI’s findings on two covert influence…
- Ep 519: Free ChatGPT Is Changing, and So Are Its Answers · 5 min · Episode 519Send us Fan Mail ChatGPT is changing how we interact with AI, and it’s not just about a new model. In this episode, I explore the rollout of GPT-6 and Intelligent UI, bringing…
- Ep 518: Denmark Wants to Protect Your Face and Voice from AI · 7 min · Episode 518Send us Fan Mail Your face and voice could soon have stronger legal protections against AI-generated deepfakes. In this episode, I explore Denmark’s proposed law to protect…
- Ep 517: When Is Your Data Private When Using AI? · 8 min · Episode 517Send us Fan Mail Turning off AI training doesn't automatically mean your data is private. In this episode, I compare the privacy protections of ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini across…
- Ep 516: Ireland Holds the Pen on Europe's New Data Rules · 6 min · Episode 516Send us Fan Mail Ireland is leading negotiations on major proposed changes to EU data protection rules. In this episode, I explore the EU’s Digital Omnibus package and what it…
- Ep 515: The EU Kids Act: Protecting Children in the Age of AI · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 515Send us Fan Mail Protecting children online is becoming more complex as AI, social media and gaming continue to evolve. In this long-listen episode, I share my recent interview…
- Ep 514: The EU's Sovereign Teams Backup, and the Problem With Tools Staff Don't Want · 6 min · Episode 514Send us Fan Mail Digital sovereignty is important, but getting employees to embrace new technology is another challenge. In this episode, I explore the European Commission’s new…
- Ep 513: What Is AI Alignment, and Why It Matters for Agents · 6 min · Episode 513Send us Fan Mail What happens when AI does exactly what you ask, but still gets it wrong? In this episode, I explain AI alignment, why it matters as AI agents become more…
- Ep 512: Will AI Agents Go Rogue? What the UN Scientific Panel Found · 7 min · Episode 512Send us Fan Mail Can AI agents act beyond their instructions, and are current safeguards enough to stop them? In this episode, I explore the findings of the UN’s Independent…
- Ep 511: Is AI Doing Your Employees' Work Without You Knowing? · 6 min · Episode 511Send us Fan Mail AI is already changing how employees work, but do their employers know about it? In this episode, I explore the rise of shadow AI, why employees are using and…
- Ep 510: OpenAI Dots: Personal Agents in Your Pocket · 6 min · Episode 510Send us Fan Mail Personal AI agents are moving into the mainstream. In this episode, I explore OpenAI’s new Dots, always-on AI agents built into ChatGPT. I look at how they work…
- Ep 509: Melissa Max-Macarthy on Building an AI Chief of Staff · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 509Send us Fan Mail Can an AI chief of staff genuinely reduce the mental load of running a business? In this long-listen episode, I’m joined by Melissa Max-Macarthy, founder of The…
- Ep 508: Rogue AI Agents and the Disclosure Gap · 7 min · Episode 508Send us Fan Mail AI agents are becoming more capable, but the systems around them are not always keeping up. In this episode, I look at recent cases where AI agents accessed…
- Ep 507: Matthew McConaughey on AI: Don't Outsource Your Thinking · 5 min · Episode 507Send us Fan Mail Matthew McConaughey has a simple message for the AI age: don’t outsource your thinking. In this episode, I reflect on his take on AI and what it means for how we…
- Ep 506: Applied AI: Start With the Work, Choose the Tool Last · 6 min · Episode 506Send us Fan Mail AI works best when you start with the work, not the tool. In this episode, I share why I created my new Applied AI in the Workplace workshop and the approach…
- Ep 505: Two Visions of AI at the United Nations · 7 min · Episode 505Send us Fan Mail AI governance took centre stage at the United Nations, but there was little agreement on who should set the rules. In this episode, I explore two very different…
- Ep 504: I Handed My Admin to an AI Agent in WhatsApp · 7 min · Episode 504Send us Fan Mail What happens when you hand your admin over to an AI agent? In this episode, I share my experience using Instinct, a personal AI agent that works through…
- Ep 503: Business and Life in the Age of AI · 20 min · Season 1 Episode 503Send us Fan Mail How is AI changing the way we work, do business, and live our lives? In this week’s long-listen episode, I join Brenda Cormican on The Business Show on Loughrea…
- Ep 502: DeepMind Is Preparing for AGI. Is Society? · 6 min · Episode 502Send us Fan Mail Researchers from Google and Google DeepMind have launched the DeepMind Institute to explore the safe development of artificial general intelligence and its…
- Ep 501: National Businesswoman of the Year 2026: Recognition for My Work in AI · 7 min · Episode 501Send us Fan Mail I won Network Ireland’s National Established Businesswoman of the Year 2026. In this episode, I reflect on what this national recognition means to me and the…
- Ep 500: What 500 episodes of AI SIX taught me · 59 min · Episode 500Send us Fan Mail AI SIX has reached 500 episodes. 🎙️ In this special milestone episode, I reflect on 20 months of following the rapid evolution of AI, share five lessons from 500…
- Ep 499: Who’s the Boss of AI? When Agents Start Working Together · 7 min · Episode 499Send us Fan Mail What happens when AI agents stop working alone and start working together? In this episode, I explore the rise of AI agent swarms and what happens when hundreds…
- Ep 498: When AI Agents Outrun Human Oversight · 6 min · Episode 498Send us Fan Mail What happens when AI agents move faster than humans can supervise them? In this episode, I explore an AI cybersecurity evaluation where agents discovered a way…
- Ep 497: Sharon Nannetti on the Human Cost of AI · 29 min · Episode 497Send us Fan Mail What is the human cost of keeping AI and digital platforms safe? In this long-listen episode, I’m joined by Sharon Nannetti, Director of Global Services at Zevo…
- Ep 496: Japan’s New AI Code · 5 min · Episode 496Send us Fan Mail Could “comply or explain” offer a new approach to AI governance? In this episode, I explore Japan’s proposed AI code and its approach to transparency around…
- Ep 495: The Four Levels of Knowledge in the AI Age · 8 min · Episode 495Send us Fan Mail What makes knowledge valuable when AI can generate content in seconds? In this episode, I explore the four levels of knowledge in the AI age: generated content…
- Ep 494: Cisco’s 90,000 AI Agents: Are Humans Really in Control? · 6 min · Episode 494Send us Fan Mail Are humans really in control when AI agents can act across workplace systems? In this episode, I explore Cisco’s rollout of MyAgent to around 90,000 employees…
- Ep 493: AI’s Hidden Risk: Compression Overload · 7 min · Episode 493Send us Fan Mail What if AI saves us time, only to fill it with even more work? In this episode, I explore compression overload, the hidden risk created when AI accelerates…
- Ep 492: Meta Wants the News Back: Why AI Is Changing the Value of Journalism · 9 min · Episode 492Send us Fan Mail Why does Meta want news back in the age of AI? In this episode, I explore Meta’s renewed investment in journalism and why reliable, current reporting is becoming…
- Ep 491: Are AI Companies Buying Books to Train Models? · 10 min · Episode 491Send us Fan Mail What happens when AI companies start looking beyond the internet for training data? In this Long Listen episode, I share my latest Digital Download interview on…
