Data Revolution: Navigating the future of business, AI and innovation
by Kate Carruthers - Data, AI and Digital Security Expert
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When AI Escapes Containment: Superintelligence, Cyber Risk, and…
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About this podcast
Conversations at the crossroads of data, AI, governance, cybersecurity, and digital transformation.
Join Kate Carruthers as she dives into the world of data, AI, governance, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. Each episode explores how technology is changing business, society, and everyday life. From protecting privacy to powering innovation, this podcast breaks down the trends and ideas shaping the future of our digital world - all in clear, engaging conversations you’ll actually enjoy listening to.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 41 episodes
- When AI Escapes Containment: Superintelligence, Cyber Risk, and Protecting Your Data · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 20In this episode, KateCarruthers and Mark Pesce unpack what it really means for frontier AI models to “escape containment,” from the OpenAI–Hugging Face incident to Anthropic’s…
- How material practice shapes innovation: the surprising origins of zero and AI · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 19The future of work is often framed as a story of displacement. That framing misses the point. Work does not disappear. It reorganises. In this Data Revolution podcast…
- Future of Education – why critical thinking matters more than ever · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 18Most educators are rushing to adapt to AI without fully grasping its implications – are we teaching students just to use technology, or to critically engage with it? In this…
- Reinventing Higher Education in the Age of AI · 49 minIn this episode, Jason La Greca and Kate Carruthers explore how AI is transforming universities, research, and learning methodologies. Kate and Jason discuss about the evolving…
- Microsoft's AI Evolution: From Office Tools to AI Copilots · 26 minIn this episode of the Data Revolution podcast, KateCarruthers outlines how Microsoft evolved from a traditional software company into a major player in AI and AI infrastructure…
- From DeepMind to Transformers: Google’s AI Impact · 15 min · Season 3 Episode 11In this episode of the Data Revolution podcast, host Kate Carruthers gives an overview of the transformative journey of AI, focusing on Google’s pivotal role. From the…
- Unlocking the Potential of AI with Leonie Valentine · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 10Join Kate Carruthers on the Data Revolution Podcast as she discusses the transformative power of AI in business with the amazing Leonie Valentine. Discover how understanding…
- AI and Capability Uplift: Navigating the Future of Work · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 9Join Kate Carruthers on the Data Revolution podcast as we welcome back Gladwin Mendez for an insightful discussion on the future of AI and data capability uplift. Explore the…
- AI Governance: Navigating the New Frontier · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 8In this episode of the Data Revolution podcast, host Kate Carruthers chats with James Kavanagh, an expert in AI governance. They discuss the challenges and opportunities in…
- What’s new in AI in 2025 (so far) · 34 minIn the latest episode of the Data Revolution podcast, host Kate Carruthers delves into what’s new in the transformative landscape of AI as we approach the end of 2025. With a…
- Navigating the Future of AI and Quantum Computing · 35 minIn this episode of the Data Revolution podcast, host Kate Carruthers interviews Gerard Solden, from Multiverse Partners, who shares his journey from banking to AI infrastructure…
- Jonathan Mast: Getting started with Generative AI · 34 minMy guest this time on the Data Revolution podcast is Jonathan Mast, who runs White Beard Strategies, a business that helps folks to use Generative AI to power their sales and…
- Jodie Miners - Navigating Cybersecurity for Small Business · 32 minIn this episode of the Data Revolution podcast, I speak with Jodie Miners about the importance of cybersecurity for small businesses, focusing on the SMB 1001:2025 standard. We…
- Dr Tama Leaver - Navigating the AI Landscape for kids · 35 minIn this episode of the Data Revolution podcast, I speak with Dr. Tama Leaver about the evolving role of data and AI in society, particularly focusing on children's interaction…
- Gladwin Mendez – Rise of the Fractional CDO (3.02) · 39 minGreat to have old friend, Gladwin Mendez, back on the podcast to talk about the emergence of the new role of fractional Chief Data Officer (CDO). The rise of fractional CDOs…
- Dr David Bray – AI and building a free society (3.01) · 40 minWelcome to season 3! My guest for this episode is Dr David Bray He has been thinking deeply about AI for many years. We had a wideranging chat about AI, cybersecurity, new AI’s…
- Kane Murdoch & Shaun Lehmann - Catching cheaters or changing assessments - 2.08 · 32 minMy guests for this episode are Kane Murdoch and Shaun Lehmann. They work in the area of academic integrity at one of Australia's major universities and have been thinking…
- Ross Dawson - Human Cognition and AI S2.07 · 29 minThis time my guest is my friend Ross Dawson. He is always on the cutting edge of new stuff, as you would imagine for a futurist. We had an amazing chat about his current passion…
- Dr Emma L. Briant - Misinformation and disinformation are data too S2.06 · 35 minThis time my guest is Dr Emma Briant, globally renowned researcher on misinformation, disinformation and propaganda. We had a great chat about how these are now the new…
- Dr Kobi Leins - Microsoft Copilot and AI in government 2.5 · 38 minHad a great chat with Kobi Leins about some good feedback on the Australian Governments Microsoft Copilot pilot (full story here: Australian Government trial of Microsoft 365…
