Data Revolution: Exploring AI and Digital Transformation

My guest for this episode is the charming and erudite Catherine Flick , who is an ethics researcher (and newly minted Professor) working with the Digital Observatory Research Cluster . We have been friends on social media for ages, most recently on the dear departed Pebble , and this was our first chance to chat. We had a fascinating discussion about her research findings using access to a unique...

This time my guest is the remarkable Dr Linda McIver , who is the CEO of the Australian Data Science Education Institute . We had a wide-ranging chat about the importance of educating the rising generation to make sense of data in the in the modern world. And, even though we did not talk explicitly about her book, Raising Heretics: Teaching Kids to Change the World , it really underpinned our conv...

My guest for this episode is Steve Wilson from Lockstep. He is my go-to human for all things relating to identity. As we were contemplating this episode we started talking about identity (which might not actually be the best word for it) and then Steve said “identity is all about data” and that is where our discussion started. Steve Wilson “Steve is a researcher, innovator and analyst in data prot...

To be fair it has been a hellish month at work so I decided to do a low key chat with a mate because I’m tired. This time my guest is Kobi Leins. Dr Kobi Leins (GAICD) is a global expert in AI, international law and governance. Leins provides strategic advice on selection, implementation and operation of technologies to drive business edge; creates systems for organisational and delegation of owne...

In this episode my guest is Peter Leonard . He is a guru in the legal data and tech space and one of my primary go-to people when I am thinking about data governance, data sharing, regulation, and AI ethics. Today we are talking about some of the issues that folks are going to need to think about as we all wing our way into the AI era. Episode information links: Five Safes Framework UNSW Data Gove...

My guest today is Khaled Auf , and we will be talking about the benefits of a bi-modal approach to delivering Analytics, BI and Data Science . We also touch on tri-modal approaches (and even coin the very innovative quad-modal approach 🤣). I have known Khaled for years and we have often chatted about the next big thing in data. Nowadays the next big thing is AI and it is important to get your dat...

This time my guest is Fiona Tweedie. She has been thinking about the need for explainable AI for a long time. We had a fascinating chat on why this is important, why we should care about AI being explainable, some of the risks associated with AI not being explainable. Fiona Tweedie fell in love with the transformative power of data when working on the Australian Government’s Principles on Open Pub...

For this episode of the Data Revolution podcast my guest is Gladwin Mendez . Today we are going to be talking about the important other things that data and technology need to work - people and process. Gladwin is passionate about making a difference to the world through data and relishes the opportunity to expand that to the wider global stage. He is Chief Customer and Analytics Officer at Simply...

Everyone seems to be running around trying to work out what the new surge in AI that is driven largely by the growth in generative AI. And so many people are being all doom and gloom about how AI will kill us all, and others saying we will all lose our jobs. And today I will discuss how we will need to look at how our data teams work and the new roles we will need to consider to support AI operati...

For this episode I am joined by a well-known data leader - Felipe Flores - who is talking about things you need to do as a data leader when you start a new role. Felipe is a data science senior executive with almost 20 years experience. He has worked across data engineering/warehousing, reporting, business intelligence, analytics, data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence. He is c...

Thinking about data protection. Transcript available here ENISA threat landscape: https://www.enisa.europa.eu/topics/cyber-threats/threats-and-trends NIST Cyber Security Framework: https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework Thanks for listening! You can find more episodes at datarevolution.tech © Kate Carruthers – Data Revolution Podcast 2023 https://datarevolution.tech/

In this episode I am having a chat with Mark Pesce - well known futurist, inventor, author, educator and broadcaster - about artificial intelligence (AI). We talk about how fast AI is moving, in weeks and days not months or years anymore. And we also talk about some of the scary stuff and how this technology does not have agency (yet), and about how it will change the ways that we all work. Mark a...

In this episode of the Data Revolution podcast, Kate Carruthers delves into the critical topic of data governance, emphasizing its importance in managing data as an asset. She discusses the complexities of the current data landscape, the necessity of robust data governance frameworks, and the collaborative efforts required to ensure data security and compliance. The conversation highlights the cha...

In this episode Kate Carruthers covers her personal journey into the world of data and gives an overview of some key concepts for future episodes of the Data Revolution podcast. The picture on this episode is a waratah from one of my bushwalks. Thanks for listening! You can find more episodes at datarevolution.tech © Kate Carruthers – Data Revolution Podcast 2023 https://datarevolution.tech/