Human Machine podcast

Can anyone get AI Agents working for them? In this episode, we explore the shift from AI as a corporate mandate to AI as a personal utility. While much of the discussion around artificial intelligence focuses on high-level strategy, the real revolution happens when individuals use it to solve their own "boring" problems, like data extraction, research automation, and the endless cycle of copy-past...

The "Cloud" is finally leaving the ground. In this episode of The Human Machine , Christopher Lomas explores why the data center industry has hit a terrestrial wall and why the vacuum of space is the inevitable next frontier for AI. What could this shift mean for you and your customer or employee experience? As of April 2026, the environmental and energy costs of AI are staggering: a single 40-meg...

Series 3 Introduction and Overview: The digital age is over; the material age has begun. In Series 3 of The Human Machine podcast , Christopher Lomas goes "deep into the stack" to explore the fundamentals defining the new world order. From the rise of Silicon Fortresses, Space Data Centers and AI-native ghost cities to the high-stakes collision of biology and silicon, we'll examine how the geograp...

Season 2: Episode 15: Eoghan Huston (Chief Operating Officer, Manna Drone Delivery). In this episode I interviewed Eoghan Huston (COO at Manna Drone Delivery), we talked about the revolution that drones could make to our skies, and to customer experiences - can you imagine if your takeaway actually arrived hot (in less than 3 minutes from being ready!)?! We got the chance to go under the hood of t...

Season 2: Episode 14: Brian P. Green (Director, Technology Ethics at the Markkula Center, Santa Clara University Graduate School of Engineering, California). Show links: Brian's Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-green-896a3b39/ "Space Ethics" (Book): https://amzn.to/4e1DiCl "Ethics in the Age of Disruptive Technologies" (Book) https://amzn.to/4l7MaIR Other publications mentioned:...

Season 2: Episode 13: Bhaskar Kalita (Global Head of Financial Services & Insurance, Quantiphi) Show links: BK's Linkedin profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhaskar-kalita-2ab3221b/ Quantiphi:  https://quantiphi.com/ Elon Musk biography: https://amzn.to/43hGzIF Steve Jobs biography: https://amzn.to/43ioavv McKinsey: "Insurance 2030 - The Impact of AI on the Future of Insurance" ht...

Season 2: Episode 12: Tilly Lockey (Ambassador for Open Bionics) In this episode I interviewed Tilly Lockey (Bilaterel amputee, Model, Singer, TV Host, Influencer and Ambassador for Open Bionics) about her life-changing experience of becoming an amputee as a baby after contracting meningococcal septicaemia, and the influence of #Robotics and other #EmergingTech on her life. "I was going to die, I...

Season 2: Episode 11: Barnaby Loehnis (President, Humanetics Sensors & Chief Marketing Officer, Humanetics Group) Show links: Barnaby's Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barnabyloehnis/ Humanetics: https://www.humaneticsgroup.com/ For more on the Gender Data Gap we recommend reading Caroline Criado Perez' book: "Invisible Women" : https://amzn.to/3FG0Nna Listen and subscribe (on al...

Series 2, Episode 10: Reid Blackman, Phd., Founder & CEO, Virtue and Author of "Ethical Machines". This episode is full of candid advice from Reid who has advised tech giants in Silicon Valley, Governments, as well as NASA, the FBI and the World Economic Forum. In our discussion he shares about when the right time is to really start to take Ethics seriously in developing small and enterprise-w...

Series 2, Episode 9: Lisa Weaver Lambert, COO & Author of "The AI Value Playbook". This episode is packed with real life case studies and examples from companies who have generated real returns from AI in many different ways. If you are still wondering, "Can you see real financial returns and productivity gains from AI?" then this episode is for you! Internal business transformations as well a...

Series 2, Episode 8: David Atkinson, Chief Executive Officer, SenseOn Show links: Dave's Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-senseon/ SenseOn website: https://www.senseon.io/ Listen and subscribe (on all your favourite platforms: Apple, Amazon, Spotify, Jiosaavn, Deezer and more): https://linktr.ee/humanxmachine More: 📢 For DAILY POSTS on Emerging Tech, Product Management, Leadersh...

Episode 7: Christopher Lomas This was a talk that I gave at several places this year, including Harbour Space University in Barcelona, Spain and CIM conference in London. We discussed the key considerations about what it means to become AI-empowered humans, and the potential benefits to humans and society, as well as the shadow side. There are five key areas that we discuss: Creativity, Productivi...

Episode 6: Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, Chief Executive Officer, Product School Show links: Carlos' Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/villaumbrosia/ Product School: https://productschool.com/ The Product Book : https://amzn.to/3EkREQi   ProductCon: https://productschool.com/productcon AIPC qualification: https://productschool.com/artificial-intelligence-product-certification...

Episode 5: Kate Bravery, Senior Partner, Mercer Show links: Kate Bravery Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-bravery/ Chief People Officer's Quick Guide to Generative AI: https://www.mercer.com/insights/people-strategy/future-of-work/chief-people-officers-quick-guide-to-generative-artificial-intelligence/ 2024 Global Talent Trends Report: https://www.mercer.com/insights/people-strategy/futu...

Episode 4: Tamara McCleary, Chief Executive Officer, Thulium Show links: Tamara McCleary LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaramccleary/ NATO targets AI, robots and space tech in $1.1 billion fund: https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/nato-targets-ai-robots-space-tech-11-billion-fund-2024-06-18/ Meta's AI 'Cicero' Learning how to lie: https://nypost.com/2024/05/...

Episode 3: Dr Jai Ganesh, Chief Product Officer at Harman International - a Samsung company. Show links: Dr Jai Ganesh LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaiganesh/ How to prepare for Quantum Computing threat. https://www.oliverwyman.com/our-expertise/insights/2023/apr/how-to-prepare-for-quantum-computing-threat.html Leverage Design Thinking to Build Enterprise AI ://cmr.berkeley.edu/20...

Episode 2: Ronni Zehavi, Chief Executive Officer at HiBob. Show links: Ronni Zehavi LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnizehavi/ AI skills are becoming more important than job experience. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/06/ai-skills-rival-job-experience-in-recruitment/ HiBob CEO says Pento acquisition is ‘significant’ payroll services expansion. https://www.unleash.ai/artificial-...

Episode 1: Umang Patel, Chief Clinical Information Officer at Microsoft. Show links: Umang Patel LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drumangpatel/ NHS data sharing: https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/ Our Future Health: https://ourfuturehealth.org.uk/ Economist article: “Non-white American parents are embracing AI faster than white ones – the digital divide seems to have flipped” h...

Introducing the Human x Machine podcast, hosted by Christopher Lomas. Join us as we explore the influence of Emerging Technologies like AI, Automation, AR, VR and Quantum computing. Find out what’s going on and what we can learn. Which waves are at their peak hype and what is coming next? Christopher has been at the heart of Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies for nearly two decade...