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Data Revolution: Exploring AI and Digital Transformation
by Kate Carruthers - Data, AI and Digital Security Expert
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
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When AI Escapes Containment: Superintelligence, Cyber Risk, and Protecting Your Data
In 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 Claude Mythos tests, and why the second‑best model today is as powerful as last month’s flagship. They explore how…
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How material practice shapes innovation: the surprising origins of zero and AI
The 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 conversation, Pete Evans-Greenwood offers a more useful lens: technology changes work by reshaping tasks and practices over time,...
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Future of Education – why critical thinking matters more than ever
Most 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 episode of the Data Revolution Podcast Associate Professor Ben Harris-Roxas, a health systems researcher and educator,...
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Reinventing Higher Education in the Age of AI
In 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 landscape of higher education in the context of AI and data. They discuss the challenges universities face in meeting…
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Microsoft's AI Evolution: From Office Tools to AI Copilots
In 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. She looks at the role of strategic partnerships, including its work with OpenAI, and how a greater focuson open source...
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From DeepMind to Transformers: Google’s AI Impact
In 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 open-source release of TensorFlow to the groundbreaking AlphaGo, and the development of the transformer architecture, Google’s...
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Unlocking the Potential of AI with Leonie Valentine
Join 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 real-world problems is key to leveraging AI effectively, and explore the ethical considerations that come with this...
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AI and Capability Uplift: Navigating the Future of Work
Join 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 ethical implications of AI in the workplace, the importance of strategic alignment, and how organizations can prepare…
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AI Governance: Navigating the New Frontier
In 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 building AI systems that are safe, secure, and lawful. James shares his journey from engineering to AI governance…
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What’s new in AI in 2025 (so far)
In 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 focus on the pivotal changes and some AI innovations, this episode offers a glimpse into the future of technology and some...
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Navigating the Future of AI and Quantum Computing
In 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. They discuss the reality of AI technology, the importance of accuracy and reliability in AI systems, and the…
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Jonathan Mast: Getting started with Generative AI
My 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 marketing activities. We had a great chat about how people can get started in using Generative AI in their everyday...
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Jodie Miners - Navigating Cybersecurity for Small Business
In 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 discuss the challenges small businesses face in implementing cybersecurity measures, the benefits of achieving...
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Dr Tama Leaver - Navigating the AI Landscape for kids
In 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 with generative AI, the implications for privacy and consent, and the challenges of educating young people in a rapidly...
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Gladwin Mendez – Rise of the Fractional CDO (3.02)
Great 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 reflects the growing recognition of data's strategic value in modern businesses. As organisations increasingly rely on...
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Dr David Bray – AI and building a free society (3.01)
Welcome 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, state actor attacks and the ongoing greyzone war, the need to use data to maintain free societies, and the importance…
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Kane Murdoch & Shaun Lehmann - Catching cheaters or changing assessments - 2.08
My 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 seriously about the problems facing us in academia of ensuring that students behave with integrity in their assessments. The...
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Ross Dawson - Human Cognition and AI S2.07
This 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 for cognitive AI and how it is going to change the world of work. I loved his ideas for humanity working together with...
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Dr Emma L. Briant - Misinformation and disinformation are data too S2.06
This 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 battlegrounds and how data underpins them. Of course we mentioned the US (a bit). Emma shared her new research and some other...
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Dr Kobi Leins - Microsoft Copilot and AI in government 2.5
Had 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 Copilot). We also had a wide-ranging chat about the upcoming training deficit all organisations have in respect of AI, the...
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Brandon Rohrer - Challenges in building AI 2.4
This time my guest is Dr Brandon Rohrer. He is a data scientist who originally started in researching robots to assist with stroke recovery, and who now works on solving data challenges. Brandon, whom I tracked down via his online discovery work on https://e2eml.school/blog.html where I was...
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Dr Lynn Gribble - AI in education 2.3
My guest for this episode is Lynn Gribble. She is an Associate Professor at UNSW Sydney Business School who is passionate about embracing new technology to help in the education process. Lynn has been at the forefront of new technology in education, from pioneering voice feedback to innovating…
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The AI revolution is a marathon not a sprint 2.2
Kate shares her thoughts on us being at the very start of the AI revolution - we are in the Netscape stage of the journey (not the TikTok stage). She also discusses how Generative AI might just be the start of a new generation of user interfaces. And how AI will merge into autonomous systems -...
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Yarning about data visualization - Quinn Dombrowski - S2.1
This time my guest is the intriguing Quinn Dombrowski, whom I have been keeping an eye on via social media for ages due to their Textile Makerspace project and general all-round niceness and humanity. We had a fascinating chat about some non-traditional approaches to data visualisation. You can...
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Ray Fleming - Education, Data, and Generative AI: the future 1.17
This time my guest is an old friend, Ray Fleming from InnovateGPT, who is co-host of the AI in Education podcast. And this a joint podcast where we had a chat about the future of education in the age of AI.
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Data needs good management - Mark Nicholls - Episode 16
This time my guest is Mark Nicholls. He is CEO of the Information Professionals Group , who help businesses to leverage digital technology to achieve their business objectives. We had an excellent chat about all of the IT good practices that still need to be done to ensure that good clean data…
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Data in manufacturing - Adam Sharman - Episode 15
My guest this time is Adam Sharman from data consultants to the manufacturing sector https://dsifer.com/ - who “combine extensive experience in manufacturing, primary and food processing with world leading data analysis to help business leaders embrace the future of productivity”. We had an...
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Prof. Catherine Flick - Ethics and data in games 1.14
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...
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Dr Linda McIver - Raising Heretics 1.13
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...
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Steve Wilson - Identity is all about data 1.12
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…
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A rambling chat - Kobi Leins - 1.11
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...
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Taming AI - Peter Leonard - Episode 10
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…
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Bi-Modal Data and Analytics - Khaled Auf 1.9
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...
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Explainable AI - Fiona Tweedie - Episode 8
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...
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It's about people - Gladwin Mendez - Episode 7
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...
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New roles for Data and AI - Episode 6
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...
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Felipe Flores - New Data Leaders 1.5
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…
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About Data Protection 1.4
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...
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Mark Pesce talking AI - Episode 3
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…
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Data governance and why it is important - Kate Carruthers 1.2
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...
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Welcome to the Data Revolution Podcast - Kate Carruthers 1.1
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...
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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.
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