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The Data and AI Expedition Podcast

by Members of Modelware Systems

The Data & AI Expedition is a podcast presented by Modelware Systems Pty (Ltd) founded by Howard Diesel. It explores the rapidly evolving world of data, artificial intelligence, analytics, and digital transformation. Join us as we uncover how organisations are leveraging data and AI to drive innovation, improve decision-making, and unlock new opportunities for growth.

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Episodes

  1. Taming the Corporate AI Wildfire

    Think AI is a pristine, hyper-rational brain? It's not. This episode looks at the messier reality of corporate AI governance: data scientists spending 60% of their time scrubbing data (and baking in bias without meaning to), why banning AI outright kills innovation, how model errors turn into…

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  2. Why Enterprise AI Fails without Governance

    Why do 95% of enterprise generative AI initiatives yield zero return on investment, and why do 85% of AI models fail to ever reach production? It isn't because the underlying technology or math is broken. It's a failure of structural governance. In this episode, we break down why advanced...

  3. Why AI Fails in the Boardroom

    Why AI fails in the boardroom (and how to fix it) 92% of advanced AI and machine learning projects run into critical, sometimes catastrophic issues, and it's rarely the code. It's the communication gap between technical teams and corporate executives. In this episode, we look at research from...

  4. Quantify Your Strategic Value

    Working 14-hour days, drowning in emails, and putting out fires all day, yet still struggling to prove your actual worth to executives? In this episode, we tackle that paradox of feeling busy without feeling valued, and walk through a practical framework from Modelware Systems for auditing your...

  5. Unified Metamodels Stop Guessing With Confidence

    What connects data architecture, governance, quality, integration, and analytics? According to our latest episode, it's metadata. We dig into a unified metamodel for data management and why understanding how data, metadata, processes, and business outcomes relate to each other matters for…

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  6. Why Perfect Data Destroys Your Budget

    In this podcast, we argue that chasing perfect data is a costly trap; instead, organisations must build operational resilience and manage inevitable data friction pragmatically using incremental quality frameworks and data savviness. Click here to view our website:...

  7. How AI Hallucinated A National Policy

    In this podcast, we warn against AI's plausibility trap—where fluent, professional-looking text hides hallucinations, like a failed South African policy. It urges companies off the "yellow brick road" of generic tools. Instead, we advocate for workflow intelligence and an architecture of trust…

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  8. Why Bad Data Abstraction Kills IT Projects

    Why do some technology projects succeed while others fail? In this episode, we explore the power of data abstraction and how the way we model reality shapes everything from business requirements to database design. Discover the principles behind successful systems, common modelling mistakes, and...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Data & AI Expedition is a podcast presented by Modelware Systems Pty (Ltd) founded by Howard Diesel. It explores the rapidly evolving world of data, artificial intelligence, analytics, and digital transformation. Join us as we uncover how organisations are leveraging data and AI to drive innovation, improve decision-making, and unlock new opportunities for growth.

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The Data & AI Expedition is a podcast presented by Modelware Systems Pty (Ltd) founded by Howard Diesel. It explores the rapidly evolving world of data, artificial intelligence, analytics, and digital transformation. Join us as we uncover how organisations are leveraging data and AI to drive...

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