AI SIX Podcast
Introducing the AI SIX Podcast: Learn AI on the Go
Artificial intelligence is changing marketing, offering new ways to connect, create, and deliver value. To help marketers adapt, I’m introducing the AI SIX Podcast – a practical, daily resource designed to make AI learning manageable and relevant.
What Is the AI SIX Podcast?
The AI SIXPodcast is a six-minute daily podcast tailored for marketers looking to understand and use AI effectively. Hosted by me, Joanne Sweeney, a communications and marketing practitioner, author, and trainer with years of experience in digital transformation, this podcast provides clear, actionable insights to support your work.
Why Six Minutes?
Marketers often have busy schedules. The AI SIX Podcast offers focused content you can fit into your day, whether during your morning routine, commute, or a short break. Each episode delivers practical tips you can apply immediately, helping you stay informed without feeling overwhelmed.
What to Expect
Here’s what the podcast includes:
- Daily Episodes: Updates and advice on AI tools, trends, and how to use them in marketing.
- Weekly Long-Listen Interviews: On Saturdays, a 20-minute session featuring experts and professionals sharing their experiences with AI in marketing.
- Practical Guidance: Strategies for integrating AI into workflows, improving efficiency, and using AI responsibly.
Who Is This Podcast For?
This podcast is ideal for marketing professionals who want to:
- Learn how AI can streamline marketing tasks.
- Find tools that improve efficiency and creativity.
- Understand how to incorporate AI ethically and effectively.
- Stay informed about developments in AI for marketing.
Episodes
456 episodes
Ep 455: Inside Police AI with Alex Murray
The UK has launched Police AI, a new agency focused on bringing responsible AI into frontline policing. In this episode, I speak with Police AI Interim Director Alex Murray about how AI is helping officers spend less time behind laptops and more...
Ep 454: Microsoft Testing Kimi 3
Is Microsoft preparing for a future beyond OpenAI? In this episode, I explore why Microsoft is testing Moonshot AI's new Kimi K3 model for Azure and Copilot, what makes this open-weight AI model so significant, and what the move could mean for e...
Ep 453: The New AI Scorecards
How do you measure whether AI is actually delivering value? In this episode, I explore OpenAI's new AI scorecard and why the focus is shifting from model benchmarks to real-world productivity. I break down the four key metrics, what they mean fo...
Ep 452: OpenAI Agent Goes Rogue
What happens when an AI agent starts working around the rules it was given? In this episode, I unpack OpenAI's unprecedented AI security incident, where an experimental agent accessed external infrastructure during testing. I explore what happen...
Ep 451: Claude for Science
Can AI accelerate scientific discovery? In this episode, I explore Anthropic's new Claude Science app and how it's helping researchers analyse data, review literature and manage complex scientific workflows. I also look at what early users are s...
Ep 450: China’s AI Summit & Governance Push
Who will shape the global rules for AI? In this episode, I unpack the key announcements from China's World AI Conference, including the launch of a new international AI organisation backed by 29 countries. I also explore how China's approach to ...
Ep 449: The EU's Push for AI Transparency
Can the EU keep up with AI? In this episode, taken from my Digital Download interview on Dublin City FM's Good Morning Dublin, I explain the EU's new AI transparency rules, what they mean for organisations, and why enforcing them ma...
Ep 448: What an AI Agent Actually Does All Day
What does an AI agent actually do once you give it a task? In this episode, I explain how AI agents work, how they differ from chatbots, and why learning to brief and supervise them will become an essential workplace skill. I'll als...
Ep 447: MCP Explained: The Plug Connecting AI to Everything
Why is everyone in AI talking about MCP? In today's episode, I explain why the Model Context Protocol has become the standard connecting AI assistants to the tools and data we use every day. I break down how MCP works, why it matter...
Ep 446: Claude Cowork for Beginners: Your First Five Workflows
What if AI could do more than answer questions and actually complete tasks for you? In this episode, I show you how to get started with Claude Cowork and share five practical workflows to help you organise files, summarise documents...
Ep 445: EU AI Office Releases Frontier AI Findings
Can Europe still catch up in the global AI race? In this episode, I unpack the European Commission's latest frontier AI findings and explore why experts believe the next two years could be decisive. I also break down what the report...
Ep 444: GPT-Live Explained
What makes GPT-Live different from previous AI voice assistants? In this episode, learn how OpenAI's new full-duplex voice technology enables more natural, real-time conversations, why it matters for the future of work, and how you ...
Ep 443: Lee Walker Turns a Workplace Problem into an AI Business
What happens when someone with no coding background decides to solve a problem with AI? Lee Walker, founder of Quick Wing, shares how a challenge managing company vehicles led him to build an AI-powered platform that's now helping b...
Ep 442: My Pitch for the United Nations on AI Equity
What does true AI equity look like? In this episode, I share my pitch for the United Nations Summit on AI, making the case for small, locally owned AI models built around communities, languages and real-world expertise.
Ep 441: Austria Wants Europe to Give Claude a Home
Austria has proposed giving Anthropic, the company behind Claude, a formal base within the European Union. In this episode, I examine what this could mean for Europe’s AI sovereignty, why the proposal has sparked debate, and whether...
Ep 440: Galway Is Now Ireland’s Gateway to Europe’s AI Supercomputers
Galway is now Ireland’s gateway to Europe’s AI supercomputing network. In this episode, I look at Ireland’s new AI Factory Antenna, how it will give businesses, researchers, and public sector bodies access to powerful AI computing r...
Ep 439: Open AI Launches ChatGPT-5.6
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.6, a new family of three AI models designed for different levels of capability, cost, and scale. In this episode, I look at what Sol, Terra and Luna offer, how OpenAI is turning pricing into product strateg...
EP 438: Europe Calls for More European AI
Europe is calling for more homegrown AI, and Ireland is at the centre of the conversation. In this episode, I look at why European leaders are pushing for greater AI sovereignty, the challenge facing Ireland during its EU Presidency...
Ep 437: Who Controls Our AI Future?
What happens when access to a powerful AI model is suddenly taken away? In this AI SIX Long Listen, I share my weekly Digital Download interview on Dublin City FM’s Good Morning Dublin, discussing government intervention in frontier...
Ep 436: Microsoft Launches $2.5 Billion AI Company
Microsoft is betting $2.5 billion on the next phase of enterprise AI: turning experimentation into real business results. In this episode, I look at the launch of Microsoft Frontier Company, why implementation is becoming the new AI...
Ep 435: Is It AI or Us That’s the Problem?
Is AI making us stupid, or are our habits the real problem? In this episode, I explore what the latest research says about AI and critical thinking, share insights from my LinkedIn community, and ask whether we’re using AI to avoid ...
Ep 434: Google’s AI Search Playbook
Google has released its first official guidance on SEO in the age of AI Search, and the message is clear: SEO isn’t being replaced; it’s evolving. In this episode, I explore how Google’s AI Search decides what to cite, why original ...
Ep 433: EU AI Act Compliance: 7 Steps to Get Your Organisation Ready
The EU AI Act deadlines may have shifted, but the compliance countdown hasn’t stopped.In this episode, I break down seven practical steps organisations should take now, from creating an AI inventory and establishing governance to trainin...
Ep 432: Should Governments Part-Own AI Frontier Models?
Could governments owning a stake in frontier AI companies help ensure the public shares in AI’s growing wealth? In this episode, I explore the reported proposal for the US government to own 5% of OpenAI, the case for treating AI as ...
Ep 431: Why AI Won't Replace Domain Experts with Jim Mulhall
Is AI making experts obsolete, or making domain expertise more valuable than ever? In this episode, I sit down with crisis management expert Jim Mulhall to discuss the future of AI, regulation, innovation, and human judgement. We ex...