{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Metal Guys Talk Business","title":"S04E09 | AI, Business and The Next Industrial Revolution","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4979,"description":"Episode Title: AI, Business & The Next Industrial RevolutionHosts: Peter Comerford and Michael Bolton\nGuest: Alan King\nOrganisation: ITAA – AI Your Org Community\nEpisode SummaryIn this episode of The Metal Guys Talk Business, Pete and Mike are joined by AI strategist, author and community founder Alan King to discuss one of the biggest technological shifts businesses have faced since the arrival of the internet.\nAlan shares his thoughts on:What AI actually isWhy ChatGPT changed everythingHow businesses should be preparing for the futureWhy “doing nothing” could be the biggest risk of allThe dangers of poor AI governanceHow organisational structures may fundamentally change over the next decadeThe conversation explores AI through the lens of the metal, manufacturing and engineering sectors, looking at everything from sales and recruitment to automation, supply chains and decision-making.\nAbout Alan KingAlan King previously worked with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers on global strategy initiatives before founding the AI-focused community “AI Your Org” in 2022.He is also:Host of the AI Evolution podcastAuthor of Harnessing the Power of AI in Your OrganizationPreparing to release his next book: Future State: Reimagining Organizational Logic Through the Lens of AIKey Topics CoveredWhat Actually Is AI?Alan breaks down the history of AI in simple terms, tracing the evolution from early neural networks through to modern large language models like ChatGPT.The discussion covers:AlexNet and the breakthrough in image recognitionGoogle’s “Attention Is All You Need” paperThe rise of transformer modelsWhy ChatGPT felt like a “10-year leap overnight”Alan explains how modern AI differs from older systems like Siri and why today’s models can now reason, maintain context and hold meaningful conversations.Why AI Changes Business Structures\nA major part of the episode focuses on what Alan calls “organisational logic” — the idea that AI will fundamentally reshape how...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/KXiCZ49whjSVfWAnjiwjK62bID0kBmtfjoKYvvC240c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80MmY2/NWQ1MThiYWU5YTc5/Yzg5MGQ3ZDZjOGI3/OTE2Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}