The InformationWeek Podcast
The InformationWeek Podcast brings together one CIO and one executive from business operations to discuss a shared IT pain point, but from their distinct perspectives on how they handle the matter.
Host Joao-Pierre S. Ruth then leads the panelists through a set of tabletop exercises, where they must collaborate to resolve the challenges he throws in their way and help a fictional company weather its questionable technology decisions.
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Episodes
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Regulator says the exchanges flouted its rules on securities. Crypto stakeholders say unclear regulations put the US at risk of falling behind other nations.
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
The astrophysicist downplayed doomsaying about AI recently. Part of his argument presumed society would ultimately reject misinformation.
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
Maybe what we got wrong was not cementing a real-world use case for something virtual. Instead of trying “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the Metaverse needs to simplify its bedrock.
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
A tale of two approaches, based on comments from Sam Altman and Dr. Michio Kaku, to introduce oversight and governance of the rapidly growing generative AI sector, which might upend careers as well as disrupt society.
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
A throwaway line from comedic legend Eric Idle at the RSA Conference provokes a thought -- can the layperson help tech become stranger and stronger?
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
If the cryptocurrency exchange returns, would its new leadership take a deliberate, consistent stance on security?
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Did a fast-rising startup founder bilk JPMorgan Chase of $175M by using synthetic data? Will the escalation of AI make such alleged crimes easier?
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Events in the first quarter of the year stirred some thoughts about the persistent push to build up the tech economy and establish tech hubs. Are our expectations too high for tech hubs?
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Oftentimes there is some general acknowledgement that AI is still in development and has much more to learn before it can take over the world. Missing from that acknowledgement is a detailed breakdown of how AI might function as coded yet produces flawed or tainted results by design.
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
A recent in-person event started off with the usual keynote address from a CEO onstage who paused to share a video testimonial from one of their clients. Pretty standard stuff until the speaker onstage revealed that the “testimonial” we had just watched was actually an AI story -- generated from a very real company and based on real information but it was all still a digital creation.