Utilizing AI: The Podcast about the Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence | The Futurum Group Podcast Network
Welcome to Utilizing AI, the podcast focused on practical applications of artificial intelligence and part of The Futurum Group Podcast Network. Every Wednesday we explore news and use cases of the ways in which AI is transforming enterprise IT and the industries it serves. Hosted by The Futurum Group's Stephen Foskett, President and Organizer of Tech Field Day, this podcast features conversations with industry leaders, researchers, and analysts from The Futurum Group as they take a deeper look at the technologies, trends, and strategies shaping AI to better understand how it is being adopted in our daily lives and across the enterprise. Utilizing AI is part of The Futurum Group Podcast Network.
Episodes
Autonomous AI agents are officially entering the workforce, but can your business actually trust them to make critical decisions?
In this episode of Utilizing AI, hosts Stephen Foskett and Nick Patience sit down with Christian Kleinerman, EVP of Product at Snowflake, to discuss the high-stakes world of agentic AI and enterprise trust.
They unpack how AI tools are moving from simply answering questions to taking real-world actions, ...
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So-called frontier models have gotten better and better, but users are increasingly focused on AI-powered applications rather than treating the chatbot as the application.
This episode of Utilizing AI features Stephen Foskett, Brad Shimmin, and Guy Currier of The Futurum Group discussing the impact of Tokenomics on the development of AI models.
Until recently, AI models were offerd a loss-...
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Scaling enterprise AI beyond the demo stage requires bridging the gap between raw information and contextual trust.
In this episode of Utilizing AI, presented by OpenText, host Stephen Foskett is joined by Keith Kirkpatrick, VP & Research Director at The Futurum Group, and Waqas Ahmed, VP of AI Development & Enablement at OpenText, to examine what it truly takes to build trusted, s...
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Are software-defined vehicles turning our cars into glorified smartphones on wheels, or are we witnessing the absolute death of traditional car ownership?
In this episode of Utilizing AI, host Stephen Foskett sits down with Futurum Group analysts Olivier Blanchard and Brad Shimmin to unpack the radical, AI-driven transformation of modern transp...
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The impact of AI is coming home, impacting businesses, manufacturers, and consumers in the form of higher prices for everything.
This episode of Utilizing AI focuses on the impact of the hardware build-out, featuring Frederic Van Haren of HighFens, Jon Swartz of Techstrong, and Stephen Foskett. The SpaceX IPO was huge international news, but the incredible valuation is based on AI services...
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Your new AI smart glasses might look like a sci-fi dream, but they are rapidly turning into a corporate panopticon designed to mine your daily life.
In this episode of Utilizing AI, host Stephen Foskett sits down with Futurum Group analysts Olivier Blanchard and Brad Shimmin to dissect the sudden explosion of consumer AI devices—from Meta’s latest smart glasses to Apple Intelli...
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Ever wonder what happens when the AI model your favorite app relies on suddenly vanishes or goes offline?
In this episode of Utilizing AI, host Stephen Foskett sits down with tech experts Jay Cuthrell and Dave Graham to discuss the rising importance of AI model routers. Building artificial intelligence applications is tough because new models are released constantly, and older ones can dis...
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A consensus emerged over the last few years that AI compute would be centralized in massive datacenters, but this is being challenged as the industry evolves in 2026.
This episode of Utilizing AI focuses on the transition from training to inferencing and datacenters to the edge, featuring Futurum Research Directors Olivier Blanchard and Guy Currier and host Stephen Foskett. Now that the ce...
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Is AI truly transforming our workflows, or are we just drowning in a sea of automated noise?
In this episode of Utilizing AI, host Stephen Foskett sits down with Tech Field Day delegates Jim Jones (Product Architect at 1111 Systems) and Jeff Ello (AI Lead at Purdue University) to explore how industry experts use artificial intelligence in production.
Moving past the corporate marketing hyp...
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Pope Leo XIV released the first encyclical of his papacy, Magnifica Humanitas, focused on the impact of artificial intelligence on humanity.
In this episode of Utilizing AI, Tech Field Day delegates Gina Rosenthal, Frederic Van Haren, and Steve Puluka discuss the meaning and relevancy of this document. The pope wisely steers clear of specifics, though he appears to have an excellent overal...
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The artificial intelligence market is currently experiencing a period of total chaos, leaving businesses and developers scrambling to keep up with an overwhelming flood of new models, frameworks, and technologies.
Recorded live on-site at AI Field Day 8, host Stephen Foskett sits down with industry experts Guy Currier of The Futurum Group and Frederic Van Haren of High Fens Inc. to discuss...
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You might own the latest AI hardware, but are you actually using it?
In this episode of Utilizing AI, host Stephen Foskett joins Tech Field Day delegates Gina Rosenthal and Frederic Van Haren to tackle the "utilization gap" plaguing modern enterprises.
While hyperscalers like OpenAI achieve near-perfect efficiency with their GPU clusters, the reality for most businesses is far more wastefu...
As enterprises seek to utilize artificial intelligence technology, they would be wise to bring their data and analytics professionals to the table.
This episode of Utilizing AI, brought to you by Starburst, features Senior Vice President Jitender Aswani discussing the opportunities presented by AI to democratize data insights with Futurum analyst Brad Shimmin and host Stephen Foskett.
Businesses have been dealing with data silos...
The PC market is seeing a major reset, driven by the impact of smartphone technologies and the emergence of AI.
This episode of Utilizing AI features Stephen Foskett, Futurum Research Director & Practice Lead for Intelligent Devices Olivier Blanchard, and Solutional CEO Scott Robohn, discussing the new face of the PC. AI application processing is moving to devices like phones and laptops, reducing cost and latency and enabling ...
AI is everywhere right now, but real-world value is still uneven.
In this episode of Utilizing AI featuring Stephen Foskett, Olivier Blanchard, and guest Scott Robohn, the discussion cuts through the hype cycle and focuses on what actually matters: where AI is working today, where it is failing to deliver ROI, and what needs to change for broader adoption.
The panel explores why we are in a “10X hype cycle,” how specia...
What if AI’s biggest problem isn’t intelligence, but trust?
In this episode of Utilizing AI, recorded live at Qlik Connect, host Tech Field Day President Stephen Foskett is joined by Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, and Sidney Drill, Qlik Global Solutions Director for Data, Analytics, and AI, to break down how AI is reshaping data analytics and business intelligence.
They explore the critical role of dat...
AI agents are already shaping how we work, think, and interact with digital systems.
This week on Utilizing AI, Stephen Foskett sits down with Dave Graham of MLCommons and Frederic Van Haren, founder and CTO of High Fens, to explore the rapidly evolving world of agentic AI.
They discuss the current state of AI agents, including emerging tools like OpenClaw, and examines how these systems are moving from experimental tech to everyda...
Enterprise AI is no longer a future ambition, it’s happening now, but not at the same pace for everyone.
In this episode of Utilizing AI, Stephen Foskett, Nick Patience, and Jon Swartz unpack The Futurum Group’s latest AI Decision Maker Survey, drawing on insights from 820 senior leaders across nine industries and six global regions to reveal how organizations are actually deploying AI in 2026.
Their discussion highligh...
What if AI could give you a productivity superpower instead of replacing your job?
In this episode of Utilizing AI, Stephen Foskett is joined by Brian Martin of Signal 65 and Dave Graham of MLCommons to discuss how AI tools are transforming real-world workflows, from engineering and performance testing to marketing, research, and personal productivity.
They share practical experiences using...
Jensen Huang just dropped a $1 trillion bombshell at GTC, but is the AI industry ready for NVIDIA’s massive pivot from model training to real-world inference?
In this episode of Utilizing AI, Stephen Foskett, Olivier Blanchard, and Guy Currier break down the monumental announcements from GTC, specifically focusing on the new Vera Rubin architecture.
They discuss why NVIDIA is splitting its strategy between Blackwell (training...
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