Targeting AI

AI is abuzz with talk of self-regulation or some form of federal oversight; President Trump renaming AI as "superintelligence"; and open vs. closed AI amid the AI slowdown.

On the debut episode of Targeting AI in the Moment (AIM), the new weekly news podcast from AI Business and TechTarget.com, the three co-hosts chat about the latest developments in the fast-churning world of generative AI.

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While physical AI has been accelerating in China, the technology is just starting to gain momentum in the U.S. In this Targeting AI episode, Sce Pike, vice president of AI growth and solutions at Telus Digital, discusses the future of physical AI and robotics, focusing on data collection challenges, standardization efforts, and the cultural acceptance of robots in different regions.

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With Google one of the leading model makers in the AI race, the tech giant is continually addressing challenges in interoperability, governance and the future of enterprise AI. On this episode of Targeting AI, Michael Clark, director of product management at Google Cloud, dives into how AI agents are evolving, their applications in enterprise environments, and the importance of trust and security.

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Most enterprises are familiar with probabilistic AI systems such as generative AI and agentic AI. According to Maha Achour, CEO and founder of enterprise AI platform vendor Kodamai, another form of AI could help enterprises better trust these systems: math-based AI. In this episode of Targeting AI, Achour discusses how math-based AI can be trusted more than other forms of AI because it is harder to hack or be manipulated. She dives...

The explosion of AI in 2022 coincided with the introduction of image-generating models such as Dall-E, which were met with controversy. However, in recent years, AI companies have partnered with legacy image vendors such as Getty Images and Shutterstock. On this episode of Targeting AI, Daniel Mandell of Shutterstock explains how data licensing is changing in the age of generative AI. Mandell explains how Shutterstock has evolved f...

In this episode, Don Muir of AI-native private market investment platform vendor F2, discusses how AI is transforming private markets investing by automating data processing, standardizing unstructured data, and building a system of agentic workflows tailored for financial institutions. He explains the importance of AI native solutions for private credit and equity, and how F2's platform helps decision-making and operational effici...

With agentic AI and generative AI, enterprises are continually looking for ways to transform their workflows. In this episode of the Targeting AI podcast from AI Business, Esther Shittu and Shaun Sutner welcome Jason Olkowski of CRM and workforce automation vendor Creatio, to examine how enterprises can use agentic AI to improve decision-making within their workflows and unlock true value.

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In this episode of the Targeting AI podcast from AI Business, Shaun Sutner and Esther Shittu host Ben Schreiner from AWS to discuss the evolving landscape of AI adoption among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). They delve into AI safety, AI adoption by SMBs, practical use cases, choosing the right partners, managing costs, and the future of AI tools tailored for SMBs -- emphasizing responsible deployment, the importance of t...

In this episode of the Targeting AI podcast from AI Business, Shaun Sutner and Esther Shittu interview Marshall Choy of Rebellions, a South Korea-based inference chipmaker. The conversation covers Rebellions' focus on AI inference, the company’s global expansion strategy, the importance of open source in its software stack, and its chiplet architecture. Choy discusses the competitive landscape dominated by giants like Nvidia,...

The future of work is humans and AI collaborating. Despite developments in which technology companies blame AI for the decision to lay off large numbers of workers, Nikhil Krishnan of C3 AI says there is still a need for a human in the loop. On the latest Targeting AI podcast from AI Business, Krishnan said the future of work will involve a pyramid-type system. At the bottom, the AI will automate certain processes, but at the middl...

For many organizations, the advent of AI has necessitated a transition from a human-centric to an intelligence- or even agentic-based approach. Real-time event, threat and risk vendor Dataminr began its transition to intelligent automation in 2018, marking the start of its AI journey. Since then, the vendor has transitioned to a more agentic and generative AI approach. In this interview, Joel Tetreault of Dataminr discusses the evo...

Most people looking for a job usually spend hours scouring job search engines and LinkedIn. However, the professional network has changed the way its search engine works, shifting from a keyword-based, taxonomy-driven system to an AI-powered semantic search that understands natural language. In this podcast episode, Caleb Johnson of LinkedIn dives into how LinkedIn uses AI and large language models (LLMs) to revolutionize job searc...

With the rise of generative AI and agentic AI, there has also been a push for AI PCs within the enterprise. Companies like Lenovo and Microsoft are providing enterprises with devices that help create these devices. However, there is no AI PC without AI chips. In this podcast, Michael Nordquist of chipmaker AMD discusses the evolution of AI chips and AMD's role in the rapidly changing AI landscape. He highlights the features of AI P...

Agentic AI has grown rapidly in the past two years, and with that growth comes different tools that help agents work. Among those tools is the Model Context Protocol from Anthropic. In this episode of the Targeting AI podcast from AI Business, Jim Zemlin and Mazin Gilbert dive into the importance of agentic AI, the relevance of MCP, the nuances of openness in AI, and the responsibilities surrounding AI security and ethics. The conv...

The future of work is continuing to change with AI, and many agree that AI co-workers are becoming part of everyday work. However, many enterprises still find it challenging to understand the various use cases for AI, the role AI can play in enhancing productivity, and the need to approach AI implementation thoughtfully, focusing on real problems rather than succumbing to FOMO. In this conversation on the Targeting AI podcast from ...

In a special episode of the Targeting AI podcast from AI Business, host Esther Shittu interviews Christopher Campbell of Lenovo about the challenges and considerations surrounding AI governance, emphasizing the importance of human impact, safety, and accountability. They explore the evolving perspectives on bias and hallucinations in AI, the role of hardware in AI development, and the implications of personal AI agents. The discuss...

In this interview on the Targeting AI podcast from AI Business, Amy Lenander of financial services giant Capital One discusses the critical role of talent in building AI-ready data ecosystems. She explores how organizations can cultivate the right skills, develop foundational data platforms and use AI to drive business value. The interview was recorded on-site at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2026 in Orlando.

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In this episode of the Targeting AI podcast from AI Business, hosts Shaun Sutner and Esther Shittu engage with Abel Sanchez and John Williams from MIT to discuss the evolving landscape of generative AI. The conversation covers the motivation behind their initiative, Gen AI Global, the dynamics of their professional relationship, and the societal implications of AI technologies. They explore concepts such as "vibe living," the energ...

AI is changing digital payments, and Coinbase is trying to lead that change. Last year, the cryptocurrency exchange provider partnered with Cloudflare, AWS, Anthropic and others to create the x402 protocol, a standard that enables AI agents to make transactions online. In this conversation, Coinbase’s Dan Kim talks with Targeting AI hosts Esther Shittu and Shaun Sutner AI about how generative AI is critical in creating a new ...