{"podcast":{"title":"Digitally Curious","slug":"digitally-curious-1172632","podcast_index_feed_id":1172632,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/350069.rss","website_url":"https://podc.st","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/4h7xvbrf2wf62fz353rieq9yjmi0?.jpg","author":"with Actionable Futurist® Andrew Grill","episode_count":109,"summary":"Digitally Curious is a show all about the near-term future with actionable advice from a range of global experts. Order the book that showcases these episodes at curious.click/order Who is your host, Andrew Grill? He’s the AI expert who speaks your business language. After 30+ years building tech solutions at companies like IBM and a range of high-tech startups, Andrew now helps executives navigate AI without getting lost in the complexity. He has held senior leadership roles, including Global Managing Partner at IBM , and has collaborated with C-suite teams from organisations such as Shell, Vodafone, Dell, SAP Concur, Nike, Nestlé, and the NHS. Andrew has delivered 7 00 keynotes in over 50 countries on topics such as generative AI, quantum computing, digital transformation, and the future of work. Ranked among the world’s top 10 futurist speakers and a finalist for AI Expert of the Year, in 2025, he was recognised on the AI 100 UK List as one of the country’s leading voices in responsible Artificial Intelligence. He is the author of Digitally Curious (2024), a bestselling guide to navigating the future of AI and technology, and host of the Digitally Curious Podcast (since 2019),…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digitally-curious-1172632"},"episode":{"title":"S8E1 - Staying Human in the Age of AI with Dr Susie Alegre","slug":"s8e1-staying-human-in-the-age-of-ai-with-dr-susie-alegre","published_at":"2026-02-01T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digitally-curious-1172632/s8e1-staying-human-in-the-age-of-ai-with-dr-susie-alegre","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digitally-curious-1172632","url":"https://digitallycurious.ai/staying-human-in-the-age-of-ai-with-dr-susie-alegre/","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/350069/episodes/18604542-s8e1-staying-human-in-the-age-of-ai-with-dr-susie-alegre.mp3","summary":"Human rights lawyer Dr. Susie Alegre explores the existential threats AI poses to freedom of thought and cognitive autonomy. 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