AIAW Podcast

In Episode 192 of the AIAW Podcast, we’re joined by Serge de Gosson de Varennes, VP of Data, Analytics & AI at Paradox Interactive, to explore why growing AI adoption does not necessarily lead to meaningful organizational transformation. As companies accelerate AI experimentation and deployment, we’ll discuss what it takes to move beyond individual productivity gains and isolated use cases toward measurable business value and sustainable organizational capabilities. Drawing on Serge’s experience across gaming, healthcare, and retail, we’ll examine the role of data infrastructure, system engineering, governance, and AI FinOps, why choosing not to implement AI can sometimes be the right strategic decision, and how organizations can balance grassroots innovation with architectural discipline.

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In Episode 191 of the AIAW Podcast, we’re joined by Samir Sharma, CEO and Founder of datazuum and author of The Strategy Canvas: A Field Guide for Data & AI, to explore how organizations can close the gap between data and AI strategy and business execution. We discuss what makes an effective data and AI strategy, how to establish the right governance structures and operating models, and why measurable business outcomes must take priority over technology adoption. As enterprises move toward agentic AI, we examine how autonomous agents are reshaping strategic planning, organizational accountability, and the way businesses create value from data and AI. Samir also shares insights from his Strategy Canvas framework and introduces his new fiction book, Zero Day Homicide.

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In Episode 190 of the AIAW Podcast, we’re joined by Daniel Lundin, Managing Director at inorigo, to explore Europe’s growing dependence on US AI and cloud providers and what it will take to regain control over its digital future. As AI becomes embedded in enterprise operations, we’ll discuss why technological sovereignty extends beyond infrastructure to ownership of data, knowledge, and business logic. Drawing on Daniel’s expertise in ontologies, knowledge graphs, and neuro-symbolic AI, we’ll explore how European organizations can reduce vendor lock-in, build trustworthy AI systems, and develop their own capabilities. We’ll also examine the balance between technological independence and global AI innovation, the role of leadership in AI transformation, and why the future of enterprise AI may depend less on who builds the most powerful models and more on who controls the knowledge behind them.

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In Episode 189 of the AIAW Podcast, we’re joined by Carl Heath, Senior Researcher and Research Lead at RISE, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping modern warfare and what the war in Ukraine can teach Europe about the conflicts of the future. We discuss AI-assisted battlefield intelligence, autonomous systems, information warfare, Russia’s use of influence operations and reflexive control, and how technologies developed for civilian purposes are being rapidly adapted for defence and resilience. Drawing on Carl’s experiences in Kyiv and his work across security, digital resilience, and psychological defence, we also examine how research organizations such as RISE can operate at the speed demanded by wartime innovation, what Europe can learn from Ukraine, and how military AI can advance without losing democratic control, strategic autonomy, and human accountability. Finally, we look beyond the current conflict to the growing role of AI in warfare and ask what AGI could mean for security, power, and the future of human conflict.

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In Episode 188 of the AIAW Podcast, we’re joined by Christian Landgren, Co-Founder and CPTO of Berget AI, to explore what it will take for Europe to build and control its own AI future. As AI becomes critical infrastructure for businesses, governments, healthcare, and society, control over models, compute, data, and infrastructure is becoming a strategic question. We discuss European AI sovereignty, sovereign AI cloud infrastructure, open-weight models, data ownership, vendor lock-in, and how European organizations can benefit from global AI innovation while keeping sensitive data under European control. Christian also takes us inside Berget AI and the launch of Berget Eval, before we explore Sweden’s potential advantage in sustainable AI infrastructure, multi-model architectures for more efficient agentic AI, the growing concentration of power around advanced AI, recursive self-improvement, and what AGI could ultimately mean for Europe and society.

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Season 13 of the AIAW Podcast kicks off with Mikko Alasaarela, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Agion, flying in from Helsinki for a conversation about what it really means to become an AI-native organization. As frontier AI accelerates and autonomous agents move into real operations, simply buying the latest models will not be enough. We’ll explore how private and public organizations can build their own AI capabilities, design and govern autonomous agent workflows, and compete without surrendering control to a handful of frontier model companies. Drawing on Mikko’s 15+ years in AI and his work building Agion, we’ll discuss no-code AI operations, agent swarms, governance-as-code, evaluation-powered steering, the future of SaaS, and European AI sovereignty. We’ll also look at what happens to organizations, work, and society as AI dramatically expands what individuals and teams can accomplish. If AGI is approaching faster than expected, the question is no longer just what AI will become. It is what we should be building today.

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Join us for the Season 12 finale of the AIAW Podcast as we welcome Beatrice Bushati, COO and Co-Founder, and Rebecca Oskarsson, Co-Founder and CTO of Pirr, for a fascinating conversation about one of AI’s most unexpected applications: love stories, emotions, and interactive storytelling. We explore how Pirr is building an AI-native platform where users co-create personalized romantic narratives, why some of the most engaging AI experiences may be driven by imagination rather than productivity, and what the rise of emotional AI means for creativity, entertainment, and human connection. From AI-generated chemistry and storytelling to the future of authorship, relationships, and emotional intelligence, this episode examines how artificial intelligence may reshape not only how we work, but also how we feel, create, and connect with one another. 

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Is AI’s biggest limitation really intelligence—or is it memory? In Episode 185 of the AIAW Podcast, Johan Thulin, Co-Founder and CTO of Aphygo, explores why the future of AI may depend less on bigger models and more on systems that can remember, learn, and accumulate knowledge over time. We discuss the limits of context windows and RAG architectures, why hallucinations may be a symptom of missing state rather than flawed reasoning, and how stateful AI could transform agents from short-term tools into long-term collaborators. Johan also shares his views on model sovereignty, enterprise AI infrastructure, cognitive capital, and the shift from predictive AI to systems capable of maintaining context and meaning across interactions. From the future of human-AI collaboration to AGI, automation, and a world beyond today’s LLMs, this conversation offers a thought-provoking look at what may come next in artificial intelligence.

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In Episode 184 of the AIAW Podcast, we’re joined by David Wallén, CEO and Co-Founder of Intric, to explore what it really takes to drive AI innovation inside governments and critical industries. Drawing on insights from more than 50 public-sector AI implementations, David breaks down the realities behind procurement structures, governance models, regulation, and organizational incentives that often slow down adoption. We discuss sovereign AI, secure infrastructure, Europe’s ability to compete in the global AI race, and what organizations consistently get wrong when implementing AI at scale. From practical lessons in public-sector transformation to the future of AGI and human judgment, this episode examines how governments and institutions can move from experimentation to meaningful AI impact. 

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In Episode 183 of the AIAW Podcast, we’re joined by Åsa Schwarz, CEO of Aranya Consulting, cybersecurity expert, board member at Precise Biometrics and Enea, and acclaimed Swedish crime fiction author, for a deep dive into the rapidly evolving intersection of AI and cybersecurity. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience in cyber defense and technology strategy, Åsa explores how AI is reshaping the threat landscape—from attacks on legacy infrastructure and operational technology systems to deepfakes, automated phishing, and large-scale disinformation. We also discuss the growing AI security divide between Europe and the United States, the evolution of criminal business models in the AI era, and what organizations must do to build resilience in a world where trust, identity, and digital sovereignty are increasingly at stake.

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