Designing the Robot Revolution

In this episode, we dive into the transformative world of smart buildings with John Wibrand from Swegon. John shares his expert insights on the opportunities and challenges driving innovation in the industry. From leveraging data and navigating regulations to aligning stakeholders and avoiding common pitfalls, we explore how smart technologies are redefining energy efficiency and living spaces. Plus, John offers a glimpse into the exciting role of AI and data integration in shaping the future of intelligent building design. 

Identifying and Prioritising AI Use Cases for Business Value Creation - Frameworks and methodologies for identifying potential AI use cases within an organisation.

 In this episode, David and Jacob talk about some of them latest experience of using LLMs in their own work and related news stories to the adoption of LLMs.

How to scale GenAI in the workplace

OpenAI's Guide to Identifying and Scaling AI use cases

Your Brain on ChatGPT

In this episode, we explore the challenges of AI-generated "slop" and platform decay, while critiquing the extremes of AI hype and doomsaying. We share our vision for high-quality, thoughtful content creation and make bold predictions for a game-changing future AI product.

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Daron Acemoglu: What do we know about the economics of AI?

In this episode of Designing the Robot Revolution, we dive into the evolving concept of AI etiquette and what it means for our professional and personal interactions.

From the rise of automated communication in work settings to the challenges of navigating social norms in a world filled with AI, we explore the new expectations of politeness and respect.

Join us as we discuss how AI is reshaping the way we engage with technology—and each other.

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Polite prompts improve LLM performance

The role of politeness in human-machine interactions

In this episode we talk to Örjan Jansson, Global Programme Manager for Climate Innovations at WWF and author of a groundbreaking pre-study on AI for sustainability.

Together, we explore how AI can help tackle the polycrisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and more—unlocking transformative solutions for a greener future. The pre-study aims to inspire engagement and foster collaborations that drive leadership and funding toward AI solutions capable of accelerating the green transition.

Read the report:https://media.wwf.se/uploads/2025/02/wwf_-how-ai-can-unlock-green-transformation_2025-02-13.pdf

Örjan Jansson on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/orjanjansson/

In this episode of Designing the Robot Revolution, Jacob and David lay out their plans for the podcast in 2025, diving into the key topics they'll be exploring. They discuss why it’s essential to focus on the broader landscape of AI and automation, where real value is being delivered, and move beyond the noise around LLMs and Generative AI. Tune in for their take on the latest developments in GenAI and why we all need to focus on areas where AI is truly making an impact in the world of robotics and automation.

The stakes couldn’t be higher.

In this episode, we dive into what could be the biggest act of intellectual property theft in history—AI systems scraping decades of human creativity without consent.

We explore the impact on artists, writers, and creators, and what’s at risk for the future of culture and innovation. We also discuss what creators can do to protect their work and how we can all help shape the rules of this new digital frontier.

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The Rest is Entertainment

Daniel Torres

The RegulatingAI Podcast

Case Tracker

Johan Cedmar-Brandstedt

Risk isn’t just something to manage—it’s something we need to design for.

In this episode, we explore how to think about risk in AI and automation, referencing tools like the National Institute for Standards' Risk Management Framework and its accompanying playbook, as well as the UK Information Commissioner's Office’s Checklist for common risk scenarios. From frameworks to practical checklists, we’ll discuss how identifying and addressing risks can help us create more reliable, responsible AI systems.

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National Institute of Standards & Technology - AI Risk Management Playbook

Information Commissioner's Office - AI and data protection risk toolkit

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In this episode of Designing the Robot Revolution, David and Jacob explore whether the increasing size of large language models (LLMs) is delivering meaningful improvements or reaching a point of diminishing returns. They discuss the balance between scale and utility, questioning how much of these massive models' potential is actually being used and what a plateau would mean for ideation.

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OpenAI, Google and Anthropic are struggling to build more advanced AI

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