In this episode, Kristiina and Niko discuss OpenAI’s new Atlas browser, early impressions of Agent Builder, insights from Andrej Karpathy’s “We’re summoning ghosts, not building animals”, and highlights from DWF’s internal Hack Day.

Plus, thoughts on Google Pomelli, Waymo in London, and an update on agentacademy.ai. ✨

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In this special episode of the Agent Workforce Podcast, Kristiina and Niko sit down with Kseniia Palin, Senior Data & AI Engineer at Digital Workforce, to explore how GenAI is reshaping the way AI solutions are built, delivered, and maintained.

Kseniia shares her journey from developing traditional machine-learning solutions in AWS and Azure to delivering today’s agentic workloads, and how development methods, team collaboration, and governance need to evolve to keep up.

Catch up on this episode:

🔹 What’s changed between traditional ML and GenAI projects

🔹 How agentic development adds complexity, and opportunity

🔹 Why cross-team collaboration and trust matter more than ever

🔹 No-code, low-code or pro-code, and how to choose the right path

Before the deep dive, our hosts recap the recent OpenAI updates, from the ChatGPT usage study and GDPVal benchmark, to Dev Day rumours and the Deloitte AI report case.

🎧 It’s a longer conversation, so pick up your beverage of choice and buckle up!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:10 Meet Kseniia Palin

02:00 OpenAI Updates Recap

03:50 ChatGPT Usage & Adoption at Work

06:20 Reflections on Workplace AI Use

07:45 Introducing GDPVal

11:30 Implications for Real Workflows

13:15 OpenAI Agent Builder Rumours

14:55 From ML to Agentic Development

15:35 No-Code, Low-Code or Pro-Code?

19:25 Enterprise Constraints and Upskilling

20:55 The Rising Complexity of Agentic Solutions

25:25 Trust, Security & Responsibility

27:20 Collaboration Over Silos

29:50 Learning and Working in the Agentic Era

31:45 Preparing Organizations for Agentic AI

35:35 The Deloitte AI Report Case

38:00 Human Oversight in the Age of Automation

40:00 Events & Wrap-Up

In Episode 18 of the Agent Workforce Podcast, Kristiina and Niko dive into three big themes shaping the AI landscape today.

They begin with stories from recent events in Atlanta and Poland, including how enterprises are building AI agents, insights from partner updates like Blue Prism’s new AI Gateway, and reflections from Digital Workforce’s 10-year anniversary.

The discussion then shifts to new research on global ChatGPT usage — who’s using it, what for, and how patterns are changing across demographics.

Finally, they explore how management teams approach AI in their strategy work, highlighting the role of leadership attitudes, collaboration, and the reputational fears that still hold some executives back.

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In this episode, we break down the latest moves in GenAI that are reshaping not just the tools we use, but how we work.

🎨 Google’s Nano Banana, a new Gemini-powered image model, may signal the end of traditional editing tools like Photoshop.

🤖 Microsoft unveils its own AI models (MAI), with plans to integrate them into Copilot, potentially redefining its future beyond OpenAI.

📱 Plus, we look at Andreessen Horowitz’s Top 50 GenAI Products, where consumer usage is driving the AI app landscape.

📉 And we dig into Stanford’s study on GenAI’s real-world labor market impact, with data showing sharp job shifts in software development and customer service.

📊 Finally, we share AgentAcademy discovery insights: where are people actually finding GenAI learning today? (Spoiler: ChatGPT is now a top discovery channel.)

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In this episode, we explore the evolution of prompting in GPT-5, highlight some fresh insights on enterprise AI adoption, and walk through real agentic examples from UiPath’s Agentic Hackathon.

We also give a quick update on the free Understanding Agentic AI course at agentacademy.ai, which has now reached over 3,200 learners! 🥳

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We’re back! In this first episode of Season 2 of the Agent Workforce Podcast, Kristiina Åberg and Niko Lehtonen discuss the latest AI model launches, enterprise updates, and trends shaping the agentic AI space.

💬 Topics include:

– GPT-5’s release, user reactions, and model selection

– Google’s Genie 3 and the rise of real-time 3D world models

– Microsoft’s new study on jobs impacted by GenAI

– Jagged intelligence & the limits of current LLMs

– Real-world enterprise adoption via UiPath certification & discovery workshops

– A quick look at the latest Digital Workforce webinar on Agentic AI in insurance

🎧  Whether you’re returning for more or just tuning in — welcome! Season 2 is full of new ideas, guests, and episodes ahead.

In the season finale of the Agent Workforce Podcast, Kristiina and Niko take a step back and connect the dots: from Amazon’s 1,000 GenAI projects to the growing orchestration trend, from new AI job titles to the impact of vertical agents like OpenEvidence and Harvey.

You’ll hear about:

• What companies like Amazon, Zapier and Duolingo now expect from their teams

• Why orchestration is the “unsung hero” behind scalable AI agent systems

• A sneak peek into what might be coming with GPT-5

• The agent iceberg, model context protocol, and what still separates a demo from real deployment

• Plus, a summer read, a little humor, and a big thank-you to all our listeners.

🔗 agentacademy.ai

🔗 agent-workforce.com

🎧 Happy listening and see you again after the summer with Season 2!

In this episode of the Agent Workforce Podcast, Kristiina and Niko reunite to discuss the latest in LLM trends, model chaos, and real-world AI adoption. From Karpathy’s Y Combinator summer school talk to what’s actually inside a system prompt, we cover a lot of ground — including energy use, pricing shifts, and the surprising rise of OpenEvidence as the go-to tool for U.S. physicians.

Plus: insights into Sam Altman’s comments on AI resource use, GPT-4 pricing shifts, and why evals are actually the unsung heroes of scalable AI solutions.

🔍 Topics include:

• Karpathy’s Y Combinator summer school talk: “software is changing again”

• The evolving GUI of LLMs & user autonomy

• How much energy ChatGPT really uses

• OpenEvidence is becoming the “search bar” for U.S. doctors

• 03 model price drops and selection confusion

• Prompting at different levels (system, user, custom GPTs)

• How Agent Workforce agents are built under the hood

• The role of evals in building trustworthy agents

• A quick summer sign-off and a shoutout to ⁠agentacademy.ai⁠

In this episode of the Agent Workforce Podcast, Kristiina Åberg and Niko Lehtonen break down the latest wave of AI developments and share lessons from building agentic systems in the enterprise.

We start with the release of Claude 4 Opus and AI Safety Level 3 (ASL-3) protections from Anthropic and why these new features (and their “snitching” behavior!) have the AI world buzzing.Next, we unpack key trends from Mary Meeker’s 2025 AI Trends Report, including what’s really driving adoption, how fast industries are evolving, and where the biggest opportunities (and risks) lie.

Finally, Niko shares key takeaways from Digital Workforce’s latest webinar: From LLMs to Agentic Systems — What’s the Difference and Why It Matters. He explains how agentic systems are designed to go beyond basic LLM prompts, what role parameters and orchestration layers play, and how these systems are being used today, including a real example of an agentic loan processing workflow.

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In this episode of the Agent Workforce Podcast, Kristiina Åberg is back in the host chair alongside co-host Niko Lehtonen, AI Solutions Architect at Digital Workforce. The discussion explores how generative AI is shaking up everything from education to e-commerce, alongside the biggest updates from Google I/O and Microsoft Build.

Kicking things off with a look at how students are now using AI as a full-blown operating system, from writing essays to completing entire courses, the episode raises questions about what it means to actually learn in the age of GenAI.

We cover the latest announcements from Google and Microsoft:

• Google’s VO3 and Image 4 for ultra-realistic video and image creation

• The launch of Gemini 2.5 Pro Deep Think and the $249/month Ultra plan

• AI Overviews replacing traditional Google search results

• Microsoft Build insights, including updates to Copilot Studio and new AI agent tooling

Wrapping up with a preview of the upcoming webinar “From LLMs to AI Agents – What’s the Difference and Why It Matters.”

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