This Week in Leading AI — AI Adoption, Copilot Frustrations & Why Timeliness Beats Efficiency

It's Kieron's birthday — and he's spending it talking about AI. You're welcome.

This week Neil and Kieron get stuck into one of the biggest challenges facing businesses right now: why aren't people actually using AI, even when it's sitting right there on their desktop? From Microsoft Copilot popping up like a bad penny and doing nothing useful, to the real reason workflows stall, this is an honest conversation about the gap between AI promise and AI reality.

They also dig into:

• AI in education — from annual monitoring reviews to student enquiries answered in minutes, not weeks
• The "AI champion" problem — why nobody's raising their hand, and why they should be
• Data readiness — why your policy documents might be quietly sabotaging your AI results
• Timeliness vs efficiency — why speed of response is the real competitive advantage AI can deliver

Plus: a shout-out to our loyal listener (yes, singular), Kieron heading to Scotland's Housing Festival, and a birthday present that may or may not be consumable.

Honest, practical, and, as always, we're having a laugh at our own expense. Get the beers in.

Welcome to the very first Leading AI podcast. 

This week Kieron and Neil talk about how Leading AI came about, what we're doing now, and some of the key challenges we se in the sector. 

As you'll see, we may not be professional podcasters, but we do know about AI and how it can help transform organisations, so enjoy.