Turing's Torch podcast episode

Agentic AI, Model Hype, and MCP and Agent Skills

Jonathan Harris cuts through Agentic AI, Model Hype, MCP and Agent Skills, Dirty Data, and Workflow Automation in this Turing’s Torch: Artificial Intelligence briefing. What matters is simple: what is useful, what is undercooked, and who carries the risk once the demo glow wears off. Expect plain-English context on power, money, data, labour and control, with the usual vendor fireworks

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Jonathan Harris cuts through Agentic AI, Model Hype, MCP and Agent Skills, Dirty Data, and Workflow Automation in this Turing’s Torch: Artificial Intelligence briefing. What matters is simple: what is useful, what is undercooked, and who carries the risk once the demo glow wears off. Expect plain-English context on power, money, data, labour and control, with the usual vendor fireworks

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  1. What changed: Jonathan Harris cuts through Agentic AI, Model Hype, MCP and Agent Skills, Dirty Data, and Workflow Automation in this Turing’s Torch: Artificial Intelligence briefing. What matters is simple: what is useful, what is undercooked, and who carries the
  2. Why it matters: the episode separates useful deployment signals from vendor fireworks and vague future talk.
  3. What to watch: cost, governance, data quality, security, labour impact and whether the claim survives real-world use.
  4. Who should care: teams making adoption, purchasing, policy or workflow decisions can use the episode as a reality check.
  5. Where to go next: use the transcript, topic guides and related books to follow the practical thread.

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agentic AIAI modelsworkflow automationdata and security

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Jonathan HarrisTuring's Torchartificial intelligenceAgentic AI

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Jonathan Harris cuts through Agentic AI, Model Hype, MCP and Agent Skills, Dirty Data, and Workflow Automation in this Turing’s Torch: Artificial Intelligence briefing. What matters is simple: what is useful, what is undercooked.