Turing's Torch podcast episode

Model Hype, Dirty Data, and Workflow Automation

Jonathan Harris cuts through Model Hype, Dirty Data, Workflow Automation, and AI Governance 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 left outside where they

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Jonathan Harris cuts through Model Hype, Dirty Data, Workflow Automation, and AI Governance 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 left outside where they

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  1. What changed: Jonathan Harris cuts through Model Hype, Dirty Data, Workflow Automation, and AI Governance 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
  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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AI governanceAI modelsworkflow automationdata and security

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Jonathan HarrisTuring's Torchartificial intelligenceAI Governance

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Jonathan Harris cuts through Model Hype, Dirty Data, Workflow Automation, and AI Governance in this Turing’s Torch: Artificial Intelligence briefing. What matters is simple: what is useful, what is undercooked, and who carries the