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The Intelligence Age

Mark Smith [nz365guy]

The Intelligence Age explores how intelligent technology is changing people, business, and work. Host Mark Smith [nz365guy] talks with practitioners, leaders, and innovators about putting AI to work: adoption that sticks, governance that holds, and the skills that matter next.


Podcasting since 2017, with more than 830 episodes. New episodes weekly.


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  • #820
    April 19 · 25 min

    Your 24/7 AI Employee: One-Click to Real Work

    Get featured on the show by leaving us a Voice Mail: https://bit.ly/MIPVM This episode explores the shift from prompt driven AI tools to personal AI assistants that act like always on teammates, with Volodymyr Panchenko sharing real examples of non technical users building tools, publishing content, analysing data, and generating income simply by talking. The core idea is lowering friction so anyone can apply AI without learning complex systems. The conversation focuses on practical empowerment, skill shifts in the intelligence age, and why belief, curiosity, and iteration matter more than technical mastery. 👉 Full Show Notes https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/820 🎙️ What you’ll learn How personal AI assistants differ from traditional chat based tools Why one click and voice first interfaces unlock broader AI adoption How users are building and sharing tools without technical knowledge What skills matter most as AI accelerates workplace change How AI can propagate innovation across teams automatically ✅ Highlights “We’re doing a very personal AI assistant, like you’re a multi tool employee, 24 7.” “My thing is one click solutions.” “The last person knows about how AI works, they’re more like gold.” “It’s an OpenClaw for my mum.” “The less people know, they don’t know it doesn’t work this way.” “It’s small blocks like in Minecraft.” “Overnight she made a few thousand dollars.” “Everything else AI will do.” “It’s never going to be perfect.” 🧰 Mentioned OpenClaw: https://openclaw.ai/ Portal: https://portal.ai/ Telegram: https://telegram.org/ Apple App Store: https://www.apple.com/app-store/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ Google: https://www.google.com/ Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/ OpenAI: https://www.openai.com/ Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/ Codemasters: https://www.codemasters.com/ ✅Keywords personal ai assistant, applied ai, openclaw, portal ai, telegram bots, voice first ai, ai productivity, ai skills, automation tools, innovation propagation, ai adoption, human ai collaboration If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin. Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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  • #819
    April 15 · 20 min

    Don't Turn on Copilot Yet: Prep Your Data First

    Get featured on the show by leaving us a Voice Mail: https://bit.ly/MIPVM Pieter Kops shares practical lessons from the front lines of Copilot adoption. He explains why organisations must fix security and data quality before switching AI on, how oversharing and duplication damage AI outcomes, and where Copilot delivers real value beyond basic automation. The conversation focuses on SharePoint, metadata, governance, and helping people move from search and automation towards research and higher value AI use. 🎙 Full Show Notes https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/819 👉 What you’ll learn How to prepare your data estate before enabling Copilot Why oversharing creates real security and quality risks for AI Practical approaches to cleaning up SharePoint and file sprawl How metadata improves findability and Copilot results Where Copilot adoption stalls and how to push past basic automation ✅ Highlights “Don’t switch it on yet. Do stuff first.” “If your security is not in place, then God knows what information you’re surfacing.” “Rubbish in, rubbish out.” “Human error is littered through the landscape of corporate data.” “Stop sharing.” “Deduplication is a tough process to do.” “People tend to have the folder structure on top of mind.” “That’s why we need Copilot.” “Most people just use Copilot as the new search agent.” “More than 90% of the ideas were just automation.” 🧰 Mentioned SharePoint: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/sharepoint/collaboration Microsoft Copilot: https://www.copilot.com/ Microsoft Graph API: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/ Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzf0yupPbVkqdRJDPVE4PtTlm6quDhiu7 ✅ Keywords copilot adoption, sharepoint governance, data quality, oversharing, metadata, ai readiness, security, automation, microsoft copilot, document management, information architecture, enterprise ai If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin. Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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