Major AI players are making aggressive strategic moves as the infrastructure battle heats up. In this episode of Utilizing AI, Stephen Foskett, Brad Shimmin, and Nick Patience break down the latest developments shaping the AI market. The discussion covers AWS’s new AI models and infrastructure push, including Nova models and AI factories, IBM’s expansion of its AI portfolio through the acquisition of Confluent, and Nvidia’s focus on optimizing mixture-of-experts architectures for efficiency and scale. The panel examines how real-time data is becoming a competitive differentiator and why infrastructure choices increasingly determine AI success. They also explore broader market dynamics, including AI models acting as loss leaders, the pressure to build complete ecosystems, and the challenges enterprises face as AI applications evolve from experimentation to production. This episode provides a clear look at where the AI infrastructure race is heading and which strategies are likely to win. #AI #AIInfrastructure #AWS #IBM #Nvidia #EnterpriseAI #TechNews #UtilizingAI #FuturumGroup #StephenFoskett #BradShimmin #NickPatience

Apple has appointed Ammar Suber Mania as its new head of AI, replacing longtime executive John G. Andrea. In this episode of Utilizing AI, Stephen Foskett, Jon Swartz, and Frederic Van Haren break down why this leadership change matters and what it reveals about the state of AI across the industry. The panel explores how companies everywhere are struggling with AI integration, executive churn, and internal strategy resets. Apple’s approach stands out: rather than chasing giant foundational models, the company continues to focus on enhancing existing products with AI, prioritizing customer experience and practical improvements over hype-driven announcements. They also examine how Apple is positioning itself in the increasingly competitive AI landscape, why understanding user needs is becoming its core advantage, and how leadership shifts like this could shape the company’s long-term strategy. This episode offers a grounded look at Apple’s evolving AI direction—and what it means for the future of AI in consumer tech. #AppleAI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews #UtilizingAI #FuturumGroup #StephenFoskett #JonSwartz #FredericVanHaren #AILeadership #Apple

Google’s Gemini Three signals a major shift in AI, moving from passive understanding to real, actionable intelligence. Stephen Foskett, Nick Patience, and Brad Shimmin break down the model’s new capabilities, including advanced image generation, coding assistance, and enterprise-focused features. The panel digs into how generative AI is reshaping software development, Google’s competitive position in the rapidly evolving AI race, and why Google is pouring massive investment into networking and infrastructure to support large-scale model deployment. #Google #GeminiThree #AI #GenerativeAI #TechNews #UtilizingAI #FuturumGroup #StephenFoskett #NickPatience #BradShimmin

AI’s future won’t be built in massive data centers alone—it’s shifting quietly into the devices we use every day. This episode of Utilizing AI features Stephen Foskett of Tech Field Day, The Futurum Group’s Olivier Blanchard, and Techstrong AI’s Mike Vizard, offering a sharp look at the move from cloud-only AI to a smarter hybrid model spanning devices, edge systems, and private clouds. They explain how faster chips and new private cloud compute layers from Apple and Google cut latency, improve privacy, and reduce pressure on hyperscale infrastructure—pushing back on headlines about runaway AI costs. The panel explores how this distributed approach boosts efficiency and sustainability, why Apple’s tightly integrated hardware gives it a security and flexibility advantage, and how shifting inference demands could temper the need for giant NVIDIA processors. And while debating whether Apple “missed” AI, they argue its practical, privacy-first strategy—rooted in on-device processing, selective cloud use, and focused partnerships—leaves it better positioned than competitors making splashy but often superficial megaproject claims. #UtilizingAI #AI #EdgeAI #OnDeviceAI #HybridAI #AppleAI #GoogleAI #NVIDIA #AIInfrastructure #AIFuture #AIPrivacy #AIExplained

Stephen Foskett, Nick Patience, and Mike Vizard break down how AI is reshaping society and the business world. The episode covers evolving regulatory models, including the EU’s strict approach, and how cultural attitudes influence adoption. The discussion digs into data privacy pressures, the growing role of generative AI in business workflows, and why solid software engineering practices matter more than hype. The team wraps with what’s next: human-AI collaboration built on responsibility, transparency, and ethical management. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DataPrivacy #BusinessTech #FuturumGroup #UtilizingAI #Regulation #AIEthics #Innovation

On this episode of the Utilizing AI Podcast, Stephen Foskett, Brad Shimmin, and Olivier Blanchard unpack how artificial intelligence is moving from the lab into everyday life and enterprise systems.

Stephen Foskett and Nick Patience launch Utilizing AI, a new podcast focused on how companies are using artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, decision-making, and innovation. The conversation covers real business outcomes from AI adoption, upcoming AI Field Day events, and insights from The Futurum Group’s AI practice. Viewers are invited to join the discussion, share feedback, and stay tuned for weekly episodes highlighting practical AI applications in the enterprise.

Amanda Razani speaks with Tom Dunlop, CEO of Summize, about the results of a recent survey that focuses on the impact AI is having on the legal industry. Dunlop shares use cases, key concerns and tips for getting the most from AI in regard to legal work.

Amanda Razani speaks with Wendy Collins, chief AI officer at NTT Data, about the main concerns business leaders have in implementing AI and seeing a return on investment. Wendy also discusses critical research being done by NTT in the physics of AI, and why it's important. 

Amanda Razani speaks with Anita Kirkovska, head of growth at Vellum, about its recent State of AI Development report. Anita also shares valuable tips for ensuring the success of AI implementation projects.

Description: Amanda Razani speaks with Sameer Gupta, financial services AI leader at EY, about quality AI use cases in banking, successful AI implementation strategies and more.

Amanda Razani speaks with James Raybould, head of Turing Intelligence, about the struggle business leaders face in seeing an ROI from artificial intelligence implementation, and he shares his tips for successful AI tool integrations.

Amanda Razani speaks with Rajan Goyal, CEO of DataPelago, about how enterprises struggle with AI data management. Rajan shares some of the key issues business leaders face, and he gives advice for handling them.

Amanda Razani speaks with David Brauchler, technical director of NCC Group, about potential threats associated with AI and how CISOs can build security into AI applications by design, to mitigate risk.

Amanda Razani speaks with Yannik Schrade, CEO and co-founder of Arcium, about privacy and data protection in the health care industry, and leveraging confidential AI to safeguard sensitive patient information.

Amanda Razani speaks with Bradon Rogers, chief customer officer at Island, about how AI introduces both risks and solutions when it comes to cybersecurity, and how business leaders can help their employees by giving them access to company approved tools that are easily accessible.

In this episode, Amanda Razani speaks with Phil Tomlinson, SVP of global offerings at TaskUs, about the impact of AI agents and other AI tools, and what business leaders should consider throughout the process. 

In this episode, Amanda Razani speaks with Gaurav Mittal, data science manager for Thermo Fisher Scientific, about how artificial intelligence can combat fraud.

In this episode Amanda Razani speaks with Rod Schultz, CEO of Bolster, about AI-driven security risks, the impact of brand impersonations and phishing, and where business leaders stand in their ability to detect attacks and eliminate them.

In this episode, Amanda Razani speaks with Greg Whalen, CTO of Prove AI, about the growing focus on AI governance, the challenges businesses face, and how to solve them.