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ON_DiscourseThe UX of AIChmiel sits down with ON_Discourse members Natalie Monbiot and Craig Elimeliah for a sharp dive into AI’s hidden cost: the erosion of human cognition. Natalie, founder of Virtual Human Economy, shares research showing how over-reliance on LLMs can short-circuit learning, while Craig, Chief Creative Officer at Code and Theory, explores how design choices can either feed (or fight) that decline. Together, they unpack why today’s AI interfaces make it too easy to bypass thinking, and how reimagined UX could keep humans in the loop without slowing progress.Details in the ShowWhy cogn...
2025-08-1244 min
The Business Leadership PodcastUnlocking Potential: The Virtual Human Economy with Natalie MonbiotThis episode of the Business Leadership Podcast, recorded live at Web Summit Vancouver 2025, explores the transformative potential of AI with guest Natalie Monbiot, a pioneer in the virtual human economy. Natalie discusses her journey from co-founding one of the first AI avatar companies to her current work on AI twins designed to empower rather than replace humans. The conversation explores the ethical implications, the role of AI in augmenting human ingenuity, and the importance of preserving personal cognitive abilities. Key topics include the evolution of AI applications, the cultural impacts of AI-driven changes, and how le...
2025-07-2923 min
Tech Break by FridayEpisode 23 [Bonus]: Virtual Human EconomyHello everyone. What’s up? Welcome back to Tech Break by Friday. This is a bonus episode, and today we're discussing a topic that may sound dystopian to many of you. Imagine waking up tomorrow to find that your digital twin has been working all night, answering customer questions for three different companies, teaching Spanish to students in Brazil, and even negotiating a brand partnership deal. This isn't science fiction anymore, it's the Virtual Human Economy, and it's starting right now.If you enjoyed this episode, hit the subscribe button so you never miss our next deep di...
2025-07-2319 min
Business. Wealth. Impact.How to Partner with AI to 10x Success - Navigate the Future of Work with Natalie Monbiot | BWI #167Episode 167 - How to Partner with AI to 10x Success - Navigate the Future of Work with Natalie Monbiot Natalie Monbiot, a pioneer in AI twins, explains how these digital counterparts extend human capabilities rather than replacing them. Listen as she guides us on how to proactively collaborate with AI and transform our approach to work and education. Key Takeaways - The nature of "jobs" is changing; AI collaboration will enable new forms of work and entrepreneurship. - AI twins can be avatars, chatbots, or AI voices that replicate...
2025-07-0125 min
The Intersect with Cory CorrineAre our digital twins ourselves?In this episode of The Intersect I sit down with Natalie Monbiot -- Founder of The Virtual Human Economy -- to explore one of the most profound shifts underway: the rise of AI-powered digital twins, and what it means for the future of identity, work and human flourishing.As AI agents grow more sophisticated and ubiquitous, we are stepping into a future where every individual could have a working virtual counterpart -- negotiating, building, scaling businesses and extending personal reach across the globe. But as we create ever more life-like digital representations of ourselves, a deeper question...
2025-05-081h 01
Future HindsightAI's Civic Potential: Natalie MonbiotWe discuss what’s happening in the AI space to augment human life in this moment, and what the potential intersections are with democracy. Natalie’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: Use AI and lean into it Explore the ways AI can empower you Natalie Monbiot is a strategist and pioneer in AI and virtual human technologies. She is the Founder of Virtual Human Economy, the co-founder of Hour One, and writes the Augmented Human blog. Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram...
2025-04-2454 minFuture HindsightAI's Civic Potential: Natalie MonbiotWe discuss what’s happening in the AI space to augment human life in this moment, and what the potential intersections are with democracy. Natalie’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: Use AI and lean into it Explore the ways AI can empower you Natalie Monbiot is a strategist and pioneer in AI and virtual human technologies. She is the Founder of Virtual Human Economy, the co-founder of Hour One, and writes the Augmented Human blog. Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram...
2025-04-2454 min
Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn878: In Case You Missed It in March 2025AI stacks, AGI, training neural networks, and AI authenticity: Jon Krohn rounds up his interviews from March with this episode of “In Case You Missed It”. In his favorite clips from the month, he speaks to Andriy Burkov (Episode 867), Natalie Monbiot (Episode 873), Richmond Alake (Episode 871) and Varun Godbole (Episode 869). Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/878Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
2025-04-1130 min
Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn873: Become Your Best Self Through AI Augmentation — feat. Natalie MonbiotNatalie Monbiot is an independent advisor and collaborator for projects that concern the “virtual human”, and she is “going all in on the virtual human economy”. Jon Krohn speaks to Natalie about these new ventures, how to mitigate the divide between AI users and nonusers, and how anyone can collaborate with AI without compromising their own creativity.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/873This episode is brought to you by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, by Trainium2, the latest AI chip from AWS and by ODSC, the Open Data Science...
2025-03-251h 12
Pioneers of AIThe making of an AI clone, with Natalie MonbiotEver wish you could be in two places at the same time? Digital twins are making that dream a reality. These AI-powered clones can sound, look, and think just like us, allowing us to be in two places at once. In this episode, recorded live at On Air Fest in Brooklyn, NY, Rana el Kaliouby and special guest Natalie Monbiot explore AI clones and the process of creating one. They also dive into the tools used to make these clones and examine the ethical and philosophical implications of living alongside this technology.Learn more about Pioneers of...
2025-02-2636 min
No Way OutNavigating AI: Balancing Innovation, Ethics, and Human Creativity with Natalie MonbiotSend us a textExplore the complex and fascinating intersection of AI and human cognition with our special guest, Natalie Monbiot. Discover how John Boyd's groundbreaking concepts like the OODA Loop can help us navigate the rapidly expanding AI landscape. We'll dissect the risks of excessively relying on AI for decision-making, emphasizing the need for a balanced approach where AI serves as a catalyst for human innovation, not a substitute for human creativity and thought.Join us as we venture into the ethical and governance challenges posed by AI avatars and AI twins in the...
2025-01-301h 04
Jock's Celtic CalamityJCC Show No 518Send us a textArtist/Title/AlbumAt the Racket The Sibin Set At the RacketGenticorum / Le Brandy des montagnes noires / Au cœur de l'aubeAubrey Haynie / April's Reel / The Bluegrass Fiddle AlbumBob Fox, Stu Luckley / Sally Wheatley / Box of GoldLeftover Salmon / Red Fox Run / Brand New Good Old DaysEwan McLennan, George Monbiot / Such a Thing as Society / Breaking the Spell of LonelinessBlazin’ Fiddles / Bullocks/The Old StyleSúnas/River - The Súnas Reel/Celtic RoadAndy M. Stewart and Manus...
2025-01-032h 00
Food Matters Live PodcastRecap: The big interviewsIn this episode we look back at some of the highlights from previous podcasts we have made, focussing on some of the biggest names we have interviewed.
You will hear from journalist and campaigner George Monbiot, the Green Party peer and former party leader Natalie Bennett, Olivia Ferdi who is co-founder of the drinks brand TRIP, and David Nabarro who is a member of the steering committee for the UN Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy, and Finance.
Many of the conversations we re-visit focus on sustainability in the food industry, how are doing and...
2024-12-1639 min
Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn834: In Case You Missed It in October 2024Jon Krohn starts the month with his round-up of favorite clips from the previous month. Hear from Bradley Voytek, Natalie Monbiot, Luca Antiga, Chad Sanderson, and Ritchie Vink in conversations about the ongoing potential of AI. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/834Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
2024-11-0844 min
Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT PodcastEP 371: Unlocking Revenue Growth with AI Avatars - With Hour One's Natalie MonbiotWe're all gonna be talking to AI Avatars soon. In the past ONE WEEK! alone, we've seen big AI agent pushes from Apple, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI. We're breaking down the real talk on not just the ins and outs of AI avatars, but how your company can actually use them to drive revenue growth with Hour One's Natalie Monbiot.Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion: Ask Jordan and Natalie questions on AI AvatarsUpcoming...
2024-10-0231 min
Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn823: Virtual Humans and AI Clones, with Natalie MonbiotVirtual humans are rewriting the rules of digital communication and reshaping entire industries. This week, Jon Krohn welcomes Natalie Monbiot, Head of Strategy at Hour One, to shed light on how AI avatars are revolutionizing L&D and e-commerce by turning traditional training and product listings into captivating, presenter-led content.This episode is brought to you by epic LinkedIn Learning instructor Keith McCormick, by Gurobi, the Decision Intelligence Leader, and by ODSC, the Open Data Science Conference. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information....
2024-10-011h 20
The Times Tech PodcastHourOne’s Natalie Monbiot: “Building the virtual human economy”The gig economy is coming for your soul. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Natalie Monbiot of HourOne, to talk about the digital clone company starting before the ChatGPT moment (4:15), turning 5 minutes of footage into a digital clone (7:10), the hunt for the “killer app” for virtual humans (13:25), how the company started (18:20), Hollywood (24:00), bringing the dead back to life (27:20), your rights over what your clone does (32:40), and virtual human marketplaces (37:20). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-09-1341 min
Creativity SquaredEp39. GenAI & the Virtual Human Economy: How Can You Profit from Your Virtual Self? Discover the Answer from Trailblazer Natalie Monbiot who has Helped Create the CategoryHow can you put your virtual human to work? Listen in to find out!Natalie Monbiot, who has six virtual human twins of herself, is an emerging technology strategist and pioneer in virtual human and A.I. video technology.As a founding team member and head of strategy at Hour One, she has helped to create the category from the ground up, from the vision to ethics to commercialization.A leading voice in the industry, she has made the case for the “virtual human economy” in which real people profit from putting their virt...
2024-03-0756 min
Creativity SquaredCreativity Squared Podcast Season 2 Trailer: How Creatives Are Collaborating with Artificial Intelligence — First Episode with A.I.-Collaborative Artist Claire Silver Drops 2/1/24Creativity Squared is the leading podcast exploring the intersection of A.I. and creativity. Season two drops on February 1, 2024 — subscribe as you won’t want to miss our upcoming episodes where A.I. artists share how they collaborate with artificial intelligence and GenAI.Guests featured in the trailer include: A.I. Collaborative Artist Claire Silver, Dex Barton (Google Deepmind), Alejandro Lozano Robledo (UC Digital Futures), Marlies Wirth (MAK – Museum of Applied Arts), A.I. Writer J Thorn, Domnhaill Hernon (EY), Natalie Monbiot (Hour One), Andrew Cullison (UC Digital Futures), and Katie Trauth Taylor (Narratize). Discove...
2024-01-2502 min
RTP: Ad-FreeBot Love bonus - A Conversation from On Air FestThe chatbots we’ve met are designed to be companions to humans. But some developers are trying to build AI extensions of humans for the workplace. In a panel discussion recorded live at On Air Fest 2023, hosts Diego Senior, Anna Oakes, and special guest Natalie Monbiot (Head of Strategy, Hour One) chat with senior producer Mark Pagán about the origins of Bot Love and the waves of technological change coming our way.Bot Love is written by Anna Oakes, Mark Pagán, and Diego Senior. Hosted and produced by Anna Oakes and Diego Senior. Mark Pagán is...
2023-04-1932 minBot LoveBot Love bonus - A Conversation from On Air FestThe chatbots we’ve met are designed to be companions to humans. But some developers are trying to build AI extensions of humans for the workplace. In a panel discussion recorded live at On Air Fest 2023, hosts Diego Senior, Anna Oakes, and special guest Natalie Monbiot (Head of Strategy, Hour One) chat with senior producer Mark Pagán about the origins of Bot Love and the waves of technological change coming our way.
Bot Love is written by Anna Oakes, Mark Pagán, and Diego Senior. Hosted and produced by Anna Oakes and Diego Senior. Mark Pagán is...
2023-04-1932 minRadiotopia Presents: We're Doing the WizBot Love bonus - A Conversation from On Air FestThe chatbots we’ve met are designed to be companions to humans. But some developers are trying to build AI extensions of humans for the workplace. In a panel discussion recorded live at On Air Fest 2023, hosts Diego Senior, Anna Oakes, and special guest Natalie Monbiot (Head of Strategy, Hour One) chat with senior producer Mark Pagán about the origins of Bot Love and the waves of technological change coming our way.Bot Love is written by Anna Oakes, Mark Pagán, and Diego Senior. Hosted and produced by Anna Oakes and Diego Senior. Mark Pagán is...
2023-04-1932 min
Fringe by PeopleForward NetworkYour Clone is Ready with Natalie MonbiotOutspoken, authentic leaders are our jam at PeopleForward Network. There’s nothing better than people who challenge the status quo for the greater good and push others to innovate, and that’s a pretty great description of what they’re doing on the Chad & Cheese Podcast. Listen in as we feature episodes from their show but be warned, they are the world’s most dangerous HR podcast. In this episode, Natalie Monbiot, the Head of Strategy at Hour One, joins Chad & Cheese to discuss a wide array of topics, including tech, chatbots, and conversational A.I. Natalie is an eme...
2023-03-0133 min
The Chad & Cheese PodcastYour Clone is Ready w/ Natalie MonbiotWe get it. Tech is moving fast. From chatbots and conversational A.I. to automated video recruiting to the metaverse and more, it's exhausting to keep up. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it's about to get a little more complicated. Meet Hour One, a company specializing in the development of virtual humans for use in professional video communications, including human resources. The company's head of strategy, Natalie Monbiot, joins Chad & Cheese for a wide array of questions, including Why waste your time on HR? Give your brain a good stretch, and let's do this.
2023-01-0429 min
Rebel HR Podcast: Life and Work on Your TermsRHR 133: AI Onboarding with Natalie MonbiotSend us a textJoin Kyle Roed as he speaks with Natalie Monbiot, Head of Strategy at Hour One, an AI video generating platform used in onboarding and L&D. The age-old problem of perfecting the onboarding process that has been a difficult science for many employers to nail down. With traditional processes continuously leading to poor cultural fits and slow starts, HR professionals have long sought out to find the solution to this chemistry problem. This is where AI-generated avatar videos can be useful tool. By nature they are consistent, always covering the n...
2023-01-0436 min
The Voicebot PodcastNatalie Monbiot from Hour One on New Virtual Human Use CasesNatalie Monbiot from Hour One joined me for the recent Synthedia event to present several new use cases in language learning, media, and entertainment that are expanding the market for virtual humans. She shows how synthetic media is being used at Berlitz, Defiance Media, and people creating entertainment on YouTube. Monbiot joined Hour One as head of strategy in 2019. Prior to Hour One, she was an SVP at Publicis, where she worked on new technologies and the Samsung account. She was an SVP at UM Worldwide before that, and earlier in her career worked at IPG Media Lab. M...
2022-11-2233 min
New Realities: Der XR-PodcastVirtual humans are coming: Can we put our avatars to work in the metaverse?Hour One's Natalie Monbiot on the possibilities of synthetic media
In this podcast we mostly present projects, ideas and products from the field of virtual, augmented and mixed reality, or, you could say, from the field of extended reality. This time, however, we're talking about a technology that is still based in more classic digital worlds, especially in videos. Nevertheless, as you will see, it fits perfectly with the title of our podcast, because it makes "new realities" possible.
Our guest is Natalie Monbiot, Head of Strategy at Israeli-American start-up Hour One that specializes in creating virtual...
2022-10-1835 min
The Influencer Green Room!AI is awesome tool for Content Creators - here is why:Is this the end of Content Creators?AI is able to right now read out a script in your own voice so is it just a matter of time before we can push a button a realistic-looking avatar will replace us on camera?Today, we dive into Hour One and its AI technology!I chatted with Natalie Monbiot who is an entrepreneurial digital media executive, passionate about technology’s power to augment human capacity and communication. She is the Head of Strategy and founding team member at Hour One - an AI comp...
2022-05-0933 min
The Tonya Hall Innovation ShowWhen your teacher is an AI avatarNatalie Monbiot, head of strategy at Hour One, explains to Tonya Hall how digital avatars could expand the reach of online education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-08-1715 minThe Tonya Hall Innovation ShowDon't like to speak on camera? Your AI character can do it for youTonya Hall talks to Natalie Monbiot, head of strategy at Hour One, about how synthetic AI characters based on humans could save businesses plenty of time but also create some ethical issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-08-1113 minThe Voicebot PodcastNatalie Monbiot of Hour One on Virtual Humans Automated Video Production and MoreNatalie Monbiot is head of strategy and business development for Hour One. She is working with companies across a number of industries as varied as real estate, eLearning, automotive, and consumer brands and is shaping Hour One's go-to-market and growth strategies. Prior to Hour One, Monbiot was an SVP at Publicis where she worked on new technologies and the Samsung account. She was an SVP at UM Worldwide before that focused on digital and strategic innovation and earlier in her career worked at IPG Media Lab and also previously worked in media planning for fortune 500 clients. Monbiot...
2021-07-251h 01
Sandwich SocietyOur Digital Clone Future is Here with Natalie Monbiot of Hour OneThe future of digital clones and synthetic humans, believe it or not, is already upon us.On this episode I welcome Natalie Monbiot from Hour One a startup that is creating lifelike synthetic humans at scale - this is such a fascinating conversation that you probably should pause this and go to HourOne.ai to have a look at what we are about to talk about.Are you ready to be digitally cloned?Will I be presenting onstage at Web Summit via my digital clone?Or will they just replace me with...
2020-10-1430 min
SaltgrassS3 E6 Making Change with Natalie MoxhamIn this episode we speak with Natalie Moxham, a Castlemaine resident of over 10 years. She was a driving force in the Castlemaine Commons you tube series, which was created recently to look at how our community was managing the various factors playing out in this time of pandemic.
She has traveled the world and worked in many vulnerable communities, helping people create change… which is what we all know is needed, but can be so hard to make happen. She calls herself a change maker and movement builder, listen to find out what she has to say ab...
2020-09-1348 min
The Chi Time PodcastOlivia Fern - 'Calling us Home', harmonising inner and outer environmentalOlivia's first interview! Discussing how and when she heard the call to sing and songwrite, how this experience helps harmonise her internal and external environment. As a highly acclaimed new singer, song writer Olivia’s poetic melodic and soulful reflections on 21st century life touch all who hear her. Meeting as we did at the George Monbiot event in Bristol last March, poignant observations ensued and a fiery call to action on current environmental challenges continue… we want the best for us and our planet too!Referencing Murray Kyle, Nahko, Natalie Fee ,City to Sea, Daniel Dobbie, Extinction Rebellion & Ayla Nere...
2019-08-1245 min
Mobilizing CultureEMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCEWhat if technology could sense how you’re feeling and help you feel better? Rana el Kaliouby (Founder/CEO, Affectiva) and Natalie Monbiot (SVP/Futures, Starcom USA) believe it’s closer to reality than you think. Listen in as these two futurists dive deep into the capabilities of new technology, and how tech is gaining the ability to understand, anticipate, and predict human emotions. www.kargo.com Instagram: @kargomobile Twitter: @kargo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kargo/ Linkedin Produced by At Will Radio
2017-10-0228 min