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The AI LyceumInside the AI Supply Chain: How Cerebras Powers Fast AI [James Wang] #29'STEM is reducible to math and math is verifiable. So anything verifiable is automatable.'In this episode of The AI Lyceum®, Samraj Matharu speaks with James Wang, Product Marketing Director at Cerebras, about the AI supply chain, inference, agents and what remains human when intelligence becomes infrastructure.James previously spent nearly a decade at NVIDIA before joining Cerebras, where he focuses on AI models and inference. This conversation goes from the technical to the philosophical: what inference actually means, why fast AI matters, how agentic coding is changing work, and why humanities, relationships and p...
2026-04-2654 min
The AI LyceumHow Advertising, AI and Algorithms Shape What We See [Alessandra Di Lorenzo, Advertising Leader] #28‘The web is one big fat ad.'That was Alessandra DiLorenzo’s quote of the podcast, and it gets right to the point.In this episode of The AI Lyceum®, Samraj Matharu speaks with Alessandra DiLorenzo, former CEO of lastminute.com media and former leader at eBay and Vodafone, following her recent TEDx Royal Tunbridge Wells talk at the March 8, 2026 event themed ‘Momentum’. Her TEDx speaker profile framed the idea simply and sharply: ‘My daughter could skip ads before she could read the word advertising.’A key theme running through this conversation is reversibil...
2026-04-201h 03
The AI LyceumInclusive AI, Trust and Hidden Harm [Sidrah Hassan, AI Ethicist] #27'AI just feels like another frontier of exclusion' – Sidrah HassanIn this episode of The AI Lyceum®, Samraj Matharu speaks with Sidrah Hassan, AI Governance and AI Ethics Specialist, about inclusive AI, AI ethics, AI governance, algorithmic bias, trust in AI, transparency, human oversight, and responsible AI in practice.Sidrah is an AI Governance and Ethics Manager at Kainos, an AI Ethics and Strategy Advisor at Ethical AI Alliance, and has also worked across AI ethics, product, and public education through roles at AND Digital, BBC Scotland, and the AI Safety Collab by ENAIS.W...
2026-04-141h 08
The AI LyceumHow AI Is Changing Education, Ethics, and the Future of Work [Tina Austin] #26‘Failure is not something to be ashamed of. I want my students to know why they were wrong'AI is changing education, work, and judgment faster than most institutions can keep up.In Episode #26 of The AI Lyceum®, I speak with Tina Austin, an AI educator, bioethics and computational biology lecturer, AI ethics adviser, and OpenAI presenter, about what it means to teach, think, and stay human in the age of AI. We explore how generative AI is reshaping the classroom, why students are anxious about the future of work, and why critical thinking matters mor...
2026-04-0650 min
The AI LyceumHow Wondercraft Is Changing AI Video for Business [Wondercraft CEO, Dimitris Nikolaou] #25'The problem is that more people want to be creating videos, but they can’t'AI video is moving from novelty to utility, and Wondercraft is betting the real opportunity is not just generating content, but making video genuinely usable for business.In Episode 25 of The AI Lyceum®, we sat down with Dimitris Nikolaou, Co-Founder and CEO of Wondercraft, to explore how he went from Imperial and Palantir to Y Combinator and building one of the UK’s most interesting AI creation platforms.We discuss why Wondercraft started in audio, why video is a far...
2026-03-2944 min
The AI LyceumAgentic Advertising: How AI Agents Will Buy and Sell Media [IAB Tech Lab, Shailley Singh] #24This episode is sponsored by Advertising Protocols™ — a free and open directory for the entire advertising ecosystem, built to help people explore the protocols, standards, tools, and infrastructure shaping the future of media and ad tech.🌐 https://advertisingprotocols.com'Bot is the old world. Agent is the new world' – Shailley SinghWhat happens when AI agents start buying and selling media?In this episode of The AI Lyceum™, Samraj Matharu sits down with Shailley Singh, EVP Product and COO at IAB Tech Lab. Shailley has helped shape modern digital advertising...
2026-03-1257 min
The AI LyceumThe Magic Mirror: The Journey to $3M a Month [Sunil Jindal, Magic AI] #23'When you see that image of yourself on the screen, suddenly it feels much more possible'- Sunil Jindal, Co-Founder, Magic AIWhat if your mirror could train you using a future version of you as the trainer?In this episode of The AI Lyceum, Samraj Matharu sits down with Sunil Jindal, Co-Founder of Magic AI - the award-winning consumer tech company behind the AI-powered smart mirror named one of TIME Magazine's Best Inventions of 2024.Magic AI uses computer vision to count reps, correct form, and give real-time feedback across 400+ exercises...
2026-03-0246 min
The AI LyceumGoverning AI at Scale: Understanding Bias & Fairness [Dr. Chiara Gallese, Digital Ethics Prof] #22'We should improve our critical thinking' — Chiara GalleseAs AI systems move from experimentation to infrastructure, governance becomes the real test.In Episode 22 of The AI Lyceum, Samraj speaks with Dr Chiara Gallese — Philosophy PhD, Adjunct Professor of Digital Ethics at Collegio Internazionale Ca’ Foscari, Researcher at Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), and Academic Expert in the European Commission’s AI Transparency Code of Practice Working Groups. A lawyer and privacy consultant for multinationals and banks since 2015, she currently focuses her studies on the legal aspects of artificial intelligence, the ethics of data use...
2026-02-1552 min
The AI LyceumUnderstanding AI Ethics: Trust and Safety [Savneet Singh, AI Ethicist] #21AI ethics, trust & safety explained — Savneet Singh (AI Ethicist) on building trustworthy AI systems, safety frameworks & responsible AI deployment. The AI Lyceum #21'The machine is there to support you — not to replace your judgment. You are the one in control' — Savneet SinghAs AI becomes more human-like, trust becomes harder to define — and more critical to get right.In this episode, Samraj speaks with Savneet Singh, who doesn't speak in her capacity as trust and safety lead at a top tech company, but as Visiting Lecturer at Emory University, about what it really means to...
2026-02-0654 min
The AI LyceumAI's Biggest Blind Spot: Culture, Not Code [Dr. Nina Begus, Berkeley] #20Why AI’s biggest blind spot is culture, not code — Dr Nina Begus (UC Berkeley) on cultural bias in AI, language models & cross-cultural AI development. The AI Lyceum #20🎓 20% Off | Oxford AI Executive Programmeshttps://oxsbs.link/ailyceum"Humanities scholars need to be at the table where AI is being built — ethics must be embedded from the start, not added as a band-aid afterward" — Dr. Nina BegusAI doesn't just process data — it processes human culture.In this episode, Samraj speaks with Dr. Nina Begus, Philosophy PhD from Harvard, UC Berkeley rese...
2026-01-301h 00
The AI Lyceum#19 - AI Is a Question Machine: Teaching Thinking, Not Answers [Casandra Sibilin, Philosophy Lecturer, CUNY]AI is not an oracle — it is a question machine.In this episode, Samraj Matharu speaks with Cassandra Sibilin, Philosophy Lecturer at CUNY (City University of New York) and a leading practitioner in AI-assisted education.Cassandra works at the intersection of philosophy, pedagogy, and emerging AI tools, helping educators and students move beyond fear, hype, and automation toward deeper thinking. Rather than treating AI as an answer engine or oracle, she argues for a different framing: AI as a question machine — a tool that challenges assumptions, surfaces multiple perspectives, and sharpens human judgment.Toge...
2026-01-2156 min
The AI Lyceum#18 – Thinking With AI: What Can’t Be Automated? [Peter Danenberg, Google DeepMind]“The things we can say are limited by the things we can think.”In this episode, Samraj Matharu speaks with Peter Danenberg, Senior Software Engineer specialising in rapid LLM prototyping at Google DeepMind, based in Palo Alto, California.Peter works at the frontier where large language models move from research to real-world systems. Together, they explore what it really means to think with AI — not to outsource thinking to machines, but to use them as tools that challenge, pressure-test, and refine human judgment.The conversation goes beyond model performance into philosophy, ethics, and cognit...
2026-01-131h 43
The AI Lyceum#17 – The Future of Law with AI: Making Sense of It All [Stephen Dnes, Lawyer]“Law does not stop innovation — but poor regulation can quietly distort it.”In this episode, Samraj speaks with Stephen Dnes, media lawyer, partner at Dnes & Felver, and lecturer in law at Royal Holloway, University of London, about one of the most important questions facing AI today:How should law assign responsibility when AI systems act, decide, and transact autonomously?Stephen brings a rare transatlantic legal perspective, having worked across UK, EU, and US competition, data, and technology regulation. Together, they explore how existing legal doctrine struggles with agentic systems, why GDPR and the EU AI...
2026-01-051h 11
The AI Lyceum#16 – Winning the Zero Click: AI and Marketing’s Future [Professor Jim Lecinski Kellogg. School of Management]🎓 20% Off | Oxford AI Ethics Executive Programme https://oxsbs.link/ailyceum“AI raises the ceiling and raises the floor. It is not the end of marketing. It is the beginning of better marketing.” — Jim LecinskiIn this episode, Samraj speaks with Jim Lecinski, Clinical Professor of Marketing at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and former Google VP. He created ZMOT (Zero Moment of Truth), the idea that people research and judge brands long before they reach a store or website. His new book, The AI Marketing Canvas, Second Edition: A Five-Step AI Plan for Ma...
2025-12-1150 min
The AI Lyceum#15 – Is AI Listening to Us? Voice AI as the New Interface [Charles Cadbury | CEO, Say It Now]🎓 20% Off | Oxford AI Ethics Executive Programme - https://oxsbs.link/ailyceum🍫 The answer is yes — he is related to 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 Cadbury.“Conversation is the most natural interface there is.” — Charles CadburyCharles Cadbury — CEO, Say It Now and Amazon Alexa Cup winner — explores why Voice AI is becoming the new interface for search. From early Alexa development to powering actionable audio ads for Marriott, Greggs and HMRC, he explains how voice delivers better engagement and how agentic advertising will reshape the future.The conversation dives into context windows, ethics, mind-crime, multimodal devices, energy demands, assistant wars...
2025-12-0843 min
The AI Lyceum#14 – Recycling AI Heat: How Waste Energy Could Save Us [Scot Bryson | Founder, Orbital Farm and NASA Contributor]“It’s really a question of will… Do we want the exciting future or the scary future?” — Scot BrysonScot Bryson — Founder of Orbital Farm, General Partner at Impactful Capital, circular-systems thinker and long-standing NASA collaborator — joins Samraj to explore how AI is heating the planet, how waste heat could become one of the most powerful sustainability tools we have, and why the future of data centres will shape the future of civilisation.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS0:00 ➤ Intro / Guest Welcome0:56 ➤ Ethics from a 50,000-ft ecosystem view2:16 ➤ What ethics means in circular systems3:15 ➤...
2025-11-2854 min
The AI Lyceum#13 – Can AI Cure Loneliness? The New Human Condition [Dr. Lollie Mancey, Cyber-Anthropologist]“AI is amplifying both our cognition and our blind spots… it’s showing us who we are.” — Dr. Lollie ManceyDr. Lollie Mancey — anthropologist, futurist and Program Director at UCD’s Innovation Academy — joins Samraj to explore how AI is reshaping identity, intimacy, culture, empathy and the future human condition. A grounded, human conversation on loneliness, AI companions, ethics, neuroscience, simulation theory and how technology is transforming how we think, feel and relate.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS0:00 ➤ Intro / Guest Welcome0:56 ➤ Lollie’s background & cyber-anthropology2:01 ➤ Futureville: Ireland 2050 through AR2:58 ➤ Fear, misinform...
2025-11-2054 min
The AI Lyceum#12 – Billion Dollar Ideas: AI’s impact on the digital economy [Brian O'Kelley | CEO, Scope3]“If this works, we can make the entire global economy a trillion dollars bigger… That’s a massive opportunity for humanity.” — Brian O’KelleyBrian O’Kelley has made over $2B in selling his businesses — Inventor of the ad exchange, former CEO of AppNexus (acquired for $1.6B), Right Media (acquired for $600M) and now CEO of Scope3 — has shaped the economic and technical foundations of the open internet. In this episode, Samraj speaks with Brian about AI, agentic ecosystems, sustainability, and why the future of advertising will reward experimentation over determinism.A sharp, fast-moving conversation on trillion-dollar...
2025-11-1654 min
The AI Lyceum#11 – Agentic AI, Sora & GPT-5: Trends, thoughts and tricks [Head of AI, Moonpig – Peter Gostev]“People overthink AI. The value is in quickly testing small ideas and seeing what actually works.” - Peter GostevMoonpig is one of the UK’s largest personalised gifting and card platforms, used by millions. In this episode, Samraj speaks with Moonpig’s Head of AI, Peter Gostev — a leading voice in practical, hype-free AI. Peter oversees generative AI initiatives across the entire business: customer-facing features, operations automation, and empowering teams to use AI confidently and safely.A fast, grounded deep-dive into agentic AI, Sora, Codex, OpenAI DevDay, and how to actually keep up with the pace o...
2025-11-1349 min
The AI Lyceum#10 – Conscious AI and Protopia: The Future of Intelligence [Dr.Daniel Hulme, CEO of Satalia | WPP]“Generative AI is still a bit like an intoxicated graduate.” — Daniel HulmeWhat happens when intelligence stops following instructions — and starts adapting?In this episode of The AI Lyceum, Samraj speaks with Daniel Hulme, Chief AI Officer at WPP and Founder of Satalia (acquired by WPP), about adaptive intelligence, neuromorphic computing, sustainability, and Protopia — a world that gets a little better every day.Daniel holds two PhDs — one in emergent intelligence within virtual agents, another decoding how bumblebees think and adapt. His journey spans academia, entrepreneurship, and the philosophy of consciousness.EPISODE...
2025-11-0344 min
The AI Lyceum#9 – Can AI Be Green? The Truth About Data, Power, and Planet [Silicon Valley's Pascal Joly]“Sustainable AI means using AI without destroying the planet.” – Pascal JolyWhat if the next great challenge for AI isn’t bias or privacy — but energy?In this episode of The AI Lyceum™, Samraj Matharu speaks with Pascal Joly, a Silicon Valley product leader turned sustainability advocate, to unpack the true cost of intelligence: the carbon, water, and energy footprint behind AI.Pascal combines decades in cloud and DevOps with environmental science, helping organisations cut emissions and build greener systems — including AI Wattch, an open-source tool he built to track LLM emissions in r...
2025-10-2754 min
The AI Lyceum#8 – Smartphones to AGI: How to Navigate Exponential Change [London Futurists, David Wood]💬 “We must learn not just faster, but better — unlearning the old while emotionally preparing for the new.” — David WoodWhat can the smartphone revolution teach us about the AI era?David Wood — futurist, author of 12 books, and co-founder of Symbian, the operating system that powered over half the world’s smartphones before iOS and Android — joins Samraj Matharu to explore how humanity can steer the rise of AI responsibly.As Chair of London Futurists (9,000+ members) and one of T3 Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in Technology,” David draws on decades of experience at the intersection of har...
2025-10-1954 min
The AI Lyceum#7 – Designing AI We Can Trust: The Right Choices [IBM Research Lead, Professor Claudio Pinhanez]🙏 What does it take to design AI that earns - and deserves - our trust?“Prompt engineering is a bug” - Claudio PinhanezIn this episode, Samraj Matharu speaks with Claudio Pinhanez, Principal Scientist at IBM Research Brazil, about building AI systems that are transparent, consistent, and human-centred. With 40 years of experience across computer science and design, Claudio shares lessons from the early days of AI, explores how language models shape user trust, and reflects on why humility and honesty should guide the next era of intelligent systems.A grounded and forward-looking discussion on how...
2025-10-1347 min
The AI Lyceum#6 – Marketing in the Age of AI [Ogilvy's Chief Transformation Officer, Antonis Kocheilas]🧠 How Can Marketers Use AI — Without Losing the Human Touch?“What I would like to ask for our industry is to stop asking what AI can do and start asking what we can do with AI.” — Antonis KocheilasIn this episode, Samraj Matharu speaks with Antonis Kocheilas, Global Chief Transformation Officer of one of the world’s leading advertising agencies – Ogilvy – to explore how AI is reshaping creativity, strategy, and storytelling.Antonis shares how marketing is entering a new era — where automation, data, and human intuition must coexist. Together they unpack how brands can apply AI respon...
2025-10-0650 min
The AI Lyceum#5 – What is the Agentic Internet? Virtual economies' impact on advertising [James Bentley]🤖 WHAT WOULD YOU WANT AN AI AGENT TO BUY FOR YOU?In this episode of The AI Lyceum Podcast, Samraj Matharu speaks with James Bentley — Director of AI Strategy at Awin (ex-Adobe ML) — to unpack how autonomous agents, real-time search, and ledger-based attribution could reshape the commercial internet.James shares lessons from two decades in digital advertising, from early ML forecasting at Adobe to today’s LLM-powered discovery. Together, we dive into agent marketplaces, SEO for LLMs, tokenised value exchange, ethics (EU AI Act), security (agent traps), and the sustainability costs of “thinking” models.FEAT...
2025-10-031h 02
The AI Lyceum#4 - Can Robots Learn? TIME 100 Prof. Benjamin Rosman on AI, Robotics & Intelligence🤖 Can Robots Learn How to Learn?“If we could have infinite intelligence, what would we do with it?” — Prof. Benjamin RosmanIn this episode, Samraj Matharu speaks with Prof. Benjamin Rosman – who is one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in AI 2025, Google-award winning, Professor of Machine Learning & Robotics at the University of Witwatersrand, and Director of the RAIL Lab. Benjamin shares his journey from robotics into AI research and explains how his lab is pioneering agents that can learn how to learn. Together, we explore curiosity-driven learning, multi-agent systems, and the future...
2025-09-2946 min
The AI Lyceum#3 - Making AI 100% Sustainable: Is it Possible? Renewable Data Centres with GreenPT🌳 How Can AI Be Made More Sustainable?"By 2030, we will be using 2x the energy we use right now.”In this episode, Samraj Matharu speaks with Robert Keus, founder of GreenPT, to explore the vital intersection of AI and environmental sustainability.Robert explains how GreenPT is creating a privacy-friendly, energy-efficient AI ecosystem – from improving data centre efficiency to educating users on more sustainable ways to interact with AI.This conversation is essential for anyone interested in the environmental impact of AI, the future of green technology, and how we can collectively reduce...
2025-09-2632 min
The AI Lyceum#2 - Is AI Super-Intelligent? Beyond the Hype - Calum Chace (Best selling AI Author)🧠 Is AI Super-Intelligent — and when will it become super-intelligent?“𝗪𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.”In this episode of The AI Lyceum Podcast, Samraj Matharu speaks with Calum Chace — Oxford-educated philosopher, best-selling AI author, global keynote speaker, and co-founder of Conscium — to explore the most profound questions about AI, consciousness, and the future of humanity.Calum shares a unique perspective on AI’s extraordinary promise and its deepest risks. From neuromorphic computing to the ethics of “mind crime,” this conversation is essential for anyone curious about superintelligence, AI ethics, and how society can prepare for the AI revolution.🔥 Featured in this episode0:00 ➤ The journey from philosophy to AI2:45 ➤ The crucial difference between intelligence vs. consciousness6:10 ➤ Why “mind crime” is a serious ethical challenge for future AI10:30 ➤ How neuromorphic computing could slash AI’s energy use15:50 ➤ The “Four C’s” of superintelligence21:20 ➤ Merging with machines: is it humanity’s best path forward?26:00 ➤ Urgent short-term risks: disinformation, deepfakes, privacy
2025-09-1743 min
The AI Lyceum#1 - Can AI Become Conscious? Lead AI Tutor at Oxford Explains [Peter Morgan]👉 20% OFF University of Oxford Executive Programmes @Theailyceum.comIn this episode of The AI Lyceum Podcast, Samraj Matharu speaks with Peter Morgan — Head Tutor on AI executive programmes at the University of Oxford and founder of Deep Learning Partnership — to tackle one of today’s biggest questions: Is AI conscious?❓ Questions we answer in this episode:What’s the difference between everyday AI and Generative AI like ChatGPT?Why did ChatGPT explode in popularity so quickly?Could AI ever become truly intelligent or self-aware?What guardrails and safety measures are needed to keep AI under control...
2025-09-0455 min
The Six Sells PodcastSamraj Matharu on The Six Sells PodcastSamraj Matharu has worked at most of the large media agency groups during his career to date, specialising in data, analytics, algorithms, marketing science and AI.In this conversation, Samraj talks to Mike Nicholson at Six Sells about this, and a lot more:Attention metricsAIMulti-signal algorithmic buying
2025-07-1435 min
The Mindset and Self-Mastery ShowPsychology and Mindfulness With Product Marketing With Samraj Matharu“Be yourself.”
In this episode, Nick speaks with Samraj Matharu, a marketer who takes in endless amounts of data to determine the best ways of showing products to customers and how to deliver what people want.
About Samraj Matharu
Sam is a believer in self-mastery and does what he can to excel in everything he does. He reads books by Robert Greene, Rhonda Byrne, and Paolo Coelho and has a broad range of interests and skills.
He also likes to excel in the gym and put 20kg of muscle on within 2 years...
2022-10-0643 min
The Mindset and Self-Mastery ShowCombining Psychology and Mindfulness With Product MarketingSamraj Matharu is a marketer who takes in endless amounts of data to determine the best ways of showing products to customers and how to deliver what people want. But not only does he take in data abo
2022-10-0643 min
Day In-Day OutSam Matharu and the almighty power of online marketingSamraj MatharuLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammatharu/Website:https://primescents.co.uk/https://www.farfetch.com/uk/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/kevin.palmieri.90/Next Level University Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/5SDGgQSRRaoCcWbnToL6o9My social media links:Podcast:https://podcast.app/day-in-day-out-p832991Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/muui23LinkedIn page:https://www.linkedin.com...
2022-04-151h 33