In this week’s episode of The Lead Well Podcast, Mark O'Reilly speaks with Professor Alan Smeaton from DCU, one of Ireland's leading voices in artificial intelligence, about what leaders, coaches, and organisations need to understand about AI right now.

They explore why human leadership cannot be replaced by AI, how hallucinations are built into the technology by design, and why the way most people are using AI tools is leaving them dangerously exposed. The conversation covers the stages of grief leaders go through when confronting AI, what Estonia is doing nationally that Ireland is not, agentic AI and what it means in practice, and why curiosity is the most important leadership skill in an AI-driven world.

How Do You Lead in a World Being Reshaped by AI? | Alan Smeaton

Written and produced by Giles Field using generative AI. Female vocals synthesised in Suno.ai

a funny thing

Keep Calm, and Carry On

Middle East AI News by Carrington Malin brought to you by Positron AI - Positron delivers efficient AI inference hardware. Prepare for the post-training era: exponentially scale datacenter inference with Positron’s lowest power and cost per token. In this podcast: Egypt plans green powered hyperscale data hub; Algeria launches nationwide 5G rollout strategy; and Saudi LEAP event rescheduled amid regional tensions

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Egypt plans green powered hyperscale data hub

In this episode, we sit down with Chris Formosa to break down the Socksescort disruption—a proxy botnet powered by AVRecon that compromised edge devices at scale. Chris walks us through why the operation was so dangerous, how investigators tracked its command-and-control infrastructure, and what changed between the 2023 disclosure and the eventual takedown in coordination with the Department of Justice. We also dig into why edge devices remain prime targets, where most organizations still have visibility gaps, and what the next evolution of this threat could be.  In our reporter chat, Greg Otto and Tim Starks break down DarkSword, a iOS exploit kit that could impact hundreds of millions of people. 

Behind the scenes of the Socksescort takedown

Sunday Kolel
Year 3 - Lecture 14
Can AI Be Self-Aware?
A Jewish Legal and Ethical View of Artificial Intelligence
With Rabbi Tzvi Freeman
Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, March 8, 2026

Sunday Kolel - Can AI Be Self-Aware? - Rabbi Tzvi Freeman

Middle East AI News by Carrington Malin brought to you by Positron AI - Positron delivers efficient AI inference hardware. Prepare for the post-training era: exponentially scale datacenter inference with Positron’s lowest power and cost per token. In this podcast: Tunisia Hosts First African AI Olympiad; AI Drone Project Targets Morocco Water Security; and UAE Uses AI for Ramadan Moon Sighting

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Tunisia to hosts first African AI Olympiad

This past week, we put on a webinar about Practical AI for Community Banks.  The engagement from the industry was amazing and it definitely won't be the last one we do.  This episode is the AI summary of the webinar that I thought was absolutely amazing itself.  

If you want to view the webinar and get the handouts, check out https://barretbanking.org/practical-ai-for-community-banks/

Barret DeepDive: Practical AI For Community Banks

A conceptual text proposing that human society is the original algorithm, evolving from survival to fairness through cycles of bias, correction, and negotiation.

The Human Algorithm

AI PARASITE

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I make music with different personas for my many faces

klaypoll is the producer name of Giles Field. He lives in the inner west of Melbourne.

Writing first.
Voice as extension.
Text remains central.

They don't need a heart to make you cry.
The AI wave that caught everyone off guard

*music produced by artificial intelligence

The Paul W. Barret, Jr. School of Banking is a non-profit independent school created by and governed by a Board of Regents, whose members are executives from banks and other firms involved with the financial services industry.The mission of the School is to provide an adult learning experience for the career-oriented individual in commercial banking or a related financial services industry business.

The Lead Well Podcast, hosted by Mark O'Reilly, explores the intersection of leadership, performance, and well-being. Through engaging conversations with business leaders, entrepreneurs, and experts across industries, the podcast delves into how leaders can thrive in high-pressure environments while maintaining balance and resilience. Each episode offers practical insights, personal stories, and actionable strategies to help listeners enhance their leadership skills, boost performance, and prioritise mental and physical well-being.

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