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Episode 0049 - AI Scams Are Getting Harder to Spot and Leaders Need a Better Way to Verify Trust
You're listening to the Bots and Bosses podcast, the only show where robots and humans attempt to work side by side. Presented by John Binks, technologist, author, and your AI wrangling tour guide. So buckle up and let's deep dive.Episode 49 examines how generative AI—voice cloning, deepfakes and social media harvesting—enables ultra-realistic scams that bypass our senses and cost billions. John Banks breaks down FBI and FTC data, explains how attackers assemble believable context, and lays out six practical defenses—from independent callbacks and two-person approval rules to phishing-resistant MFA and realistic training—to help organizations verify trust and respond fast.
15 Sept 2026
Episode 0048 - New Book: AI Made Simple
Episode 48 of the Bots and Bosses podcast (originally aired Sept 14, 2026) features a deep dive with the author of AI Made Simple. Host John Binks and the guest explain why fluent AI answers can mislead, how LLMs predict tokens rather than understand facts, and why retrieval-augmented generation reduces but does not remove hallucinations.The conversation covers practical guidance for professionals: the shift from production to curation, iterative prompting over one-shot “wizard” prompts, the limits of treating AI like a microwave, and the urgent need to preserve human critical judgment as generative models become more reliable and ubiquitous.
3 Aug 2026
Episode 0047 - How Do You Hire Differently Because of AI A Practical Leadership Guide for Building AI-Ready Teams
Episode 47 explores how AI is rewriting organizational design and hiring: the shift from narrow task-based roles to systems architects who own outcomes, combine domain expertise with AI fluency, and carry human judgment and accountability. It explains why resumes and job descriptions must move from activities to measurable outcomes and why leaders should view efficiency gains as capacity for growth, not automatic headcount cuts.The episode also gives practical hiring tools — a two-stage interview that first tests independent problem framing and then AI-assisted performance, plus a verification exercise to spot candidates who truly evaluate AI output — and highlights the need for intentional onboarding, governance, and training for junior employees in an AI-driven workplace.
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