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Ep 32 | From Fear to Function: AI Isn't Taking Your Job, It's Redefining It with Derek Osgood

As the conversation around job loss vs. job evolution heats up, how can we look at the glass half full? Derek Osgood, Founder and CEO of DoubleO and Ignition, joins The AI Forecast to explore how agentic AI is reshaping business workflows and reframing the conversation from replacement to augmentation. As Derek puts it, automation isn’t about erasing opportunity; it’s about redefining it.

Ep 31 | Reimagining Business Intelligence: From Dashboards to Decision Engines w/ John Santaferraro

The next era of business intelligence is here. Traditional dashboards and static reports give way to AI-driven systems built for faster, more informed decision-making. John Santaferraro, CEO and founder of Ferraro Consulting and host of The Digital Analyst podcast, joins The AI Forecast to share how enterprises can modernize BI to unlock real business value. Because in today’s data-rich world, turning insight into action still depends on a clear ‘story’ that helps decision-makers understand what to do next.

Ep 30 | Redefining Learning: The Future of K-12 Education and AI with Marlee Strawn

It’s official. AI has reached the classrooms, but not without pushback and hesitancy. Marlee Strawn, co-founder of Scholar Education, joins The AI Forecast to discuss. Marlee’s years of experience in education—both as a teacher and school administrator—ground her strong perspective that AI won’t replace teachers or make students “dumber.” Tune in as Marlee and host Paul Muller delve into the significance of personalized learning through AI, the varying impacts across different education levels, and the ethical considerations surrounding AI deployment in classrooms.

The Future Is Already Here-And It's Agentic

Let me take you on a journey—not into some far-off sci-fi future, but into a tomorrow that’s just around the corner. Imagine this: you walk into your workplace and some of your “colleagues” are no longer human. They’re not robots in the traditional sense, but agents—autonomous software entities, each trained on vast datasets, equipped with decision-making power, and capable of performing economic, civic, and operational tasks at scale.

Ep 28 | Engineering for GenAI: Lessons from Past Hype Cycles with Ryan Ries of Mission Cloud

Generative AI is entering the enterprise at scale, following patterns set by the rise of cloud computing. As organizations shift from buying tools to building custom solutions, architecture and integration become key to long-term success.

Ep 27 | Leading with Joy in the Age of AI with Kevin Surace

In this episode of The AI Forecast, host Paul Muller is joined by Kevin Surace—Chair & CEO of AI-Driven Autonomous Software Testing Tools | Appvance , Chair of Token Ring, and a pioneering force behind the first human-like AI virtual assistant—for a deeply human conversation about what it means to lead through disruption.

Cloudera's AI Studios: Making Advanced AI Accessible to All

The demand for AI-driven applications is surging, and enterprises have reached an inflection point where they can no longer afford fragmented, siloed development. Traditionally, AI development is done by data scientists or machine learning experts with deep expertise in multiple tools and frameworks.

EP 24 | Why AI Agents Are the Future of Enterprise AI with Cloudera's Abhas Ricky

AI agents are quickly becoming one of the most powerful tools in the enterprise AI toolkit. According to Cloudera’s latest Agentic AI Survey, 96% of enterprises plan to expand their use of AI agents. But what’s driving this surge, and how can organizations turn hype into results? In this episode of The AI Forecast, host Paul Muller sits down with Abhas Ricky, Chief Strategy Officer at Cloudera, to explore the real momentum behind agentic AI. From healthcare to telecom, Abhas unpacks how AI agents are already transforming operations with speed, intelligence, and autonomy.