Inspire AI: Transforming RVA Through Technology and Automation
Our mission is to cultivate AI literacy in the Greater Richmond Region through awareness, community engagement, education, and advocacy. In this podcast, we spotlight companies and individuals in the region who are pioneering the development and use of AI.
Episodes
52 episodes
Ep 50 - The Human Algorithm: Leading with Authenticity in an AI World w/ Judi Fox
What if your loudest growth came from fewer, truer signals? That’s the through-line of our conversation with LinkedIn strategist Judy Fox, who rebuilt after a 2023 house fire and turned AI into a clarity engine rather than a content factory. Sh...
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Ep 49 - Virginia’s Agentic AI Pilot: Clarity, Risks, and the Future of Lawmaking
A state is letting an algorithm read the rulebook—and then asking people to decide what to change. We head to Virginia to unpack the “agentic AI” pilot that scans statutes, regulations, and guidance to flag contradictions, redundancies, and unc...
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Ep 48 - The Next Vital Sign: Kinis.ai’s Bold Vision for AI-Powered Health w/ Vincent Vu
A simple question changed everything: what if balance were measured like blood pressure? We sit down with founder Vincent Vu—who went from a refugee camp to launching minimalist shoes to building a clinical platform—to unpack how AI and movemen...
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Ep 47 - Quantum’s Edge: What Quantum AI Really Promises
What if intelligence could see every path at once? We dive into the live wire where quantum computing meets AI—mapping the real breakthroughs, the hard limits, and the choices that will define how this technology reshapes science, industry, and...
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Ep 46 - Supercomputers: Reshaping Our World One Quadrillion Calculations at a Time
What happens when machines can think at the speed of light? Today we dive into the fascinating world of supercomputers – not just as technological marvels, but as the silent engines driving humanity's greatest breakthroughs.Have you eve...
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Ep 45 - Clarity Over Speed: The AI skills that actually matter
Have you fallen into the AI execution trap? While everyone races to master prompt engineering and ChatGPT tricks, this episode reveals the uncomfortable truth: execution has never been the real bottleneck in innovation. The true differentiator—...
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Ep 44 - The AI Reinvention Cycle: Six Steps to Future-Proof Your Organization
The business landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, and AI stands at the epicenter. But as Accenture CEO Julie Sweet pointedly states, "AI won't save you if all you do is adopt it." This fundamental truth launches us into an exploration of wh...
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Ep 43 - Websites Finally Talk Back: The Promise of No-Code AI Chatbots
Ever wished your website could answer questions while you sleep? That's exactly what we're exploring today as we dive into the world of no-code AI chatbots that are revolutionizing customer service for businesses of all sizes.What caugh...
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Ep 42 - AI Guardrails: How AI Tools Protect Against Themselves
The invisible line between AI innovation and disaster often comes down to one critical factor: guardrails. Just as safety barriers on mountain roads don't slow you down but prevent catastrophic falls, AI guardrails establish crucial boundaries ...
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Ep 41 - From Coffee to Wine: How AI Is Giving Teachers Their Lives Back w/ Cary Wright
What if teachers could reclaim their evenings and weekends while actually improving student outcomes? That’s the promise of AI in education—not replacing teachers, but amplifying their impact by taking on the administrative burden that pulls th...
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Ep 40 - Beyond Automation: How Smart Tools are Transforming the Workplace
The workplace revolution is here, and it's powered by artificial intelligence. No longer just quietly automating in the background, AI has evolved into active colleagues that brainstorm ideas, draft documents, attend meetings, and write code al...
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Ep 39 - Learning With AI, Not From It: A Guide for Students in the Digital Age
Are students cheating with ChatGPT, or are they mastering a crucial skill for their future? Let's dive into this heated debate with clarity and practical guidance.The rapid integration of AI tools in education has sparked enormous conce...
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Ep 38 - Accuracy Meets Speed: The GPT-5 Advantage
Forget the AGI hype—GPT-5's real superpower is finally being trustworthy enough for your most important work. The newest flagship model from OpenAI doesn't just get smarter; it gets dramatically more reliable, cutting hallucinations and errors ...
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Ep 37 - Software 3.0: How AI is Redefining Programming for Everyone
What happens when coding as we know it disappears? Two of the biggest voices in AI—Andrej Karpathy and Chris Lattner—believe we're witnessing a fundamental transformation in software development. Welcome to Software 3.0, where programming shift...
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Ep 36 - From PT to Python: A Healthcare Professional's AI Journey w/ Erik Lineberry
The stereotype that AI is only for tech experts is crumbling, and physical therapist Erik Lineberry is living proof. After nine years in clinical practice, Erik is making a bold career pivot into data science and AI – not because healthcare fai...
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Ep 35 - From Pilot to Profit: No Hype, Just Results
The AI revolution is no longer just hype—it's delivering measurable business impact across industries in 2025. We explore how artificial intelligence has transitioned from experimental pilots to driving critical business operations, with over 7...
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Ep 34 - Digital Guardians: How AI helps stop the Digital Heist
The digital realm is a battleground where attacks happen at machine speed, striking before humans can even detect them. Ransomware locks hospital computers at 2 AM, threatening patient care. Financial fraudsters attempt to drain accounts while ...
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Ep 33 - Digital Deception: How Scammers are Using Technology to Target You
Those three seconds of your voice on social media? That's all scammers need to clone it perfectly. That routine video call with your CFO requesting an urgent transfer? It might be entirely fabricated by AI.Artificial intelligence has su...
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Ep 32 - Software 3.0: How LLMs Are Becoming the New Operating System
The digital world stands at a pivotal moment as we witness the emergence of Software 3.0 – a revolutionary paradigm where your words become code and language itself is the new programming interface. Throughout computing history, we...
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Ep 31 - Beyond Smart: What Happens When AI Enters Moral Territory?
The moral compass of artificial intelligence isn't programmed—it's learned. And what our machines are learning raises profound questions about fairness, justice, and human values in a world increasingly guided by algorithms.When facial ...
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Ep 30 - Grounding AI in Reality: The Power of RAG and ReAct
Artificial intelligence is undergoing a profound transformation. Gone are the days when AI could only work with what it had memorized during training. Two revolutionary approaches are now reshaping what's possible: Retrieval Augmented Generatio...
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Ep 29 - Future-Proofing w/ AI: Unusual AI Careers
Your dream career in artificial intelligence might not involve a single line of code. Beyond the stereotypical image of machine learning engineers hunched over algorithms lies a vibrant ecosystem of creative, ethical, and deeply human AI career...
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Ep 28 - Democratizing Wealth Management Through Artificial Intelligence w/ Vic Rogers
What if sophisticated wealth management tools weren't just for those with finance degrees or deep pockets? In this eye-opening exploration of artificial intelligence and personal finance, hosts Jason McGinthy and Vic Rogers take listeners on a ...
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Ep 27 - Future Proofing with AI: Classroom Revolution
The education revolution is here, powered by artificial intelligence that's reshaping how we learn, teach, and grow. Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all education where students who learn differently get left behind. Today's AI-driven platfo...
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Ep 26 - Future-Proofing with AI: AI for Small Business Success
Running a small business often feels like an endless juggling act—operations, marketing, customer service, finances—all while trying to compete against companies with vastly more resources. But what if you could harness the same powerful techno...
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