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
43 episodes
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: The Morality Machine
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: Money Meets Machine 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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Ep 25 - Future-Proofing with AI: How Artificial Intelligence is Democratizing Wealth Management
Money management shouldn't be complicated or reserved for financial experts. The digital revolution has brought us powerful AI tools that are transforming how everyday people budget, invest, and build credit—making wealth management accessible ...
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(Introducing) Future-Proofing with AI: Building Knowledge for Tomorrow's Challenges
Welcome to Future-Proofing with AI: Building Knowledge for Tomorrow’s Challenges, a segment of “Inspire AI” dedicated to helping you navigate the transformative world of artificial intelligence. Whether you're just starting to explore AI or loo...
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Ep 24 - Exploring the Future of AI Agents: From Personal Assistants to Multi-Agent Systems w/ Vic Rogers
What happens when artificial intelligence evolves beyond simply responding to prompts? Welcome to the world of AI agents—autonomous systems that observe, reason, and act with purpose to accomplish complex tasks without constant human oversight....
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Ep 23 - Beyond Headcount: The Power of AI Coworkers w/ Liz Baker
What if every employee in your organization could instantly double their productivity? Liz Baker makes this seemingly impossible feat a daily reality through her revolutionary "Baker Method" for AI implementation.As founder of Nimbology...
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Ep 22 - Beyond the Code: Reimagining the Human-AI Partnership w/ Kyle Johnson
From protecting billions of people against online terrorism at Meta to founding tech startup Ara, Kyle Johnson is pioneering new ways for humans and machines to collaborate. His vision goes beyond building AI-powered tools—he's creating systems...
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Ep 21 - The Singularity Report: The Rise of AI Agents
The AI revolution we've anticipated for decades isn't coming—it's here, and AI agents are leading the charge. These autonomous digital workers represent a fundamental shift from traditional AI systems that simply respond to queries to intellige...
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Ep 20 - Tech's Most Creative City: A Conversation with RVA Tech CEO Nick Serfass
Ever wondered what makes a city truly tech-forward? Nick Serfass, CEO of RVA Tech, takes us on a compelling journey through Richmond's evolving technology landscape and explains why Virginia's capital is positioning itself as "Tech's Most Creat...
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Ep 19 - AI's Role in Business Transformation w/ Baron Wright
Baron Wright takes us on a fascinating journey from traditional IT consulting to pioneering tribal tech leadership at UMIT Technologies. His story begins with an unexpected plot twist—how one of his most difficult clients became the bridge to a...
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Ep 18 - CloudCast Meets Inspire AI: Building the AI Ready RVA Community
Two podcasts collide as Jason McGinthy from AI Ready RVA's Inspire AI joins forces with Aaron Delp of The CloudCast, bridging Richmond's emerging AI community with the cloud computing landscape. Their conversation flows naturally between practi...
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