Bernard Marr's Future of Business & Technology Podcast

🧠 From Fluency To Thinking: Why Reasoning Models Are The Next Leap In AI For years, AI progress has been measured by how convincingly machines can talk. The next phase is defined by how well they can think. This conversation explores why that shift matters and what it means for science, industry, and high-stakes decision-making. #MBZUAIPartnership #Sponsored In this episode, I sit down with Jon Carvill, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at MBZUAI, to discuss the rise of reason...

AI is changing filmmaking, because it is shrinking the gap between imagination and a finished frame. 🎥🤖 In this conversation with Samir Mallal and Bouha Kazmi, co-founders of OneDay, we explore how director-led AI workflows are reshaping the creative process, from story development and character choices to building cinematic scenes through rapid iteration. We talk about why iteration is becoming a creative advantage, how directors can steer generative tools with intention, and why human tast...

AI is changing communications and marketing faster than most organizations can keep up. In this in-depth conversation, I’m joined by Ephraim Cohen, Global Head of Data and Digital at FleischmanHillard, to explore how leading agencies are actually using AI in real workflows, not as experiments, but as everyday tools that improve strategy, creativity, and decision making. 🤖📊 We cover: ✅ How AI is reshaping campaign planning from audience insight to execution ✅ The rise of synthetic audiences ...

🚀 AI adoption is surging in 2026, but are organizations actually ready to scale it safely and responsibly? In this interview, I sit down with Nathan Turajski, Senior Director for Product Marketing at Informatica, to explore the key findings from Informatica’s CDO Insights 2026 report and what they reveal about the next phase of enterprise AI. We discuss why trust in AI is rising faster than readiness, what the AI trust paradox means for leaders, and why data foundations, governance, and lite...

What does CES 2026 really tell us about the future of technology, business, and geopolitics? 🌐🤖 In this conversation, I speak with Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association and the driving force behind CES, about the trends shaping the global tech landscape. We explore how artificial intelligence is moving from experimentation to real productivity, why robotics, healthcare tech, and mobility are becoming central themes at CES 2026, and how regulation can either enable or supp...