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AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot are spreading rapidly through the workplace, but simply giving employees access to AI isn't the same as teaching them how to use it effectively.

In this episode of Today in Tech, Keith Shaw talks with Anthony Salcito, general manager of Enterprise at Coursera, about why companies are struggling to turn AI investments into meaningful productivity gains and why the missing piece may be human skills rather than more technology.

They discuss why AI has created so much anxiety about job displacement, why companies can't treat AI deployment as employee training, and which skills workers actually need to succeed in an AI-driven workplace. They also explore the growing importance of critical thinking, decision-making, communication and lifelong learning, along with the role of certifications and microcredentials as jobs continue to change.

Plus, Anthony explains what schools and universities are getting wrong about preparing students for AI and why banning students from using generative AI may miss a much bigger opportunity.

Hackers are using AI, social engineering, and legitimate business tools to make cyberattacks look like normal work. Instead of breaking through security systems, they study how employees communicate, impersonate trusted vendors, manipulate email conversations, and exploit everyday business processes.

Piotrek Wojtyla of Abnormal Security joins Today in Tech to explain how attackers are improving phishing and business email compromise attacks with AI. He discusses fake invoices, vendor impersonation, compromised email accounts, shared inbox vulnerabilities, prompt injection, and the risks created when companies give AI agents access to sensitive workflows.

The episode also examines why traditional security awareness training may no longer be enough, how cognitive overload makes employees more vulnerable, and what organizations can do to protect workers without expecting them to identify every sophisticated attack.

Can companies continue trusting email, vendors, and automated systems when cyberattacks look almost identical to legitimate business requests?

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AI was supposed to make businesses faster, smarter, and more agile. Instead, many companies are discovering that AI projects are stalling, pilots are failing in production, and existing technology stacks are becoming even more complicated.

In this episode of Today in Tech, Keith Shaw speaks with Tempo CEO Vic Chynoweth about why fragmented SaaS environments, disconnected data, technical debt, and outdated workflows are preventing enterprises from getting real value from AI.

They discuss why companies cannot simply layer AI onto broken systems, the difference between becoming AI-relevant and AI-native, why impressive AI prototypes often fail in production, and how the “illusion of intelligence” can make inaccurate results look trustworthy.

They also explore whether companies should build or buy AI tools, when organizations need to rethink their technology architecture, and what separates companies successfully operationalizing AI from those being buried by it.

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Robots have been used in manufacturing for decades, but a new wave of physical AI is changing what they're capable of doing. Instead of following rigid, pre-programmed instructions, the latest robots can learn from demonstrations, adapt to changing environments, and make decisions in real time.

In this episode of Today in Tech, Keith Shaw speaks with Andrew Pether, Head of AI Partnerships at Teradyne Robotics, about what's driving this shift and why physical AI could transform manufacturing, logistics, warehouses, hazardous environments, and eventually even the home.

They discuss:

• What "physical AI" actually means

• How robots are learning from people instead of code

• Why AI-powered robots can adapt to real-world unpredictability

• The role of simulation, synthetic data, and real-world training

• How safety works when AI controls physical machines

• Why manufacturing is likely to see the biggest impact first

• Whether humanoid robots are closer than most people think

• Why today's physical AI is both overhyped and genuinely revolutionary

Can AI finally bridge the gap between software intelligence and the physical world? Watch the discussion to find out.

Slack messages, shared documents, AI copilots, Microsoft Teams, email, and constant notifications were supposed to make work faster. Instead, they may be creating the perfect environment for cybercriminals.

In this episode of Today in Tech, Keith Shaw speaks with Rob Juncker, chief product and technology officer at Mimecast, about how attackers are exploiting workplace complexity, employee burnout, notification fatigue, and trust.

They discuss how cyberattacks now move across email, collaboration platforms, phone calls, and AI tools, making malicious requests look like a normal part of the workday. The conversation also explores prompt-injection attacks, AI voice cloning, deepfakes, business email compromise, shared-document manipulation, shadow AI, and highly personalized scams.

Are employees really the weakest link in cybersecurity, or have companies created work environments that move faster than humans can safely process?

Topics include:

• How attackers exploit workplace overload

• Why phishing messages now look like normal work

• AI-powered impersonation and voice cloning

• Cyberattacks across Slack, Teams, email, and phone calls

• Prompt injection hidden inside emails

• The security risks of shadow AI

• Why employee shaming may make security worse

• How companies can reduce human risk without slowing work

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