Kieron is furious (and hungover)

In this episode, Neil and Kieron cover a lot of ground, starting with Kieron in full rant mode over the idea that colleges could replace KnowledgeFlow with NotebookLM. They get into why that comparison falls apart fast, from data protection and governance to document limits, prompting complexity and the complete lack of audit trails. They also dig into a string of unsettling AI and cyber stories, including agents deleting an entire TV series, hacked supermarket freezers in France, malware delivered through adverts, and what all of that says about testing, patching and basic cyber common sense. Elsewhere, they discuss the discontinuation of custom GPTs and Gems, why shadow AI is a fragile strategy, and why enterprise-grade AI needs proper control over prompts, data, security and model changes. The episode also features a look at a new Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) tool built with colleges, designed to help assess consultations more quickly and accurately, with pseudonymisation, legal context and structured decision support built in. And running through it all is one of the podcast’s recurring themes: AI value is not about prompt volume or token counts. It is about whether the tool helps people make better decisions, avoid mistakes, and get better outcomes. Expect practical AI debate, a few alarming cautionary tales, and the usual mix of sharp insight and Friday-afternoon humour. Two mates. A bar. Thirty years of business between them. And all they want to talk about is AI. Pull up a stool, we'll get the beers in. 🍺