Artificial intelligence is moving faster in finance than almost anyone expected. An industry once known for slow adoption is now transforming into a real-time, AI-powered decision engine.

Seema Alexander and Chinmoy Bhatiya explore how AI is reshaping banking wealth management capital markets and enterprise operations from hyper personalized financial services to autonomous agents digital identity fraud detection and regulatory shifts as finance enters a new era of speed precision and intelligence.

AI is no longer an add-on for productivity.
It is becoming the operating system of modern finance.
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Over the next few years, financial institutions and leaders will have to decide:
-How far should AI go in moving money and making decisions?
-What happens when customers become agents instead of humans?
-How do banks balance personalization with privacy and consent?
-What risks emerge as AI automates transactions at scale?
-And how do regulated industries evolve without breaking trust?
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Timestamps-
00:00 – Intro: AI is reshaping finance fast
00:18 – Guest intro: Chinmoy Bashir (Capco)
01:40 – Why leaders must pay attention to AI
02:05 – Future of finance in 60 seconds
03:00 – AI use cases in banking today
05:00 – AI in call centers & self-service banking
06:09 – Agents, analytics & real-time feedback
08:39 – Payments, agents & AI-native banking
09:56 – Fraud, risk & new operating models
11:01 – Personalization using banking data
16:03 – AI + blockchain + graph data convergence
22:54 – AI in wealth management & advisors
26:14 – Why humans still matter in finance
29:11 – Capital markets & algorithmic trading
33:15 – CFO role transformation with AI
38:17 – Agent workflows vs autonomous agents
42:16 – Research agents & human-in-the-loop
48:26 – Bad actors, security & AI risks
53:08 – Shadow AI inside enterprises
59:28 – Regulation & global AI principles
01:06:08 – Budgets, pilots & AI-native strategy
01:12:15 – Startup opportunities in fintech
01:18:33 – Rapid fire insights
01:20:18 – Final thoughts & closing
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This is not about chatbots or surface-level automation.
It is about rebuilding financial systems for an AI-native world.
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So we explored:
-How AI is transforming banking into real-time decision engines
-Why personalization is shifting finance to a segment of one
-How agents will change payments, loans, and customer service
-Where regulation, governance, and guardrails must evolve
-Why AI-native fintech startups have a short but powerful window
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The hard truth: finance will not slowly adapt to AI. It will be rebuilt around it.
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Seema Alexander and Ainsley MacLean explore a future where disease isn't treated late but detected early sometimes years before symptoms ever appear.

From AI-powered imaging to precision diagnosis at the cellular level, we examine how technology is quietly shifting healthcare from reactive care to proactive prevention.

Early detection could save lives, restore time to doctors, and change outcomes forever.
But the systems, guardrails, and trust required to support it are still catching up.
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So we explored:
-How AI enables earlier diagnosis at population scale
-Why precision medicine starts at the cellular level
-How doctors regain time for patient care and life
-Why prevention could matter more than treatment
-Where systems still fail despite powerful technology
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The hard truth: early detection saves lives — but only if systems, ethics, and accountability evolve just as fast.

The AI CEO Podcast is a show for CEOs, founders, and business leaders navigating the biggest technology shift of our lifetime. Each episode explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping leadership, business strategy, marketing, and growth—translating complex AI concepts into practical insights leaders can use to make smarter decisions and stay competitive.

AI is no longer optional—it's redefining how companies operate, compete, and lead. In this episode of The AI CEO Podcast, Talisha Padgett breaks down why successful AI adoption starts with people, process, and data, how leaders should view AI as a strategic partner, and what CEOs must do now to build resilient, human-centered organizations in an AI-driven world.

In this episode, you'll learn:

-Why "people, process, and technology" must evolve together
-How CEOs should think about AI strategy—not just tools
-Real-world marketing and AI use cases that save time and money
-Why data quality is the real competitive moat
-How to keep humans in the loop while scaling with AI

Timestamps:

00:00 – How CEOs should think about AI and change
01:15 – Podcast and guest introduction (Talisha Padgett, Microsoft)
03:00 – People, process, and technology in AI transformation
06:30 – Human Loop Consulting and change management
09:00 – Fear, jobs, and keeping humans in the loop
12:00 – Learning AI as a non-technical leader
18:00 – Why AI pilots fail and how to succeed
25:00 – Microsoft Copilot and practical AI adoption
33:00 – Personalization at scale and real-world examples
39:00 – AI's impact on marketing roles
46:00 – Privacy, regulation, and responsible AI
57:00 – Deepfakes, security, and data protection
59:00 – Unlocking value from existing business data
01:02:00 – AI strategy for startup CEOs
01:06:00 – Early-stage growth and positioning
01:10:00 – AI maturity, leadership responsibility, optimism
01:15:00 – Final reflections on AI, humans, and the future
01:19:00 – Closing thoughts and wrap-up

About Talisha Padgett

Talisha Padgett is the General Manager of Marketing Technology & AI at Microsoft and the Founder of Human Loop Consulting, where she operates at the intersection of marketing transformation, artificial intelligence, and human-centered change management.
With over two decades of experience leading digital and marketing transformation across global brands—including Microsoft, Under Armour, Marriott International, and Comcast—Talisha brings a rare blend of enterprise-scale execution and strategic clarity. Her work focuses on helping organizations modernize marketing operations by aligning people, process, data, and technology to real business outcomes.

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About Seema Alexander

Seema Alexander is the Founder of Disruptive AI, Co-Chair of DC Startup & Tech Week, and host of The AI CEO Podcast. She guides CEOs, founders, and business leaders through AI adoption, organizational transformation, and the future of business. She is also an international keynote speaker on AI and business for global audiences.

Her upcoming AI CEO School and AI Business Conference will provide strategic education, tools, and frameworks for non-technical CEOs and founders navigating the AI era.

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Are We Prepared for the Seismic Shift Ahead?

Inside the Next 3 Years of AI, Humanity & Work — with Kristina Francis

The next three years will redefine more about humanity, work, identity, and opportunity than the last twenty.

In this powerful episode of The AI CEO Podcast with Seema Alexander, I sit down with Kristina Francis — CEO of Kin & Commons (formerly Executive Director of JFFLabs, where she launched the Center for AI and the Future of Work) — to unpack how AI, community, education, robotics, and economic mobility are converging all at once.

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What You'll Learn in This Episode

This episode is not about fear — it's about clarity.
And clarity is the first step to preparing your teams, your business, and your family for what's coming.
The Next 3 Years of AI Will Redefine Humanity, Work & Technology | The AI CEO Podcast

•⁠ ⁠Why the next 3 years will determine the future of entire communities and industries
AI, robotics, blockchain, quantum, and voice tech are converging faster than institutions can keep up.

•⁠ ⁠Degrees are collapsing as hiring predictors
Skills, curiosity, and real-time learning are becoming the new currency.

•⁠ ⁠Why identity is shifting — and why that scares people
When people lose or change jobs, they lose a sense of self. AI is accelerating that shift.

•⁠ ⁠Why families need to be upskilled together
A single person learning AI isn't enough — entire households need literacy to thrive.

•⁠ ⁠The rise of AI agents, humanoids & hybrid teams
What it will mean to work with AI teammates, workflows, and robotics.

•⁠ ⁠Systems that must be rebuilt NOW
Education, workforce, entrepreneurship, and economic mobility all require reinvention.

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Episode Timestamps

0:00 — Welcome & How We Met
3:12 — Why "Everything Is at Stake" in the Next 3 Years
6:45 — The Decline of Degrees as Hiring Predictors
10:28 — Workforce Shifts & Disappearing "Safe" Jobs
14:11 — The Rise of Real-Time Learning
18:42 — Why Human Values Must Be Rewritten
22:35 — AI + Quantum + Blockchain + Robotics
27:50 — How Families Should Prepare
31:20 — Identity, Anxiety & Psychological Impact
34:02 — Rebuilding Systems for the Next Gen
38:17 — Why Institutions Can't Move Fast Enough
42:10 — What Leaders Must Do Right Now
45:56 — Rapid-Fire: Truth or Trap
49:09 — Final Thoughts

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About Kristina Francis

Kristina Francis is the CEO of Kin & Commons, a strategy and innovation group building multi-generational, future-ready ecosystems across the U.S. She previously served as the Executive Director of JFFLabs, where she oversaw the Center for AI and the Future of Work — shaping national strategy on AI, workforce transformation, and equitable innovation.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinaharrisonfrancis/

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About Seema Alexander

Seema Alexander is the Founder of Disruptive AI, Co-Chair of DC Startup & Tech Week, and host of The AI CEO Podcast. She guides CEOs, founders, and business leaders through AI adoption, organizational transformation, and the future of business. She is also an international keynote speaker on AI and business for global audiences.

Her upcoming AI CEO School and AI Business Conference will provide strategic education, tools, and frameworks for non-technical CEOs and founders navigating the AI era.

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Disruptive AI: www.getdisruptive.ai

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AI is already transforming industries, but where are we really? According to Sean Makulowich, CEO of Ideaf Fire, we are still in the dial-up modem era of AI—and this is the weakest the technology will ever be.

In this essential episode of The AI CEO Podcast, host Seema Alexander and Sean Makulowich dive deep into the one undeniable truth: You have to be really good at your job, or AI will begin to disrupt and replace you.

Sean breaks down how to build an AI-Native marketing function from inception to execution, moving beyond "spammy" personalization attempts to achieve one-to-one precision. We discuss the critical role of the Transformer technology (which powers systems like ChatGPT), the measurable ROI from early AI adoption, and the immediate, low-cost strategy every CEO must implement to start actively listening to their customers now.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:
The Disruption Truth: Why repetitive, non-cognitive tasks in sales and marketing are the low-hanging fruit for automation and replacement.

The AI-Native Blueprint: How to leverage massive data sets to build a marketing strategy focused on precision and hyperpersonalization.

Beyond Generative AI: A simple explanation of Transformer technology and its role in powering Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT and Gemini.

The Sales Accelerator: How AI agents are accelerating the sales cycle by listening for previously subjective signals like intent, emotion, and gestures on sales calls.

The Content Mandate: Why the sheer volume of "garbage" content means brands must create truly valuable, insightful content to survive market saturation.

Timestamps -

The One Truth About AI, Marketing & Sales - 02:29
AI is Still in the 'Dial-Up' Era of Innovation - 08:34
The Modern, AI-Native Marketing Function - 12:20
Hyperpersonalization, Precision, and Data-Driven Decisions - 14:17
Measurable ROI in 2019: The Sensei Inflection Point - 17:24
Transformer Technology & LLMs Explained - 18:36
Why Current Personalization is Still 'Spammy' and Fake - 22:17
The Must-Have: A 24/7/365 Customer Feedback Loop - 24:52
Automation: The Low-Hanging Fruit of Repetitive Tasks - 38:19
Creating an AI Agent for Competitive Intelligence - 41:45
AI Agents Accelerate the Sales Cycle (Intent/Emotion) - 01:04:52
The Need for Valuable Content in a Saturated Market - 01:43:37

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Guest: Brad Carson is a former U.S. Congressman, Under Secretary of the Army, and a thought leader in technology and public policy. He is now the President, Americans for Responsible Innovation in the beginning. With years of experience at the intersection of government, business, and emerging tech, Brad brings a unique perspective on how AI reshapes industries, regulation, and the future of work.

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AI isn't just another tool — it's a turning point for business and society. In this episode of The AI CEO Podcast, Brad Carson breaks down the AI Action Plan, why the U.S. leads in AI, and how CEOs must adapt or risk being left behind.

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Guest Introduction
00:44 Discussing the AI Action Plan
01:11 When AI Became the Biggest Turning Point
02:27 America's Leadership in AI
03:16 Three Key Things CEOs Must Understand
03:59 AI as an Opportunity for Small Businesses
04:37 The Urgency: Think AI or Be Consumed
05:32 The Challenge of Education for CEOs
06:44 Why You Must Spend Time on AI
07:54 AI Will Be More Transformative Than Electricity
09:05 Disruption in Industries (Life Insurance Example)
10:02 Generative AI as the "Bounty" of the Industry
11:05 Beyond Generative AI: Critical Thinking and Risk Bearing
12:22 Privacy and Ethics in Predictive AI
13:48 Data as Unique Intelligence
14:40 Data as a Licensable Asset
15:00 The Scarcity of Well-Curated Data
17:19 Data Governance and Avoiding Discrimination
18:33 The Power of Unstructured Data
19:07 What is Synthetic Data?
20:40 Trust and Verify with Data
21:17 The 10-Year Moratorium on State AI Policy
22:06 Why the Moratorium is a Bad Idea
23:00 AI's Negative Implications (Deepfakes, Mental Health)
24:43 Innovation Has Implications
26:56 The Exponential Growth Trajectory
27:55 The Business Responsibility to Act Responsibly
29:43 Solving Business Problems, Not Just Talking AI
34:09 AI Disruption in Interior Design
35:33 The Enduring Value of Human Taste
37:42 The "Messy Middle" and the Experience Gap
41:26 The Innovator's Dilemma
43:05 AI Democratizes Knowledge
45:17 Historic Capital Investment in Data Centers
46:39 AI's Net Impact on the Environment (Efficiency vs. Consumption)
49:04 Concerns about an AI Data Center Bubble
51:46 Lessons from the Social Dilemma
52:51 The Risk of Tech Company Concentration
54:03 The Political Ramifications of Automation and UBI
58:11 The Need for Real Leadership and Reimagining the Business
01:00:15 Case Study: A Company's Successful AI Transformation
01:06:52 Managing a System of AI Agents
01:07:54 New Jobs Are Coming (World Economic Forum)
01:10:21 Personal Excitement: Transforming Education
01:12:10 Advice for the Incoming College Freshman
01:14:28 Advice for Graduates Facing Job Disruption
01:17:44 Rethinking Curriculum: Oral Exams in Math and AI Literacy

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