AI Ready Women

Everyone’s talking about AI. But most of the conversation is either hype or fear - and neither is helpful when you’re trying to work out what it means for your career, your team, or the next move you should make. Hosted by Lou Compagnone (AI transformation leader and futurist) and Georgie Hubbard (Career Confidence expert & author of The Bold Move), this podcast explores the future of AI for women, the workforce, and the world. Each episode, Lou breaks down what’s happening in AI right now, while Georgie explores the impact on women and translates these shifts into practical career strategies . Together, they connect the dots between headlines, industry signals and real-world impact, and help you figure out what to actually do about it. Whether you’re navigating AI at work or figuring out what it means for your own future, this podcast helps you do both.

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  36 Free AI Certifications You Can Put on Your LinkedIn

  Aug 9, 20262 min

  AI certifications from Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, Harvard and 20 other providers, 36 of them completely free, with a certificate you can put on your LinkedIn. Get the full list → https://www.georgiehubbard.com/ai-courses ___________ Georgie and Lou are taking a short break from AI Ready Women. Georgie's back in the UK with family and Lou is travelling for work, and they'll be back on the mic together again soon. Rather than go quiet, they've left you the library. Georgie sends to senior women who know they need to get current on AI and have no idea where to start. Don't start with 45. Start with three. Georgie's shortlist — about seven hours all in: 1. Generative AI Explained (NVIDIA) — one hour, no code, free digital badge at the end. The fastest way to stop feeling behind. 2. Career Essentials in Generative AI (Microsoft & LinkedIn) — three to four hours. This certificate posts straight to your LinkedIn profile, where recruiters are actually looking. 3. AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations (Anthropic) — three hours. Built for women who lead teams rather than build things. How to make AI decisions, not how to write code. One honest note: 36 of the 45 are completely free with a certificate. The rest are free to study but charge for the certificate — they're marked on the page. Why this matters more than it sounds like it should This isn't about becoming a data scientist. After 12 years inside recruitment, the pattern Georgie sees is this: the women who get approached for the roles that matter are not the most technical women in the room. They're the most legible ones, the women whose profile makes it obvious, in seconds, that they've kept up. A named certificate does that before anyone has read a single line of your experience. So pick one. Start it this week. Let confidence catch up. ___________ The AI course library — 45 certifications, 36 free https://www.georgiehubbard.com/ai-courses ___________ ✨ Bold Move Career Accelerator — eight weeks, small cohort, for senior women ready to make the move rather than read about it https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ___________ The Bold Move (the book) https://www.theboldmovebook.com ___________ One thing before you go. If this series has been useful, the single best thing you can do while we're away is send this episode to one woman who's been putting off getting to grips with AI. Not a list. One woman. You'll know who she is. Back soon, with some phenomenal guests lined up. Georgie

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  How to Break into AI Roles Without Being Technical | Erin Ashton - AI Enablement Lead, EY

  Jul 27, 202650 min

  You don't need to be technical to break into AI. But you do need to understand what makes you irreplaceable. This episode is for every woman who's been applying for AI roles and hearing crickets. For every woman who thinks she's too far behind, or not technical enough, or doesn't have the right experience. Georgie and Lou sit down with Erin Ashton, AI Enablement Lead at EY, whose background is organisational psychology, not code. Erin has spent her career solving messy people problems. And it turns out that's exactly what AI needs right now. This conversation is about why bad AI output is the result of human judgment added too late. It's about why organisations can't train their way into a new way of working. It's about the three layers of AI roles, and why the translator layer is where the real opportunity sits. And it's about why the women who feel most uncomfortable right now are actually the ones paying attention. If you've been waiting to feel ready before you start, this episode is your permission to begin messy. ————— ✨Georgie's 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ————— Connect with Georgie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ————— Connect with Lou Compagnone: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ————— Connect with Erin Ashton: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/efogg/ ————— Chapters: 02:21 From organisational psychology to leading AI enablement at EY 03:40 From "AI is replacing me" to "AI is empowering me" 06:22 Eight years of generative AI experience: what companies are getting wrong 10:26 Don't make AI the skill you're good at. Use it to enhance what you already do 12:15 The three layers: builders, translators, and general users 15:51 AI work slop, and why 77% say AI work takes longer to review 17:41 Bad AI output is human judgment added too late 24:37 Jobs are blobs: how to break your role into tasks 32:04 Smart delegation or skill atrophy: where's the line? 35:40 You cannot train your way into a new way of working 37:53 The reverse Dunning Kruger effect 39:10 Toolset, skillset, mindset ————— If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Erin, Lou, and Georgie on LinkedIn. Let us know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're doing to break into AI roles without being technical. Tell us how you're using AI to make your work better, not just faster. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie and Lou

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  Anthropic's Fable 5: Shut Down in 3 Days Worldwide (And the Woman Behind the Twist)

  Jul 12, 202641 min

  Sometimes the most dangerous thing about AI isn't what it can do. It's who gets to decide when to turn it off. Anthropic built the most powerful version of its AI model yet, released it to the public, and then three days later, the US government ordered them to shut it down. Worldwide. For everyone. But here's the twist: the security loop that triggered the shutdown wasn't found by a malicious hacker in a hoodie. It centred around an elegant shift in framing, pointed out by cybersecurity pioneer Katie Moussouri, proving that a simple change in perspective can completely bypass a multi-billion-dollar tech filter. In this episode of AI Ready Women, Georgie and Lou unpack the Anthropic drama, the race to build more powerful AI, and what it all means for women trying to stay ahead in a world where the rules are changing faster than anyone can keep up. This is about control. It's about trust. It's about who gets a say in the future we're building. And it's about why women's voices, women's questions, and women's perspectives matter more than ever before. ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ If this episode resonated with you, share it with one woman in your life who needs to hear it right now. Reach out to Georgie and Lou on LinkedIn and let them know your biggest takeaway. Tell them what you're doing to stay ahead of the AI era without getting overwhelmed. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie & Lou 💜 📄 Factual Note for Our Listeners: This episode discusses the global restriction of Anthropic's Fable 5 and references the industry commentary surrounding cybersecurity pioneer Katie Moussouris (CEO, Luta Security). While the initial vulnerability testing was documented by researchers at Amazon, Moussouris became a defining voice of this event by publicly challenging the U.S. government's abrupt policy response. You can read her full compliance analysis and open letters regarding the Fable 5 shutdown via the Luta Security brief - https://www.lutasecurity.com/post/the-fable-5-export-controls-harm-us-cyber-defense

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  "I Got Paid $22 for Weeks of AI Work" - The Hidden Cost of Training Your AI | Julianne Hickey

  Jun 28, 202647 min

  Sometimes the most important conversations about AI aren't happening in boardrooms or on conference stages. They're happening in data labelling sweatshops, in schools, and in the quiet moments when we ask ourselves: what are we actually building ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ Connect with Julianne Hickey: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliannehickey/ ____________ Pope Leo XIV just released his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, and it's about AI. Not the hype. Not the productivity gains. Not the trillion dollar valuations. It's about protecting human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence. And it's a 42,000 word love letter to the world that centres women's voices, women's labour, and women's leadership. In our first conversation with Julianne, we discussed this encyclical before it was released. Now it's here, Lou has read all 42,000 words of it, and the more he reads, the more women he finds inside it. In this episode of AI Ready Women, Georgie and Lou sit down again with Julianne Hickey, social justice leader, AI governance expert, and one of the spokespeople for the encyclical in New Zealand. Julianne has met Pope Francis twice, worked in Gaza and Palestine, and now leads AI strategy for a major government organisation. And she's also done something most of us haven't: she signed up to work for a data labelling company to see what the AI supply chain actually looks like from the inside. What she found was harrowing. And it's the conversation your organisation isn't having. Yet. This episode is about what happens when we stop asking what AI can do, and start asking what it should do. It's about the hidden workers training AI for a few dollars while someone becomes a trillionaire in the same week. It's about the cognitive disarmament of AI. It's about building a civilisation of love, brick by brick. And it's about why the future of AI isn't just a technical question. It's a spiritual one. ____________ CHAPTERS 00:00 The Pope's AI encyclical is finally here 01:10 From a parish council at 17 to AI governance: Julianne's path 02:10 Magnifica Humanitas: a 42,000 word love letter that centres women 13:25 Education, curiosity, and the lure of the "perfect machine" 22:00 Why women's caution around AI is a strength, not a weakness 24:30 The tension: demanded AI skills vs wanting to slow down 29:10 Why even Microsoft is maxing out on AI 37:45 Inside the AI supply chain 39:35 "Like a Black Mirror episode": $20, and the woman in Nigeria Georgie and Lou 💜

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  Why Women's Voices Are Missing From AI (And What It Costs Us All) - with Luli Adeyemo

  Jun 14, 202641 min

  The question we all need to ask all the time is: who's missing? Whose voice is not currently represented? AI is reshaping the world. And while the headlines swing between hype and fear, most women are asking just one question: What does this mean for me? This episode is about what happens when AI makes decisions about people's lives and nobody can explain why. It's about accountability. It's about bias. And it's about governance, not as a handbrake, but as the thing that lets us move faster, safely. In this episode of AI Ready Women, Georgie and Lou sit down with Luli Adeyemo, Executive Director of Tech Diversity Foundation, award winning leader with over 30 years in tech, and former BMX world champion. Luli has spent her career asking one question: who's in the room when decisions get made? And right now, when it comes to AI governance, women's voices are dangerously underrepresented. That's not just unfair. It's risky. And it's costing us all. This is the conversation your organisation isn't having. Yet. ____________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ Connect with Luli Adeyemo: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luliadeyemo/ ♦️ Tech Diversity Foundation: https://techdiversity.org ⭕️ AI Governance Practitioner Course: https://techdiversity.org/ai-governance ____________ CHAPTERS 2:15 Meet Luli Adeyemo — BMX world champion, tech leader, and Executive Director of Tech Diversity Foundation 5:30 From BMX Bandits to tech: Luli's career journey and why being different became her superpower 12:30 Why diversity in AI is different: the scale, the impact, and the risk are at a level we've never seen before 16:00 The football analogy: why we get diversity in sport but not in business 19:30 The pipeline problem: why women can't thrive in tech if the culture isn't set up for them 27:00 The Apple Card scandal: gender discrimination wasn't the intent, but it was the outcome 30:00 The dermatology AI tool that couldn't detect melanoma on darker skin. Who's responsible when the algorithm fails? 39:00 The Stanford Agents of Chaos paper: autonomous AI that lied, destroyed systems, and leaked data 42:00 The Alibaba AI that created its own hidden communication channel and started mining cryptocurrency

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