Most conversations about AI assume either too much or too little. This series sits in the middle — built for people who use AI tools, work alongside them, or are simply trying to make sense of what they are and what the rules are. No jargon. No hype. Just what you actually need to know.
Video synthesis by NotebookLM. Supporting documents available to download below each episode.
Episode 1
The EU AI Act: What It Actually Means
March 2026
Four lenses, one law. Whether you work in pharma, run a business, build AI tools, or simply use them — where you sit under the Act is a different question with a different answer.
In this episode:
- How the Act classifies AI systems into four risk tiers — and what each tier actually requires
- Where pharma, HEOR, SMEs, and general AI users sit under the framework, and why each audience gets a different answer
- Why the Act has a structural blind spot around population-level AI in healthcare evidence generation
- The one diagnostic question every AI engagement should start with
Video synthesis by NotebookLM from written analysis.
Episode 2
What Happens to Your Data When You Use an LLM?
March 2026
The question nobody asks — until it matters. Where does your data go when you upload a file or type into a chat window, who can see it, and what does that mean if you're working with sensitive information?
In this episode:
- What actually happens to your data when you upload a file or type into a chat window
- How retention policies and training opt-outs vary across the five major platforms — and why the consumer vs enterprise distinction matters
- Why the chat window feels temporary but isn't — and the behaviours that create real organisational risk
- What individuals and organisations should do differently, starting today
Video synthesis by NotebookLM from written analysis.
Download Full Written Analysis (PDF) ↓Episode 3
Cookie Policies: What You're Actually Agreeing To
March 2026
That "Accept All" banner appears on almost every website you visit. But what are you actually agreeing to? This episode breaks down cookie consent using ryanbishop.co.uk as the live example — walking through the real cookie policy, the real provider, and what each category of cookie actually does.
In this episode:
- What cookies are and why websites need them — the ones that keep the lights on versus the ones that track behaviour
- A walkthrough of a real cookie policy: what each category means, who sets them, and how long they stay on your device
- What Cookiebot does, why it sits before everything else on this site, and what your consent choices actually control
- How to read any cookie policy using the same approach — so the next banner you see is a decision, not a reflex
Video synthesis by NotebookLM from written analysis.
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