ZERO SHOT - AI & Business. Anti-Hype.
ZERO SHOT gives leaders clarity on AI without the hype. Hosts James (The Technical Realist) and Llew (The Boardroom Proxy) unpack what truly matters at the intersection of AI, business and strategy in Australia.
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Is AI Making Us Smarter or More Dependent? | Human Agency, Trust & AI (opens the original)
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What happens when AI gives us more capability, but less human agency? Recorded live from the Green Room at Something Digital in Brisbane, James Gauci and Llew Jury explore three growing tensions in AI and business: automation versus human agency, bigger systems versus fragile trust, and greater intelligence versus better decision making. They unpack AI dependency, responsible AI adoption, workplace culture, governance and why community and authentic human connection may become more valuable as A
AI Anxiety at Work: Will AI Take Your Job? What Leaders Need to Know (opens the original)
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Standing with Colombia What happens when AI uncertainty becomes a business risk? In Episode 31 of Zero Shot , James Gauci and Llew Jury discuss how AI anxiety is becoming part of the conversation around AI adoption, workplace transformation and leadership. In this episode, James Gauci and Llew Jury explore the behavioural science behind AI anxiety, its relationship with shadow AI, employee trust and resistan
EP 30: AI as a Decision Partner - Sharpen Your Judgment, Don’t Outsource It (opens the original)
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Every business is thousands of decisions stacked on top of each other. So what actually changes when AI pulls up a seat at the table? In Episode 30 of Zero Shot , James Gauci and Llew Jury move past productivity and into something bigger: how AI is reshaping the way leaders make decisions. When people hear AI decision making, they assume it means AI makes the call, and that is the least interesting and most danger
EP 29: AI Agents for Business - What They Are and When to Deploy One (opens the original)
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You have probably nodded along in a meeting about autonomous AI agents without being totally sure what one actually is. You are not alone. In Episode 29 of Zero Shot , James Gauci and Llew Jury cut through the most hyped and least understood term in AI right now: the agent. This is the honest, no-jargon picture of what an AI agent really is, how you actually build one, where they earn their keep in a business, an
EP 28: Mid-Year AI Tier List 2026 - Who’s Winning, Who’s Falling Behind? (opens the original)
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Six months ago the AI leaderboard looked completely different. So who climbed, who slipped, and who fell off the board entirely? In Episode 28 of Zero Shot , James Gauci and Llew Jury rebuild their AI tier list from scratch, ranking the major model providers across the US, China, and beyond. This is not about telling you which shiny tool to buy. It is about handing you a way to look at any AI company and instantly kno
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