Into The Madverse

What happens when AI stops being a tool and starts becoming a collaborator, a co-creator, even a companion? In this episode of Into The Madverse, visionary creative technologist Manon explores how personalised AI is transforming everything from music and filmmaking to in-car experiences and digital wallets—raising big questions about empathy, ethics, and the future of human expression.

Is the future of AI being shaped in virtual reality? Mark Venables dives into the rise of Spatial AI with Nfinite CEO Alexandre de Vigan, exploring how photorealistic 3D environments are redefining how machines learn to see, think, and interact with the real world.

CoachHub’s Hilary Aylesworth blends neuroscience, AI, and hard-earned tech wisdom to reveal what it takes to build an AI coach that people trust—not just use. From emotional engagement and digital embodiment to reskilling rituals and persuasive infrastructure, this episode challenges everything you thought you knew about talent development in the age of AI.

Elena Tzvetinova joins Into The Madverse to explore how AI is disrupting legal practice, from automating workflows to raising urgent ethical and regulatory questions. If you think the law is safe from AI disruption, think again.

What happens when your smart speaker becomes your personal shopper? Will Glynn-Jones, founder of Send Me a Sample, joins Into The Madverse to explore how voice tech, AI, and hyper-personalisation are turning the home into the next battleground for brand engagement.

Can Small Language Models outsmart their massive cousins? Informatica’s Sidd Rajagopal unpacks why the future of AI may be leaner, cleaner, and a lot more focused, from domain-specific precision to radically improved efficiency and sustainability.

In this episode, Dwayne Johnson, Chief Local Government Officer at ICS.AI, unpacks how councils are using AI to tackle one of the UK’s most complex challenges—adult social care. From personalised assistance to predictive insights, he exposes the tension between innovation, ethics, and the irreplaceable human touch.

Johan Sundstrand - CEO and founder of Swedish-British AI and automation firm Phyron - isn’t just talking about the future, he’s building it, one automated car video at a time. In this episode, we dive into how AI is transforming auto retail and why your next car dealer might be an algorithm with excellent taste.

In this episode, Olivia Gambelin, AI ethicist and founder of Ethical Intelligence, joins me to unpack how ethics can be practically applied to the development and deployment of AI. With experience advising everyone from Fortune 500 companies to startups, Olivia shares how leaders can make better decisions by embedding ethical thinking into strategy, design, and operations. We discuss the real-world impact of responsible governance, the evolving role of ethics in innovation, and why values must be at the core of any AI system.

In this episode, I’m joined by Stelios Constantinidis, Director of AI at MPowered Mortgages. With a strong background in computer science and machine learning. We discuss how AI is revolutionising the mortgage industry, the challenges of automating financial decision-making, and what it takes to build technology that can underwrite loans in minutes—delivering a final lending decision within one working day for 96% of customers.