E235 'AI in Irish Business: Insights from Trinity College & Microsoft Report' with Ashish Kumar Jha

Today’s guest is Ashish Kumar Jha, Professor In Business Analytics at Trinity College Dublin. Trinity College Dublin and Microsoft Ireland recently released their latest AI Economy Ireland 2026 report, showing that Ireland continues to perform strongly in AI adoption, but is falling behind in skills investment and organisational readiness. Ashish joins host Mark Kelly to discuss the key findings from the report, the increasing use of AI across different sectors, the main challenges organisations are facing, and practical strategies for effective AI integration.Topics include: 0:00 Finding widespread AI adoption, but uneven benefits between firms 2:46 Why AI needs structured processes and unified, well-managed data 4:44 The need to audit data, ensure rights, assess AI use and assign accountability 6:24 His advice to focus on real problems first, not AI novelty 8:14 How AI frees time if used well but misuse adds workload 9:36 Reengineer processes first and apply AI where it transforms work 10:47 Deciding to augment or redesign processes, experiment, then scale what works 12:42 Leaders must show AI’s value to allow teams build confidence 15:42 How to access the report available on Trinity College Dublin's website

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E235 'AI in Irish Business: Insights from Trinity College & Microsoft Report' with Ashish Kumar Jha is an episode from AI Ireland Podcast by AI Ireland.

This episode is 00:17:38 long.

This episode was published on May 7, 2026.

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