Human In The Loop

Tom Barraclough brings a decade’s experience working inside, alongside and across from governments in law, public policy and technology. Tom is a founder and director of a tech policy think tank (the Brainbox Institute, since 2018), as well as a start-up tech company (Syncopate, since 2023), which turns regulatory documents into digital infrastructure for implementation in computers. Tom has led public interest legal research projects, acted as project lead for a global multistakeholder coalition on tech transparency, and has consulted to public and private clients including the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (NZ), the Parliamentary Counsel Office (NZ), an investor coalition representing USD$1.3T, the Global Partnership on AI, and the Global Network Initiative.

We discuss:

· How law is increasingly being implemented in digital systems

· AI-drafted government regulation

· A practical approach to a data sovereignty framework

Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-bcgh-tech/

Brainbox Institute's website: https://www.brainbox.institute/

Syncopate Lab's website: https://syncopatelab.com/

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Join us as we Loop Back to discuss the loss of Fable and today's news where The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned organisations must prepare now for a significant increase in vulnerabilities from AI. It joined agencies in Five Eyes partners - Australia, the US, Canada and the UK - in warning government and corporate leaders that the risk posed by artificial intelligence demanded urgent action.

· RNZ story here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/616562/best-way-to-combat-ai-cyber-threats-is-with-ai-five-eyes-security-agencies-say

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Simon Cope is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Massey University's Auckland campus and a digital marketer with over 30 years of industry experience. He's a serial entrepreneur who has built and exited multiple businesses and has consulted to clients across more than 115 industries.
At Massey, Simon teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes — including the MBA — in digital, social, and omnichannel marketing, earning "Lecturer of the Year" recognition for his applied, real-world approach. His research and teaching expertise spans online conversion strategies, offline-to-online customer acquisition, and integrated e-commerce — all focused on helping businesses get customers to stay, pay, and refer.
Simon is also co-founder of Creating Design Clarity, a design consultancy he runs with his partner Kristina.

Massey University Bachelor of Business Marketing: https://www.massey.ac.nz/study/all-qualifications-and-degrees/bachelor-of-business-UBBSS/marketing-UBBSS1JMRKT1/

Massey University Simon profile: https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/expertise/college-staff-lists/massey-business-school/staff/staff_home.cfm?stref=943050

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Join us as we Loop Back to answer the outstanding questions from our recent live podcast at the M2 AI Summit. There were so many questions that we're splitting them into two episodes and this is part two.

You can hear the recording of the live episode from the M2 AI Summit: https://open.spotify.com/episode/589T0EwobxP7qjpSBDfaZN?si=420fca5c444b4d43

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Sheridan Broadbent has spent her career moving between the boardroom, the racetrack, and now the final frontier. With a background in C-Suite and governance roles on some of New Zealand's most significant organisations and boards, she's built a reputation for bringing sharp thinking, genuine passion, and a refreshingly direct leadership style to complex industries.
Sheridan recently returned from the 41st Space Symposium in Colorado Springs with a clear message: New Zealand has the ingredients, the talent, and the natural advantage - but needs the ambition and investment to match.

In this episode, we talk risk, AI governance, sovereign resilience, and what it will take to realise our advantage in the space sector.

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