In this episode of the Agent Workforce Podcast, Kristiina Åberg is back in the host chair alongside co-host Niko Lehtonen, AI Solutions Architect at Digital Workforce. The discussion explores how generative AI is shaking up everything from education to e-commerce, alongside the biggest updates from Google I/O and Microsoft Build.
Kicking things off with a look at how students are now using AI as a full-blown operating system, from writing essays to completing entire courses, the episode raises questions about what it means to actually learn in the age of GenAI.
We cover the latest announcements from Google and Microsoft:
Google’s VO3 and Image 4 for ultra-realistic video and image creation
The launch of Gemini 2.5 Pro Deep Think and the $249/month Ultra plan
AI Overviews replacing traditional Google search results
Microsoft Build insights, including updates to Copilot Studio and new AI agent tooling
Wrapping up with a preview of the upcoming webinar “From LLMs to AI Agents – What’s the Difference and Why It Matters.”
Happy listening! 🎧