Show overview
Turing's Torch AI weekly launched in 2025 and has put out 33 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 15 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 19 min and 27 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-GB-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 30 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 30 episodes published. Published by Jonathan Harris.
From the publisher
Turing's Torch AI Weekly is hosted by me, Jonathan Harris — serving up a smart, sharp take on the latest in artificial intelligence. From breakthroughs and bust-ups to ethical messes, I cover the tech reshaping our world with dry wit, 90s pop culture nods, and a no-BS Gen X perspective. It’s your brain fuel for staying ahead of the machine-driven curve, without the hype or the hand-wringing. New episodes every Friday.
Latest Episodes
View all 33 episodesModel Hype, Medical AI and Brussels Policy
AI Agents: Authority Not Just Ability
Agentic AI, Model Hype, and MCP and Agent Skills
Model Hype, Dirty Data, and Workflow Automation
AI Agent Skills and Model Hype
MCP and Agent Skills, Retail Edge AI, and Workflow Automation
Agentic AI and Vendor Lock-in
AI Benchmarks and the Retail Edge
Agentic AI, Workflow Automation, and AI Governance
AI Agents, Ads, and Audit Trails
Model Hype, Workflow Automation, and AI Governance
AI's Messy Reality: Live Coding, Physical Robots, and Data Integrity
Workflow Automation, AI Governance, and AI Costs
Turing’s Torch AI Weekly — 2026-05-01
Turing’s Torch AI Weekly — 2026-04-24
AI Accountability, Costs, and Local Control
Ep 18OpenAI's Four-Day Week, AI Governance, and Memory Problems
OpenAI floats a four-day work week and robot taxes, sparking debate about AI's impact on labour and wealth. Is it visionary or a publicity stunt? Meanwhile, businesses grapple with redesigning processes for AI, and the need for robust AI governance frameworks intensifies amid security concerns. Plus, the latest AI systems have a memory problem. They struggle to retain context, hampering their usefulness.
Ep 16AI Safety in Finance, Robot Integration, Multilingual Models
This week, signal vs. noise in AI. Glia wins an award for AI safety in banking, highlighting data privacy and security. SAP partners with ANYbotics to integrate robots into industrial ops, raising automation questions. Microsoft releases multilingual text models, and Alibaba updates Qwen for integrated media. Plus, AI struggles with cultural nuances, and an AI attacks a human coder. We also examine techniques to bridge the gap between AI demonstrations and useful products.
Ep 15Turing’s Torch AI Weekly — 2026-03-27
A blunt, British take on what actually mattered in AI this week — and what was just noise dressed as a breakthrough.
Ep 14Turing’s Torch AI Weekly — 2026-03-20
A blunt, British take on what actually mattered in AI this week — and what was just noise dressed as a breakthrough.