RR012 How Open Source is powering AI with Richard Harmond, Red Hat

About this episode

The episode discusses how Open Source is enhancing AI capabilities in organizations with insights from Richard Harmon of Red Hat.

Open Source is giving AI a real boost, making it easier and faster for organisations to build and experiment with new ideas. As adoption grows, these open ecosystems are helping businesses move quicker, stay flexible, and unlock value with more confidence. This week, Dave, Esmee, and Rob are joined by Richard Harmon, VP & Global Head of Financial Services at Red Hat to explore how Open Source is shaping AI, from mainframes to Kubernetes, and from regulation and sovereignty to a future of AI agents writing code. TLDR 00:25 – Introduction 00:52 – Hangout: Deep democracy training and “what instrument are you?” 03:19 – Dig in: Open‑source culture and AI, do they complement each other? 10:02 – Conversation with Richard Harmon 51:12 – Sitting in the chair and trying to keep up with AI Guest Richard Harmon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardlaurenharmon/ Hosts Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/ Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ Production Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/ Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Sound Ben Corbett…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Chapman, Esmee van de Giessen, Rob Kernahan

Guest: Richard Harmon

Topics covered

• Open Source
• Artificial Intelligence
• Business Innovation
• Financial Services
• Technology Trends

Keywords

• Open Source
• AI
• Red Hat
• Financial Services
• Kubernetes
• Innovation
• Technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Red Hat, Capgemini

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