A Global AI podcast with
Dr. Ayesha Khanna
Latest Episode
In this episode of AI Across Borders, Dr. Ayesha Khanna sits down with David Hardoon, Global Head of AI Enablement at Standard Chartered, to discuss what AI really looks like inside a global bank, how it’s rolled out at scale, and why successful AI adoption depends on business goals, governance, and process redesign - not hype.
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In this episode of AI Across Borders, Dr. Ayesha Khanna speaks with Prashant Warier, founder of Qure.ai, on how medical AI is quietly saving lives - from early lung cancer detection to large-scale TB screening. They discuss how AI really works inside hospitals, and why effective healthcare AI is never fully automated.
In this episode of AI Across Borders, Dr. Ayesha Khanna speaks with Tom, who went from the US Supreme Court and the White House to leading global AI policy at Google DeepMind. They explore how frontier AI is governed, what happens inside companies building the most powerful models, and what this means for the future of work.
In this episode, Dr Ayesha speaks with AI robotics leader Marko Bjelonic about autonomous delivery robots and the future of last-mile delivery. They unpack why logistics break down, how AI automation tackles real-world chaos, and why data - not hype - determines which robots actually survive on the streets.
In this episode of AI Across Borders, Dr. Ayesha Khanna speaks with Anastasia Georgievskaya, CEO & Co-Founder of Haut.AI, about how AI-powered skincare turns selfies into insights on skin health, aging, and wellness. They discuss AI skin analysis, SkinGPT’s product simulations, bias across skin tones, and key issues around privacy and trust in beauty tech.
In this episode, Dr Ayesha speaks with longevity expert and investor Sonia Arrison about the future of ageing. They explore healthspan vs. lifespan, AI-driven breakthroughs, women’s health, and the social questions of longer lives -from love and money to purpose and fairness.
In this episode, Dr. Ayesha Khanna speaks with Singapore-born OpenAI engineer Jerene Yang about AI infrastructure, multimodal models, hallucinations, AI jobs, and what the future of ChatGPT means for everyday people. A clear, no-nonsense look at how AI actually works—and what’s hype versus reality.
In this episode Dr. Ayesha Khanna speaks with Magnus Grimeland, founder of Antler, one of the world’s most global early-stage investors backing founders from day zero across 30+ countries. From growing up on a farm in rural Norway to serving in Norway’s Naval Special Forces, Magnus’s path to global investing was anything but conventional.
In this episode Dr. Ayesha Khanna sits down with Nour Al Hassan, founder of Tarjama and Arabic AI, to unpack how she’s turning Arabic into a frontier for enterprise AI innovation. From hiring women working at home in Jordan to building the #1 Arabic large language model, Nour’s journey is a masterclass in grit, vision, and cultural pride.
In this episode Dr. Ayesha Khanna sits down with Juan Franco, the global CEO of Get Net, to explore how technology is redefining cross-border payments - from Brazil to Singapore to Madrid. They dive into how AI in fintech, agentic commerce, and stablecoin payments are reshaping the way the world moves money.
In this episode of AI Across Borders, Dr. Ayesha Khanna sits down with Mike Parsons, Data and AI Lead at Air New Zealand, the country’s national airline, to explore how a small nation is leading in AI transformation, responsible AI, and enterprise agility, all while staying true to its Kiwi roots.
In this episode Dr. Ayesha Khanna sits down with Jeff Dean, the architect behind Google’s most powerful AI systems, from Search and Translate to the groundbreaking Gemini model. Jeff breaks down the future of AI architecture, why energy-efficient models matter, and how on-device AI could transform access for billions without reliable power.
In this episode, Dr. Ayesha Khanna speaks with Bolor-Erdene Battsengel, Mongolia’s youngest Vice Minister and a global advocate for AI inclusion and women in tech. From herding horses to digitising 1,500+ government services through e-Mongolia, they discuss courage, culture, and how AI can bridge divides rather than widen them.
In this episode, Dr Ayesha Khanna speaks with Niceaunties, the Singapore-based artist turning auntie culture into surreal AI-powered art. From ’80s aunties and manga to an AI-driven Auntieverse shown in Paris, Basel, and Los Angeles, they talk creativity, aging, and why AI may be the most collaborative art partner yet.I
In this episode, Dr Ayesha speaks with Nigel Toon, founder of Graphcore and author of How AI Thinks, about the hidden world of AI hardware. They explore AI chips and semiconductors, why the AGI debate misses the point, the UK’s growing role in AI, and what’s next for machine intelligence, AI safety, and education.
About The Podcast
Innovation doesn’t start with code or capital. It begins with a question, a risk, a moment of doubt and the courage to keep moving anyway.
AI Across Borders is a podcast that dives into the real stories behind global tech journeys. From Asia to Latin America, Europe to emerging markets, we uncover how individuals found their path in technology, what inspired them, and the impact they’re making.
At the heart of every episode is the human - the innovator, policymaker, athlete, entrepreneur, and researcher - each navigating change, creativity, and uncertainty in their own way. AI is not the hero of our story, but a facilitator between who we are and the change we want to make.
What makes AI Across Borders different?
Tech Journeys That Inspire
The Aim?
The majority of AI-related podcasts fall into two main categories: innovation-centric podcasts that focus on startups, venture capital, and innovation; and business-centric podcasts that focus on changes in the workplace. Regardless of which type of podcast exists, it is almost always exclusively focused on US-centric or, at best, Western-centric profiles, problems, and solutions. Many feature the same guests that are asked the same questions.
Our aim is to change that by bringing a uniquely global AI Podcast from Singapore, spotlighting global perspectives, diverse voices, and region-specific narratives that are often left out of mainstream AI conversations.
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What Can You Expect?
Raw moments: When a product failed, when funding ran out, when no one believed in the idea, and what came next.
Unexpected insights: Surprising lessons from strange places and the off-script moments that pushed innovation forward in ways no roadmap ever could.
Turning points: The decision that changed everything. The line of code that finally worked. The moment it almost fell apart.
