AI Hacks with Liana Tomescu
The weekly video podcast where founders, engineers, and security experts share real-world AI implementation, security challenges, and compliance strategies
About the Podcast
What is AI Hacks with Liana Tomescu?
AI Hacks is the weekly video podcast where Liana Tomescu, alongside co-hosts Matthew Manno and Vaman Shenoy, sits down with founders, engineers, and security experts who are actually building, securing, and deploying AI in the real world. Recorded at NovaUCD in University College Dublin, this is the conversation that turns AI security and compliance from a nightmare into a competitive advantage.
Behind closed doors, every AI founder and engineer shares the same concerns: How do we prevent prompt injections? What about EU AI Act compliance? How do we move fast WITHOUT breaking security? This podcast answers those questions with real, actionable insights.
🎯 What You'll Discover
- • Real security challenges and solutions
- • EU AI Act compliance strategies that work
- • Personal journeys from idea to implementation
- • Technical insights explained simply
- • Balancing innovation with safety
⏰ Release Schedule
New video episodes drop every. single. week. featuring founders, engineers, and security experts sharing their real-world experiences building and securing AI applications. Watch or listen wherever you prefer.
Why Listen to AI Hacks?
Real Founder Stories
Hear from founders and engineers building incredible AI solutions, sharing their personal journeys from idea to implementation and the challenges they overcame.
EU AI Act Compliance
Learn compliance strategies that actually work, turning regulatory requirements from obstacles into competitive advantages for your AI business.
Security & Safety
Discover how to move fast WITHOUT breaking security, with real solutions to prevent prompt injections and other AI security threats from industry experts.
Featured Episode
Episode 1
with Gavin Doyle
From Teaching to Building Ireland's First Irish-Speaking AI Chatbot
"There's so many cyber leaks in this... I hope you haven't released this to the public." Imagine hearing that about your app, after 1,000 students are already using it.
Ex-teacher and semi-pro basketball player Gavin Doyle shares his raw and honest journey of self-teaching himself AI development and launching examinaite.ie - Ireland's first Irish-speaking AI education application.
Watch & Listen on SpotifyIn This Episode:
- •How he built an AI app from scratch without formal tech education
- •His journey from teaching Ireland's elite to its most disadvantaged schools
- •Why he thinks most AI education tools are making students dumber
- •The security wake-up call that changed everything
Ready to Turn AI Compliance Into Your Competitive Advantage?
Join founders, engineers, and security experts who are building, securing, and deploying AI in the real world.
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