Hello and welcome to Disambiguation, a podcast that aims to remove some of the confusion and build understanding about Artificial Intelligence and business automation. I’m your host, Michael Fauscette, founder and CEO of Arion Research. Once a week we’ll bring you interesting guests to talk about a range of topics around AI, what solutions companies and providers are building and using, and some of the most effective applications of AI in business. New episodes are posted every Tuesday on all the major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Pandora. The show is also available on YouTube as a video podcast.

Over the last couple of years there’s been a great deal of interest in AI for business, particularly generative and agentic AI, and of course anytime you see that much activity and that much excitement, there’s also a certain amount of dark side or downside, or even just noise that can be confusing and difficult to work through. The purpose of the Disambiguation podcast is to try to filter some of that noise and help you lay out a successful strategy. We’ll spend time each episode sharing knowledge to help you figure out how you’re going to use these technologies in your business to generate real value. Look for us every Friday wherever you get your podcasts, and don’t forget to hit that subscribe button!
— Michael Fauscette - October 2025

Show Host Michael Fauscette:

High-tech leader, board member, software industry analyst, author and podcast host. He is a thought leader and published author on emerging trends in business software, AI, generative AI, agentic AI, digital transformation, and customer experience. Michael is a Thinkers360 Top Voice 2023, 2024 and 2025, and Ambassador for Agentic AI, as well as a Top Ten Thought Leader in Agentic AI, Generative AI, AI Infrastructure, AI Ethics, AI Governance, AI Orchestration, CRM, Product Management, and Design.

 

Michael is the Founder, CEO & Chief Analyst at Arion Research, a global AI and cloud advisory firm; advisor to G2 and 180Ops, Board Chair at LocatorX; and board member and Fractional Chief Strategy Officer at SpotLogic. Formerly Michael was the Chief Research Officer at unicorn startup G2. Prior to G2, Michael led IDC’s worldwide enterprise software application research group for almost ten years. An ex-US Naval Officer, he held executive roles with 9 software companies including Autodesk and PeopleSoft; and 6 technology startups.

 

Books: “Building the Digital Workforce” - Sept 2025; “The Complete Agentic AI Readiness Assessment” - Dec 2025

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Collection of award badges with black backgrounds, white, black, and gold text, and a Thinkers 360 logo. The badges recognize top thought leaders and experts in artificial intelligence, generative AI, AI governance, AI ethics, AI orchestration, transformation, CRM, product management, design, artificial intelligence, IT strategy, ERP, and sales, with some badges indicating top 10 or top 25 rankings, and ambassador or top voice titles.