# AI Today

> AI Today is a free practical AI podcast created by Cognilytica founders Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer in 2017. Now part of PMI following its 2024 acquisition of Cognilytica, the show connects enterprise AI use cases with project leadership and sits alongside PMI’s paid AI training and certification offerings.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Columbia, United States
- **Founders:** Kathleen Walch (Cognilytica co-founder; founding co-host; current AI Today host), Ronald Schmelzer (Cognilytica co-founder; founding co-host)
- **Products:** AI Today Podcast, CPMAI methodology and training, PMI-CPMAI Exam Prep Course & Certification
- **Notable:** Podcast active since 2017., Historical publisher claim of 3+ million cumulative downloads., Cognilytica acquired by PMI on 19 September 2024.

## Products & services

- **AI Today Podcast** — Free practitioner interviews, explanatory episodes, and use-case discussions; currently hosted by Kathleen Walch on PMI’s platform.
- **CPMAI methodology and training** — Related Cognilytica-origin methodology and paid training, now in PMI’s portfolio; not a separate podcast software product.
- **PMI-CPMAI Exam Prep Course & Certification** — Current related PMI offering for managing AI projects, combining structured preparation with certification assessment.

## Achievements

- Podcast active since 2017.
- Historical publisher claim of 3+ million cumulative downloads.
- Cognilytica acquired by PMI on 19 September 2024.
- Apple’s listing showed 541 episodes at the October 2026 research check.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Samia Waqar discussed leadership and a first AI project misstep involving skipped data readiness in the 30 September episode.
- **2026-07** — Kathleen Walch marked the tenth season with an episode reflecting on more than 540 episodes and recurring implementation issues.
- **2025-12** — A Lee Lambert interview recorded at PMI Global Summit 2025 explored human skills and project management.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pmi.org/ai-today-podcast
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/11352
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/pminstitute
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/pmi
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pmi_org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PMInstitute
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pminstitute/

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Last updated: 2026-10-09