Media & Press

In the press.

Interviews, commentary, podcasts and panels.

Rahim Hirji is an author, advisor and speaker on how AI is reshaping work, leadership and the talent pipeline. In 2026 he became a regular contributor to the BBC, with 11 appearances in three months, across BBC Radio 5 Live, the BBC World Service and regional BBC radio, on AI in work, society and human judgement. He is available for interviews, expert commentary, podcasts and panel appearances, in print, broadcast and online.

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Rahim Hirji interviewed to camera at the Muslim International Film Festival
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One-line bio to paraphraseRahim Hirji is a London-based author, adviser and keynote speaker on AI and human judgement. He wrote SuperSkills: The Seven Human Skills for the Age of AI (Kogan Page, 2026), founded the skills platform EtonX, acquired by Eton College, and has appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live and the BBC World Service.

On stage · on screen · on air

Main stages, broadcast studios and the record.

From the Main Stage at the CIPD Festival of Work to the BBC studio, at home on the stage, the panel and the camera.

Selected coverage

Reviews & interviews.

Rahim's own columns and essays live on Research. This is what others have said and where he has appeared.

Arab News · Review

What We Are Reading Today: ‘SuperSkills’

“A reminder that success is not about what you know today, it is about your capacity to keep learning forever.”

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The European Business Review · Bylined

Why the real AI risk is not automation, but accountability gaps

“Every board has someone who says it: we keep a human in the loop. It is the most reassuring sentence in corporate governance, and under European law, on its own, it protects nobody.”

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The Bookseller · Comment

The chain of trust

A comment piece on artificial intelligence and the chain of trust, written for the book trade.

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The Observer

Bylined in the Observer

Commentary on AI, work and the human judgement that survives it, for the Observer.

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Digital First Magazine · Interview

Crafting learning for a changing world

An in-depth interview on his trajectory through education technology and building learning tools used worldwide.

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David Boyle · Saturday AI Thoughts

Agrees with the question, argues with the answer

A twenty-five-year data and audience-insight veteran who expected to nod the whole way through and did not. He calls the book thoughtful and well written and the question the right one, then disagrees with holding the line as the reply to it.

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BBC · Broadcast

On air with the BBC

11 BBC appearances in three months in 2026, across BBC Radio 5 Live, the BBC World Service and regional BBC radio, on AI in work, society and where human judgement belongs.

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Press & expert commentary

Available for comment

On AI and the workforce, the leadership pipeline and human capability, with same-day turnaround for journalists.

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SuperSkills reviewed in Arab News
Arab News · review
SuperSkills in Amazon Hot New Releases
Amazon · Hot New Releases
The Drift versus Design matrix
Signature framework · Drift versus Design

Previously: columnist, The Telegraph  ·  columnist, Time Out

In conversation

Long-form, and on the record.

Most appearances published here carry the whole conversation as text, including the host’s questions. Where only an automatic transcript exists, the page says so and quotes what can be checked. Newest first.

Drift or Design: Rahim Hirji On The Question AI Can't Answer for You [015], with Ron Boire

The most recent: Lead with Purpose, with Ron Boire, 2026-09-29. Read what was said.

Lead with Purpose · 2026-09-29

Why the question is not which tool, but whether you are sure you made the decision

With Ron Boire. Quotations and questions on the page; the episode carries the rest.

The Growth Hacking Culture Podcast · 2026-09-29

Where the human belongs at the start of a decision and at the end of it, not only in the loop

With Ivan Palomino. Quotations and questions on the page; the episode carries the rest.

Become a Global Leader · 2026-08-07

Whether you are still the one making the decision

With Victoria Rennoldson. Full transcript on the page.

Solutionary Voices · 2026-07-14

What algorithmic drift takes, and how to take it back

With Zoe Weil. Full transcript on the page.

Inside Learning · 2026-06-26

The five rungs from survival skills to SuperSkills, and the boat at the bottom of them

With Aidan McCullen. Full transcript on the page.

The Entropy Podcast · 2026-06-21

What is still worth paying for once intelligence is cheap

With Francis Gorman. Full transcript on the page.

Nothing Ventured · 2026-06-18

What happens to judgement when nobody gets the reps

With Aarish Shah. Full transcript on the page.

Education Futures · 2026-05-25

How you would redesign a curriculum if you believed the bet had changed

With Svenia Busson. Full transcript on the page.

AI for Business Leaders · 2026-05-08

The fourth dimension every AI strategy leaves out

With Terry O'Dwyer. Full transcript on the page.

On the mic

Elsewhere, on other people’s feeds.

Conversations that live on the host’s own platform rather than here. Every link goes to them.

Inside Learning podcast episode with Rahim Hirji
Featured episode

The 7 human skills for the age of AI

On Inside Learning with Aidan McCullen: the dhow his forefathers crossed on, the five rungs from survival skills to SuperSkills, and the skills that outlast the tools.

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Inside Learning · Learnovate

The 7 human skills for the age of AI

Twenty years inside learning technology, and the skills that outlast the tools. Listen → Let’s Crew & Riot · Spotify

Human skills in the age of AI

With Chin Ru, on staying the author of your own judgement. Listen → EmergeOne

Are we raising a generation that can’t think?

On synthetic seniority, the missing rungs, and the talent pipeline. Listen → Tap’d Talks HR · Tap’d Solutions

The human skills we need in the age of AI

Why this wave feels different from the last one, drift versus design, and synthetic seniority. August 2026. Listen → School for Startups Radio · Jim Beach

SuperSkills, drift versus design, and building businesses

What AI changes for the people building businesses. Syndicated across US AM/FM stations, August 2026. Listen →

More conversations with Nothing Ventured (Aarish Shah), AI for Business Leaders (John Emmerson), The Near Futurist (Guy Clapperton), Solutionary Voices (Zoe Weil) and Careers of the Future.

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Rahim Hirji, Keynote: Drift versus Design, showreel ShowreelKeynote: Drift versus Design
Rahim Hirji on Education Futures with Svenia Busson Education Futureswith Svenia Busson
Rahim Hirji on Become a Global Leader Become a Global Leaderwith Victoria Rennoldson
SuperSkills book trailer The book trailerSuperSkills
Rahim Hirji, a candid word on SuperSkills CandidWhy this book, in his words
Rahim Hirji recording Nothing Ventured in the studio Nothing Ventured · Aarish Shah

On drift, judgement and the talent pipeline

Watch the episode → Rahim Hirji recording The Linklaters Ideas Foundry in the studio gallery The Linklaters Ideas Foundry · Linklaters

What happens when AI assumes aspects of our jobs, while reshaping how we think about experience, expertise and our sense of self at work?

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Coming soon

Where to find Rahim next.

Legally Speaking Podcast, with Robert Hanna

The UK’s largest legal podcast, more than 400 episodes, on what AI does to professional judgement, the missing rungs in the pipeline to partner, and the questions a general counsel will be asked before the board asks them.

Podcast · Recorded, out November
Strand Review of Books, with Toby Chapman-Dawe

On SuperSkills, drift versus design, and where human judgement belongs as AI takes over the tasks.

Podcast · Coming soon
Harald’s Curious Corner, with Harald Overaa

With Harald Overaa of Docebo, on learning technology, AI in education and the future of workplace learning.

Podcast · Recorded, out November

Links go live as each is released.

What Rahim speaks to

Topics for interviews and panels.

AI and the workforce

How AI is changing day-to-day work, why transformation efforts fail, and what leaders should do differently.

Leadership & decision quality

How AI affects judgement, decision-making and executive oversight when the machine is always in the room.

The talent pipeline

Why automating entry-level work creates long-term leadership risk, and how to redesign apprenticeship for the AI era.

Human capability in the AI era

Which human skills become more valuable as automation spreads, and how organisations build them on purpose.

Education & the student AI shift

How AI changes what students need to learn, and what schools, universities and employers should do next.

The honest AI-and-jobs question

Is AI going to replace my job? The honest answer is more interesting than the reassuring one.

On where judgement sits once the machines are capable, synthetic seniority and the missing rungs, and why adoption measures how much you have handed over rather than whether you got any better.

Press kit

Bio, facts and assets.

Rahim Hirji is a London-based author, advisor and speaker on AI, work and human capability. He works with boards and executive teams on work redesign, decision quality and the talent pipeline, drawing on research across more than 200 organisations in 30 countries.

He is the author of SuperSkills: The Seven Human Skills for the Age of AI (Kogan Page, 2026), and founder of The SuperSkills Intelligence Company. His career includes founding EtonX (acquired by Eton College) and leading international growth at Quizlet across more than 60 countries. He writes Box of Amazing, a weekly newsletter on AI and the future of work, now in its tenth year with 25,000+ subscribers.

Copy-ready bios

15 words · Rahim Hirji is a London-based keynote speaker and advisor on AI, work and human judgement.

40 words · Rahim Hirji is a London-based keynote speaker and advisor on AI, work and human judgement, and the author of SuperSkills: The Seven Human Skills for the Age of AI (Kogan Page, 2026). He founded EtonX and led Quizlet’s international growth.

90 words · Rahim Hirji is a London-based keynote speaker and advisor on AI, work and human capability, and the author of SuperSkills: The Seven Human Skills for the Age of AI (Kogan Page, 2026). His signature framework, Drift versus Design, helps boards and leadership teams decide where human judgement belongs as AI takes over the tasks. He founded the skills platform EtonX, later acquired by Eton College, led international growth at Quizlet across sixty countries, and writes Box of Amazing, a weekly newsletter on AI and the future of work read by more than 25,000 leaders.

Available on request: high-resolution headshot, book cover image, and a one-page media kit PDF. Request assets →

  • Author · SuperSkills (Kogan Page, 2026)
  • Founder · The SuperSkills Intelligence Company
  • Based in · London, UK
  • Research · 200 organisations across 30 countries
  • Newsletter · Box of Amazing, 25,000+ subscribers, 10th year
  • Previously · EtonX (founder), Quizlet (growth), HarperCollins
For journalists

Working with the press.

Is Rahim available for interviews and comment?

Yes. He has commented on AI and the future of work for the BBC, across BBC Radio 5 Live, the BBC World Service and regional BBC radio, with 11 appearances in three months in 2026. For interviews, podcasts and comment: rahim@thesuperskills.com. Responses same day where a deadline is named.

What topics does Rahim speak about in media?

Where human judgement belongs as AI takes over tasks; synthetic seniority and what happens to career ladders; what leaders get wrong about AI readiness; and how organisations lose capability without noticing. He gives specific, quotable positions rather than balanced-on-both-sides comment.

Where has Rahim appeared?

BBC television and radio including the World Service, and podcasts, including an interview with Aidan McCullen, host of The Innovation Show. His writing has appeared in CEOWORLD, The European Business Review and WorldatWork, among other outlets, and he previously wrote columns for The Telegraph and Time Out.

Does Rahim provide written comment to deadline?

Yes. Email with the deadline in the subject line and he will confirm quickly whether he can help. A press kit with bios at three lengths and headshots is on this page.

Earlier coverage

The earlier record.

Before the book: two decades in education technology, as founder, country manager and commentator. Linked where the piece is still online; listed with a year where it is not.

Also quoted or featured, 2014 to 2025, in Bloomberg, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Evening Standard, City AM, Gulf News, The Straits Times, Publishers Weekly, The CEO Magazine, Time Out, The Sun, EdTech Digest, EdTech Review and Global Voices; those pieces are no longer online.

Get in touch

For press, podcast and media enquiries.

Available for interviews, podcasts, broadcast, panels and op-eds, in the UK and internationally.

rahim@thesuperskills.com Book a call
Box of Amazing

Rahim’s free weekly letter on AI and human capability

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