Humans + AI

Gleb Tsipursky, CEO of future-of-work and behavioral economics consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts, explains why most AI pilots fail to deliver measurable value at organizational scale. Drawing on cognitive neuroscience and his book The Psychology of AI Adoption at Work, he explores how employee psychology, fear of job loss, and professional identity shape AI adoption more than technology quali...

Joseph Jay Williams, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toronto and leader of the Intelligent Adaptive Interventions research group, explores how adaptive experimentation can uncover better solutions to everyday problems. Learn how one-minute experiments simplify behavior change, reframing stress improves focus and collaboration, and AI combined with psychology can person...

Join Cleotilde Gonzalez, Professor of Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University and founding director of the Dynamic Decision Making Laboratory, as she explores the crucial differences between human-AI augmentation and genuine complementarity in decision making. Drawing on cognitive science and collective intelligence, Dr. Gonzalez discusses why effective human-AI teams require mo...

In this episode, Jory Des Jardins—Founder & Principal at Candor Partners and author of 'Human Agency Architecture'—explores how organizations can navigate AI adoption while preserving essential human judgment and skill retention. Drawing on her experience leading initiatives like BlogHer and the AI Operators Exchange, Jory discusses frameworks for task delegation, the risks of cognitive foreclosur...

Futurist and professional director Melissa Clark-Reynolds, founder of FutureCentre.nz and NZ Order of Merit appointee, joins the podcast to explore how boards and senior leaders can navigate the myths and realities of AI adoption. Drawing on her expertise in strategy and disruptive business models, Clark-Reynolds discusses why embracing a capability multiplier mindset toward AI drives genuine prod...

In this episode, Eva Minkoff, Founder of Bold Being and Chief Transformation Officer at Transformental, explores how rapid AI disruption is reshaping human identity, leadership, and wellbeing. She shares insights from her work with healthcare executives, offering practical strategies for cultivating self-compassion, authentic human connection, and resilience amid deep uncertainty. Listeners will l...

In this episode, Jack Myers—media ecologist and founder of The Myers Report—explores the crucial interplay between human judgment and AI, drawing on his expertise and his latest book, Your Third Brain. Listeners will discover how 'third brain thinking' fosters a collaborative partnership between people and machine intelligence, and why techniques like 'techno intuition,' intentional pauses, and us...

In this episode, Pukar Hamal—Founder & CEO of SecurityPal AI and Nepalese startup hub Silicon Peaks—explores the emotional impact gap between AI-generated writing and human creativity, and examines how intelligence augmentation, not full automation, should guide AI’s future. Drawing on his cybersecurity expertise, Pukar discusses emerging concepts like zero data retention and the agentic security...

Join Professor Oren Etzioni, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Washington and founding CEO of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, as he explores the evolution of agentic AI from early software agents to today’s autonomous assistants. Discover how natural language breakthroughs have transformed human-AI interaction, the challenges of building digital trust, an...

In this episode, futurist and strategy advisor Ross Dawson, Chairman of Advanced Human Technologies and founder of Informivity, explores how recursive self-improvement and double loop learning are transforming both AI systems and human learning in organizations. Listeners will discover key differences between single and double loop systems, the role of reinforcement learning in AI advancement, and...

In this episode, David Weinberger—author of 'Beautiful Particulars' and researcher at Harvard MetaLab—explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping Western ideas about universal laws, human cognition, and the value of lived, bodily experiences. Listeners will discover why AI thrives on processing immense particulars and how integrating human generalization with AI’s specificity can build compl...

In this episode, Nirit Cohen—founder of Workfutures and former senior global people leader at Intel—explores the shifting boundaries between work and life in an era shaped by technology and automation. Drawing on her expertise in digital workplace transformation, Cohen discusses why uniquely human contributions remain critical, how to uncover hidden value within organizations, and the dangers of v...

Join Mickey McManus, Executive Coach and Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group, as he explores the frontiers of embodied intelligence and cognitive scaffolding in AI-driven transformation. Drawing from evolutionary design principles and his experience in innovation labs, Mickey explains how human cognition extends into our environments and how feedback loops—both augmenting and corrupting—shap...

Join author, investor, and climate innovator Ramez Naam—co-chair of Singularity University’s Energy & Environment group—as he explores how cognitive prosthesis and brain-to-AI interfaces are reshaping human expertise and collaboration. Drawing from his background in clean energy and science fiction, Naam discusses how decentralized, open-weight AI models and a climate solutions mindset can foster...

Join Gideon Nave, Associate Professor of Marketing at Wharton, and Steven Shaw, postdoctoral researcher, as they unpack their influential work on 'system three' cognition—the idea of AI as an artificial thinking system. They explain the distinction between cognitive offloading and the deeper dangers of cognitive surrender when humans rely too fully on AI, and reveal both the improvements and risks...

In this episode, Mindbreeze CEO Daniel Fallmann explores the evolution of AI from automation to the augmentation of human expertise, focusing on how organizations can leverage agentic workflows, context-aware decision support, and collective intelligence. Listeners will learn strategies for balancing human judgment and AI in complex decisions, how connecting distributed knowledge across organizati...

Join Natalie Buda Smith, Director of AI at the Library of Congress, as she explores how digital interfaces and AI are revolutionizing access to human knowledge and cultural memory. In this episode, you'll learn about the shift from primary source access to information intermediated by AI, the importance of preserving historical context through multiple digitization versions, and the challenges of...

In this episode, CentaurianAI Co-Founder shares how becoming 'unbottable' is essential in the age of AI and explores the Centaur chess mindset for thriving alongside intelligent machines. Listeners will discover practical techniques—like brain dumping, ignorance mapping, and the 'think, prompt, check' approach—to boost cognitive fitness, foster independent thinking, and future-proof their unique v...

Explore how AI is redefining the boundaries between uniquely human intelligence and machine capabilities, and discover which aspects of intelligence remain distinctly human. This episode delves into building smarter, more efficient organizations by leveraging the complementary strengths of people and AI—focusing on the critical role of an ontology-first approach, knowledge graphs, and live digital...

"The value is created in the friction, in the engagement between humans and AI—the pushing back by the humans, the pushing back by the machines." –Ross Dawson About Ross Dawson Ross Dawson  is a futurist, keynote speaker, strategy advisor, author, and host of Amplifying Cognition podcast. He is Chairman of the Advanced Human Technologies group of companies and Founder of Humans + AI startup Inform...

"There’s a real 'skillification' movement where you just want to get the training you need when you need it." –Kathleen deLaski About Kathleen deLaski Kathleen deLaski is the founder and board chair of Education Design Lab, which helps reimagine higher education. She is a senior advisor to Harvard's Project on the Workforce and on the advisory board of the Taubman Center at the Harvard Kennedy Sch...

"Delegating knowledge is not the same as delegating wisdom. You learn by experience, and if you don't have any experiences...you will get cognitive atrophy." –David Vivancos About David Vivancos David Vivancos is an AI, data, and neuroscience serial entrepreneur, having cofounded five startups since 1995. He is a frequent keynote speaker and is the author of six books, including the Artificiology...

"What I'm really interested in and fascinated about is that, as AI penetrates and spreads throughout the workplace and gets placed into or integrated into workflows, the first thing that happens is that people in the mix are going to have to learn how to use AI and learn why to use AI when they do." –Jon Husband About Jon Husband Jon Husband is the Founder and Principal of Wirearchy, a creative re...

"Freedom no longer exists outside the systems, and it depends on the design. Coming back to the design, it's about understanding that we need to distinguish between intelligent systems and agency." –Dr Michael Gebert About Dr Michael Gebert Dr Michael Gebert is Chairman of the European Blockchain Association and co-founder of AI Expert Forum. He works at the intersection of artificial intelligence...

"The technology we're working with today really makes a lot of those best practices and mental models and the whole toolkit more accessible than ever to more people." –Marshall Kirkpatrick About Marshall Kirkpatrick Marshall Kirkpatrick is founder of sustainabilty consultancy Earth Catalyst and AI thinking tool What’s Up With That. His many previous roles include founder of influence network analy...