Humans + AI

“What I need is someone who will have an idea I would never have had. In fact, better yet, an idea no one else in the world would ever have. That’s human space. That’s our job now: the unknown infinite.” –Vivienne Ming About Vivienne Ming Vivienne Ming is a theoretical neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author. Her AI inventions have launched a dozen companies and nonprofits with a focus on human p...

“The primary source of our reliable ability to produce results under pressure—i.e., skill—is attempting to solve complicated problems with an expert nearby.” –Matt Beane About Matt Beane Matt Beane is Assistant Professor at University of California Santa Barbara, and a Digital Fellow with both Stanford’s Digital Economy Lab and MIT’s Institute for the Digital Economy. He was employee number two at...

“We’re in this process where we should be discovering what’s possible… That’s what I mean by AI-native — just go figure out what the AI can do that makes something so much easier or so much better.” – Tim O’Reilly About Tim O’Reilly Tim O’Reilly is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of leading technical publisher O’Reilly Media, and a partner at early stage venture firm O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. He...

"If we’re faced with problems that are moving fast and require collective solutions, then collective intelligence becomes the toolkit we need to tackle them." – Jacob Taylor About Jacob Taylor Jacob Taylor is a fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development at Brookings Institution, and a leader of its 17 Rooms initiative, which catalyzes global action for the Sustainable Development Goals. He w...

“Strategy really must focus on those purely human capabilities of synthesis, and judgment, and sense-making.” – 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 Informivity. He has delivered keynote spe...

"The big picture is that every human on Earth deserves to live a life worth living... free of mental strife, physical strife, and the strife of war." – Matt Lewis About Matt Lewis Matt is CEO, Founder and Chief Augmented Intelligence Officer of LLMental, a Public Benefit Limited Liability Corporation Venture Studio focused on augmenting brain capital. He was previously Chief AI Officer at Inizio H...

"Successful AI ventures are those that truly understand the technology but also place real human impact at the center — it’s about creating solutions that improve lives and drive meaningful change." – Amir Barsoum About Amir Barsoum Amir Barsoum is Founder & CEO of InVitro Capital, a venture studio that builds and funds companies at the intersection of AI and human-intensive industries, with f...

What are the goals I really want to attain professionally and personally? I'm going to really keep my eye on that. And how do I make sure that I use AI in a way that's going to help me get there—and also not use it in a way that doesn't help me get there? – Minyang Jiang (MJ) About Minyang Jiang (MJ) Minyang Jiang (MJ) is Chief Strategy Officer at business lending firm Credibly, leading and implem...

Code, ultimately, is this weird material that’s somewhere between the physical and the informational… it connects to all these different domains—science, the humanities, social sciences—really every aspect of our lives. – Sam Arbesman About Sam Arbesman Sam Arbesman is Scientist in Residence at leading venture capital firm Lux Capital. He works at the boundaries of areas such as open science, tool...

I feel that the frequency I have, and the frequency AI has, we're going to be able to communicate based on frequency. But if we can understand what each is saying, that's really where the magic happens. – Bruce Randall About Bruce Randall Bruce Randall describes himself as a tech visionary and Reiki Master who explores the intersection of technology, human consciousness, and the future of work. He...

We’re not trying to replace expertise—we’re trying to amplify and scale it. AI wants to create the expertise; we want to make yours omnipresent. – Carl Wocke About Carl Wocke Carl Wocke is the Managing Director of Merlynn Intelligence Technologies, which focuses on human to machine knowledge transmission using machine learning and AI. Carl consults with leading organizations globally in areas span...

“The floor is rising really fast. So if you're not ready to raise the ceiling, you're going to have a problem.” – Nisha Talagala About Nisha Talagala Nisha Talagala is the CEO and Co-Founder of AIClub, which drives AI literacy for people of all ages. Previously, she co-founded ParallelM where she shaped the field of MLOps, with other roles including Lead Architect at Fusio-io and CTO at Gear6. She...

In this launch episode of Humans Plus AI, Ross Dawson reflects on the podcast’s evolution—from Thriving on Overload to Amplifying Cognition, and now to its current form. Originally rooted in exploring how individuals navigate an age of overwhelming information, the podcast has shifted in response to rapid advancements in AI, especially following the release of ChatGPT. Dawson explains how this mom...

"Maybe the goal isn’t to eliminate the task or the human—but to reduce the frustration, the cognitive load, the overhead. That’s where AI shines." – Kunal Gupta About Kunal Gupta Kunal Gupta is an entrepreneur, investor, and author. He founded and scaled global digital advertising AI company Nova as Chief Everything Officer for 15 years, with teams and clients across 30+ countries. He is author of...

“We could become obsolete by our own will—at least a portion of humanity just sort of giving up... But humans want to be valuable, want to be seen, want to be understood, want to be heard, want to think that their life matters. And this raises all sorts of questions about that.” – Lee Rainie About Lee Rainie Lee Rainie is Director of Imagining the Digital Future Center at Elon University. He joine...

"Let technology do the bits that technology is really good at. Offload to it. Then over-index and over-amplify the human skills we should have developed over the last 10, 15, or 20 years." – Kieran Gilmurray About Kieran Gilmurray Kieran Gilmurray is CEO of Kieran Gilmurray and Company and Chief AI Innovator of Technology Transformation Group. He works as a keynote speaker, fractional CTO and deli...

"We humans often tend to be very restricted—even when we are world champions in a game. And I'm very optimistic that AI will surprise us, with very different ways of solving complex problems—and we can make use of that." – Jennifer Haase About Jennifer Haase Dr. Jennifer Haase is a researcher at the Weizenbaum Institute, and lecturer at Humboldt University and University of the Arts Berlin. Her wo...

“We should not make technology so that we can be stupid. We should make technology so we can be even smarter… not just make the machine more intelligent, but enhance the overall intelligence—especially human intelligence.” –Pat Pataranutaporn About Pat Pataranutaporn Pat Pataranutaporn is Co-Director of MIT Media Lab’s new Advancing Humans with AI (AHA) research program, alongside Pattie Maes. In...

"We wanted to see what the effect of AI might be on forecasting accuracy… to our surprise, we find that even when the model gives biased or noisy advice, human forecasters still improve—something we didn’t expect." – Philipp Schoenegger "I kind of call these Gen AI systems a mirror. Pose it a question, play with scenarios, and see what comes out. It’s like an accelerant for thinking—pushing the bo...

"AI can make the process of sensing for signals much faster and much more efficient. You can think of it as a supplement to our brain. It can sort through massive amounts of data, track the latest developments, and flash alerts when something important emerges." – Rita McGrath "What I found surprising in our exercises was how disruptive AI was. At first, I thought they would hate it, but they actu...

“Collective intelligence is the ability of a group to solve a wide range of problems, and it’s something that also seems to be a stable collective ability.” –  Anita Williams Woolley "When you get a response from a language model, it’s a bit like a response from a crowd of people. It’s shaped by the collective judgments of countless individuals." –  Jason Burton "Rather than just artificial genera...

“I’m cautiously optimistic because never before has technology been as accessible as it is now—being able to interact with machines in a way that feels so natural to us, rather than in ones and zeros or more technical ways. AI shouldn’t replace what exists but augment and enhance our creativity, helping us tap into what makes us uniquely human.” – Helen Lee Kupp About Helen Lee Kupp Helen Lee Kupp...

"Generative AI is the first technology with an almost natural propensity to build a symbiotic relationship with us. But symbiosis isn’t always mutualistic—it can be parasitic, where AI benefits at the detriment of humans. How we deploy AI will determine which path we take." – Alexandra Diening "AI provides dual affordances—it can automate our work or augment our abilities. The key challenge is dec...

"What I argue is you need to supplement what your brain can manage on its own. And this is where I think AI comes in... blending the human imagination together with AI’s ability to crunch massive amounts of data—that’s where I think we’re going to see a lot of power in the world of strategy." – Rita McGrath About Rita McGrath Rita McGrath is one of the world’s top experts on strategy and innovatio...

"AI can be an unusual voice that gives you fresh ideas, makes you think differently, and provides the kind of fuel that sparks innovation. But ultimately, humans provide the context, the judgment, and the ability to bring strategy to life." – Christian Stadler About Christian Stadler Christian Stadler is a professor of strategic management at Warwick Business School. He is author of Open Strategy,...