262 - Guests: Ja-Nae Duane and Steve Fisher, Futurists, part 2

262 - Guests: Ja-Nae Duane and Steve Fisher, Futurists, part 2

Author: aiandyou June 23, 2025 Duration: 36:03
This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ . How do you deal personally, and organizationally, with exponential change? That’s the subject of a new book, Super Shifts: Transforming How We Live, Learn, And Work In The Age Of Intelligence, and both of its authors are here. Dr. Ja-Naé Duane is a behavioral scientist who has worked with companies such as PWC, Saudi Aramco, AIG, and Deloitte. She is a member of the Loomis Council at the Stimson Center, collaborator with the National Institute of Health, and holds appointments at Brown University and MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research. Steve Fisher co-founded the Futures Practice at McKinsey & Company and is the Managing Partner of the consultancy Revolution Factory. At FTI Consulting, he led the adoption of Generative AI for business model transformation, and is Chief Futurist at the Human Frontier Institute. Together, they have previously authored the bestseller The Startup Equation. In the conclusion of the interview, we’re going to talk about Asimov’s Laws of Robotics, AI’s future enhancements to our lives, the different new species of humans that will emerge, and how the educational system needs to evolve. Steve and Ja-Naé have extended a special offer to the listeners of this show, to get two chapters of their book free via this link. All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines. Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog.        

The conversation around artificial intelligence is often filled with either breathless hype or dire warnings, leaving little room for grounded, practical understanding. Artificial Intelligence and You cuts through that noise. This isn't a lecture series from a distant ivory tower; it's a guided exploration meant for anyone curious about how these tools are reshaping the everyday. Each episode takes a focused look at a single facet of AI, from the algorithms curating your social media feed to the software that might change how you work. We break down complex concepts into clear, relatable terms, asking the questions that actually matter for your decisions and your future. You'll hear straightforward explanations of how different AI systems function, alongside thoughtful discussions about their real-world implications-the ethical dilemmas, the economic shifts, and the personal impacts that rarely make the headlines. The goal of this podcast is to replace confusion with clarity and anxiety with informed perspective. Whether you're a professional navigating new tools, a student planning a career, or simply a person living in an increasingly digital world, these conversations provide the context you need to form your own opinions. Join us as we move beyond the abstract to examine what AI genuinely means for your life, your community, and the kind of world we're all building together, one line of code at a time.
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267 - Joint Episode with the London Futurists Podcast [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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265 - Guest: Kate Hayles, Literary and Technological Analyst, part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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264 - Guest: Dagan Shani, Filmmaker, part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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263 - Guest: Dagan Shani, Filmmaker, part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:34
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261 - Guests: Ja-Nae Duane and Steve Fisher, Futurists, part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:25
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260 - Guest: Nada Sanders, Global Business Futurist, part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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259 - Guest: Nada Sanders, Global Business Futurist, part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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258 - Guests: Emily Bender & Alex Hanna, Authors, part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:49
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257 - Guests: Emily Bender & Alex Hanna, Authors, part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:59
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