The Yeah, But Podcast

The Real Threat of AI: A Futurist's Warning It's Not What You Think

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Futurist Tom Koulopoulos returns, and his biggest concern about AI isn't robots, it's us. He reveals why the choice to ignore AI is like insisting on a manual typewriter in a world that's already gone digital. In this essential follow-up, Tom shares why he now spends 3-4 hours a day working with AI and busts the biggest 'yeah, but' holding people back: the fear of the unknown. Discover the real, seductive danger of AI that no one is talking about, and why he believes there is simply 'no pulling back'.


About Thomas Koulopoulos 

Tom Koulopoulos is Chairman and founder of Delphi Group, a 30-year-old Boston-based think tank named one of the fastest-growing private companies by Inc. Magazine, and the founding partner of Acrovantage Ventures, which invests in early-stage technology startups. He is also the author of 14 books, an inventor with several patents, an Inc.com columnist, the past Executive Director of the Babson College Center for Business Innovation, the past director of the Dell Innovation Lab, and a professor at Boston University.

His insights have received wide praise from luminaries such as the late Peter Drucker, the father of modern management; Dee Hock, founder of Visa International; and Tom Peters, who called his writing, “a brilliant vision of where we must take our enterprises to survive and thrive.” His Inc. column is read by over one million people yearly.

Mr. Koulopoulos’ fourteen books include Reimagining Healthcare, Revealing the Invisible, The Gen Z Effect, The Innovation Zone, and Cloud Surfing. His latest book, Gigatrends, looks at the six tech trends that are shaping the future of how we live, work, and play.


Timestamps:

  • [00:01:15] How AI Is Changing Work Habits Daily

  • [00:02:33] The AI Productivity Boom: Outputting More Content Than Ever

  • [00:03:00] The Hidden Risks: AI as a New Form of Addiction

  • [00:04:13] Why Coding Is the Biggest Strength of AI

  • [00:06:12] Asking AI Is Asking Collective Humanity

  • [00:08:09] Personalized AI Will Understand Individuals Better Than They Do Themselves

  • [00:11:10] No Possibility of Pulling Back From AI

  • [00:14:07] The New Era of Conversational AI Is Approaching Rapidly

  • [00:15:27] Looking Ahead: Personal Reflections on AI and Storytelling


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