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The most important AI question has nothing to do with picking the right technology. It's this: what problem are we actually trying to solve? In this IdeaCast episode, journalist and author Josh Tyrangiel makes the case that successful AI adoption comes down to discipline—pick a real, high-impact problem, follow...

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I've been saying it for years, AI is the most important conversation we're having right now. Josh Tyrangiel (Josh) spent a year looking for the people actually using it to save lives, and what he found will change the way you think about this technology forever. Watch/YouTube on X, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Timestamps 0:00 Josh Tyrangiel Introduction 1:35 This is the most important conversation we are having right now 4:33 Is there an existential threat with the creators of AI? 6:31 Which AI is the best one to use? 8:02 A year from now, are we at agentic AI? 10:11 "You need a human in all AI cases." 12:06 If we have checks and balances in place for AI, will our adversaries do the same? 13:58 Anthropic and the US government relationship 15:14 Common variable on an institution using AI or not 19:18 Should you be worried about AI? 20:32 How would a politician or CEO benefit from this book? 21:49 Humans using the AI, not replaced by AI 25:09 What do you think this will change about how we think about AI? 27:28 Five Words
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I've been saying it for years, AI is the most important conversation we're having right now. Josh Tyrangiel (Josh) spent a year looking for the people actually using it to save lives, and what he found will change the way you think about this technology forever. Watch/YouTube on X, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Timestamps 0:00 Josh Tyrangiel Introduction 1:35 This is the most important conversation we are having right now 4:33 Is there an existential threat with the creators of AI? 6:31 Which AI is the best one to use? 8:02 A year from now, are we at agentic AI? 10:11 "You need a human in all AI cases." 12:06 If we have checks and balances in place for AI, will our adversaries do the same? 13:58 Anthropic and the US government relationship 15:14 Common variable on an institution using AI or not 19:18 Should you be worried about AI? 20:32 How would a politician or CEO benefit from this book? 21:49 Humans using the AI, not replaced by AI 25:09 What do you think this will change about how we think about AI? 27:28 Five Words

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11,146 views • 24 days ago

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29,610 views • 1 month ago

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