In this inspiring episode, Jon sits down with Gopi Kallayil, Google’s Chief Business Strategist for AI, at the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town.
From connecting Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama for their first-ever live Hangout years ago, to leading Google’s AI strategy today, Gopi shares remarkable stories of innovation, spirituality, and purpose. He reflects on lessons from Mandela, Tutu, and Silicon Valley, and explores how AI is reshaping the world as a tool to amplify human potential.
Together, Jon and Gopi discuss:
The “healthy disregard for the impossible” that defines Google’s culture.
How AI can uplift humanity, from healthcare to climate resilience.
Gopi’s personal philosophy for balance and fulfilment: the “MEDALS formula.”
What it means to live a life of purpose in the age of intelligent machines.
A conversation that bridges technology, ethics, and the human spirit, reminding us that progress, at its best, begins within.