Popcorn brains, infinite workdays and the concept of digital minionship w/ Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz (S6E1)

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The Floorplan

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The Floorplan is a thorough and sometimes funny exploration of our attempts to navigate the modern workplace and the future of work. Steven Spielberg says he wakes up so excited that he can’t eat breakfast. But for most of us, work is far less fulfilling. The way we design jobs and where we expect people to perform  can be dull at best and dehumanising at worst.

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Popcorn brains, infinite workdays and the concept of digital minionship w/ Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz (S6E1)

The Floorplan

47 minutes 33 seconds

1 month ago

Popcorn brains, infinite workdays and the concept of digital minionship w/ Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz (S6E1)

The Floorplan returns!

Do we ever stop working? A resounding no according to a new study.

What are popcorn brains and do you have one?

And Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz joins the podcast to ponder digital minionship and the augmentative qualities of workplace AI that excite him.

Note: During this episode Matt mentions a Bond University podcast with Bond University data analytics expert Dr Steven Stern. You can hear or watch it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5y3MUZ2Ce1avXy21xukK4B?si=ZXgO3lWlRa27F3eWpGPsqQ

About Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz

Marek is a Professor and Chair in Digital Economy at QUT Business School. Listed among the Top 100 Global Thought Leaders in AI by thinkers360, Marek has led global innovation teams in Silicon Valley, was a Global Research Program Lead and Founding Research Manager of SAP's Machine Learning lab in Singapore, and a Research Fellow at Microsoft Research Asia. His newest book, "The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions" is a winner of Australian Business Book Awards (Technology) 2024.
Marek received his MSc in Business Information System from Poznan University of Economics in 2002, and PhD (Summa Cum Laude) from the same university in 2006.