A podcast series examining how AI is reshaping our world. Hosted by Nicholas Thompson, each episode features a conversation with a leading thinker who offers a fresh perspective on the far-reaching ethical, economic, and social implications of this technology.
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A podcast series examining how AI is reshaping our world. Hosted by Nicholas Thompson, each episode features a conversation with a leading thinker who offers a fresh perspective on the far-reaching ethical, economic, and social implications of this technology.
The Future of AI at Work - with Nicholas Thompson and Matt Wood
The Most Interesting Thing in A.I.
28 minutes
1 month ago
The Future of AI at Work - with Nicholas Thompson and Matt Wood
What does it take to succeed in the disruptive world of AI? In this episode, Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson sits down with Matt Wood, PwC’s Global and U.S. Commercial Technology and Innovation Officer, to trace his path from medical school and protein folding research to Amazon Web Services and now PwC. They discuss the transformative power of AI; why, when disruptive forces emerge, companies may be better off doubling down on their core identity rather than reinventing themselves; and how the organizations of the future may be reshaped by autonomous agents working alongside humans.
(00:00) Introduction
(01:56) Matt's path from medicine to machine learning
(05:27) The Human Genome Project and the data explosion
(09:08) The AI inflection point
(11:21) Why AI’s biggest impact will be organizational, not technical
(13:00) How companies navigate disruption without losing identity
(18:48) The coming flattening of organizations
(21:32) Managing teams of humans and agents
(24:51) The most interesting way Matt has used AI
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The Most Interesting Thing in A.I.
A podcast series examining how AI is reshaping our world. Hosted by Nicholas Thompson, each episode features a conversation with a leading thinker who offers a fresh perspective on the far-reaching ethical, economic, and social implications of this technology.
