AI Can Move Trillions. You Won’t Let It Send an Email.

AI Can Move Trillions. You Won’t Let It Send an Email.

May 6, 2026 · 32 min · Season 1 · Episode 82

About this episode

This episode discusses the constraints on enterprise AI adoption, focusing on trust and the balance between productivity and employee relations.

AI moves trillions of dollars in milliseconds. So why won’t companies let it send a customer email? In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Erik Anderson, CEO of Singularity University and former Topgolf leader, breaks down the real constraint on enterprise AI adoption: trust. We talk about the shift to agentic AI, how it's reshaping thought work, and the tension leaders face between productivity gains and the social contract with employees. If AI gives your team 20% of their time b...

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