S3 E1 Fat layer of humans

S3 E1 Fat layer of humans

From Boss Class from The Economist by The Economist

January 29, 2026 · 35 min · Season 3 · Episode 1

About this episode

Andrew Palmer explores the integration of AI into daily work routines and its implications for employees and bosses.

How should employees and bosses be using the technology right now? And how should all of us prepare for the future? Andrew Palmer returns for a third season of Boss Class. This time it’s all about AI. In the first episode, he starts introducing AI into his daily work routines, and receives a nasty shock. Guests Tom Blomfield, Partner at Y Combinator Ethan Mollick, Professor at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Ludwig Siegele, AI Editorial Lead, The Economist Ruth Berry, AI engineer, The Economist Topics Generative AI at work To listen to the full series, subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ . If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist , you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. In this episode, Andrew asks Claude, a generative AI programme, to write his management column for him. You can find Andrew’s column here and Claude’s version here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Palmer

Guests: Tom Blomfield, Ethan Mollick, Ludwig Siegele, Ruth Berry

Topics covered

  • AI in the workplace
  • Generative AI
  • Management
  • Technology
  • Future of work

Keywords

  • AI
  • work routines
  • management column
  • generative AI
  • future preparation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Y Combinator, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, The Economist, Claude

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