AI Convergence: Amy Webb On Why This is the Year of Creative Destruction

About this episode

Amy Webb discusses the convergence of AI, biotech, and computing architectures, emphasizing the structural transformation occurring in technology and society.

Are we in an AI bubble or at the beginning of the biggest technological convergence cycle since the Industrial Revolution? On this episode of Digital Disruption, we’re joined by the CEO of the Future Today Strategy Group and tech futurist Amy Webb. Amy joins Geoff Nielson to unpack what 2026 really looks like through the lens of artificial intelligence, programmable biology, quantum computing, biological computing, geopolitics, and systems-level change. Amy argues that we’ve officially entered a new convergence cycle, a rare historical moment where AI, biotech, computing architectures, economic systems, and geopolitics collide to create an entirely new reality. This isn’t incremental innovation. It’s structural transformation. If you’re looking for a conversation grounded in data-backed frameworks to help you navigate disruption, understand convergence cycles, and build real strategic vision in an age of uncertainty, this episode is for you. Tune in to hear what “creative destruction” truly means for business leaders, how power is shifting between Big Tech, governments, and capital markets, why “future-proofing” is a myth, and why many CEOs are falling short when it comes to…

People in this episode

Host: Geoff Nielson

Guest: Amy Webb

Topics covered

• AI convergence
• creative destruction
• technological transformation
• strategic foresight
• biotech
• quantum computing
• geopolitics

Keywords

• AI bubble
• technological convergence
• future-proofing
• Big Tech
• economic systems
• strategic vision
• data-driven frameworks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Future Today Strategy Group, Info-Tech Research Group

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