Ep 117: Cultivating Curiosity and Amplifying Human Knowledge with Bob Danna
From Elevate Your AIQ by WRKdefined Podcast Network
May 8, 2026 · 58 min
About this episode
Bob Danna discusses his journey in science and technology, the concept of digital twins, and the importance of diverse voices in AI development.
Bob Danna, physicist, naval officer, former Senior Managing Director at Deloitte Consulting and Bersin by Deloitte, and author of the memoir "My Curious Life," joins host Bob Pulver for a wide-ranging conversation about a lifetime at the frontier of science and technology. Bob traces his journey from slide rules and nuclear reactors to agentic AI, sharing how he and collaborator Joe DiDonato built "Bot-Bob," a digital twin trained on his memoir, writings, and decades of experience. The conversation explores what digital twins can mean for knowledge workers, legacy building, and collective intelligence, including a live mastermind experiment where multiple digital twins, plus a digital Mark Twain, fielded questions from a live audience. Bob closes with an urgent call to bring more diverse human voices into AI development before the decisions that shape civilization get made without them. Keywords Bob Danna, digital twin, agentic AI, Bot-Bob, Joe DiDonato, My Curious Life, knowledge worker, collective intelligence, co-intelligence, legacy, mastermind, ElevenLabs, nuclear warfare, responsible AI, human centricity, future of work, STEM, Deloitte, memoir, Substack Takeaways Curiosity…
People in this episode
Host: Bob Pulver
Guest: Bob Danna
Topics covered
- curiosity
- digital twins
- AI development
- collective intelligence
- legacy building
- knowledge workers
Keywords
- Bob Danna
- digital twin
- agentic AI
- Bot-Bob
- knowledge worker
- collective intelligence
- responsible AI
- future of work
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Deloitte Consulting, Bersin by Deloitte, ElevenLabs
Books & works: My Curious Life
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