Episode 186 - CTRL + ALT + HUMAN: What a Room Full of Business Leaders Taught Me About AI and the Future of Work in Kenya & Beyond
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of AI on the workforce, featuring insights from a panel of business leaders.
What happens to the humans when the machines can increasingly do the work? Recorded live at the Ikigai Industry Nights event in Nairobi on the 2nd July 2026, this special episode of the Pure Digital Passion Podcast brings you the complete CTRL + ALT + HUMAN panel — as moderated by me (Moses Kemibaro), with Shikoli Makatiani (co-founder & CTO, Akili AI), Victor Ambuyo (Head of Growth, Madavi) and Marvin Oyoo (Management Systems Consultant, Panoramic Synergy) as my panelists. From Shikoli’s 10/90 rule and the loan-intake process that was 90% broken, to Victor’s anatomy of the failed rollout (‘a people problem wearing a technology costume’) and the fluency answer to the jobs question, to Marvin’s reality gap, ‘that’s not a strategy — that’s a subscription’, human–AI synergy and a council of AIs checking each other — plus lamplighters, coexistence, tea-buying drones, ATM forensics and a physics exam passed with an AI tutor. This is practical AI, Kenyan edition: no hype, real examples, honest answers. Recorded before a packed live audience. Take the free Akili Snapshot and find out what AI is doing with your data — in 15 minutes: assured.akili-ai.com Timestamps 00:00 Welcome · why…
People in this episode
Host: Moses Kemibaro
Guests: Shikoli Makatiani, Victor Ambuyo, Marvin Oyoo
Topics covered
- AI and the future of work
- human-AI synergy
- business leadership
- technology impact
- practical AI examples
- Kenya's tech landscape
Keywords
- AI
- future of work
- business leaders
- Kenya
- technology
- human-AI interaction
- practical applications
- panel discussion
- Ikigai Industry Nights
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Akili AI, Madavi, Panoramic Synergy
Places: Nairobi
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