Ep 42: Maker, Shaper or Taker? David Espindola’s Guide to Smart AI Strategy

About this episode

Kate vanderVoort interviews David Espindola about AI strategy and the future of human-AI collaboration.

In this episode, Kate vanderVoort (Founder and CEO at the AI Success Lab) speaks with futurist, author and technologist David Espindola, founder of Brainyus and author of Soulful: You in the Future of Artificial Intelligence. With more than 30 years in the tech industry, David has guided organisations through major waves of disruption. His work now focuses on human and AI collaboration, ethical adoption and how businesses can prepare for rapid change.

People in this episode

Host: Kate vanderVoort

Guest: David Espindola

Topics covered

• AI strategy
• human-AI collaboration
• ethical adoption
• business disruption
• future of technology

Keywords

• AI strategy
• human collaboration
• business disruption
• ethical AI
• David Espindola

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AI Success Lab, Brainyus

Books & works: Soulful: You in the Future of Artificial Intelligence

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