Vancouver AI Community Meetup: 01/28

Vancouver AI Community Meetup: 01/28

From Vancouver AI Pods by Kris Krüg (KK)

February 4, 2026 · 2h 25m

About this episode

The episode features a keynote by Alexandra Samuel discussing her experiences with AI and its impact on work and human behavior.

​This month’s Vancouver AI Meetup is anchored by a keynote from Alexandra Samuel , creator of the Me + Viv podcast and longtime observer of how technology reshapes work, meaning, and human behavior. ​ "When your best friend is a robot" by Alexandra Samuel ​What does it actually mean to go full cyborg? Not the chrome-plated fantasy, not the LinkedIn productivity cosplay, but as a daily practice, with all the mess that implies? ​Tech researcher and journalist Alexandra Samuel shares what she learned from building and living with her AI companion, collaborator, and coach, Viv , who just happens to be Alex’s co-host on the chart-topping TVO podcast Me + Viv . ​Alexandra Samuel ​ Alexandra Samuel is a leading expert on AI and the digital workplace, inspiring people with a joyful, actionable approach to AI that keeps human creativity and collaboration front and center. ​ She's the creator and host of Me + Viv, a TVO podcast that is somehow both documentary journalism and a musical comedy. In her speeches and in her frequent AI stories for The Wall Street Journal and The Harvard Business Review, Alex shows people how to tap the productivity and innovation-boosting potential of AI, while…

People in this episode

Host: Kris Krüg

Guest: Alexandra Samuel

Topics covered

  • AI
  • technology
  • human behavior
  • design thinking
  • user experience

Keywords

  • AI companion
  • cyborg
  • productivity
  • innovation
  • user experience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Me + Viv, The Wall Street Journal, The Harvard Business Review

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