Humans + AI

Humans + AI


Latest Episodes

Diyi Yang on augmenting capabilities and wellbeing, levels of human agency, AI in the scientific process, and the ideation-execution gap (AC Ep24)
November 26, 2025

In this episode, Diyi Yang discusses how large language models can meaningfully augment human capabilities in both work and well-being. She explains her research on building AI partners and mentors that help people practice supportive communication skills

Ganna Pogrebna on behavioural data science, machine bias, digital twins vs digital shadows, and stakeholder simulations (AC Ep23)
November 18, 2025

In this conversation, behavioral data scientist Ganna Pogrebna discusses how human behavior, bias, and decision-making shape AI systems. She explains that nearly all algorithms are trained on human-labelled datacarrying human biases into machine outputs

Sue Keay on prioritizing experimentation, new governance styles, sovereign AI, and the treasure of national data sets (AC Ep22)
November 11, 2025

In this insightful conversation, Ross Dawson and Dr. Sue Keay explore how artificial intelligenceparticularly through roboticscan be used to address global challenges such as climate change and environmental preservation. Dr. Keay shares a compelling ex

Dominique Turcq on strategy stakeholders, AI for board critical thinking, ecology of mind, and amplifying cognition (AC Ep21)
November 06, 2025

In this insightful episode, futurist Ross Dawson speaks with strategist Dominique Turcq about the evolving nature of strategy in a world transformed by artificial intelligence. Turcq traces how corporate strategy has shifted from shareholder-focused plann

Beth Kanter on AI to augment nonprofits, Socratic dialogue, AI team charters, and using Taylor Swift’s pens (AC Ep20)
October 29, 2025

In this episode, Ross Dawson speaks with nonprofit technology leader Beth Kanter about how artificial intelligence can free up valuable time for mission-driven organizations. Kanter introduces the concept of the dividend of time when AI automates rout

Ross Dawson on Levels of Humans + AI in Organizations (AC Ep19)
October 21, 2025

Futurist Ross Dawson returns to the Humans Plus AI podcast with updates from his recent keynotes in Dubai and Riyadh, where he explored how artificial intelligence can amplify human potential and reshape the future of organizations. He reaffirms that Huma

Iskander Smit on human-AI-things relationships, designing for interruptions and intentions, and streams of consciousness in AI (AC Ep18)
September 10, 2025

In this episode, Ross Dawson speaks with Iskander Smit about the evolving relationships between humans, AI, and autonomous things. Drawing on his Cities of Things research, Iskander explains how AI is moving beyond being just a tool or mirror to becomin

Brian Kropp on AI adoption, intrinsic incentives, identifying pain points, and organizational redesign (AC Ep17)
September 03, 2025

In this episode, Ross Dawson speaks with Brian Kropp about how organizations can move beyond AI experimentation to truly drive adoption and performance. They discuss the gap between executive expectationsoften aiming for 2050% improvements in performanc

Suranga Nanayakkara on augmenting humans, contextual nudging, cognitive flow, and intention implementation (AC Ep16)
August 26, 2025

In this episode, futurist Ross Dawson speaks with Suranga Nanayakkara, founder of the Augmented Human Lab, about reimagining the relationship between people and technology. Suranga shares his personal journey of feeling not good enough with early comput

Michael I. Jordan on a collectivist perspective on AI, humble genius, design for social welfare, and the missing middle kingdom (AC Ep15)
August 20, 2025

In this episode, Ross Dawson speaks with renowned computer scientist Michael I. Jordan about the misconceptions surrounding artificial intelligence and human intelligence. Jordan emphasizes that despite advances in machine learning, we are far from unders