logo
episode-header-image
Mar 2024
53m 26s

Conversation with Verity Harding — Are W...

VOX MEDIA PODCAST NETWORK
About this episode

Verity Harding, a globally recognized expert in AI, technology, and public policy, joins Scott to discuss her debut book, “AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI’s Future and Save Our Own.” We learn what history can teach us about the current hype cycle, and how you can best engage with this transformative technology. 


Follow Verity on X, @verityharding.


Scott opens with his thoughts on how we need to focus more on human interactions. 


Algebra of Happiness: are you confident?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Up next
Yesterday
No Mercy / No Malice: ICE Age
As read by George Hahn. https://www.profgalloway.com/ice-age/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
11m 8s
Jul 11
Masculinity and Volunteering, Is Narcissism Productive? and Bouncing Back After a Layoff
Scott answers a question about masculinity and service: why don’t more men volunteer, and how do we change that? He then discusses how narcissism relates to success (and whether he’d ever quit social media). Finally, he shares advice for workers trying to get re-hired in today’s ... Show More
19m 49s
Jul 10
America’s Branding Crisis — with Heather Cox Richardson
Historian Heather Cox Richardson joins Scott to discuss the rise of authoritarianism, the myth of rugged individualism, and what Democrats keep getting wrong. They also unpack the branding genius of the modern GOP, why patriotism got hijacked, and what history teaches us about ho ... Show More
1h 19m
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2023
#124: How to Stay Genuine in the Age of AI (Insights from INBOUND 2023)
AI's buzz in marketing has a lot of people feeling panicked, unsure of how to balance technology with genuine human connection. Many marketers are overwhelmed trying to sift through the noise to find what truly resonates with audiences without losing authenticity. So how do we ap ... Show More
36m 15s
May 2024
How to keep in touch with reality when AI keeps calling (from The TED AI Show)
This week, we wanted to give you a chance to check out another amazing show from the TED Audio Collective, The TED AI Show – a podcast meant to guide us through the mystifying world of artificial intelligence. We heard you when you said you enjoyed our AI episode with A.J. Jacobs ... Show More
27m 56s
Apr 2023
#94: Is AI Friend or Foe? How to Make it Work for Your Business!
Everyone’s been asking, and it’s finally here: Our first IN-PERSON guide certification training since 2020! Building your own marketing business can be hard and lonely — but it doesn’t have to be. When you become a StoryBrand Certified Guide, you’ll join a like-minded community o ... Show More
22m 3s
May 2023
What We Do and Don’t Know About Generative AI
Sylvain Duranton helps companies build AI-enabled businesses. As the the global leader of BCG X, he has a front row seat to the generative AI revolution. He discusses the industries likely to face the most disruption, the future of work, and how generative AI can help solve chall ... Show More
22m 58s
Jun 2023
Rapid Response: Make AI your co-pilot, w/Microsoft VP of Design & AI, John Maeda
Rapid Response with Bob Safian: Can you truly take advantage of AI before speaking its language? Microsoft’s VP of Design and AI, Dr. John Maeda discusses AI’s common misconceptions and its misunderstood opportunities. A veteran of AI development, John shares valuable insights fo ... Show More
25m 46s
Jul 2024
What really went down at OpenAI and the future of regulation w/ Helen Toner (from The TED AI Show)
Here on Fixable, we've addressed countless tough problems people face at work. One of the toughest problems companies deal with is when leaders don't see eye to eye. We know you enjoyed our previous episode about OpenAI, so we thought we'd share more insight into how the company ... Show More
40m 56s
May 2024
Teaching AI To Read Our Emotions — With Alan Cowen
Alan Cowen is the CEO and founder Hume AI. Cowen joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how his company is building emotional intelligence into AI systems. In this conversation, we examine why AI needs to learn how to read emotion, not just the literal text, and examine at how H ... Show More
57m 18s
Mar 2024
134. How to Chat with Bots: The Secrets to Getting the Information You Need from AI
Join Matt Abrahams with creativity and innovation experts Jeremy Utley and Kian Gohar to explore the transformative potential of AI in the realms of creativity and problem-solving. If you treat artificial intelligence like an oracle, you’ll likely be disappointed. But if you trea ... Show More
25m 58s
Apr 2021
The race to build AI that benefits humanity | Sam Altman
In this new season of the TED Interview, conversations with people who make a case for...optimism. Not some blind, hopeful feeling but the conviction that somewhere out there are solutions that, given the right attention and resources, can guide us out of the dark place we’re in. ... Show More
1h 9m