Humans + AI

Exploring and unlocking the potential of AI for individuals, organizations, and humanity

Humans + AI is a business podcast hosted by Ross Dawson, with 200 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ross Dawson hosts Humans + AI, a business show with 200 episodes published.

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  Episode #54

  Ross Dawson on Recursive Self-Improvement in Humans + AI Systems (HAI Ep54)

  Aug 19, 202619 minS3

  In this episode, futurist and strategy advisor Ross Dawson, Chairman of Advanced Human Technologies and founder of Informivity, explores how recursive self-improvement and double loop learning are transforming both AI systems and human learning in organizations. Listeners will discover key differences between single and double loop systems, the role of reinforcement learning in AI advancement, and practical steps for integrating effective learning loops to enhance AI-human collaboration. Ross shares why maintaining human judgment is crucial as AI evolves, and offers insights for chief learning officers on redesigning organizational learning for the AI era.

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  Episode #53

  David Weinberger on beautiful particulars, healing the mind/body split, morality, and the case for optimism (HAI Ep53)

  Aug 5, 202638 minS3

  In this episode, David Weinberger—author of 'Beautiful Particulars' and researcher at Harvard MetaLab—explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping Western ideas about universal laws, human cognition, and the value of lived, bodily experiences. Listeners will discover why AI thrives on processing immense particulars and how integrating human generalization with AI’s specificity can build complementary intelligence. Weinberger offers insight into the philosophical impact of technology, the centrality of embodiment for meaning and morality, and an optimistic vision for using conversational AI to deepen learning and curiosity in real-life situations.

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  Episode #52

  Nirit Cohen on uniquely human contribution, questions over answers, horizontal knowledge sharing, and intentional chaos (HAI Ep52)

  Jul 29, 202635 minS3

  In this episode, Nirit Cohen—founder of Workfutures and former senior global people leader at Intel—explores the shifting boundaries between work and life in an era shaped by technology and automation. Drawing on her expertise in digital workplace transformation, Cohen discusses why uniquely human contributions remain critical, how to uncover hidden value within organizations, and the dangers of viewing people as interchangeable with AI. Listeners will gain new perspectives on nurturing adaptability, collaboration, and human-centered leadership as organizations evolve in the face of automation and changing roles.

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  Episode #51

  Mickey McManus on co-thinking, beautiful complexity, pro-social design, and evolutionary social science (HAI Ep51)

  Jul 22, 202639 minS3

  Join Mickey McManus, Executive Coach and Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group, as he explores the frontiers of embodied intelligence and cognitive scaffolding in AI-driven transformation. Drawing from evolutionary design principles and his experience in innovation labs, Mickey explains how human cognition extends into our environments and how feedback loops—both augmenting and corrupting—shape the future of pro-social AI and organizations. Listeners will gain valuable insights on pace layering, spatial thinking, and hands-on strategies for adopting AI, including ethical considerations at the cutting edge of synthetic biology.

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  Episode #50

  Ramez Naam on cognitive prostheses, the infinite resource, AI and human rights, and mass empowerment of humanity (HAI Ep50)

  Jul 15, 202658 minS3

  Join author, investor, and climate innovator Ramez Naam—co-chair of Singularity University’s Energy & Environment group—as he explores how cognitive prosthesis and brain-to-AI interfaces are reshaping human expertise and collaboration. Drawing from his background in clean energy and science fiction, Naam discusses how decentralized, open-weight AI models and a climate solutions mindset can foster resource abundance, democratize intelligence, and fuel curiosity-driven progress. Listeners will gain insight into the promise of augmenting human agency and the societal risks and rewards of rapidly evolving AI technologies.

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