Podcast Episodes

Accenture’s 11,000 ‘Unreskillable’ Workers: Leadership Integrity in the Age of AI and Scapegoats

AI should be used to augment human potential. Unfortunately, some companies are already using it as a convenient scapegoat to cut people.

This week on Future-Focused, I dig into the recent Accenture s…

Published on 11 hours ago

The Rise of AI Workslop: What It Means and How to Respond

AI was supposed to make us more productive. Instead, we’re quickly discovering it’s creating “workslop,” junk output that looks like progress but actually drags organizations down.

In this episode of …

Published on 1 week ago

How People Really Use ChatGPT | Lessons from Zuckerberg’s Meta Flop | MIT’s Research on AI Romance

Happy Friday Everyone! I hope you've had a great week and are ready for the weekend.

This Weekly Update I'm taking a deeper dive into three big stories shaping how we use, lead, and live with AI: wha…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Altman & Carlson's Viral AI Clip | Anthropic's Newest Economic Index | Job Market Reality Check

Happy Friday! This week I’m running through three topics you can’t afford to miss: what Altman’s viral exchange reveals about OpenAI’s missing anchor, the real lessons inside Anthropic’s Economic Ind…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

AI Drive-Thru Backlash | Declining AI Adoption? | KPMG’s 100-Page AI Prompt | AI Coaching Risks

Happy Friday, everyone! I'm back with another round of updates. This week I've got four stories that capture the messy, fascinating reality of AI right now. From fast food drive-thrus to research to …

Published on 1 month ago

95% AI Project Failures | DeepSeek vs Big Tech | Liquid AI on Mobile | Google Mango Breakthrough

Happy Friday, everyone! Hopefully you got some time to rest and recharge over the Labor Day weekend. After a much needed break, I’m back with a packed lineup of four big updates I feel are worth you …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Public Service Announcement: The Alarming Rise of AI Panic Decisions and Reckless Advice

Happy Friday, everyone! While preparing to head into an extended Labor Day weekend here in the U.S., I wasn’t originally planning to record an episode. However, something’s been building that I could…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meta’s AI Training Leak | Godfather of AI Pushes “Mommy AI” | Toxic Work Demands Driving Moms Out

Happy Friday, everyone! Congrats on making it through another week, and what a week it was. This week I had some big topics, so I ran out of time for the positive use-case, but I’ll fit it in next we…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI GPT-5 Breakdown | AI Dependency Warning | Grok4 Spicy Mode | A Human-Centered Marketing Win

Happy Friday, everyone! This week’s update is another mix of excitement, concern, and some very real talk about what’s ahead. GPT-5 finally dropped, and while it’s an impressive step forward in some …

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

ChatGPT Leak Panic | Workday AI Lawsuit Escalates | Life Denied by Algorithm | AI Hiring Done Right

Happy Friday, everyone! This week’s update is heavily shaped by you. After some recent feedback, I’m working to be intentional about highlighting not just the risks of AI, but also examples of some r…

Published on 2 months ago