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Gary F. Bengier 'Unfettered Journey - the impact of tech changes, and finding purpose in the future'
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Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal features the writer, philosopher and technologist Gary F Bengier - who is probably most known for being eBay’s first CFO and the person who was in charge of taking the company public.
As a Silicon Valley executive, Gary also worked for several other tech companies and had a front-row seat in the development of technologies from streaming services to semi-conductor chip design.
Meanwhile, his futuristic novel 'Unfettered Journey' has sold thousands of copies, been a best-seller in five countries, won 14 awards, and is translated into 8 languages.
In this episode, we discuss a range of issues including why AI is the tech that will cause the most fundamental change in our lives, what will happen when robots produce everything that people need (and there's no longer a requirement for traditional jobs) and how human beings may find meaning and purpose in this likely future...