EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 1H 17M
AI Is Coming for Your Job: Here’s What To Do
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In this conversation, Ben Marks and Sakeeb Rahman discuss: Why AI is changing the economics of intelligence How software development cycles collapsed from weeks into minutes Why the upper middle class may be the “blast radius” of AI The future of knowledge work and white-collar professions AI as a new environmental “selection pressure” Why taste, curation, and synthesis become more valuable The psychological impact of losing work-based identity Community as a hedge against uncertainty and disruption Complex systems, biology, game theory, and organizational dynamics AI orchestration workflows using Claude, Gemini, GPT, Obsidian, and NotebookLM Citation maps, knowledge graphs, and building AI-assisted memory systems Why adaptation and experimentation matter more than ever Resources & References 🧠 Follow Sakeeb Rahman Threads & Instagram: @sakeeb.rahman https://www.threads.com/@sakeeb.rahman?hl=en GitHub: Sakeeb Rahman GitHub https://github.com/Sakeeb91 ⚙️ Tools Mentioned Claude AI Google Gemini ChatGPT Obsidian NotebookLM 📚 Concepts & Thinkers Mentioned The Fifth Discipline Complex Systems Theory Network Theory Information Theory Game Theory Jean Piaget Elie Wiesel Subscribe to Conversations for deep discussions on AI, systems thinking, technology, business, and the future of society.Hosted by Ben Marks.New episodes biweeklyish.
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In this episode, Ben Marks sits down with systems thinker and AI researcher Sakeeb Rahman to explore one of the biggest shifts of our time: what happens when intelligence becomes abundant. Drawing from physics, biology, AI, organizational theory, and complex systems, Sakeeb explains why artificial intelligence is not just another technological wave, but a new “selection pressure” that could fundamentally reshape work, identity, and society itself. Together, they discuss the collapse of traditional software development cycles, why knowledge workers may be the most exposed group in the AI era, the rise of taste and curation as economic moats, the importance of communities during periods of disruption, and how AI orchestration tools are changing the way humans think and create. This is a conversation about intelligence, adaptation, creativity, economic transformation, and what it means to remain human in an age where machines increasingly think alongside us.
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