EPISODE · Feb 2, 2026 · 40 MIN
Remote Work Under Attack: What's Actually Being Lost - Steven Puri
from AI for Everyone Podcast · host Harrison Painter
Remote work didn’t break culture.AI didn’t kill creativity.But together, they’re forcing a reckoning most leaders aren’t ready for.In this episode, Steven Puri and I talk honestly about what’s eroding beneath the surface of modern work: isolation, optimization obsession, loss of ownership, and the slow removal of the human element from art and business.We explore:Why culture resists optimizationHow AI is reshaping creative work and ownershipThe psychological cost of remote isolationWhat history teaches us about tech panic cyclesPractical ways people can adapt without losing themselvesThis is not about hype or doom.It’s about understanding the moment we’re in and choosing how to respond.If you feel unsettled by where work, media, and creativity are heading, this conversation will put words to it.
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Remote work didn’t break culture.AI didn’t kill creativity.But together, they’re forcing a reckoning most leaders aren’t ready for.In this episode, Steven Puri and I talk honestly about what’s eroding beneath the surface of modern work: isolation, optimization obsession, loss of ownership, and the slow removal of the human element from art and business.We explore:Why culture resists optimizationHow AI is reshaping creative work and ownershipThe psychological cost of remote isolationWhat history teaches us about tech panic cyclesPractical ways people can adapt without losing themselvesThis is not about hype or doom.It’s about understanding the moment we’re in and choosing how to respond.If you feel unsettled by where work, media, and creativity are heading, this conversation will put words to it.
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