Approaching Infinity & Why AI Is Leverage, Not a Strategy: Navigating Uncertainty in Modern Asset with Dean Guida.

I was a guest on the AI & Data Driven Leadership Podcast, hosted by Dean Guida. Re-uploading here with credit to Dean and his team so our audience can catch it.About the host: Dean Guida is the founder and CEO of Infragistics, which he has run for 37 years, and the creator of Slingshot. His show digs into how leaders actually use data and AI to make decisions, rather than how vendors say they should.What we covered: Dean and I get into how an engineering approach to portfolio management changes the way you think about risk. I walk through why options are versatile tools rather than speculative ones, and how they let you tailor exposure precisely instead of making a single all-or-nothing bet.We also talk about building decision-making frameworks under ambiguity, something I learned in Air Force and Space Force launch operations, where small ignored signals become large failures. That discipline maps almost directly onto managing capital.We close on AI. My view is that AI is leverage on a strategy you already have, not a replacement for having one, and that the real work now is handling the new risks it introduces: over-reliance, hallucination, and knowing which decisions never go autonomous.Watch and listen to Dean's showInfragistics: https://www.infragistics.com/Slingshot: https://podcast.slingshotapp.io/Dean on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanguida/Follow Approaching InfinityYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@approachinginfinityshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/approachinginfinityshow/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@approachinginfinityshowX: https://x.com/Justin_777_LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/approaching-infinity/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576572194605Justin RoopnarineLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-roopnarine/Thanks for listening. Full credit to Dean Guida and Infragistics for hosting this conversation.Disclaimer: Approaching Infinity is an independent media production for educational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing in this episode is investment, legal, or tax advice, or an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security. The host and guests may be principals of, or affiliated with, investment firms and may hold positions in the securities or instruments discussed; their views are their own as of the recording date. Mention of any company, security, or strategy is not a recommendation or endorsement. Do your own research and consult a qualified professional about your circumstances. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.