E110: Iran - The Algorithmic Intifada - AI, Censorship & Digital Resistance

What's happening in Iran is a preview of AI's role in future power struggles:Welcome to the algorithmic intifada.AI serves both resistance (circumvention, encryption, therapy, communication) and repression (facial recognition, DPI, automated enforcement)Chinese AI adoption is exploding in sanctioned countries – an unintended consequence of US policyLock-in effects on US tech stacks (Microsoft, OpenAI) are a strategic vulnerability for Europe🎙️ ABOUT THE HOSTMalcolm Werchota has led AI workshops for executives at Microsoft, LGT, Raiffeisen, Swiss MedTech, and ENGEL — and runs AI adoption programs for companies across Europe. After 15 years in corporate roles across pharma and oil & gas on multiple continents — including Novartis and Schlumberger — he now helps leadership teams cut through AI hype and drive real adoption.🚀 ABOUT WERCHOTA.AIwerchota.ai helps organizations turn AI from threat into competitive advantage. We believe AI adoption is a leadership challenge, not a technical one — and that it should amplify human capability, not replace it.🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES🌐 Website: https://werchota.ai 💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/malcolmwerchota📚 Join Chief AI Academy (cohort-based AI courses for leaders): https://www.werchota.ai/chief-ai-academy👥 Join our community of AI leaders: https://chief.werchota.ai/getting-started🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCASTEnglish: ▸ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-ai-cookbook-ai-tools-enterprise-ai-leadership/id1823547405 ▸ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MZ755kss8qdI5lQfxIUhH ▸ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@werchota-theaicookbookshowDeutsch: ▸ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/das-ki-kochbuch-ki-tools-unternehmens-ki-leadership/id1823558282 ▸ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Eph6u874EN8qGP2q7F7sT ▸ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@werchota-daskikochbuch#AI #EnterpriseAI #AIStrategy #AIAdoption #TheAICookbook #Iran #DeepSeek #KI #Digitalisierung