E25 - Guests: Steve Brown, Futurist, AI Expert, Entrepreneur and Author

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text MessageThis week is a little different to normal as I combine a thematic issue with a guest interview and discuss the whole topic of Artificial Intelligence with Steve Brown.Steve is a leading expert on generative AI, autonomous AI assistants, digital transformation, the future of work, and how advances in AI will shape the future of education, business and society.  He is a published author and speaks globally to a very wide range of corporates and media outlets on all things AI and, importantly, has a rare ability to explain a very complex issue in ways that normal mortals like me can understand!As you will discover if you listen to the podcast, Steve generously offered access to a range of free resources (not discoverable by normal search) on his website and having taken a look, this is a veritable gold mine of material to help you learn more about this vitally important topic.  The web URL you need to go to is at 00.45.50 on the podcastI really hope you enjoy this session; given that it's very different to my normal podcasts, I would really value your feedback please!You can find Steve here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/futuresteve/Website: https://www.stevebrownfuturist.com/In this interview we cover the following subjects (starting time in brackets):What is a "futurist"? (00.02.52)Steve's career journey (00.06.20)The future is something that humans build together! (00.09.42)Early motivations (00.11.54)Advice to a school age Steve! (00.16.40)Expectations of what might happen due to AI (00.20.00)What should leaders be doing now? (00.28.10)Avoiding AI vs embracing AI (00.30.46)Early adopter vs laggard! (00.32.54)Comparisons with other technological waves (00.38.46)Getting on the AI starting grid! (00.44.47)AI in education (00.49.25)AI risks and mitigations (00.56.44)Work / life balance (01.02.43)Most memorable event (01.04.39)Most difficult question (01.07.07) Support the showThank you for listening!  If you value the content I produce, please consider supporting the show financially by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/leading4life/ or clicking the "Support the Show" link above.You will have the choice of becoming a Supporter, a Champion or a Patron of the show and any contribution you feel able to make will be hugely appreciated.You can find more about me here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonbob/X: https://x.com/JudsonBobWebsite: https://leading4life.co.uk/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leading4Life