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EPISODE · Jan 2, 2026 · 57 MIN

Enhancing What Humans Do Better than Technology - with Derek Crager

from The Purple Pawedcast · host Amethysta Herrick, Ph.D.

Today's episode features a raw discussion with Derek Crager about the value of AI in human society.  Derek Crager is a tech founder, an AI thought leader, and author of the upcoming book "Human First AI."  Derek and I consider what AI excels at doing for humans, how humans can co-create with AI effectively, and why a printer telling you about its broken parts would be creepy.REFERENCES:Derek Crager’s Website:  https://www.practicalai.appFollow Derek on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/amazonleadership/Learn about Derek’s book:  https://www.humanfirstai.net/(00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:28) - Introducing Derek Crager (02:22) - How to create the Universe (05:40) - How humans can use AI best (08:54) - AI is great at answering questions it already knows (12:37) - But AI struggles to understand context (16:03) - Mentorship, not copying and pasting (22:02) - Conversing with yourself on any topic you choose (28:37) - Co-creation or co-opting? (37:41) - Specialized training just for you! (44:25) - AI could actually prevent failure (47:42) - Trust the human (51:11) - Replacing humans while avoiding catastrophe (55:25) - How to find Derek Crager on the internet (56:38) - Show closing (57:07) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★

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