Indiana Jones meets Silicon Valley: Dr. Lollie Mancey on MetaHumans, "Sweetpea," and the Art of Doing Nothing

"Just because we can, doesn't mean we should."That is the mantra of Dr. Lollie Mancey, Anthropologist, Futurist, TV Presenter, and the only person we know who can seamlessly connect 1980s Ska music with the future of AI ethics.In this episode of Good Company, host Mike Wilson sits down with the woman he describes as "Indiana Jones meets Silicon Valley." Lollie isn't interested in the tech hype; she’s interested in what the tech is doing to us.From her upcoming keynote with a "MetaHuman" co-star named Anya, to the terrifying reality of "Sweetpea" (the AI voice that never stops listening), this is a conversation about the fight for human solitude in a noisy world.We also dig into the "Innovation Theater" of corporate life (post-it notes won't save you), why Dutch children are dropped in forests to build resilience, and why we might be in danger of becoming a "footnote" in our own lives.It’s deep, it’s fast-paced, and it’s definitely Good Company. The Co-Star: Lollie reveals why she is sharing a stage in Croatia with "Anya"l a MetaHuman designed to challenge (and annoy) her. Future Archaeology: What will historians in the year 3025 think when they dig up a WeWork and find a "Live, Laugh, Love" sign? Innovation Theater: Why beanbags and hackathons are useless without culture change. The Forest Experiment: Why 18-year-olds need "old-fashioned orienteering" (and less screen time) to build grit. The Death of Solitude: The "Sweetpea" problem; are we outsourcing our inner thoughts to AI? The Closer: Why The Specials are the perfect soundtrack for a generation that needs to fight back."The most ethical AI systems of the future will not be the most powerful. They will be the ones that know when to step back."Good Company. Real conversations with interesting people.