Is AI a Performance-Enhancing Drug for Entrepreneurs?

Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Chris Wink, cofounder and CEO of Technical.ly, to explore whether AI is becoming a performance-enhancing drug for founders — and what that means for workers, entrepreneurs, and the cities trying to build ecosystems around both. Recorded in Philadelphia during Philly Tech Week at the WHYY studios, the conversation digs into Chris's framework for cutting through the AI noise, the gap between what AI could do at work and what people are actually using it for, why the most exposed workers may not be who you expect, and what the bar is now to be taken seriously as a founder in 2026. Podcast Notes & Links Technical.ly — Finding the Signal in AI's Noise Anthropic — Labor Market Impacts of AI: A New Measure and Early Evidence YouTube — Humans Need Not Apply by CGP Grey Amazon — Philly ABCs and Jawns by Christopher Wink MacRumors — Searching for 'Disregard' Breaks Google Subscribe & Contact Subscribe to the Thoughts on Tech & Things newsletter: jasonmperry.com/newsletter Send feedback, questions, or guest suggestions: jasonmperry.com/contact Credits Special thanks to the team at WHYY, and our on-site audio engineer, Diana Martinez. Our producer Shanya Mapson at WYPR, and Myrna Martinez, Head of Operations and Marketing at PerryLabs.