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Thoughts On Tech & Things
by Jason Michael Perry
Thoughts on Tech & Things helps you make sense of emerging technologies and what it means for work, life, and business. From AI to quantum and the systems shaping our future, Jason explains what's actually happening and why it matters, with rare clarity, curiosity, and a perspective grounded in real-world experience. Jason Michael Perry is a technologist, entrepreneur, and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PerryLabs, a technology company operating at the intersection of AI, robotics, quantum computing, and emerging technologies. With over two decades of experience spanning startups, government agencies, and Fortune 50 companies, Jason brings the rare ability to build what others are still trying to explain. Meet Jason Explore PerryLabs
Episodes
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What Is a Game?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Frank J. Lee, Professor of Digital Media at Drexel University and the founding director of the Entrepreneurial Game Studio, to take a deceptively simple question seriously: what is a game? Frank is the cognitive psychologist who turned a 29-story…
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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…
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Can Journalism Schools Teach AI Without Losing the Craft?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Derek Willis, a lecturer at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism and affiliate professor at AIM — Maryland's Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute — to explore what happens when the newsroom's most powerful new…
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Are You Ready to Pivot or Die?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Gary Shapiro, Executive Chair of the Consumer Technology Association and the man who led CES for more than 35 years, for a conversation about what it really takes to pivot when everything around you is changing. Recorded on site at CTA's headquarters in...
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Why are Maryland's Electric Bills Rising?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Jason Stanek, Executive Director of Governmental Services at PJM Interconnection, to unpack why Maryland electricity bills keep climbing — and how the structure of the grid itself is at the center of the problem. Maryland is a net importer — the state...
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Is Your Next Outfit Designed by AI?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Janey Park, founder of The Digital Runway and global marketing strategist, to explore how AI is reshaping the fashion industry — from the design studio to your shopping cart. In this episode, they dig into fashion's long history of failed tech experiments...
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What Is OpenClaw, Really?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Marcus Penny, VP of Technology and Digital Services at Bruce Bolt and founder of boutique AI consulting firm Techabo, to dig into one of the most talked-about — and least understood — tools in tech right now: OpenClaw. In this episode, they unpack what...
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What does a Chief AI Officer do?
What does a Chief AI Officer do? Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Andy Quick, former Chief AI Officer at Entergy, to explore what it actually means to lead AI inside a Fortune 500 company. In this episode, they unpack what a Chief AI Officer actually does inside a Fortune 500 company. Andy...
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WTCI Agile Presents: Can You Trust What You See Anymore?
Episode: WTCI Agile Presents Episode Title: WTCI Agile Presents: Can You Trust What You See Anymore? Host Jason Michael Perry brings a special live episode from the World Trade Center Institute Agile Global Innovation Series , hosted in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School ....
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Is Solving Disability the Real Test of Emerging Technology?
Episode 9: Is Solving Disability the Real Test of Emerging Technology? Episode 9: Is Solving Disability the Real Test of Emerging Technology? Show: Thoughts on Tech & Things Host: Jason Michael Perry Guest: Rebecca Rosenberg, Founder & CEO of Rebokeh Show Description Host Jason Michael Perry sits...
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How Is AI Rewriting the Job Market?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Chris Frew, founder and CEO of BioBuzz and CEO of Workforce Genetics, to explore how AI is reshaping the job market — not just by changing what work looks like, but how people get hired in the first place. In this episode, they dig into what Jason calls an...
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What Happened at CES 2026?
Host Jason Michael Perry returns from Las Vegas with a special CES 2026 edition of Thoughts on Tech & Things. Jason breaks down the Consumer Technology Association’s 2026 megatrends, including Longevity, Intelligent Transformation, and Engineering Tomorrow, and connects them to what actually…
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Do Hackers Hack Computers or People?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Tina Williams-Koroma, founder and CEO of CyDeploy and TCecure, to explore a simple but unsettling question: do hackers hack computers — or do they hack people? In this episode, they dig into how social engineering, AI-generated content, and human psychology...
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Will the Space Economy Help Fix Earth?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Andrew Parlock, founder and CEO of Space Phoenix Systems, to explore how the space economy is moving from science fiction to everyday reality. From reusable launch systems to returnable payloads and zero-gravity manufacturing, they unpack how falling launch...
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How Are Public Schools Preparing for AI?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Dawn Shirey, Director of Virtual Learning and Instructional Technology for Baltimore City Public Schools, to explore how one of the nation’s largest urban school systems is preparing teachers and students for the age of AI. They discuss the district’s new…
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Why Are Data Centers Suddenly So Controversial?
jenny-abamu-podcast-notes.txt Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Jenny Abamu, education and infrastructure reporter for WAMU, to unpack Maryland’s rapidly growing data center boom — and the community backlash that’s followed. They explore how Governor Wes Moore’s push to make Maryland a data...
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WTCI Agile Presents: What is Quantum?
Host Jason Michael Perry moderates a special live panel for theWorld Trade Center Institute's AGILE Global Innovation Series, digging into what quantum actually is, why it matters, and how Maryland became a powerhouse in the global quantum race. The session opens with remarks from Jeremy…
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What Happens When Google Search Traffic Falls to Zero?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Andy Janaitis, founder of PPC Pitbulls, to unpack what happens when Google search traffic falls to zero — and how businesses can survive the shift. As search engines turn into answer engines and clicks give way to conversations, Jason and Andy explore how...
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Are Smart Glasses the Next Smartphone?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Will Gee, founder and CEO of Balti Virtual, to unpack the mixed-reality moment: the sudden wave of headsets and AI-powered glasses from Meta, Apple, Samsung, and Amazon. They talk about the roadblocks still ahead, the social stigma left over from Google...
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What’s Really New with OpenAI?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Ben Slavin, an AI entrepreneur and researcher, to unpack what OpenAI’s DevDay 2025 conference really means. From Sora 2, the next-generation AI video tool, to ChatGPT 5, and connectors, they explore how OpenAI is shifting from product to platform and what...
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What is a Photo?
Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Joel Benge, a communications strategist and author, to ask what a photo even means in an age where AI can rewrite reality. From fake principal voicemails to AI-generated films, Perry and Benge explore how synthetic media is reshaping trust and what that…
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Thoughts on Tech & Things helps you make sense of emerging technologies and what it means for work, life, and business. From AI to quantum and the systems shaping our future, Jason explains what's actually happening and why it matters, with rare clarity, curiosity, and a perspective grounded in real-world experience.
Jason Michael Perry is a technologist, entrepreneur, and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PerryLabs, a technology company operating at the intersection of AI, robotics, quantum computing, and emerging technologies. With over two decades of experience spanning startups, government agencies, and Fortune 50 companies, Jason brings the rare ability to build what others are still trying to explain.
Meet Jason
Explore PerryLabs
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