AI is changing work fast. So what can a regular person actually do to stay valuable?

Luke and David dig into whether AI is overhyped or we're just early, and why the answer for most of us is to become the CEO of our own job: the person who directs the tools, not the person replaced by them. We talk about why companies are now hiring for judgment, why it's loss we fear more than change, what school and shortcuts mean for the next generation, and how AI could open a plan B for retirement. Plus a real impact story, and how making this show brought two cousins closer than they've been in 30 years.

Chapters:

0:00 Cold open
1:48 Is AI overhyped, or are we just early?
5:50 AI slop grenades
10:32 Who does AI actually benefit?
12:20 Becoming the CEO of your job
14:13 It's not change we fear, it's loss
17:51 Where will young people learn judgment?
24:33 School, shortcuts and critical thinking
28:19 Do you have to use AI?
33:33 An impact story
38:16 The counterweight
43:03 Closer cousins
46:25 No friction between idea and doing
48:32 A new plan for retirement
53:50 Outro

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