AI Will Make You Happier Than Ever Before (Here's How)

What if AI could make life better, freer, more creative?
According to Alexander Manu, AI could make us all happier than we have ever been.
This conversation is a deep exploration of the relationship between technology and humanity, and in particular, how technology can enhance human creativity and the transformational impact it has on our lives.
Alexander Manu is a strategic foresight practitioner, innovation advisor, international lecturer and author. He is a Senior Partner at Equilibrant, a boutique consultancy that provides strategic counsel and future based advisory to executive teams in Fortune 500 companies. He is a Professor at OCADU University in Toronto, and since 2007 on the faculty of the Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC) at the Schulich School of Business.
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Understanding the 'End of the Beginning' in Technology
02:34 Technology's Role in Human Creativity and Convenience
06:18 Labor vs. Work: Focusing on Creative Endeavors
20:20 Generative AI's Impact on Creativity
26:32 The Concept of 'Contemplative Interval'
39:56 AI's Integration into Work and Society
📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Alexander Manu - The Philosophy of Disruption: From Transition to Transformational Change amzn.to/3H3YJTy
Alexander Manu - Value Creation and the Internet of Things amzn.to/4aTUmIy
David Hume - A Treatise of Human Nature: amzn.to/47ltOwO
George Santayana - The Sense of Beauty amzn.to/4aETMhs
Hannah Arendt - The Human Condition amzn.to/41MmDMP
Eric Fromm - To Have or To Be? amzn.to/48jyZ1p
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[@zizim5270]

This was an absolutely beautiful interview. You are such an amazing interviewer, you gave him time to speak. I love his view on AI. Thanks for asking the right questions! Subscribed

[@polywebhq]

Thank you so very much, I appreciate it more than I can express. Honored that you chose to subscribe 🙏

[@JOANNEREEDvideos]

I agree! And I subscribed as well.

[@polywebhq]

@@JOANNEREEDvideos grateful 🙏

[@youtubelearning2990]

Oh, I can see now why certain podcast I like and then others I just don’t find compelling. You almost made him feel like he had to justify himself. You didn’t help him along. You weren’t rude, but you were just like almost blasé. But, I’m sure as time goes by you’ll get better. Shoot! I can’t imagine how hard doing a podcast with great thinkers is.

[@polywebhq]

Hi, I appreciate the feedback and will take it as a chance to improve. I believe the role of the interviewer is to act as a sparring partner, and yes it is a very humbling and also incredibly rewarding experience to be able to do so with great thinkers such as Alexander.

[@ronaldljr77]

This is just wishful thinking. Just because you can’t see a reason yet for AI to do damage doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Oblivious.

[@polywebhq]

Yes, technology is neutral, it’s the use we make of it that makes it good or bad. You are right to point out that there are risks associated with AI (I have done a few episodes about it) but there are also great upsides : )