Ross Dawson on cognitive friction, beyond Human-in-the-loop, and AI-augmented strategy (HAI Ep44)

by shan | May 27, 2026 | Podcast

“The value is created in the friction, in the engagement between humans and AI—the pushing back by the humans, the pushing back by the machines.” –Ross Dawson About Ross Dawson Ross Dawson is a futurist, keynote speaker, strategy advisor, author, and host...

Michael Gebert on designing freedom, human self-determination, cognitive sovereignty, and systems of agency (HAI Ep40)

by shan | Apr 22, 2026 | Podcast

“Freedom no longer exists outside the systems, and it depends on the design. Coming back to the design, it’s about understanding that we need to distinguish between intelligent systems and agency.” –Dr Michael Gebert About Dr Michael Gebert Dr...

Diyi Yang on augmenting capabilities and wellbeing, levels of human agency, AI in the scientific process, and the ideation-execution gap (HAI Ep24)

by shan | Nov 26, 2025 | Podcast

“Our vision is that for well-being, we really want to prioritize human connection and human touch. We need to think about how to augment human capabilities.” –Diyi Yang About Diyi Yang Diyi Yang is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford...