{"id":556,"date":"2026-06-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsequences.org\/podcasts\/?p=556"},"modified":"2026-05-28T18:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:48:02","slug":"at-work-maximizing-ai-without-replacing-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsequences.org\/podcasts\/2026\/06\/at-work-maximizing-ai-without-replacing-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"At work:\u00a0 Maximizing AI without replacing yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The greatest risk we face today isn&#8217;t that AI is becoming &#8220;too smart&#8221;; it&#8217;s that we are beginning to treat this technology as an infallible \u201coracle\u201d rather than a capable, yet fundamentally fallible, \u201cintern.&#8221; As the baseline for production drops to zero, the economy of human value is shifting away from raw output and toward the only two things a machine cannot authentically replicate: judgment and intent. How should we use AI to augment and enhance our professional output, instead of simply automating\u00a0 and potentially replacing our value? How can we navigate the &#8220;Calculator Trap&#8221; to ensure our foundational critical thinking doesn&#8217;t atrophy?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us for a conversation with Ted Yang, an MIT-trained engineer and seasoned entrepreneur who has founded more than twelve companies. A former finance executive at legendary firms like Bridgewater and Citadel, Ted is an Emmy-nominated author and a member of Connecticut&#8217;s Board of Regents for Higher Education. His new book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/agelesspeakperformance.com\/\">Ageless Peak Performance<\/a><\/em>, provides a practical playbook for professionals looking to thoughtfully adopt AI to expand human capability and opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hosted by:<\/strong> Alexa Raad and Leslie Daigle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Further reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/bigs\/artificial-intelligence-human-jugment-drives-innovation\">AI won&#8217;t make the call: Why human judgment still drives innovation, Harvard Business Review<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvardbusiness.org\/insight\/january-2026-the-leaders-agenda-the-irreplaceable-value-of-human-decision-making-in-the-age-of-ai\/\">Harvard Business Review: &#8220;The Irreplaceable Value of Human Decision-Making in the Age of AI&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/councils\/forbesbusinesscouncil\/2026\/03\/31\/leadership-driven-growth-in-the-age-of-ai-acceleration\/\">Forbes: &#8220;Leadership-Driven Growth In The Age Of AI Acceleration&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igrafx.com\/blog\/dont-automate-chaos-why-fixing-broken-processes-comes-before-adding-ai\/\">iGrafx: &#8220;Don&#8217;t Automate Chaos: Why Fixing Broken Processes Comes Before Adding AI&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/letstalkscience.ca\/news-media\/generative-ai-killing-critical-thinking\">Stanford HAI: &#8220;Is Generative AI Killing Critical Thinking?&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/ageless-peak-performance-ted-yang\/1149626419\">Ageless Peak Performance: The Playbook for AI-Powered Excellence&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The views and opinions expressed in this program are our own and may not reflect the views or positions of our employers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5980\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-556-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/content.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/20260415-TedYang.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/content.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/20260415-TedYang.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/content.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/20260415-TedYang.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/content.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/20260415-TedYang.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.techsequences.org\/podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=556-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/content.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/20260415-TedYang.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20260415-TedYang.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/techsequences\/id1509826111?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6BgXkvatS6UgsTsJVi7BJE?si=N7tlTeOkTlOrg3Ysco2nbw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribeonandroid.com\/www.techsequences.org\/podcasts\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Android\" rel=\"nofollow\">Android<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsequences.org\/podcasts\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The greatest risk we face today isn&#8217;t that AI is becoming &#8220;too smart&#8221;; 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