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The Cyborg Skills Podcast

Short conversations about thinking and working with AI. One question, under five minutes: positions, counter-arguments and something to try. 8 episodes, 33 minutes, all free.

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  1. The thing that matters more than any subject

    Whatever they study, the habit of noticing how the world is changing, and changing your mind when it does.

    What should kids study? · Part 3Kids and the futureLearning

    4:24

  2. What should they study?

    Deep expertise or wide range, what stays scarce when answers are everywhere, and studying what you cannot stop thinking about.

    What should kids study? · Part 2Kids and the futureLearning

    4:21

  3. What could they become?

    Why "what do you want to be when you grow up?" may be the wrong question, and why problems last longer than jobs.

    What should kids study? · Part 1Kids and the futureWork

    4:02

  4. Will AI make us dumber?

    The GPS story both ways, the chauffeur and the driving instructor, and choosing which effort to keep.

    LearningThinking with AI

    4:47

  5. New abilities, or just faster?

    Is AI only speeding up what we already do, or making new things possible for people who could never do them before?

    WorkThinking with AI

    4:23

  6. Iron Man's performance review

    If Iron Man had a performance review, whom would you review: Tony, the suit, or the AI that runs it?

    Thinking with AIWork

    4:32

  7. After the individuals are enabled

    An interview: when every person can produce far more, can the organisation around them keep up?

    OrganisationsWork

    4:40

The hosts are AI voices. The scripts are written by the Cyborg Skills team from real conversations with clients and colleagues.