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Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson

Info-Tech Research Group

The Next Industrial Revolution is Already Here Digital Disruption is where industry leaders and experts share insights on leveraging technology to build the organizations of the future. As intelligent technologies reshape our lives and our livelihoods, we speak with the thinkers, the doers and innovators who will help us predict and harness this disruption. Join us as we explore how to adapt to and harness digital transformation.

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01:11:39

The Other AI Revolution: Why Predictive AI will...

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2026/10/05

Predictive AI often gets ignored, yet it may hold the real key to business value in the current tech landscape.Machine learning expert Eric Siegel, author of The AI Playbook and Predictive Analytics, joins the Digital Disruption podcast to explain why organizations should invest at least as much in predictive AI as they do in generative AI. He breaks down how predictive AI can improve real-world operations, why so many AI pilots fail to reach deployment, and where the promise of autonomous AI agents

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01:00:19

AI Humanoid Robots Have Already Entered the...

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2026/09/28

The robot workforce is already here. AI-powered humanoid robots are entering factories and warehouses to address a growing labor gap, but are they filling jobs or replacing the people who do them?Peggy Johnson, CEO of Agility Robotics, joins us to talk about how Digit is moving from robotics demonstrations into real workplaces. She explains why humanoid robots could become essential to manufacturing and logistics, how AI is accelerating their capabilities, and why safety remains the biggest barrier

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00:59:17

AI Researchers Are Panicking | What Comes Next is...

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2026/09/21

What is PDoom, and why are the people building artificial intelligence willing to risk human extinction?Kevin Roose, a New York Times technology columnist, Hard Fork co-host, and author of The AGI Chronicles, shares what he learned from interviewing more than 150 people inside the world’s leading AI companies.Kevin joins us on Digital Disruption to talk about what artificial general intelligence really means and how fear, ego, rivalry, and mistrust are accelerating the race between OpenAI,

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01:20:30

There Is No AI Race. Inside the Trillion-Dollar Lie

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2026/09/14

Why have the United States and China pulled so far ahead in the global technology race? Mehran Gul, author of The New Geography of Innovation, argues that the answer goes far beyond individual companies or breakthrough technologies.In this episode, we sit down with Mehran to discuss how successful innovation ecosystems are actually built, why Silicon Valley remains so difficult to replicate, and how China rapidly emerged as a global technology superpower. We also talk about why Europe and India have

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01:15:01

The AI Bubble Isn't the Dot-Com Bubble. It's Worse

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2026/09/07

Are we in an AI bubble? Veteran Silicon Valley investor Bill Reichert says yes, but that doesn’t mean the AI revolution is slowing down. In this episode we sit down with Bill Reichert, General Partner at Pegasus Ventures, to discuss the unprecedented investment pouring into AI, why many AI startups will fail, and where the next wave of innovation could emerge. This conversation highlights everything from data centers and quantum computing to China’s growing technology ecosystem and what businesses

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01:01:25

AI Has Made Everything Worse | Hany Farid on the...

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2026/08/31

Hany Farid, one of the world’s leading experts on deepfakes and digital forensics, joins us to explain why AI-generated content is pushing us toward a world where we can no longer trust what we see, hear, or even who we’re talking to online. From AI-generated misinformation and social media manipulation to voice cloning, deepfake video calls, and North Korean IT workers infiltrating major companies, Hany breaks down how rapidly the threat landscape is evolving. He explains why humans are not good at

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01:12:43

How Google Lost Its Way | Former Google Insider...

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2026/08/24

Claire Stapleton spent 12 years at Google, going from one of the company's biggest believers to one of its most prominent employee organizers. In this episode, former Google communications leader, Google Walkout organizer, and Don’t Be Evil author Claire Stapleton reveals what happened inside Google as its celebrated culture of openness, employee empowerment, and idealism began to change. She takes us inside Google’s transformation from a company that believed people were at the heart of its success

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01:05:41

The AI Gold Rush Is Out of Gold | Here's Where VCs...

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2026/08/17

Data center economics are coming under increasing scrutiny. Learn why power constraints could signal a major market correction and why the future of artificial intelligence may depend less on software and more on power grids, data centers, semiconductor chips, and the physical infrastructure powering AI. In this episode, TDK Ventures Investment Director Ankur Saxena joins Geoff Nielson to talk about the economics driving today's AI race. From Nvidia GPUs and hyperscaler spending to semiconductor

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01:43:24

Robin Hanson: AI is probably the End of Humanity (and...

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2026/08/10

Robin Hanson believes the future of AI is far stranger than most people imagine.In this episode, economist, futurist, and The Age of Em author Robin Hanson explains one of the biggest questions humanity has faced: What happens after humans?Instead of viewing AI as humanity's greatest threat, Hanson argues we should think of AI as our descendants. The conversation looks at why AI replacing humans may be part of civilization's natural evolution, why capitalism and competition aren't disappearing, and

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01:12:35

AI CEOs Are Lying About the Future of Work. Here's...

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2026/08/03

Is AI actually making work better? Discover why many employees are feeling more constrained by machines instead of being empowered by them. In this episode, Financial Times journalist and author Sarah O'Connor joins Geoff Nielson to talk about the reality of AI in the workplace, challenging the common belief that automation will free us from repetitive work. Drawing from her new book, “We Are Not Machines,” and months of reporting inside Amazon warehouses, Swedish mines, hospitals, translation

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01:17:54

The Government AI Playbook That's Saving $2M a Week

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2026/07/27

Government AI projects are often criticized for moving slowly, but Alberta is proving otherwise.In this episode, we sit down with Janak Alford, Deputy Minister of Technology and Innovation for the Government of Alberta, to understand how Alberta is using AI to save $2 million every week while accelerating digital service delivery, improving compliance, and raising software quality standards.Janak shares why governments and enterprises should stop waiting for the "perfect" AI solution and

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01:15:46

Ex-Google AI Lead: Vibe Coding Doesn't Belong at Work

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2026/07/20

Is vibe coding the future of software development? Or is it just another AI buzzword?In this episode, Geoff Nielson sits down with Laurence Moroney, former Head of AI Advocacy at Google and now Director of AI at Arm, to separate AI hype from reality and discuss what software development actually looks like in the age of generative AI.This conversation takes a look at the future of coding, the rise of AI-generated code, and why claims that software developers are becoming obsolete miss the bigger

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00:27:38

One of Us Thinks AI is Overhyped. The Other Doesn't |...

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2026/07/13

This is THE AI debate you've been waiting for.Will AI become as transformational as the internet, or will history remember it more like blockchain and the metaverse?In this episode of Digital Disruption, Info-Tech's Geoff Nielson and Jeremy Roberts go head-to-head over one of the biggest technology questions of our time: Is AI overhyped?The debate looks at whether generative AI is delivering measurable business value or whether the excitement surrounding OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, Google,

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01:12:44

Everything You Believe About Work is About to be...

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2026/07/06

Stop fearing the future of work. Learn why our current infrastructure is failing and how to adapt your mindset for the age of artificial intelligence and technology. AI isn't taking your job; it's forcing humanity to rethink what work, identity, and purpose actually mean.In this conversation, Geoff Nielson sits down with innovation strategist, futurist, and author Alexander Manu to discuss why so many professionals fear a loss of income. The core issue, he argues, is not technology itself

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01:00:27

Will AI Take Your Job? Dag Kittlaus Separates Hype...

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2026/06/29

AI is moving faster than most organizations can keep up with, but according to Siri co-creator Dag Kittlaus , the biggest challenge isn't the technology itself. It's adoption.In this episode, Dag shares his insights on how artificial intelligence will reshape your career, your business, and the future of work.Drawing on his experience building Siri and investing in the next generation of AI startups, Dag explains why widespread AI-driven job loss is unlikely in the near term and how business

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01:13:19

AI is Breaking the Economy and Education. Here's How...

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2026/06/22

What if AI isn't the biggest disruption we're facing? What if the real problem is that we're trying to force 24th-century technology into an economy designed for another era? In this episode, AI and transformation leader, Michael Clark explains why AI is exposing fundamental flaws in education, business, leadership, and the global economy, and what we need to do next.Michael argues that we're trying to fit next-generation AI into systems designed for the industrial age. The

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01:08:30

The Most Insidious AI Narrative: We Can't Shape the...

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2026/06/15

Artificial intelligence is reshaping work, creativity, business, and society faster than ever before, but how worried should we really be?In this episode, we sit down with The AI Doc producers Charlie Tyrell and Ted Tremper to discuss the biggest lessons they learned after spending years investigating AI and interviewing leading experts, including Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Karen Hao, and many of the influential voices shaping the future of artificial intelligence.The conversation goes far beyond the

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01:29:37

Joscha Bach: AGI, Consciousness, and the Evolution of...

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2026/06/08

Artificial Intelligence is changing faster than most people realize, but are we asking the wrong questions about AI, AGI, consciousness, and the future of society? In this episode, cognitive scientist and AI researcher Joscha Bach joins us for a thought-provoking conversation on artificial intelligence, machine consciousness, large language models (LLMs), AGI, human intelligence, and the future of work. Joscha explains why intelligence is fundamentally about model-building, why consciousness may be

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01:05:15

AI vs The Invasion of Work: Could We Take Back Our...

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2026/06/01

Modern work is broken.Endless meetings. Constant notifications. Work invading every corner of life.So, what does the future of work actually look like in the age of AI agents, generative AI, and organizational transformation?Microsoft’s Head of Future of Work & AI, Matthew Loys Duncan, says we’ve reached “human capacity” and that AI may not replace knowledge workers, but instead replace the worst parts of work itself.In this episode, Matthew joins Geoff Nielson to unpack how AI agents,

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01:24:00

The AI Delusion: Why CEOs Still Don’t Get It

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2026/05/25

What if the biggest threat from AI isn’t artificial intelligence… but the economic system controlling it?Author and creator of the Lean Startup methodology, Eric Ries says many of the biggest fears around AI are actually fears about capitalism.In this episode, Eric joins us to talk about why great companies lose their value over time, how shareholder prioritization reshaped modern business, and why AI could either amplify human creativity or become the ultimate cost-cutting machine.He explains the

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