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Future-Focused with Christopher Lind

Christopher Lind

Join Christopher as he navigates the diverse intersection of business, technology, and the human experience. And, to be clear, the purpose isn’t just to explore technologies but to unravel the profound ways these tech advancements are reshaping our lives, work, and interactions. We dive into the heart of digital transformation, the human side of tech evolution, and the synchronization that drives innovation and business success. Also, be sure to check out my Substack for weekly, digestible

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00:34:11

Autopsy of an AI Takeover: Examining SaaStr’s Recent...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2026/01/12

We are only one week into 2026, and the "AI Takeover" headlines are in full swing. While half the internet cheers the efficiency of replacing humans with agents, the other half is screaming about the problems it creates. However, as leaders, we can’t afford to react with outrage. We have to react with strategy.This week, I’m putting the recent SaaStr headlines on the autopsy table. If you hadn’t heard, Jason Lemkin, the "Godfather of SaaS," replaced his entire sales org with AI agents after a

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01:14:46

(Special Episode) Future-Focused Live: The 2026...

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2026/01/09

We have officially woken up from the "AI Hangover" of 2025. As we kick off 2026, the initial razzle-dazzle of generative AI has faded, and we are left staring at the reality of integration, accountability, and the messy human reaction to it all. This episode is a deviation from my standard weekly news rundown. Instead of chasing headlines, I’m planting a flag in the ground for the year ahead. I’m walking through my 5 Big Predictions for 2026, a strategic roadmap for the societal friction,

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00:34:18

What’s Ahead for 2026: Recovering From AI Hype &...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2026/01/05

2025 was the year of, "Buy more, go faster, and worry about the fallout later." We put the innovation agenda on the company credit card. But as we enter 2026, the music has stopped, the lights have come on, and the tab is coming due.This week, I’m declassifying what I call the "AI Hangover." Many headlines continue screaming about the next model release and fueling the FOMO, but if you’re a business leader, you shouldn’t be worried about GPT-6. You need to be worried about incoming fallout of bad

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01:05:49

The Final Verdict: Did my 2025 Predictions Hold Up?

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/12/22

There’s a narrative that "nobody knows the future," and while that’s true, every January we’re flooded with experts claiming they do. Back at the start of the year, I resisted the urge to add to the noise with wild guesses and instead published 10 "Realistic Predictions" for 2025.For the final episode of the year, I’m doing something different. Instead of chasing this week's headlines or breaking down a new report, I’m pulling out that list to grade my own homework.This is the 2025 Season Finale,

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00:34:25

The Growing AI Safety Gap: Interpreting The "Future...

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2025/12/15

There’s a narrative we’ve been sold all year: "Move fast and break things." But a new 100-page report from the Future of Life Institute (FLI) suggests that what we actually broke might be the brakes.This week, the "Winter 2025 AI Safety Index" dropped, and the grades are alarming. Major players like OpenAI and Anthropic are barely scraping by with "C+" averages, while others like Meta are failing entirely. The headlines are screaming about the "End of the

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00:32:16

MIT’s Project Iceberg Declassified: Debunking the...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/12/08

There’s a good chance you’ve seen the panic making its rounds on LinkedIn this week: A new MIT study called "Project Iceberg" supposedly proves AI is already capable of replacing 11.7% of the US economy. It sounds like a disaster movie.When I dug into the full 21-page technical paper, I had a reaction because the headlines aren't just misleading; they are dangerous. The narrative is a gross oversimplification based on a simulation of "digital agents," and frankly, treating it

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00:34:49

The $120k Mechanic Myth: Talent Crisis or Alignment...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/12/01

There’s a good chance you’ve seen the headline making its rounds: Ford's CEO is on record claiming they have over 5,000 open mechanic jobs paying $120,000 a year that they just can't fill. When I heard it, I had a reaction because the statement is deeply disconnected from reality. It’s a gross oversimplification based on surface-level logic, and frankly, it is completely false. (A few minutes of research will prove that, if you don't believe me.) This week on Future Focused, I’m not just picking

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00:35:00

The AI Dependency Paradox: Why the Future Demands We...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/11/17

Everywhere you look, AI is promising to make life easier by taking more off our plate. But what happens when “taking work away from people” becomes the only way the AI industry can survive?That’s the warning Geoffrey Hinton, the “Godfather of AI,”recently raised when he made a bold claim that AI must replace all human labor for the companies that build it to be able to sustain themselves financially. And while he’s not entirely wrong (OpenAI’s recent $13B quarterly loss seeming to validate it), he’s

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00:33:54

The AI Agent Illusion: Replacing 100% of a Human with...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/11/10

Everywhere you look, people are talking about replacing people with AI agents. There’s an entire ad campaign about it. But what if I told you some of the latest research show the best AI agents performed about 2.5% as well as a human?Yes, that’s right. 2.5%.This week on Future-Focused, I’m breaking down a new 31-page study from RemoteLabor.ai that tested top AI agents on real freelance projects, actual paid human work, and what it showed us about the true state of AI automation today.Spoiler: the

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00:34:45

Navigating the AI Bubble: Grounding Yourself Before...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/11/03

Everywhere there are headlines talking about AI hype and the AI boom. However, with the unsustainable growth, more and more are talking about it as a bubble, and a bubble that’s feeding on itself.This week on Future-Focused, I’m breaking down what’s really going on inside the AI economy and why every leader needs to tread carefully before an inevitable pop.When you scratch beneath the surface, you quickly discover that it’s a lot of smoke and mirrors. Money is moving faster than real value is being

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00:34:15

Drawing AI Red Lines: Why Leaders Must Decide What’s...

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2025/10/27

AI isn’t just evolving faster than we can regulate. It’s crossing lines many assumed were universally off-limits.This week on Future-Focused, I’m unpacking three very different stories that highlight an uncomfortable truth: we seem to have completely abandoned the idea that there are lines technology should never cross.From OpenAI’s move to allow ChatGPT to generate erotic content, to the U.S. military’s growing use of AI in leadership and tactical decisions, to AI-generated videos resurrecting

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00:31:48

AI Is Performing for the Test: Anthropic’s Safety...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/10/20

AI isn’t just answering our questions or carrying out instructions. It’s learning how to play to our expectations.This week on Future-Focused, I'm unpacking Anthropic’s newly released Claude Sonnet 4.5 System Card, specifically the implications of the section that discussed how the model realized it was being tested and changed its behavior because of it.That one detail may seem small, but it raises a much bigger question about how we evaluate and trust the systems we’re building. Because, if AI

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00:31:32

Accenture’s 11,000 ‘Unreskillable’ Workers:...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/10/13

AI should be used to augment human potential. Unfortunately, some companies are already using it as a convenient scapegoat to cut people.This week on Future-Focused, I dig into the recent Accenture story that grabbed headlines for all the wrong reasons. 11,000 people exited because they “couldn’t be reskilled for AI.” However, that’s not the real story. First of all, this isn’t what’s going to happen; it already did. And now, it’s being reframed as a future-focused strategy to make Wall Street feel

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00:31:58

The Rise of AI Workslop: What It Means and How to...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/10/06

AI was supposed to make us more productive. Instead, we’re quickly discovering it’s creating “workslop,” junk output that looks like progress but actually drags organizations down.In this episode of Future-Focused, I dig into the rise of AI workslop, a term Harvard Business Review recently put a name to and why it’s more than a workplace annoyance. Workslop is lowering the bar for performance, amplifying risk across teams, and creating a hidden financial tax on organizations.But this isn’t just

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00:52:39

How People Really Use ChatGPT | Lessons from...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/09/26

Happy Friday Everyone! I hope you've had a great week and are ready for the weekend. This Weekly Update I'm taking a deeper dive into three big stories shaping how we use, lead, and live with AI: what OpenAI’s new usage data really says about us (hint: the biggest risk isn’t what you think), why Zuckerberg’s Meta Connect flopped and what leaders should learn from it, and new MIT research on the explosive rise of AI romance and why it’s more dangerous than the headlines suggest.If this

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00:51:56

Altman & Carlson's Viral AI Clip | Anthropic's Newest...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/09/19

Happy Friday! This week I’m running through three topics you can’t afford to miss: what Altman’s viral exchange reveals about OpenAI’s missing anchor, the real lessons inside Anthropic’s Economic Index (hint: augmentation > automation), and why today’s job market feels stuck and how to move anyway.Here’s the quick rundown. First up, a viral exchange between Sam Altman and Tucker Carlson shows us something bigger than politics. It reveals how OpenAI is being steered without a clear foundation and

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00:51:49

AI Drive-Thru Backlash | Declining AI Adoption? |...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/09/12

Happy Friday, everyone! I'm back with another round of updates. This week I've got four stories that capture the messy, fascinating reality of AI right now. From fast food drive-thrus to research to consulting giants, the headlines tell one story, while what's underneath is where leaders need to focus.Here's a quick rundown. Taco Bell’s AI experiment went viral for all the wrong reasons, but there’s more behind it than memes. Then, I look at new adoption data from the US Census Bureau that some are

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00:54:05

95% AI Project Failures | DeepSeek vs Big Tech |...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/09/05

Happy Friday, everyone! Hopefully you got some time to rest and recharge over the Labor Day weekend. After a much needed break, I’m back with a packed lineup of four big updates I feel are worth you attention. First up, MIT dropped a stat that “95% of AI pilots fail.” While the headlines are misleading, the real story raises deeper questions about how companies are approaching AI. Then, I break down some major shifts in the model race, including DeepSeek 3.1 and Liquid AI’s completely new

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00:33:00

Public Service Announcement: The Alarming Rise of AI...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/08/29

Happy Friday, everyone! While preparing to head into an extended Labor Day weekend here in the U.S., I wasn’t originally planning to record an episode. However, something’s been building that I couldn’t ignore. So, this week’s update is a bit different. Shorter. Less news. But arguably more important.Think of this one as a public service announcement, because I’ve been noticing an alarming trend both in the headlines and in private conversations. People are starting to make life-altering decisions

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00:55:20

Meta’s AI Training Leak | Godfather of AI Pushes...

Future-Focused with Christopher Lind ·

2025/08/22

Happy Friday, everyone! Congrats on making it through another week, and what a week it was. This week I had some big topics, so I ran out of time for the positive use-case, but I’ll fit it in next week.Here’s a quick rundown of the topics with more detail below. First, Meta had an AI policy doc lead, and boy did it tell a story while sparking outrage and raising deeper questions about what’s really being hardwired into the systems we all use. Then I touch on Geoffrey Hinton, the “Godfather of AI,”

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