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The Deep Edge Podcast
AI Hype vs Reality: Strategic Blind Spots, Big Bets & Leadership Lessons with Jamie Dobson | Ep65
In this episode of The Deep Edge Podcast, ACG Research CEO Ray Mota sits down with Jamie Dobson—author of Visionaries, Rebels, and Machines and founder of Container Solutions—for a powerful, no-nonsense conversation on the hype, reality, and economic implications of AI. Together, they unpack how AI is reshaping corporate decision-making, exposing organizational blind spots, and challenging traditional innovation models. From Amara’s Law to strategic missteps, Jamie offers insight into why some enterprises move too fast with AI while others dangerously underestimate its long-term impact. With sharp analogies, war stories from the dot-com era, and lessons from the invention of the cloud, the discussion gives leaders a practical lens to approach AI—with no-regret moves, controlled experimentation, and an honest look at workforce readiness. This episode is a must-listen for business and tech leaders navigating AI’s promise—and its peril.
ABOUT JAMIE DOBSON
Jamie Dobson is the founder of Container Solutions, and has been helping companies, across industries, move to cloud native ways of working for over ten years. Container Solutions develops a strategy, a clear plan and step by step implementation helping companies achieve a smooth digital transformation. With services including Internal Developer Platform Enablement, Cloud Modernisation, DevOps/DevSecOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Consultancy, Cloud Optimisation and creating a full Cloud Native Strategy, companies get much more than just engineering know-how. Jamie is also author of ‘The Cloud Native Attitude’ available from Amazon and good bookstores and the soon to be published, ‘Visionaries, Rebels and Machines: The story of humanity’s extraordinary journey from electrification to cloudification’
Link to Jamie's book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Visionaries-Rebels-Machines-electrification-cloudification/dp/1917490070/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QZWBMJDKAQJL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PpJEN6zER2QaX8-xzxgf8w.W4uDXhOduj5D-NKmyu7yYfpyv4Q7u4t6dXHqOFb6VqY&dib_tag=se&keywords=visionaries+rebels+and+machines&qid=1745942577&sprefix=visionaries+%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-1
Video Link:
https://youtu.be/lm3Q-3WvYFo