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277 - Stan Sthanunathan, Executive Chairman: i-Genie.AI Inc - Symbiotic Intelligence

โ€ข Elaine Pringle Schwitter โ€ข Episode 277

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Episode Title: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธSymbiotic Intelligence๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

We have a timely and thought-provoking discussion for you today on Heads Talkยฎ. Thereโ€™s been a lot of noise lately, headlines, commentary and opinion pieces; all circling the question: ๐”ธ๐•ฃ๐•– ๐•จ๐•– ๐•™๐•–๐•’๐••๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•˜ ๐•ฅ๐• ๐•จ๐•’๐•ฃ๐••๐•ค ๐•’๐•Ÿ ๐”ธ๐•€ ๐•“๐•ฆ๐•“๐•“๐•๐•– ๐•“๐•ฆ๐•ฃ๐•ค๐•ฅ? Everyone seems to have a view, so I wanted to bring in someone with gravitas who truly sits at the intersection of experience and innovation. someone who has seen the cycles, the hype, and the real potential of this technology.

My guest today is Stan Sthanunathan, a seasoned insights and marketing leader with a truly global perspective, known for redefining how some of the worldโ€™s most recognised brands understand consumers. With a career spanning The Coca-Cola Company and Unilever, where he served as Executive Vice President of Consumer & Market Insights until 2021 , Stan came out of retirement to found i-Genie.AI, an enterprise bringing real-time, AI-powered insights to business leaders worldwide.

In this episode, we looked at the current state of AI: is it reaching a saturation point, or are we only scratching the surface and at the beginning? Is this โ€œbubbleโ€ narrative overblown, or are we edging toward a market correction? And, of course, I couldnโ€™t resist throwing in a few philosophical questions about humanityโ€™s relationship with AI, our level of control, and the broader meaning of innovation itself. I loved this exchange; it was sharp, grounded, and occasionally existential. Pretty much how we like it here on Heads Talkยฎ.

Expect a dynamic conversation that bridges business, technology, and the human condition. 

Topics Covered:

โ—ฝ๏ธ AI hallucination and the fight for data truth
โ—ฝ๏ธ The human in the loop and the ethics of agentic intelligence
โ—ฝ๏ธ Turning AI insights into business action at speed and scale
โ—ฝ๏ธ Storytelling, intuition and the enduring human edge in a data-saturated world
โ—ฝ๏ธ Whispers of an AI bubble and the geopolitics of the USโ€“China AI race
โ—ฝ๏ธ Designing AI that teaches humans to think better, not less
โ—ฝ๏ธ Balancing algorithmic efficiency with democratic deliberation
โ—ฝ๏ธ The next decade of humanโ€“machine collaboration and causal AI 
โ—ฝ๏ธ The New Chief Meaning Officer

So downloadโณgrab a cup of Bird & Blend Tea Co. - Peppy Mint Tea โ˜•๏ธ& have a listen๐Ÿ›‹

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โ—ฝ๏ธi-Genie.AI - ๐”ธ๐•ฆ๐•˜๐•ž๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•• ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•๐•๐•š๐•˜๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•”๐•– ๐•Ž๐•š๐•ฅ๐•™๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ฅ ๐•Š๐•ฆ๐•ฃ๐•ง๐•–๐•ช๐•ค ๐• ๐•ฃ ๐”ฝ๐• ๐•”๐•ฆ๐•ค ๐”พ๐•ฃ๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ก๐•ค

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