024: Icebreak > NoelAI/1 [Patreon preview]

This is an A76 Patreon preview of an Icebreak episode coming off my interview with Matt Saip; he's the SVP Tech Lead in the Digitas Chicago office. If you haven't listened to that interview you should listen to it first here.

If you're new to A76's Patreon, Icebreak episodes are exclusive for members, where I talk about my production of the podcast, break down some of the discussions coming out of my free interviews. I bring new ideas here, things I’m kicking around and I share additional interview content.

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For today's full Icebreak episode, I question how useful digital technology is in its current state and who it's serving. And I introduce part 1 of a theoretical series—what if there was an AI Assistant trained on all your personal data (and I mean all) and was so well crafted that it essentially was a digital version of you—in my case a NoelAI. Would it be helpful, would it lead to deeper insights, would it help you with more then just booking your travel? And if it completed all of your tasks, what then?

I also call for a revolutionary rethink on how we leverage technology and Matt and I play the ThinkFast game.

Keep designing. Keep Growing. And keep making a positive impact.

~Noel

A76 was created by Noel Childs

Season 3 on Scale is produced by Noel Childs
Season 2 on Change was produced by Noel Childs
Season 1 on AI was produced by Casey Hudetz and Noel Childs

Our theme music was composed and performed by Stella Solveig
and mixed and mastered by Abbey Nettleton
Our outro was read by Kari Childs

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