The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury
The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury is a short, practical conversation about life in the age of artificial intelligence. In each fast-paced episode, Mark Salisbury and producer Rikko Smart explore how AI is changing work, school, leadership, and everyday life through stories from the news, expert guests, live audience interaction, humor, and the occasional sarcastic observation. Because in an age of intelligent machines, human judgment still matters.
The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury
Episode 6 – The Genie’s Out: AI and the Adoption Curve
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Where are we on the curve of AI adoption? In this episode, Mark and producer Rikko dive into Everett Rogers’ classic Diffusion of Innovations theory—exploring how AI is spreading from innovators and early adopters into the mainstream.
Special guest Dr. Bob Grassberger joins to explain the Technology Adoption Lifecycle and what it tells us about AI’s explosive growth. From the “cool kids” testing the boundaries to families using AI for homework help and professionals relying on it daily, we explore why the genie is out of the bottle and how AI is augmenting—not replacing—our work.
Join us for insights, stories, and a little humor about where AI is today and where it’s headed.