Ryan Kurt, Founder of The AI Lab, joins Melissa Mahtani, the show’s new co-host and Journalist-in-Residence, for a wide-ranging conversation on Job displacement vs. individual empowerment, AI governance, trust, and why outsourcing strategy to big consultancies is the wrong move. We also dive into: - Why people, not tech, are the hardest part of transformation - How legacy org design slows AI adoption more than the tools do - The “Citrini Report” thought experiment, an AI tax, and who should benefit from AI’s upside - What responsible AI adoption looks like when the ground keeps shifting - Whether there should be more or less regulation around generative AI - What keeps Ryan up at night when it comes to the future of AI Guest bio: Ryan Kurt is the Founder of The AI Lab, a community and advisory platform built to help executives navigate generative AI with no hype, no jargon—just practical strategy informed by real operators. Ryan’s work spans AI strategy, organizational design, and AI governance, with a focus on helping companies identify internal “change makers,” compress learning cycles, and build durable capabilities as the technology evolves.

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