This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 507.

I love that question, and I can tell, and it's always nice to talk to people who read the book when we're having an interview.

That's a really great question.

We are in the midst of an unprecedented degree of technology-driven change at the same time

that society faces challenges more complex than our organizations and we as individuals have

been prepared to handle. We have all borne witness to the changes for better or for worse that

technology has had on society,

our nations, cities, the nature of work, and the human experience.

But technology is neither the hero nor the villain of this story.

Hi, I'm Jeff, and this is the Read to Lead podcast.

The podcast is dedicated to your personal and professional growth.

I believe if you want to achieve true success in your personal and professional growth.

I believe if you want to achieve true success in your business and in your life, then intentional and consistent reading is a must.

It's the last episode of 2023.

And I've chosen as my guest for this episode, author Brian Evergreen.

His book is called Autonomous Transformation, Creating a More Human Future in the Era of Artificial Intelligence.

I'll ask Brian to unpack the idea that a more human future is a component of how we implement AI and its related technologies,

that it's not an outcome at the end of a process,

but integral to each step. We'll look at why when a new technology introduced is capable of

doing something that was previously considered an exclusively human capability should not be

met with fear or skepticism or both. He'll explain how envisioning the future is not a talent or a gift,

but a skill that can be developed and much, much more.

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