AI isn’t the threat.

Complacency is.

In this episode of Connected Conversations, Elena Petrova speaks with Sree Sreenivasan — digital communications expert, former Chief Digital Officer of NYC, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Columbia University- about the future of work, storytelling, misinformation, and the global AI race.

Sree has taught generative AI workshops in 11 countries and 18 cities this year alone. His message is clear:AI doesn’t make you better or worse, it amplifies who you already are.

Inside this conversation:

• Why AI won’t replace you, but someone using AI might

• Goldman Sachs’ 20% job loss prediction

• Why society is dangerously unprepared

• The blind spot in the US–China AI race

• Why trust and misinformation are collapsing •

Deepfakes, hallucinations, and the death of photojournalism

• Why tech needs translators, not just evangelists

• Why storytelling is the most underestimated power skill of our time

This episode is not about fear. It’s about readiness.