It’s a question that seasoned technologist and serial entrepreneur Wolf Ruzicka has been pondering for some time, over 25 years to be exact. In this episode of “DC Decoded” Sam talks with Wolf about the book he co-wrote: “AI Driven: Staying Alive in the Age of Digital Darwinism,” the exciting tech ecosystem that coexists with the policy ecosystem in DC, and why AI is NOT the answer to every business problem.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

05:00 Wolf’s journey in tech and AI

09:48 The purpose and impact of ‘AI Driven’

16:02 AI as a tool, not a silver bullet

22:53 AI developments in DC

27:09 AI policy challenges

32:41 The evolution of industries with AI

38:15 Outro

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