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Episode Summary
In this episode, Peter and Misty Phillip dive into the profound ways AI is transforming jobs and entire industries. They discuss both the opportunities and challenges AI brings—from revolutionizing manual labor in agriculture to shaking up high-skill sectors like finance and healthcare. The conversation extends to real-world implications like cybersecurity threats, the rise of deepfakes, and practical steps individuals can take to upskill in the AI era.
How AI is Disrupting Jobs and Industries
- Technology as the front-runner in AI adoption
- Major shifts coming to healthcare, finance, energy, agriculture, and more
- Automation and smart machines replacing manual tasks
- AI-powered crop and strawberry pickers using lasers and intelligent selection
- Financial modeling, loan decisioning, and AI-driven trading in banking
- AI’s role in diagnosing diseases (e.g., breast cancer) better than ever
- Many people remain unaware or afraid of AI tools
- Urgency to upskill and adapt to new tools
- AI's critical role in threat detection and reducing workload for security teams
- Democratizing high-level security expertise for small and mid-sized companies
- High stress and turnover in cybersecurity jobs; how AI can help
- Cybercriminals using AI for complex attacks (e.g., fake remote workers)
- Explaining deepfakes: AI-generated voices, videos, and real-time avatars
- Scams involving voice cloning and impersonation
- Deepfakes manipulating social and political narratives and potential dangers
- Practical entry points: $20/month AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, etc.)
- The democratization of powerful AI—virtually anyone can access it
- Resources for learning: companies publishing how-to guides and extensive materials
- Predictions for the rise of one-person, billion-dollar companies powered by AI agents
- Discussion around the current absence of a clear revenue model for AI platforms
- Concerns about long-term cost, access, and who profits from the AI revolution
- “Even if you think it’s a rudimentary or highly manual industry, it’s still going to be impacted by AI.”
- “There are a lot of people who will not be able to upskill or they won’t...”
- “AI can clone your voice so perfectly...you should never leave your voice as a voicemail.”
- “It’s going to make more millionaires in the next five years than the Internet has made in the last 25.”
- “There’s such a democratization of ability now...just about anybody can find $20 a month and use AI.”
- Get familiar with AI tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and others all offer free or affordable ways to start.
- Protect yourself from deepfakes and scams: set family/company safewords, be cautious with sharing voice memos and videos online.
- If you’re new to AI, look for online courses and official guides from AI technology providers.
- Stay tuned for the next episodes where Misty and guests will share frameworks and hope for thriving in the AI-driven future.
Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit our website for show updates, resources, and more!
Peter Phillip is an emerging technologist with over 25 years of technical experience, bringing deep insights into how AI is reshaping industries from the ground up. Misty Phillip is a seasoned podcast expert who knows how to deliver complex concepts in engaging, accessible ways. Together, they founded Trilogyworks, a boutique advisory services firm that specializes in cybersecurity, and AI.
They are the bestselling authors of Upskill or Die: Thriving in the AI Revolution, combining Peter's technical mastery with Misty's communication expertise to help professionals navigate the AI transformation with confidence and clarity.
Ready to dive deeper? Get the full roadmap in their bestselling book Upskill or Die: Thriving in the AI Revolution – available now on Amazon. https://a.co/d/eyRCa0Y
Work with us: https://www.trilogyworks.com/ and https://www.mistyphillip.com/
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By Peter & Misty PhillipEpisode Summary
In this episode, Peter and Misty Phillip dive into the profound ways AI is transforming jobs and entire industries. They discuss both the opportunities and challenges AI brings—from revolutionizing manual labor in agriculture to shaking up high-skill sectors like finance and healthcare. The conversation extends to real-world implications like cybersecurity threats, the rise of deepfakes, and practical steps individuals can take to upskill in the AI era.
How AI is Disrupting Jobs and Industries
- Technology as the front-runner in AI adoption
- Major shifts coming to healthcare, finance, energy, agriculture, and more
- Automation and smart machines replacing manual tasks
- AI-powered crop and strawberry pickers using lasers and intelligent selection
- Financial modeling, loan decisioning, and AI-driven trading in banking
- AI’s role in diagnosing diseases (e.g., breast cancer) better than ever
- Many people remain unaware or afraid of AI tools
- Urgency to upskill and adapt to new tools
- AI's critical role in threat detection and reducing workload for security teams
- Democratizing high-level security expertise for small and mid-sized companies
- High stress and turnover in cybersecurity jobs; how AI can help
- Cybercriminals using AI for complex attacks (e.g., fake remote workers)
- Explaining deepfakes: AI-generated voices, videos, and real-time avatars
- Scams involving voice cloning and impersonation
- Deepfakes manipulating social and political narratives and potential dangers
- Practical entry points: $20/month AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, etc.)
- The democratization of powerful AI—virtually anyone can access it
- Resources for learning: companies publishing how-to guides and extensive materials
- Predictions for the rise of one-person, billion-dollar companies powered by AI agents
- Discussion around the current absence of a clear revenue model for AI platforms
- Concerns about long-term cost, access, and who profits from the AI revolution
- “Even if you think it’s a rudimentary or highly manual industry, it’s still going to be impacted by AI.”
- “There are a lot of people who will not be able to upskill or they won’t...”
- “AI can clone your voice so perfectly...you should never leave your voice as a voicemail.”
- “It’s going to make more millionaires in the next five years than the Internet has made in the last 25.”
- “There’s such a democratization of ability now...just about anybody can find $20 a month and use AI.”
- Get familiar with AI tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and others all offer free or affordable ways to start.
- Protect yourself from deepfakes and scams: set family/company safewords, be cautious with sharing voice memos and videos online.
- If you’re new to AI, look for online courses and official guides from AI technology providers.
- Stay tuned for the next episodes where Misty and guests will share frameworks and hope for thriving in the AI-driven future.
Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit our website for show updates, resources, and more!
Peter Phillip is an emerging technologist with over 25 years of technical experience, bringing deep insights into how AI is reshaping industries from the ground up. Misty Phillip is a seasoned podcast expert who knows how to deliver complex concepts in engaging, accessible ways. Together, they founded Trilogyworks, a boutique advisory services firm that specializes in cybersecurity, and AI.
They are the bestselling authors of Upskill or Die: Thriving in the AI Revolution, combining Peter's technical mastery with Misty's communication expertise to help professionals navigate the AI transformation with confidence and clarity.
Ready to dive deeper? Get the full roadmap in their bestselling book Upskill or Die: Thriving in the AI Revolution – available now on Amazon. https://a.co/d/eyRCa0Y
Work with us: https://www.trilogyworks.com/ and https://www.mistyphillip.com/