AI & the fabric of society

In today’s episode, we highlight the multifaceted impacts of artificial intelligence.

While AI will significantly aid various professions, achieving full machine autonomy will be a considerable challenge.

Zohar Bronfman, co-founder and CEO of Pecan AI, believes that human oversight will remain crucial, particularly in roles that require creativity and predictive decision-making.

The conversation explores AI's rapid advancements, its potential to transform the workforce and salary structures, and the ethical considerations that arise from its increasing capabilities.

Bronfman emphasizes the importance of individuals becoming familiar with AI and nations investing strategically in its development.

He also expresses concern about the lack of global regulatory structures to manage the profound societal implications of this technology, differentiating current narrow AI from the yet-to-be-realized artificial general intelligence.

Episode 3, season 3

The timeline:

(00:00) Intro

(03:11) Our guest: Zohar Bronfman

(04:18) The place of human creativity in the AI era

(09:25) The impacts of automation on society

(15:47) How do we thrive until we get fully robotized?

(37:54) AGI, where are we?

Our guest

Zohar Bronfman is the co-founder and CEO of Pecan AI

With a double PhD computational neuroscience and Philosophy, Bronfman is also a recognized top AI leader and, last but not least, a Forbes contributor.

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More about Pecan AI:

Founded in 2018, Pecan is a predictive analytics platform that leverages its pioneering Predictive GenAI to remove barriers to AI adoption, making predictive modeling accessible to all data and business teams.

Guided by generative AI, companies can obtain precise predictions across various business domains without the need for specialized personnel.

Predictive GenAI enables rapid model definition and training, while automated processes accelerate AI implementation.

With Pecan's fusion of predictive and generative AI, realizing the business impact of AI is now far faster and easier.

Explore more at www.pecan.ai.

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As we’ve widely argued in this publication, we might see the development of hugely powerful machine learning systems in the next few decades. These systems have the potential to transform society, and this transformation could bring huge benefits—but only if we avoid the threats.

We think that AI systems' worst-case consequences arise largely because they could be misaligned—that is, they could aim to do things that humans don’t want them to.

In particular, we think they could be misaligned so that they develop (and execute) plans that threaten humanity’s ability to influence the world, even when we don’t want that influence to be lost.

What is AI safety?

AI safety refers to practices and principles that help ensure AI technologies are designed and used to benefit humanity and minimize any potential harm or negative outcomes.

Building safe AI systems is critical for businesses and society due to its increasing prevalence and impact. AI safety helps ensure that AI systems are used responsibly and that the future of AI is developed with human values in mind.

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New season, new episodes, new guests.

The AI revolution demands a new level of strategic foresight.

This season, we're exploring decision intelligence, a crucial framework for navigating this complex landscape.

We'll focus on how this interdisciplinary field empowers you to make data-driven decisions while upholding ethical standards and responsible practices.

We’ll cover the essential skills for leading AI projects, designing effective metrics, and implementing robust safety nets to mitigate threats.

Join us as we explore how to harness the power of AI while ensuring it serves your organization and society responsibly.

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Guan Seng Khoo, PhD., as an academic advisor, board member, and adjunct lecturer, I explore the complexities and challenges surrounding artificial intelligence, such as the opaqueness of AI models, particularly generative AI, concerning their architecture, data origins, and energy consumption.

We examine the ethical considerations of data input, the potential for biased or average outputs from large datasets, and the difficulty in validating AI learning models.

We also discuss the strategic implications for companies adopting AI, question whether goals are well-defined, and consider the balance between AI as an assistant and an autonomous agent. 

Ultimately, we raise concerns about over-reliance on AI, the potential for misuse, and the need to implement greater awareness, education, and strategic thinking.

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New season, new episodes, new guests.

The AI revolution demands a new level of strategic foresight.

This season, we're exploring decision intelligence, a crucial framework for navigating this complex landscape.

We'll focus on how this interdisciplinary field empowers you to make data-driven decisions while upholding ethical standards and responsible practices.

We’ll cover the essential skills for leading AI projects, designing effective metrics, and implementing robust safety nets to mitigate threats.

Join us as we explore how to harness the power of AI while ensuring it serves your organization and society responsibly.

Why we need to pay more attention to AI

Episode 1, season 3

In today’s episode, we discuss:

Pamela Gupta, a top AI governance consultant, discusses the critical need for increased attention to AI risks and responsible adoption.

She emphasizes that neither technology nor awareness alone is sufficient; a proactive approach involving an AI Readiness impact assessment is essential at all company levels. 

Gupta highlights the escalating dangers of AI applications like deepfakes and stresses the importance of certification initiatives, public awareness, and robust processes with human oversight for mitigation.

She advocates for establishing a cross-stakeholder Center of Excellence and developing AI-ready governance to ensure AI's sustainable and trustworthy implementation.

She underscores that responsible AI practices are a fundamental necessity, not an afterthought, for achieving intended outcomes and avoiding potential pitfalls.

The timeline:

(00:00) Intro

(01:21) Our guest: Pamela Gupta

(02:38) The growing AI threat: deep fakes

(09:03) Why do we need new implementation processes

(11:28) Defining the needs and requirements

(19:41) Recommendations for better implementations

(28:37) How far are we with AI?

Our guest

Pamela Gupta is the CEO, Co-President at Trusted AI™, a top AI Governance consultant, awarded top 20 global risk management and cybersecurity consultant four years in a row.

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Stay ahead of AI innovation: your weekly Wild Intelligence brief

Get actionable insights on AI's evolving landscape through carefully curated analysis of breakthrough research, market intelligence, and industry developments.

From emerging AI applications to quantum computing advancements, we decode the signals that matter for your strategic decisions.

Our comprehensive coverage spans software breakthroughs and hardware innovations, giving you the perspective needed to drive AI initiatives and identify competitive advantages.

The recent advancements and applications of artificial intelligence across various sectors.

Google and Muon Space introduced FireSat, an AI-powered satellite for rapid wildfire detection, while Roblox launched Cube 3D, an open-source AI system that generates 3D game assets from text.

Nvidia's GTC 2025 showcased significant progress in AI infrastructure, including powerful new GPUs and robotics platforms, alongside a partnership with GM for self-driving cars.

Adobe's Summit 2025 revealed AI-driven tools for marketing and customer engagement, emphasizing personalization and automation.

Finally, Palantir's focus on commercial AI markets, despite some financial concerns, underscores the expanding reach of AI technology.

The questions to ask:

* What overarching trends in AI development and application are highlighted across these diverse sources?

* How are major technology companies strategically positioning themselves within the rapidly evolving AI landscape and its various sectors?

* How is Nvidia preparing for increased AI computational demands?

This conversation was auto-generated with AI. It is an experiment with you in mind.The purpose of this first podcast series is to consider how we can reverse the current rising tide of threats by shifting our conception of systems adapted to the new paradigm.Looking forward to your feedback. I appreciate your support and engagement.Yael

Building safe intelligence systems, a Wild Intelligence’s exclusive series

Deep dive and practice:

Module 1: Foundations of AI safety

Module 2: Bias, fairness, and explainability

Module 3: Security and robustness

Module 4: Human-AI collaboration and governance

Module 5: Emerging challenges and future trends

Our AI safety mission

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dailywild.co/subscribe

Stay ahead of AI innovation: your weekly Wild Intelligence brief

Get actionable insights on AI's evolving landscape through carefully curated analysis of breakthrough research, market intelligence, and industry developments.

From emerging AI applications to quantum computing advancements, we decode the signals that matter for your strategic decisions.

Our comprehensive coverage spans software breakthroughs and hardware innovations, giving you the perspective needed to drive AI initiatives and identify competitive advantages.

Recent developments highlight significant advancements and competition in the AI landscape.

Monica, a Chinese startup, has introduced Manus, a potentially groundbreaking general AI agent capable of autonomous multi-task execution.

Simultaneously, DeepSeek, another Chinese AI firm, is demonstrating impressive efficiency and profitability, challenging the dominance of U.S. companies like OpenAI.

Meanwhile, major tech players like Google are expanding their AI-powered search capabilities with Gemini 2.0 and the experimental AI Mode, while OpenAI plans to integrate its video generation tool Sora into ChatGPT.

In contrast, Apple faces increasing pressure to catch up in the AI race, as its current offerings lag behind competitors. Lastly, Microsoft is leveraging AI to transform healthcare with Dragon Copilot, an AI assistant designed to streamline clinical workflows.

The questions to ask:

* How might the emergence of advanced AI agents like Manus reshape future technological competition and innovation globally?

* What factors may influence DeepSeek's sustained momentum?

* How does Dragon Copilot aim to aid healthcare?

This conversation was auto-generated with AI. It is an experiment with you in mind.The purpose of this first podcast series is to consider how we can reverse the current rising tide of threats by shifting our conception of systems adapted to the new paradigm.Looking forward to your feedback. I appreciate your support and engagement.Yael

Building safe intelligence systems, a Wild Intelligence’s exclusive series

Deep dive and practice:

Module 1: Foundations of AI safety

Module 2: Bias, fairness, and explainability

Module 3: Security and robustness

Module 4: Human-AI collaboration and governance

Module 5: Emerging challenges and future trends

Our AI safety mission

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dailywild.co/subscribe

Stay ahead of AI innovation: your weekly Wild Intelligence brief

Get actionable insights on AI's evolving landscape through carefully curated analysis of breakthrough research, market intelligence, and industry developments.

From emerging AI applications to quantum computing advancements, we decode the signals that matter for your strategic decisions.

Our comprehensive coverage spans both software breakthroughs and hardware innovations, giving you the whole perspective needed to drive AI initiatives and identify competitive advantages.

Deloitte Insights released a very detailed report on how they see AI trends moving in 2025.The report explores trends across six macro forces: interaction, information, computation, business of technology, cyber and trust, and core modernization.It examines six macro forces shaping technology: interaction, information, computation, business of technology, cyber and trust, and core modernization. AI serves as a unifying theme. It is predicted to become so integrated that it will be largely invisible yet foundational to daily life. The report explores emerging trends within each force, including:- spatial computing, - advancements in AI models (from LLMs to agentic AI), - the resurgence of specialized hardware, AI's transformation of IT functions, - the need for quantum-resistant cryptography, - AI's impact on core system modernization. Finally, it emphasizes exploring intersections between technologies and industries to drive innovation.

Tech trends 2025 by Deloitte Insights [LINK].

The questions to ask:

* How does AI fundamentally reshape six macro technology forces?

* How will AI's ubiquity affect daily life by 2050?

* How will AI transform the role of IT functions?

This conversation was auto-generated with AI. It is an experiment with you in mind.The purpose of this first podcast series is to consider how we can reverse the current rising tide of threats by shifting our conception of systems adapted to the new paradigm.Looking forward to your feedback. I appreciate your support and engagement.Yael

Building safe intelligence systems, a Wild Intelligence’s exclusive series

Deep dive and practice:

Module 1: Foundations of AI safety

Module 2: Bias, fairness, and explainability

Module 3: Security and robustness

Module 4: Human-AI collaboration and governance

Module 5: Emerging challenges and future trends

Our AI safety mission

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The AI dystopia, a Wild Intelligence’s exclusive series

This new series is a processing power that will hopefully help you take some time and distance from a dystopian future reality.

We explore the potential impact of artificial intelligence on humanity, examining both the optimistic and pessimistic possibilities.

We suggest a future where AI could drastically improve efficiency and quality of life but warn of the potential consequences of becoming overly reliant on AI.

We argue that this dependence could lead to the erosion of human autonomy, social cohesion, and critical thinking.

We conclude by emphasizing the importance of striking a balance between AI's potential benefits and the need to maintain human agency, critical thinking, and social connections.

Learn more on wildintelligence.xyz.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dailywild.co/subscribe

The AI dystopia, a Wild Intelligence’s exclusive series

This new series is a processing power that will hopefully help you take some time and distance from a dystopian future reality.

We explore the potential impact of artificial intelligence on humanity, examining both the optimistic and pessimistic possibilities.

We suggest a future where AI could drastically improve efficiency and quality of life but warn of the potential consequences of becoming overly reliant on AI.

We argue that this dependence could lead to the erosion of human autonomy, social cohesion, and critical thinking.

We conclude by emphasizing the importance of striking a balance between AI's potential benefits and the need to maintain human agency, critical thinking, and social connections.

Learn more on wildintelligence.xyz.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dailywild.co/subscribe

The AI dystopia, a Wild Intelligence’s exclusive series

This new series is a processing power that will hopefully help you take some time and distance from a dystopian future reality.

We explore the potential impact of artificial intelligence on humanity, examining both the optimistic and pessimistic possibilities.

We suggest a future where AI could drastically improve efficiency and quality of life but warn of the potential consequences of becoming overly reliant on AI.

We argue that this dependence could lead to the erosion of human autonomy, social cohesion, and critical thinking.

We conclude by emphasizing the importance of striking a balance between AI's potential benefits and the need to maintain human agency, critical thinking, and social connections.

Learn more on wildintelligence.xyz.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dailywild.co/subscribe