Can a Bot Win ‘Employee of the Month’? AI Agents Taking Over the Workplace with Jag Sharma, Jen Campbell, Jason Kapadia and Matt Webster - E91
AI agents will be our coworking companions, but what happens to your newfound superpower when you change jobs?
The world of work, and how exactly you brand yourself to get the jobs with such perks, is forever changing - don’t get left behind, as we explore the future of your career with Jag, Jen, Jason, and a returning Matt Webster!
This episode of Disconnected covers:
How AI agents could exacerbate the divide between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’
The role of personal branding in the digital age
Whether the likes of Apple and Google should do more to prevent phone theft and protect users
The potential for companies to own AI agents that can replicate your skills and knowledge
Episode Highlights:
“Say you have access to AI agents and all this processing power at work… what happens when they decide to fire you?” - 9:45 - Jason Kapadia
“Imagine we’re in the same company together, but between us are these AI agents that we’re training up like Pokémon.” - 15:15 - Jag Sharma
“Whoever has the most computation available to them, and that obviously costs money, those are going to be the winners in the productivity game.” - 20:55 - Jason Kapadia
“Companies will always win in that scenario. They've got more money to pay for more manpower.” - 21:35 - Jen Campbell
“AI is taking over the world, but what can we do to save it? Well, the year after COVID, 70% of new jobs were via recommendations.” - 28:05 - Matt Webster
Links & references:
Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/
Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/
Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/
Matt Webster