Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Artificial intelligence could either unlock a new era of economic growth or bring innovation to a halt if managed poorly. In this conversation, I talk with Carl Benedikt Frey, Oxford economist and author of How Progress Ends, about why technological progress is never automatic and how AI fits into this fragile cycle.
We explore the two phases of innovation — exploration and exploitation — and why shifting between them is so hard for companies and countries. Carl explains how AI’s early breakthroughs came from open experimentation, why big tech consolidation and heavy regulation may stifle the next wave of breakthroughs, and how business leaders can keep innovation alive by encouraging experimentation and decentralisation.
We also discuss the AI race between the US and China, the dangers of over-regulating emerging technology, the need for inclusive innovation, and what skills and leadership approaches will matter most in the AI era.
🤖💡 Watch if you want to understand how AI could shape the future of growth, innovation, and work — and what we can do to keep progress moving forward.
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #FutureOfWork #Technology #Leadership #CarlBenediktFrey #HowProgressEnds
Artificial intelligence could either unlock a new era of economic growth or bring innovation to a halt if managed poorly. In this conversation, I talk with Carl Benedikt Frey, Oxford economist and author of How Progress Ends, about why technological progress is never automatic and how AI fits into this fragile cycle.
We explore the two phases of innovation — exploration and exploitation — and why shifting between them is so hard for companies and countries. Carl explains how AI’s early breakthroughs came from open experimentation, why big tech consolidation and heavy regulation may stifle the next wave of breakthroughs, and how business leaders can keep innovation alive by encouraging experimentation and decentralisation.
We also discuss the AI race between the US and China, the dangers of over-regulating emerging technology, the need for inclusive innovation, and what skills and leadership approaches will matter most in the AI era.
🤖💡 Watch if you want to understand how AI could shape the future of growth, innovation, and work — and what we can do to keep progress moving forward.
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #FutureOfWork #Technology #Leadership #CarlBenediktFrey #HowProgressEnds
