Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
What happens when a journeyman backup guitarist stumbles onto a strange new musical technology and decides to push it to its limits? The sound of rock is changed forever—and we get a masterclass in how curiosity beats caution when new tech shows up. If you want an edge in the AI era, this is the mindset to copy.
In this video you’ll discover:
- How one fearless musician turned the wah-wah pedal’s “dying sheep noise” into pure magic
- Parallel stories of pioneers who spotted hidden potential: Richard Trevithick (steam engines), Grace Hopper (computers), and Jeff Bezos (the World-Wide Web)
- How to embrace a “possibility mindset” emphasizing curiosity and adaptability
More resources on learning with AI: mru.org/courses/everyday-economics/learning-with-ai
Missed Part 1 of the AI Mindset series? Watch “200 Years of Tech Panics” here: youtu.be/7-RzQxuBsQ0
This video was produced in partnership with the Institute for Global Affairs (instituteforglobalaffairs.org/), a nonprofit research organization that works to increase awareness and understanding of geopolitics and global affairs.
What happens when a journeyman backup guitarist stumbles onto a strange new musical technology and decides to push it to its limits? The sound of rock is changed forever—and we get a masterclass in how curiosity beats caution when new tech shows up. If you want an edge in the AI era, this is the mindset to copy.
In this video you’ll discover:
- How one fearless musician turned the wah-wah pedal’s “dying sheep noise” into pure magic
- Parallel stories of pioneers who spotted hidden potential: Richard Trevithick (steam engines), Grace Hopper (computers), and Jeff Bezos (the World-Wide Web)
- How to embrace a “possibility mindset” emphasizing curiosity and adaptability
More resources on learning with AI: mru.org/courses/everyday-economics/learning-with-ai
Missed Part 1 of the AI Mindset series? Watch “200 Years of Tech Panics” here: youtu.be/7-RzQxuBsQ0
This video was produced in partnership with the Institute for Global Affairs (instituteforglobalaffairs.org/), a nonprofit research organization that works to increase awareness and understanding of geopolitics and global affairs.
