FLAME with Brad Hook
Why Ancient Wisdom May Be the Only Answer to Artificial Intelligence
Paul Gibbons — philosopher, ex-consultant and author of seven books — argues that the more powerful our technology becomes, the more ancient our questions get: what's worth doing, who decides, and what are humans for?
Paul is one of the most respected voices on the human side of technology and organisational change, and this conversation earns the reputation. We dig into the promises and perils of AI adoption, why the myths about change persist decades after being debunked, and what a genuinely people-first approach to technology looks like in practice.
The provocative core: the questions AI forces on us — meaning, judgement, ethics, what to automate and what to protect — are precisely the ones philosophy has worked on for millennia. Blending philosophy, neuroscience and hard-won consulting experience, Paul makes the case that wisdom, not just intelligence, is the scarce resource of the AI era.
In this episode
- The promises and perils of AI adoption, honestly weighed
- Why change-management myths refuse to die
- People-first technology in practice, not just slogans
- The ancient questions AI makes urgent again
- Wisdom as the scarce resource of the AI era
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