Sep 21, 2023
On this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill
Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas sit down with Silicon Valley veteran
Jeremiah Owyang to discuss the evolution of digital technology and
the rise of AI.
Owyang traces his career back to community leadership roles in
tech, emphasizing the importance of transferable skills acquired
over decades-long technology cycles. He attributes his pivot to AI
as a natural progression in tech, noting that we are amid a surge
of interest in AI technologies.
Owyang shares how he stays updated in the field, cultivates space
for him and others to explore exponential technologies through
gatherings like Lllama Lounge and discusses how businesses can
leverage AI to improve communities and engagement. The conversation
also touches on Owyang's recent collaboration on sensemaking tools,
specifically an AI classification framework that ties into the
theory of multiple intelligences. He addresses businesses'
fundamental misconceptions about AI, which hinder its adoption and
closes with advice for business leaders keen to transition from
basic AI experiments to meaningful strategies.
In this episode, we discuss the following:
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[02:04] Introducing Jeremiah Owyang and tracing his career journey
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[03:37] Discussing the 10-year cycles of technology
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[09:01] Showcasing the power of gatherings like the Llama Lounge
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[14:20] Exploring the recent explosion of interest in AI
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[21:16] Considering how to make sense of AI
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[25:12] Examining the intersection of community and AI
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[37:18] Sharing advice for leaders who are ready to move beyond the “LLM 101” experiments
Mentioned in this episode:
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Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/jowyang
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jowyang/
- Jeremiah's Tech + Business Newsletter https://jowyang.beehiiv.com/