Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

is the clearest demonstration of how smart we are as a species that we have managed to create something that can think and create for us on the downside that also means that we can be without thinking and creating and that

creates some existential anxiety, at least in me.

It's like the card says, I think, therefore I am.

And now we are, but we no longer think.

That was the premise of the book.

But what worries me is that during the same time, AI has become more human, but we have become more robotic.

If you think even about knowledge work,

it's all optimized for efficiency and we are kind of entering more data and being more standardized and it's like everything goes to the cloud.

So I think the call to action is, okay, AI will continue to advance and be superhuman if you like,

but we should not turn into machines.

And especially if you're a leader, I think the IQ part of leadership can be outsourced to AI, but you need to provide the EQ.

So long as there's humans at work and human in the world, they will crave validation, they would crave attention.

So in a way, even if we created the AI version of this podcast and the season seven would be all AI generated, that's great.

But then that's an opportunity for us to rediscover how to reinvest the time we save into something that is human and humane.

And that, in a way, is the big challenge that organizations face with the digital transformation.

Exactly, Emma.

I think you're absolutely right.

And efficiency is great, but it's often the opposite of humanity.

It's like it can be inhumane, right?

Even when you're happy to download your, you know, Starbucks app and your coffee will be ready there.