Why AI will dwarf every tech revolution before it: robots, manufacturing, AR glasses from CES 2026
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Who are the guests and what insights do they bring?
Thanks for coming out, everybody. We're going to have a great full contact, super hardcore discussion about the future, specifically around AI, which I think is the most important theme, not only of CES 2026, as we've seen with all the incredible gadgets, chips being launched, self-driving. but it's gonna be the most important transformation of our lifetimes.
What is the pace of innovation in the tech industry today?
I think everything we've seen over the last 30 years of technology from the PC revolution, to cloud computing, to the internet, mobile, all of that is gonna be dwarfed in comparison to the impact that AI is gonna have on society. If you're here at CES, you know that, you're here for that reason. And we've got two amazing guests who are gonna join us to have this debate. And additionally, I've brought my box a box filled with all the ghosts and gadgets of Christmas past.
How are CFOs and CIOs navigating organizational growth?
And we're going to go through those at the end of our discussion. But here's a quick video of our guests who will be joining me today.
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Why are recent graduates struggling to find jobs?
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All right. Gentlemen, welcome. All right. Let's do it. Let's do it. So we're here at CES 2026.
What are the flaws in the current education system?
It's really interesting to watch this conference get this new life breathed into it. We had this period during COVID when CES obviously had to take a pause and we were wondering in Silicon Valley, hey, is anybody going to show up at CES? Is it still relevant? Do people care? And now look at this. This is one of the largest ones ever. And everybody's here. I saw Lisa from AMD, Jensen from Nvidia, Uber, Neuro, Waymo. The change is amazing. I think maybe to start, you spent a career at McKinsey trying to accelerate change. And in venture capital, you know, literally building these businesses from the seed stage on. How do you look at the pace of innovation and change in this past two years since ChatGPT was launched compared to the first 30 years of our careers?
We're all of a certain Gen X age.
How is AI transforming the job market and workplace dynamics?
Compare the last two or three years to the 30 before it. Yeah, well, first, Jason, thanks. And it's great to be up here with you guys. And yeah, I would just say this week is amazing. I think there's over 150,000 folks here this week. And you talk about CES being back. I think CES is back. And that's great. And with all of these things happening, I think there is such a premium on folks from different perspectives getting together because that's where new ideas are created. And my big hope and why we're here is when you mix and mingle with different folks, you come up with new things and the world needs new things. And what I love is you mentioned a lot of the tech leaders. What's exciting for this is I think everybody sees tech as part of the equation.
What innovations were showcased at CES 2026?
And so when I look at the folks here in CES, you see not only the technology leaders, the investors, but you see folks from almost every industry vertical that are here now because they know that technology doesn't sit on the side. It's central to everything we do. And I get to your question. Look, I think we're moving at literally warp speed now. It's just night and day different. It's almost a, you know, BCAD type of thing when you can see the change of pace.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who are the guests and what insights do they bring?
0:05–0:30
2
What is the pace of innovation in the tech industry today?
0:30–1:01
3
How are CFOs and CIOs navigating organizational growth?
1:01–1:59
4
Why are recent graduates struggling to find jobs?
1:59–2:21
5
What are the flaws in the current education system?
2:21–3:22
6
How is AI transforming the job market and workplace dynamics?
3:22–4:09
7
What innovations were showcased at CES 2026?
4:09–5:19
8
How will AI and robotics shape the future of manufacturing?
5:19–51:21
Speakers
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