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The AI Revolution Isn’t What Silicon Valley Promised — with Josh Tyrangiel

Shownote

Scott Galloway speaks with journalist and author Josh Tyrangiel about how AI is already saving lives, modernizing government, and transforming warfare – and why its most important applications look nothing like the revolution Silicon Valley promised. Th...

Highlights

Josh Tyrangiel joins Scott Galloway to examine where AI is producing practical gains, where it may create disruption, and why the technology’s consequences depend as much on institutions and human choices as on technical capability.
04:27
Separate the technology from the companies.
07:52
Early detection can make sepsis treatable.
10:01
Small, focused improvements can save lives
11:03
AI does not need to be perfect to be useful
23:29
AI can improve or destroy government
25:05
AI could deepen tax inequality
40:49
AI oversight could follow the nuclear model
44:01
Ukraine is fighting with smarter, cheaper machines
50:00
Companies will choose AI that costs a fraction as much
54:28
The real question is the speed of disruption
55:12
AI could accelerate its own rollout
56:33
AI works best as a creative sounding board
1:02:49
Identity formation matters more in the age of AI
1:06:16
Journalism’s moat is new information
1:08:08
Build direct relationships with customers

Chapters

From AI hype to practical healthcare
00:00
Why incremental AI can save lives
08:05
AI as a tool for making government work
16:52
Tax enforcement reveals the politics of AI
24:10
Defense, regulation, and the global AI contest
32:57
The employment question is really about speed
50:32
Using AI without giving up human development
55:48

Transcript

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