Fresh from the Forum Conference, both self-confessed AI enthusiasts wrestle with a genuine tension: they love how AI has transformed their solo businesses, but they're worried about what we might be quietly giving away in the process.
Are we outsourcing our creativity, our curiosity, and our human connection along with our admin?
From SatNav and cheque books to ChatGPT and Claude, Martin and Lee explore how technology has always reshaped behaviour and ask whether this time it's different.
Lee shares his fear that we're slowly "practicing being human" less and less, while Martin wonders whether AI could actually create space for the things that make us irreplaceable: lived experience, genuine connection, and the kind of nuance no prompt can fully capture.
They also touch on inclusion and exclusion in the AI age, what organisational structures might look like in the future, and inevitably, the looming spectre of Tottenham's relegation.
Warm, funny, and thought-provoking……this one's got real heart.
* 0:00 — Introduction
* 2:03 — Are We Fans or Fools? Using AI as Solo Business Owners
* 4:54 — Lee's Fear: Are We Becoming Less Human?
* 6:38 — The SatNav Argument: Has Technology Always Made Us Lazy?
* 10:38 — Human Connection: The Muscle We Must Keep Training
* 19:44 — Head, Hands & Heart: What Are We Outsourcing to AI?
* 24:38 — Inclusion & Exclusion: Who Is AI Leaving Behind?
* 30:42 — The Future of Work: Diamonds, Triangles & Spare Time
* 34:12 — What Is Our Actual Intention Behind Using AI?
* 35:21 — Embracing AI Without Losing Our Humanity
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