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An inside view of the AI boom, with Read AI's David Shim

An inside view of the AI boom, with Read AI's David Shim

Update: 2025-11-15
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This week: A glimpse of the AI frontier in workplace productivity through the eyes of David Shim — serial entrepreneur, Read AI co-founder and CEO, former Foursquare leader, and this year’s GeekWire Awards CEO of the Year. Shim spoke with GeekWire co-founder John Cook at a recent dinner event hosted in partnership with Accenture, in conjunction with our new Agents of Transformation editorial series, exploring AI, productivity, and the future of work.

They discuss the rapid rise of workplace AI, why Shim believes today’s boom is fueled by real revenue rather than dot-com-style subsidies, and where he sees both hype and genuine value emerging. Shim offers insights on AI assistants, cross-team “multiplayer AI,” global adoption, and the controversial idea of “digital twins” built from employees’ work data.

Recorded by Jessica Reeves; edited by Curt Milton. 

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An inside view of the AI boom, with Read AI's David Shim

An inside view of the AI boom, with Read AI's David Shim

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