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Enhancing What Humans Do Better than Technology - with Derek Crager

Enhancing What Humans Do Better than Technology - with Derek Crager

Update: 2026-01-02
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Today's episode features a raw discussion with Derek Crager about the value of AI in human society.  Derek Crager is a tech founder, an AI thought leader, and author of the upcoming book "Human First AI."  Derek and I consider what AI excels at doing for humans, how humans can co-create with AI effectively, and why a printer telling you about its broken parts would be creepy.

REFERENCES:
Derek Crager’s Website:  https://www.practicalai.app

Follow Derek on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/amazonleadership/

Learn about Derek’s book:  https://www.humanfirstai.net/

  • (00:00 ) - Opening credits

  • (00:37 ) - Show opening

  • (01:28 ) - Introducing Derek Crager

  • (02:22 ) - How to create the Universe

  • (05:40 ) - How humans can use AI best

  • (08:54 ) - AI is great at answering questions it already knows

  • (12:37 ) - But AI struggles to understand context

  • (16:03 ) - Mentorship, not copying and pasting

  • (22:02 ) - Conversing with yourself on any topic you choose

  • (28:37 ) - Co-creation or co-opting?

  • (37:41 ) - Specialized training just for you!

  • (44:25 ) - AI could actually prevent failure

  • (47:42 ) - Trust the human

  • (51:11 ) - Replacing humans while avoiding catastrophe

  • (55:25 ) - How to find Derek Crager on the internet

  • (56:38 ) - Show closing

  • (57:07 ) - Closing credits



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Enhancing What Humans Do Better than Technology - with Derek Crager

Enhancing What Humans Do Better than Technology - with Derek Crager

Amethysta Herrick, Ph.D.