web01.fireside.fm Sun, 10 May 2026 17:01:48 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tech Transforms - Episodes Tagged with “Digital Transformation” https://techtransforms.fireside.fm/tags/digital%20transformation Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:30:00 -0400 Global technology is changing the way we live. Critical government decisions affect the intersection of technology advancement and human needs. This podcast talks to some of the most prominent influencers shaping the landscape to understand how they are leveraging technology to solve complex challenges while also meeting the needs of today's modern world. en-us episodic Tech Transforms, brought to you by Owl Cyber Defense, talks to some of the most prominent influencers shaping government technology. Carolyn Ford Global technology is changing the way we live. Critical government decisions affect the intersection of technology advancement and human needs. This podcast talks to some of the most prominent influencers shaping the landscape to understand how they are leveraging technology to solve complex challenges while also meeting the needs of today's modern world. no Carolyn Ford Galadrielford@gmail.com Episode 107: The Curious Case of AI - Part 1 (The Chills) https://techtransforms.fireside.fm/107 347de276-8530-4e39-b23c-fc3fe9dd8b25 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:30:00 -0400 Carolyn Ford full Carolyn Ford In this Tech Transforms Halloween special, host Carolyn Ford and futurist Joseph Bradley explore the unsettling side of AI. From identic AI that mirrors human identity to the risks of bias and the rise of cognitive cities, they discuss why trust, ethics, and purpose must guide how we design and deploy artificial intelligence. This episode asks the critical question: will our AI future look more like The Borg… or The Federation? 35:15 no <p>The Curious Case of AI - A Two-Part Special (“The Chills”)<br> In this Tech Transforms Halloween “Chills” episode, host Carolyn Ford and futurist Joseph Bradley explore the eerie, but essential, questions AI raises. Using Star Trek as their guide, they look at how “identic AI”, technology that mirrors identity, preferences, and even purpose can feel both thrilling and unsettling.<br> Bradley, a strong believer in AI’s potential, points out that every powerful tool comes with risks if it’s misused. Together, he and Carolyn discuss what happens when efficiency is valued over happiness, how bias can creep in if we aren’t intentional, and why cognitive cities must be built with trust and ethics at the core. Think less “the end is near” and more “what safeguards do we need to make sure this future works for people?”<br> This episode sets the stage for leaders, innovators, and everyday users to think critically about how AI shapes identity, relationships, and society, while remembering that the choices we make now will decide whether the future feels like The Borg… or The Federation.</p> <p>Mentioned in this episode:<br> Joseph Bradley’s book U to the Power of 2 (Pre-order: josephmbradley.com | ​​<a href="https://shop.u-x2.ai/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://shop.u-x2.ai/</a>)<br> Paperclip dilemma thought experiment - <a href="https://nickbostrom.com/ethics/ai" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://nickbostrom.com/ethics/ai</a><br> Smart vs. Cognitive Cities <a href="https://www.pwc.com/m1/en/publications/documents/cognitive-cities-a-journey-to-intelligent-urbanism.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.pwc.com/m1/en/publications/documents/cognitive-cities-a-journey-to-intelligent-urbanism.pdf</a><br> Questioneering: The New Model for Innovative Leaders in the Digital Age </p> Identic AI, Agentic AI, AI and happiness, Smart cities, cognitive cities The Curious Case of AI - A Two-Part Special (“The Chills”)
In this Tech Transforms Halloween “Chills” episode, host Carolyn Ford and futurist Joseph Bradley explore the eerie, but essential, questions AI raises. Using Star Trek as their guide, they look at how “identic AI”, technology that mirrors identity, preferences, and even purpose can feel both thrilling and unsettling.
Bradley, a strong believer in AI’s potential, points out that every powerful tool comes with risks if it’s misused. Together, he and Carolyn discuss what happens when efficiency is valued over happiness, how bias can creep in if we aren’t intentional, and why cognitive cities must be built with trust and ethics at the core. Think less “the end is near” and more “what safeguards do we need to make sure this future works for people?”
This episode sets the stage for leaders, innovators, and everyday users to think critically about how AI shapes identity, relationships, and society, while remembering that the choices we make now will decide whether the future feels like The Borg… or The Federation.

Mentioned in this episode:
Joseph Bradley’s book U to the Power of 2 (Pre-order: josephmbradley.com | ​​https://shop.u-x2.ai/)
Paperclip dilemma thought experiment - https://nickbostrom.com/ethics/ai
Smart vs. Cognitive Cities https://www.pwc.com/m1/en/publications/documents/cognitive-cities-a-journey-to-intelligent-urbanism.pdf
Questioneering: The New Model for Innovative Leaders in the Digital Age

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In this Tech Transforms Halloween “Chills” episode, host Carolyn Ford and futurist Joseph Bradley explore the eerie, but essential, questions AI raises. Using Star Trek as their guide, they look at how “identic AI”, technology that mirrors identity, preferences, and even purpose can feel both thrilling and unsettling.
Bradley, a strong believer in AI’s potential, points out that every powerful tool comes with risks if it’s misused. Together, he and Carolyn discuss what happens when efficiency is valued over happiness, how bias can creep in if we aren’t intentional, and why cognitive cities must be built with trust and ethics at the core. Think less “the end is near” and more “what safeguards do we need to make sure this future works for people?”
This episode sets the stage for leaders, innovators, and everyday users to think critically about how AI shapes identity, relationships, and society, while remembering that the choices we make now will decide whether the future feels like The Borg… or The Federation.

Mentioned in this episode:
Joseph Bradley’s book U to the Power of 2 (Pre-order: josephmbradley.com | ​​https://shop.u-x2.ai/)
Paperclip dilemma thought experiment - https://nickbostrom.com/ethics/ai
Smart vs. Cognitive Cities https://www.pwc.com/m1/en/publications/documents/cognitive-cities-a-journey-to-intelligent-urbanism.pdf
Questioneering: The New Model for Innovative Leaders in the Digital Age

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