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Esteemed author, Byron Reese, discusses the impact of AI on work, life and society

Byron Reese is a serial entrepreneur with a quarter-century of experience building and running successful technology companies, with multiple acquisitions, IPOs and patents along the way. He is an award-winning author of books such as Stories, Dice and Rocks That Think, and; The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity, a book that tackles artificial intelligence, robots, automation, and the future of work. He’s a speaker and futurist, with a strong conviction that technology will help bring about a new golden age of humanity.


Byron currently serves as the CEO of JJ Kent Incorporated, a venture-backed technology company that recently launched Scissortail.ai, a proprietary artificial intelligence tool set to inform new product and listing strategy, and delight consumers.


I’m honoured and delights to be joined by Byron for this episode where we’ll look at the unavoidable future of AI and its impact on our lives.


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