Ted Shelton has seen the AI wave from every angle - partner at Bain, COO at Inflection AI, now founder of adaptability.com and builder of the Personal Agent aalpi.ai. In this episode, Ted and host Johannes Deubener discuss what happens when AI compute becomes a new form of capital that no longer needs human labor.

Ted explains why owners of compute will capture value faster than overall economic growth, how this breaks the 250-year-old relationship between capital and labor, and why “abundance” does not automatically mean broad participation. On individual level, we explore the human skills that actually compound and how you can practice adaptability in this fast-paced world.

Chapters

00:04 Introduction to Ted Shelton

00:56 Public Skepticism Towards Autonomous Vehicles

04:32 The Future of AI Interaction

08:18 Reflections on AI's Evolution

11:59 Transitioning from Pilot to Execution at Scale

14:17 Rebuilding Inflection AI: Insights and Challenges

16:39 The Importance of Data Ownership in AI

19:31 Achieving ROI from AI Initiatives

23:26 Turing trap - Balancing Automation and Augmentation

25:25 AI as a Coordination Mechanism

31:12 Building Adaptability in a Rapidly Changing World

34:19 How to Teach Adaptability as a Meta Skill

36:13 Navigating the Rapid Pace of Technological Change

39:14 The Importance of Human Skills in an AI-Driven World

40:35 Redesigning Work for the Future

43:30 The Economic Bitter Lesson and AI Inequality

47:15 Collective Action and the Need for Adaptability

50:19 Compute Capital: A New Form of Value

53:37 Winners and Losers in the AI Economy

57:32 Rethinking Wealth Distribution in an AI World

01:01:27 Optimism for Future Generations in a Changing World

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