Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan

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The Biggest AI Week Yet: New ChatGPT & Grok Models, Uber's AI Pods, and Brown University's AI Cheating Scandal
09/07/2026 | 28 mins.
July 9, 2026: OpenAI released its new GPT 5.6 lineup, Elon Musk's xAI launched Grok 4.5, and GPT Live showed where voice-based AI may be heading next. Then I get into Uber's Agentic Pods, where the company is embedding AI-proficient engineers inside legal, finance, and HR even as leadership admits it still can't prove the ROI. Finally, I look at the Brown University AI cheating scandal, where students averaged 96 on a take-home midterm and then collapsed to 48 on an in-person final, and why this should worry every leader thinking about AI, skill, and judgment.
PwC's Chief People Officer on Training 80,000 People for the AI Era With Human Skills at the Center
06/07/2026 | 53 mins.
I talk with Yolanda Seals-Coffield, PwC US Chief People and Inclusion Officer, about how PwC is preparing 80,000 people for an AI-enabled future. We get into PwC's approach to democratizing AI access, building responsible AI habits, measuring adoption beyond token usage, and creating learning that happens directly in the flow of work. Yolanda also shares how PwC is rethinking entry-level talent, human skills, and career development as AI changes the work new graduates are expected to do.
Tesla Caps AI Spending at $200 a Week, and What Happens When AI Takes Over Human Relationships
03/07/2026 | 28 mins.
July 3, 2026: Tesla is capping employee AI spending at $200 a week after some engineers reportedly burned through thousands of dollars in tokens, showing that "free" AI was never really free. Then I get into the rise of social offloading, where people use AI not just to think for them, but to handle difficult messages, feedback, and human interactions.
Microsoft's $2.5B AI Support Bet, Fired AI Agents, and Why Admin Assistants May Make a Comeback
02/07/2026 | 21 mins.
July 2, 2026: Microsoft is putting $2.5 billion and 6,000 employees behind a new group designed to help customers actually use AI inside their businesses, following a similar move from Amazon. Then I get into why former chief AI officer Sol Rashidi fired half of her AI agents after spending more time babysitting them than getting work done. I also look at why administrative assistants may become more valuable in the AI era when they know how to use the tools, manage context, and apply judgment.
Companies Put Limits on AI Spending, Ford Rehires Humans, and Palantir's Alex Karp Calls Out the AI Vendors
01/07/2026 | 27 mins.
July 1, 2026: Companies are discovering that AI agents can drive token usage far beyond what they budgeted for, forcing leaders to bring cloud-style cost controls into AI spending. Then I get into Ford bringing back 300 veteran quality inspectors and engineers after its AI-driven quality checks missed what experienced humans could catch. Finally, I look at Palantir CEO Alex Karp's CNBC warning about token pricing, customer data, model control, and why more companies may start rethinking how much of their AI strategy they want to outsource.

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The future of work isn't coming. It's already here — and it's moving fast. Future Ready is the podcast for leaders who want to stay ahead of AI, workplace transformation, and the forces reshaping how organizations operate and compete. Hosted by Jacob Morgan, futurist and bestselling author, this is where strategy meets reality. Every week, two formats in one feed: honest, unfiltered conversations with the CEOs, CHROs, and senior executives actually building the future of work — and sharp, no-fluff daily briefings that take the most important developments in artificial intelligence, AI agents, leadership, hybrid work, and organizational strategy and tell you exactly what they mean for your business. No hype. No filler. Just the insights, frameworks, and real-world playbooks that help you lead smarter, build resilient teams, and make better decisions in a world that won't slow down. If you're serious about leading what's next — this is your podcast. Subscribe to Future Ready wherever you listen.

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