12 Geniuses Podcast

Imagine a world where the meetings people are required to attend are cut by 90% or more. Instead, leaders are able to spend more time doing higher value work connecting with other people while their “identic” selves go to meetings and do other work on their behalf. Instead of 24 hours in a day, each person can have a limitless number of AI digital twins representing them. Productivity could explode.

Agentic AI - tools that can complete goal-oriented tasks for an individual - are becoming commonly used. However, Identic AI takes productivity to another level. Identic AI tools understand your judgment and values and can independently complete work and make decisions for you.  

In this episode, Joseph Bradley and Don Tapscott - authors of the book “You to the Power of Two: Redefining Human Potential in the Age of Identic AI” - join the show to define what Identic AI is, they explain how these AI identities are being used, and how humans can benefit by having armies of these tools fully representing us while completing work on our behalf. 

The conversation continues with a discussion on how people can more effectively collaborate with AI. Joseph and Don share their ideas on how wealth disparity can be addressed and how meaning and purpose might evolve in an AI-first world.

Joseph and Don argue that the most valuable asset any person will have is their identity. They make a very compelling case to support that argument. No conversation about AI innovation would be complete without exploring the benefits and risks to humanity. 

Don Tapscott has written 19 books and is one of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. Joseph Bradley is an applied futurist and executive who is shaping the next wave of AI-powered growth and human advancement.

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In a world where technology is advancing faster than many people can comprehend, anxiety and uncertainty are becoming part of the human experience. Breakthroughs in generative AI, biotechnology, and other emerging technologies are transforming how we live, work, and govern ourselves faster than institutions and individuals can adapt.

In this episode, global ethics expert Dr. Andrea Bonime-Blanc explores the human side of this technological acceleration. She discusses why the rapid rise of artificial intelligence is creating widespread unease, how the nature of work is likely to shift as intelligent machines become more capable, and what leaders should be doing now to prepare their people and organizations for a radically different future.

Andrea also addresses how technologies should be governed when they are evolving much faster than regulation can keep up. From corporate boardrooms to national governments to global institutions, she explains the complex challenges of building ethical frameworks that allow innovation to flourish while protecting society from unintended harm.

The conversation finishes with Andrea’s thoughts on how the same technologies that provoke fear could help solve some of humanity’s most difficult challenges, from healthcare breakthroughs to climate solutions. She shares what gives her hope and she provides advices for how leaders, organizations, and citizens can help ensure that powerful new technologies ultimately serve the human condition rather than undermine it.

Andrea Bonime-Blanc, JD/PhD, is founder and CEO of GEC Risk Advisory, a board member, strategic advisor, and multiple book author. She specializes in the governance of change focusing on global strategic risk, leadership trust, geopolitical change, sustainability, cyber resilience, and exponential tech, advising business, NGOs, and government. Her latest book is “Governing Pandora: Leading in the Age of AI and Exponential Technology.”

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