The AI jobs debate is spiralling — are we heading for mass unemployment or a boom in new roles? In this episode of The AI Transition, Stephen is joined by strategist and engineer Nate Jones to flip the script. Drawing on the logic of Pascal’s Wager, they ask: what’s the smartest bet you can make right now — no matter what the future holds?

Together, they unpack:

• Why believing either doomsday or utopia misses the point

• The rise of “meta skills” and the power of high-agency problem solving

• How resumes became useless — and what actually signals value now

• The risk of doing nothing (and how to find momentum in uncertainty)

Whether you're optimistic or bracing for disruption, this episode gives you a grounded, practical lens to navigate what’s next. Because when the future is foggy, the best move is forward.

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Eight years after warning us about social media, Tristan Harris is back at TED — and what he says about AI is… well, insane. But beneath the alarm bells is something even more personal: a challenge to how we live, work, and find meaning in an AI-dominated world.

In this bonus episode, Stephen reflects on Tristan’s 2025 TED Talk through the lens of transition — exploring what happens when your identity, your value, and your work are quietly shaken by the pace of technological change.

📌 Topics include:

• Why skipping the ending phase leads to disaster

• “Workquakes” and what it means when AI outworks you

• The myth of inevitability — and how we reclaim agency

If you’re feeling disoriented in the face of AI — this one’s for you.

🎧 Full TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kPHnl-RsVI&t=1s🌐 Subscribe for more: aitransition.show

We wrap up the Meaning Audit with three powerful prompts:

• Where do you thrive?
• Why do you work?
• How do you move forward?

From AI sycophancy to drug approvals, we unpack the risks of over-personalised machines—and what happens when your digital assistant flatters you instead of challenges you. In the workplace, we explore how AI is not just shifting how we work, but who we are.

💥 AI News Flash:

• GPT-4o update made ChatGPT overly agreeable—raising serious concerns for mental health, medicine, and trust.

• OpenAI and the FDA collaborate on cderGPT: AI may soon play a core role in drug approvals.

  
  

💡 Key Insights:

• Place matters: From remote work preferences to your digital environment (Teams vs. Slack), your "where" shapes your energy.

• Purpose isn’t fluff: Revisiting childhood dreams, life values, and identity can anchor you during transition.

• AI as your coach? Beware the chatbot that never disagrees—real growth comes from challenge, not cheerleading.

• Write your story: Transition is not about control, it’s about becoming. The future is co-authored, not forecasted.

  
  

🛠️ Tools & Tips:

• Use voice journaling with ChatGPT to reflect on change.

• Try the Meaning Audit to align your next move with your values.

• Remember: “The path lights up as you walk it.”

  
  

🎯 Final Thought:In an AI-shaped world, we don’t need more productivity hacks—we need more inner clarity. Don’t wait for the quake to hit. Start shaping your next chapter now.