Thomas McGrath

In this episode, Benedict Lelijveld joins us to unpack what it feels like to start a career in an era shaped by COVID disruption, hybrid work, and accelerating AI. We dig into his writing on Mustafa Suleyman and the idea of “pessimism aversion”: holding genuine hope for breakthroughs (from personal AI to advances in biology) while staying clear-eyed about risks like misuse, weak regulation, and who really benefits. Benedict also reflects on what early-career professionals lose when work becomes too remote—and why protecting your voice, curiosity, and craft matters more than ever as automation spreads.

Read Benedict’s articles on the DEX Hub:

Read Cracking The DEX Equation: The First Annual Workplace Productivity Report here: 

Learn more about Spark here: https://nexthink.com/platform/spark  

\n\nIn this episode, Benedict Lelijveld joins us to unpack what it feels like to start a career in an era shaped by COVID disruption, hybrid work, and accelerating AI. We dig into his writing on Mustafa Suleyman and the idea of “pessimism aversion”: holding genuine hope for breakthroughs (from personal AI to advances in biology) while staying clear-eyed about risks like misuse, weak regulation, and who really benefits. Benedict also reflects on what early-career professionals lose when work becomes too remote—and why protecting your voice, curiosity, and craft matters more than ever as automation spreads.

Read Benedict’s articles on the DEX Hub:\nThe Silent Divide: Why AI Adoption Is Failing Your Frontline Workers\nMustafa Suleyman: Why Tech Leaders Need to Stop Ignoring AI's Risks\nHow to Enhance Employee Experience Through Personalization\nRead Cracking The DEX Equation: The First Annual Workplace Productivity Report here: \nhttps://nexthink.com/resource/cracking-the-dex-equation-or-the-first-annual-workplace-productivity-report\n\nLearn more about Spark here: https://nexthink.com/platform/spark  

AlphaFold, Office Politics, and Mustafa Suleyman’s Two Futures (w/Benedict Lelijveld)

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