1 00:00:00,033 --> 00:00:01,368 Welcome to season nine 2 00:00:01,368 --> 00:00:03,236 of the WorkLab podcast from Microsoft. 3 00:00:03,269 --> 00:00:04,070 I’m Molly Wood, 4 00:00:04,070 --> 00:00:06,039 business and technology journalist. 5 00:00:06,289 --> 00:00:09,409 This season is all about one bold idea, 6 00:00:09,776 --> 00:00:11,428 frontier firms. 7 00:00:11,428 --> 00:00:12,796 These are human-led, 8 00:00:12,796 --> 00:00:14,881 AI-operated organizations 9 00:00:15,048 --> 00:00:17,484 that treat intelligence like a utility. 10 00:00:17,734 --> 00:00:19,519 Buy it like electricity, 11 00:00:19,586 --> 00:00:21,571 deploy it across workflows, 12 00:00:21,604 --> 00:00:23,723 compound it like interest. 13 00:00:23,823 --> 00:00:24,541 But right now, 14 00:00:24,724 --> 00:00:26,626 leaders and employees are asking, 15 00:00:27,210 --> 00:00:28,094 “How?” 16 00:00:28,378 --> 00:00:29,479 How do leaders 17 00:00:29,479 --> 00:00:31,531 reshape their orgs to be AI first? 18 00:00:31,798 --> 00:00:32,716 How do employees 19 00:00:32,716 --> 00:00:34,801 learn to work effectively inside them? 20 00:00:35,552 --> 00:00:36,302 This season 21 00:00:36,302 --> 00:00:38,538 is all about AI empowerment, 22 00:00:38,788 --> 00:00:40,840 with a lot of practical guidance 23 00:00:40,924 --> 00:00:42,092 to help get you there. 24 00:00:42,409 --> 00:00:44,077 We’re kicking off with Pascal Bornet, 25 00:00:44,077 --> 00:00:45,812 author of “Agenetic AI”, 26 00:00:46,079 --> 00:00:48,448 a book about how AI helps people lead, 27 00:00:48,748 --> 00:00:50,884 augmenting skills and unlocking value. 28 00:00:51,718 --> 00:00:53,653 Ready to start your frontier firm journey? 29 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,423 Season 9 of WorkLab drops October 29th. 30 00:00:56,656 --> 00:00:58,091 We can’t wait to learn alongside you.