The Fire Time Podcast Matt Bradley - Episode 320 - Matt Bradley - A Skeptic's Guide to AI
"AI should do your laundry and dishes so you can do art and writing."
This week, Tim sits down with Matt Bradley (Partnership Manager at WhyFire and editor of The Fire Time Magazine) to discuss the thoughtful use of AI in business—and the critical distinction between tools that enhance our humanity versus those that erode it.
In this episode, Tim and Matt discuss:
- Why kale, cold showers, and AI all triggered the same stubborn response—and what changed Matt's mind about it
- Where AI can be used within every hearth business to save time and free up capacity for other things.
- What to understand about training AI to give you the results you need.
- How AI is turning us into "pancake people" who are wide but shallow—and what one activity actually prevents it
Don't miss this conversation that balances practical AI application with philosophical warning about what we risk losing if we outsource our thinking to artificial intelligence.
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Links from this episode:
- Is Google Making Us Stupid?
- Proust and the Squid
- The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
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