Breaking the AI bubble: Big Tech plus AI equals economy takeover. Featuring Georg Zoeller, Centre for AI Leadership Co-Founder

Whether we like it or not, and despite tales of its powers being greatly exaggerated, the AI genie is out of the box. What does that mean, and what can we do about it?

In another twist of abysmal AI politics, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just admitted that we are in an AI bubble, and AGI is losing relevance. You may find this baffling or hilarious, or you may be wondering where does that leave the AI influencer types.

But despite the absurdity, AI and the associated narrative have gotten way too important to dismiss. Connecting the dots to make sense of it all calls for long-standing experience in AI, engineering, business and beyond.

In other words, for people like Georg Zoeller: a seasoned software and business engineer experienced in frontier technology in the gaming industry and Facebook.

Zoeller has been using AI in his work dating back to the 2010’s, to the point where AI is now at the core of what he does. Zoeller is the VP of Technology of NOVI Health, a Singapore-based healthcare startup, as well as the Co-Founder of the Centre for AI Leadership and the AI Literacy & Transformation Institute.

In a wide-ranging conversation with Zoeller, we addressed everything from AI first principles to its fatal flaws and its place in capitalism.

Today, we discuss regulatory capture, copyright, the limits of the attention economy, the new AI religion, the builder's conundrum, how the AI-powered transformation of software engineering is a glimpse into the future of work, AI literacy and how to navigate the brave new world.

First part of the conversation: https://pod.co/orchestrate-all-the-things-podcast-connecting-the-dots-with-george-anadiotis/poking-holes-in-the-ai-narrative-market-signalling-and-outsourcing-featuring-georg-zoeller-centre-for-ai-leadership-co-founder

Article published on Orchestrate all the Things: https://linkeddataorchestration.com/2025/08/19/breaking-the-ai-bubble-big-tech-plus-ai-equals-economy-takeover/