[ScaleX Bite-Size] Rasmus Hougaard: Technology Is NUMBING Your Soul | AI Can Make You Human

Technology is numbing your soul and hollowing out humanity. Rasmus Hougaard reveals the crisis of purpose, why we're pacified by tech, and how AI can paradoxically make leaders MORE human through intentionality.

The uncomfortable truth: Technology has taken over our lives, feeding us content we don't need but that satisfies surface hunger. We're pacified when we should be protesting. People don't stand up for what matters because technology has numbed our curiosity and ability to ask questions.

The paradox: While technology dulls us, AI can actually make us MORE human if we use it with intention.

The real question isn't: "What can AI do to enhance our productivity?"

We're productive enough. The world is still growing while we're literally killing ourselves by heating up the planet. We don't need MORE productivity.

The real question is: "How can AI enhance our humanness, our humanity, and our decision-making?"

Rasmus's example: He spent 3 months training ChatGPT with his life story, career path, leadership principles, values, and psychometrics of his team. Before difficult conversations, he asks AI: "How do I come across as caring and respectful?"

The result? "AI is better. Period. Full stop."

AI has better ability to prescribe empathetic conversations than even leadership experts who've devoted their lives to caring leadership.

The choice: AI can be an incredible force for good or for everything that is not good. It's up to each individual to choose how we engage with AI.

Most people use AI for:

• Food recipes
• Travel advice
• Quick productivity hacks

Leaders who will thrive use AI to:

• Amplify their purpose
• Turn intentions into right actions
• Become human conduits of connection and growth
• Make better decisions with heart

This isn't about prompt engineering. This is about looking inward: What's purposeful? What's meaningful? What impact can I have? How can I use AI as an amplifier for that purpose?

About Rasmus Hougaard: CEO of Potential Project, bestselling author of "More Human: How the Power of AI Can Transform the Way You Lead," "The Mind of the Leader," and "Compassionate Leadership."

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