Digital Disruption
with Geoff Nielson
Our Guest John Bruce Discusses
Taking Back Your Data: Why the Next Web MUST Protect Digital Freedom
What if your data worked for you and not the platforms controlling it?
Today on Digital Disruption, we’re joined by John Bruce, CEO and co-founder of Inrupt.
With a background as both a founder and an executive at global tech firms, John Bruce is uniquely qualified to help engineer the next phase of the web alongside his co-founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee. He brings to bear decades of successful business leadership and experience creating new markets around innovative software. Prior to partnering with Tim, he was the co-founder and CEO of Resilient, now an IBM company, that developed a new approach to cybersecurity. Through Resilient and four other successful startups, John has experienced firsthand the strategic challenges that the current structure of the web causes for users, developers, and organizations around the world.
John Bruce sits down with Geoff Nielson to talk about a future where individuals and not platforms own their data. John shares how AI, consent-driven data sharing, and a decentralized digital wallet called Charlie could fundamentally reshape how we interact with technology, institutions, and each other. He explains why we must reclaim personal data from tech giants and what “agentic wallets” are and how they work.
The Next Industrial Revolution Is Already Here
Digital Disruption is where leaders and experts share their insights on using technology to build the organizations of the future. As intelligent technologies reshape our lives and our livelihoods, we speak with the thinkers and the doers who will help us predict and harness this disruption.
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Our Guest Sebastian Raschka Discusses
LLMs in 2026: What’s Real, What’s Hype, and What’s Coming Next
Is AI actually going to replace developers? Or is the hype getting ahead of reality? Sebastian Raschka joins Geoff Nielson to unpack the real state of LLMs in 2026.
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Our Guest Josh Browder Discusses
The World's First AI Lawyer: Josh Browder on the Anti-Scam AI You Need to Know
In this episode of Digital Disruption, Geoff is joined by Josh Browder, founder of DoNotPay, to discuss how AI in law is transforming the legal landscape and driving real-world innovation. From the impact of artificial intelligence on consumer rights, the legal system, and everyday life, this episode explores how AI is being used to help people push back against predatory business practices.
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Our Guest Bruce Schneier Discusses
Is AI a Threat to Democracy? Bruce Schneier Explains What Comes Next
Bruce joins Geoff to explore one of the most important questions: Will AI strengthen democracy or quietly undermine it? From government services and public policy to cybersecurity, labor, and the justice system, Bruce breaks down how artificial intelligence acts as a power-magnifying technology, amplifying both the best and worst intentions of those who use it. Drawing from real-world examples in Germany, Brazil, Japan, France, Canada, and the United States, this conversation examines where AI is already reshaping democratic institutions. Bruce also outlines four concrete strategies for steering AI toward democratic outcomes: resisting harmful uses, reforming the AI ecosystem, responsibly deploying AI where it helps, and fixing the underlying societal problems AI tends to amplify.
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Our Guest Walter Pasquarelli Discusses
Robots, AI Ethics, and the End of Thinking: Top Researcher on the State of AI in 2026
On this episode of Digital Disruption, we’re joined by internationally recognized advisor, speaker, and researcher on AI strategy, Walter Pasquarelli.