Digital Disruptors - with Geoff Nielson

Digital Disruption

with Geoff Nielson

Episode #82 09.14.26
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Our Guest Mehran Gul Discusses

There Is No AI Race. Inside the Trillion-Dollar Lie

Why have the United States and China pulled so far ahead in the global technology race? Mehran Gul, author of The New Geography of Innovation, argues that the answer goes far beyond individual companies or breakthrough technologies.

In this episode, we sit down with Mehran to discuss how successful innovation ecosystems are actually built, why Silicon Valley remains so difficult to replicate, and how China rapidly emerged as a global technology superpower. We also talk about why Europe and India have struggled to produce technology giants at the same scale, and how talent, capital, universities, government, and entrepreneurship shape long-term competitiveness.

Mehran also breaks down the extraordinary concentration of money flowing into AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia, whether today’s AI valuations are sustainable, and why a major market correction could still happen without ending America’s technological dominance.

From AI investment and venture capital to Silicon Valley, China, Europe, India, and the future of global innovation, this episode looks beyond the AI hype to ask a much bigger question: who will actually shape the next era of technology?

There Is No AI Race. Inside the Trillion-Dollar Lie

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.

Episode #85 10.05.26

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Our Guest Eric Siegel Discusses

The Other AI Revolution: Why Predictive AI Will Overtake Generative AI in 2027

Predictive AI often gets ignored, yet it may hold the real key to business value in the current tech landscape.

Episode #84 09.28.26

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Our Guest Peggy Johnson Discusses

AI Humanoid Robots Have Already Entered the Workforce. Should You Care?

Peggy Johnson, CEO of Agility Robotics, joins us on today's episode to look beyond the fear of robot overlords and ask: How will humans and robots work together in the years ahead?

Episode #83 09.21.26

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Our Guest Kevin Roose Discusses

AI Researchers Are Panicking | What Comes Next Is Worse Than Nuclear Bombs

The conversation examines Kevin Roose’s 10% estimate of AI-caused extinction, the private fears of AI researchers, government regulation, autonomous AI agents, and whether the AI boom is a bubble or the beginning of a profound transformation.

Episode #82 09.14.26

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Our Guest Mehran Gul Discusses

There Is No AI Race. Inside the Trillion-Dollar Lie

From AI investment and venture capital to Silicon Valley, China, Europe, India, and the future of global innovation, this episode looks beyond the AI hype to ask a much bigger question: who will actually shape the next era of technology?