The Rose & Rockstar: AI is Fiiiiiine

Welcome to The Rose and Rockstar - with the Chief Troublemaker at Seventh Bear, Robert Rose, behind the bar serving one of his splendid cocktails while our host Ian Truscott, a CMO but not a rockstar, picks his brain on a marketing topic. 

This week, Mary Meeker, who some describe as the queen of the internet, has published a 340-page report called Trends – Artificial Intelligence, that Robert has some thoughts on, so that’s this week’s topic, discussed over a cocktail blended especially for Father's Day tomorrow. 

They discuss:

The challenge of reporting on AI, as while the report is excellent, some points feel dated due to the fast pace of AI development. 

AI should be viewed as a tool rather than a replacement for human workers.

People describe themselves as  AI-enhanced, but no one ever said they are “spreadsheet-enhanced”.

There's skepticism about AI's capabilities compared to human intelligence and the need for diverse human input. 

AI is “free puppies”, not “free beer”; it’s not saving as much human work as has been predicted.

Do you have a question for the bar? Or maybe an opinion on what we’ve discussed? Please get in touch - just search “rockstar cmo” on the interwebs or LinkedIn.

Enjoy!

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The Links

The people:

Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky

Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Bluesky

Mentioned this week

Trends – Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Mary Meeker / Bond 

Robert’s newsletter - Lens on Substack

Robert’s firm: Seventh Bear

Rockstar CMO:

The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday

Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn

Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM.

Track List:

Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license

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