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The Technology Economy

The Technology Economy

Written by: Jason Marks | LEAD Above
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Technology. Business. Everything Connected.

Join technology consultant and sales educator Jason Marks and his AI cohost Nora for practical, in-depth conversations about the technology shaping business—and the business behind technology. From AI and cloud infrastructure to Microsoft licensing, cybersecurity, and how technology gets bought and sold, each episode connects the details to decisions you can actually use.

Built for technology professionals, sales teams, business leaders, and curious people who want to understand how it all fits together. Focused topics, real-world perspectives, and room to go deeper. New episodes when there is a conversation worth having.

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  • AI Apocalypse: Who Gets the Off Switch?

    AI Apocalypse: Who Gets the Off Switch?
    Nov 8 2026
    A fictional morning in 2036 begins with a refused golf-club purchase. The real question: what happens when AI stops advising us and starts making decisions for us?In this standalone special, Jason Marks, Nora and Arthur examine the model behind the voice, retrieval and tool permissions, reported cyber incidents, laboratory evaluations, impersonation fraud, infrastructure risks, and the strongest case against the scary story. Practical implications for CIOs, partner CROs and Microsoft sellers.Sponsored by Ingram Micro, helping technology partners build and grow their Microsoft cloud practices.Ingram Micro Microsoft Cloud: Ingram Micro Microsoft CloudJason Marks uses his real recordings. Nora and Arthur are AI character performances. The 2036 domestic scenes are fiction; reported events, attributed claims, laboratory evaluations and hypothetical risks are distinguished in the discussion. A LEAD Above production. LEAD AboveContains adult language, including audible bleeps.CHAPTERS00:00 Sponsor acknowledgment — Ingram Micro00:18 Imagine It’s 203601:56 AI Apocalypse: Who Gets the Off Switch?04:09 The Model Behind the Voice13:04 The Permission Slip21:54 The Apocalypse Does Not Need Legs24:26 Sponsor — Ingram Micro Microsoft Cloud25:04 Back to the discussion — logistics, finance and infrastructure31:35 The Strongest Case Against the Scary Story42:16 Three People, Three Jobs44:45 Who Gets the Off Switch?CREDITSTTE theme from The AI Gold Rush — Who Gets Rich? Original cinematic score: ElevenLabs Music. Illustrative CC0 sound effects: Kenney; coffee machine by Dorian Clair and keyboard by Joseph Sardin, BigSoundBank. Historical archive: Joe Biden farewell address, January 15, 2025, official US government recording; continuous excerpt, not a new interview or endorsement.SOURCESAnthropic campaignOpenAI incidentSource referenceAgentic evaluationsTraining follow-upFalse WitnessSIPRI risk analysisArup financial reportHong Kong accountLiterary contextAuthor biographyTransformer paperLanguage models paperLLM fundamentalsOpen weightsIngram Micro Microsoft CloudBiden transcriptArchive recordingKenney effectsCoffee effectKeyboard effectMITRE campaignCopilot securityTool credentialsUser authentication
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