AI is advancing quickly — but many leaders are still framing it as an automation story: faster tasks, cheaper output, fewer people.

Sangeet Paul Choudary argues that this misses the real shift.

In this episode 127 of Meaningful Work, Meaningful Life, Francine Beleyi speaks with Sangeet — leading thinker on platforms, ecosystems, and the future of value creation, and author of Reshuffle —Who Wins when AI Restacks the Knowledge Economy to unpack a deeper reframe:

AI will reshape the world because we will restructure economic activity around it. The winners won’t be those who automate the most. They’ll be those who understand which assumptions are collapsing — and adapt their “game” accordingly.

We explore:

• Why disruption is often about coordination, not automation
• What the shipping container teaches us about AI’s second-order effects
• How Shein rewired fashion by breaking the assumptions of trend prediction and manufacturing cycles
• Why the pace of AI change feels more like a shock than previous waves of automation
• The difference between working above the algorithm and below the algorithm
• Why agency beats reassurance — and why reskilling without foresight becomes a trap
• How education must shift from testing to learning
• Why purpose depends on the real stakeholder and incentives, not PowerPoint statements
• Why ambition (not competition) may be the most human strategy in the AI age

This isn’t an episode about tools. It’s about identity, agency, and what it takes to stay meaningful as the rules of work are rewritten.

Show notes: www.francinebeleyi.com/podcast

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AI is advancing rapidly — but our thinking about its impact on humanity is lagging behind.

In this episode of Meaningful Work, Meaningful Life, Francine Beleyi welcomes back Jazz Rasool, Industry 5.0 strategist and advisor on human–machine collaboration, to explore a critical distinction shaping the future of leadership, work, and ethics:

Human-centred AI is not enough. We need humanity-centred AI.

Jazz explains why centring AI on “humans” can still legitimise harm, misalignment, and loss of responsibility — and why a humanity-centred approach protects conscience, compassion, dignity, and meaning.

Together, they examine what must never be automated, how organisations confuse optimisation with flourishing, and what it truly means to stay on purpose in the AI age.

In this episode, we explore:

• The hidden risk behind human-centred AI
• Why humanity — not efficiency — must guide AI design
• What leadership cannot outsource
• How AI can support human flourishing rather than erode it

A thoughtful conversation for leaders, professionals, and change-makers navigating work, purpose, and responsibility in the age of AI.

AI is changing how work, leadership and value are defined — and many capable people feel unsettled, not because they lack skills, but because they no longer know where they fit. This podcast explores purpose, leadership and human relevance in the AI age.

Season 11 of Meaningful Work, Meaningful Life is for leaders, professionals, and change-makers navigating identity, relevance, and responsibility as artificial intelligence reshapes the world of work.

Through deep conversations and reflective solo episodes, we explore:

• Purpose-driven leadership in the AI age
• Human relevance and agency
• Identity, power, and long-term impact
• What it now means to live and lead on purpose

Each episode includes a Purpose Sprint — a short, practical reflection to help you think clearly and act with intention.

This podcast isn’t about mastering AI. It’s about staying human — and on purpose.

The shownotes and free Ikigai test are at www.francinebeleyi.com/podcast