# 168: Shifting Your Mindset on the Human Potential of AI with Concurrency CTO Nathan Lasnoski

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2024-01-16
- Length: 53m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-01-16-168-shifting-your-mindset-on-the-human-potential-of-ai-with-concurrency-cto-nath
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Nathan Lasnoski, CTO at Concurrency, discusses how manufacturers can leverage AI to drive ROI, automate intuition, and unlock human creativity by shifting from manual tasks to strategic decision-making. He contrasts the current AI revolution with the Industrial Revolution, arguing that AI should enhance rather than replace human potential, and outlines a framework for executives to identify disruptive and incremental use cases. Lasnoski emphasizes the importance of engaging frontline workers, ensuring data readiness for specific use cases, and maintaining a focus on business mission over technology for its own sake.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-01-16-168-shifting-your-mindset-on-the-human-potential-of-ai-with-concurrency-cto-nath#t=0) Introduction and Guest Background
- [4:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-01-16-168-shifting-your-mindset-on-the-human-potential-of-ai-with-concurrency-cto-nath#t=268) Defining Productive AI and ROI
- [10:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-01-16-168-shifting-your-mindset-on-the-human-potential-of-ai-with-concurrency-cto-nath#t=636) AI in Forecasting and Quoting
- [14:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-01-16-168-shifting-your-mindset-on-the-human-potential-of-ai-with-concurrency-cto-nath#t=853) Automating Intuition and Human-AI Partnership
- [17:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-01-16-168-shifting-your-mindset-on-the-human-potential-of-ai-with-concurrency-cto-nath#t=1026) AI vs. The Industrial Revolution
- [24:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-01-16-168-shifting-your-mindset-on-the-human-potential-of-ai-with-concurrency-cto-nath#t=1446) Unlocking Human Creativity and Mission
- [28:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-01-16-168-shifting-your-mindset-on-the-human-potential-of-ai-with-concurrency-cto-nath#t=1723) Strategic Questions for Executives
- [36:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-01-16-168-shifting-your-mindset-on-the-human-potential-of-ai-with-concurrency-cto-nath#t=2189) Implementation Framework: Sponsors, ROI, and Data
- [44:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-01-16-168-shifting-your-mindset-on-the-human-potential-of-ai-with-concurrency-cto-nath#t=2686) Scaling, General Productivity, and Training

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Concurrency (company)
- Central Waters Brewing (company)
- Brian Evergreen (other)
- Jeff Winter (other)

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