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AI, Joy, and the Enterprise: Kevin Surace on Making AI Work for People
08/31/2026
AI, Joy, and the Enterprise: Kevin Surace on Making AI Work for People
In this episode of AI in Motion, hosts Tim Bajarin and Mike Dymott talk with Kevin Surace—AI pioneer, entrepreneur, futurist, and longtime technologist—about how generative AI is reshaping business and the workplace. Surace shares perspectives from his early work in wireless communications and virtual assistants, and explains why today’s AI moment is as consequential as any period in technology history. The conversation examines how organizations can use AI to eliminate repetitive, low-value tasks, including transcribing meetings, summarizing large documents, analyzing spreadsheets, and creating presentations. Surace also discusses the premise of his upcoming book, The Joy Success Cycle, which argues that joy should be built into work as a driver of success—not treated as a reward that comes afterward. Surace and the hosts also explore the risks and opportunities surrounding enterprise AI agents, including the need for strong governance, human approval controls, and security safeguards for high-stakes actions. They look ahead to local and edge AI, the evolving role of data centers, and how businesses can use AI to become more productive without losing human accountability, creativity, and purpose.
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