Conversations with Zena, my AI Colleague
In Conversations with Zena, the host David Espindola, along with his co-host Zena, an AI colleague, talk about Human-AI collaboration, among other themes. The podcast covers a wide range of topics about how humans can best collaborate with AI, from the practical to the profound.
Discussions include the specific human and AI attributes that can be brought to the collaborative table, as well as profound questions such as how humans are mortal and AI is not. This opens the conversation to adjacent topics, such as the human search for spiritual growth.
Together with Zena, David explores the frontiers of intelligence where mind meets machine and ancient wisdom meets modern breakthroughs.
Conversations with Zena, my AI Colleague
Virtual Assistants vs. AI Assistants: When to Hire Humans and When to Train Machines
In this episode of Conversations with Zena, My AI Colleague, David Espindola and Zena welcome Joanna Zhang, founder of a successful virtual assistant business, to explore the evolving relationship between human and AI assistants. Together, they unpack when it makes sense to hire a virtual assistant versus when to train an AI assistant — and how business leaders can best leverage both for efficiency and growth. Joanna shares insights from her experience running a distributed team of virtual professionals, while Zena offers an AI perspective on automation, personalization, and trust. The result is a thoughtful conversation on the future of work, human-AI collaboration, and what it really means to build intelligent support systems that empower people, not replace them.
Opening to Conversations with Zena.
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