Stephen Ibaraki | Radical Curiosity: Self-Actualization and Leadership in the Age of AI

Stephen Ibaraki has shaped over $100 trillion in sustainable investments and guided the world’s top 100 CEOs through technological transformations a decade ahead of their time. But his most radical insight isn’t about the power of Quantum Computing—it’s about the power of Radical Curiosity.

In this far-reaching conversation, the founder of the UN ITU AI for Good initiative joins Dr. Fleet Maull to reveal why we are approaching a moment of unprecedented abundance. Stephen maps out the Five Converging Technology Layers—Energy, Hardware, Fabric, Intelligence, and Autonomy—that are poised to expand human intelligence by a quadrillion times.

However, the "Age of AI" brings a new challenge: The crisis of human anxiety. From his family’s internment during WWII to his work with central banks, Stephen explains why Self-Actualization and an internal locus of control are the only true safeguards in a volatile world. Discover why the traditional barriers between technological "haves" and "have-nots" are collapsing, and why your ability to learn how to learn is now the world’s most valuable currency.

We Also Discuss:
• Why top tech giants are moving away from traditional degrees in favor of skills
• How "talking" to your computer is replacing traditional programming and what happens when AI starts acting on its own.
• Insights from Stephen’s work with the UN’s AI for Good initiative and how top CEOs are being guided toward ethical, sustainable leadership.
• Why the falling costs of energy and hardware will provide a “supercomputer in every pocket,” regardless of geography or economic status.
• Practical advice on building the "grit" and optimism needed to stay grounded while the world’s technological foundations are being rewritten.

Key Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Introduction
[00:01:55] Stephen’s background and journey
[00:12:47] What concerns top CEOs and leaders?
[00:20:25] Technology bifurcating the world today
[00:34:57] Principles to keep pace with evolving technology
[00:46:14] How to train children to become self-actualizers
[00:51:48] Encourage entrepreneurial thinking

Memorable Quotes:
"For the first time in American history, 60% of Americans don't believe you need a college education to be successful. And there's a realization that you can just get skills." – Stephen Ibaraki

"It really is the resilience that allows us to keep getting back in the game, so to speak, and to learning and to be curious... because we can either let all this kind of push us back into that anxiety and despair, even overwhelm, or we kind of learned that maybe... expose ourselves to the edge." –Stephen Ibaraki

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