Being Human in an AI Era

Daily Boost Podcast Being Human in an AI Era August 24, 2026 | Episode 5526 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Something shifted in my calls this month. The people I work with are all over AI. Some are building with it. Some are making money with it. And they still can't sort out a decision without help. I've been three years deep in this stuff. Agents, apps, automation, the whole office running while I'm out of the room. I love it. It still can't do the one thing you get paid for. Today I'll show you exactly where the machine stops, and you start, and why that line is worth more this year than it was last year. Featured Story I'm mid-sentence on a client call last week, and I catch it. Eyes drop. Fingers moving. They're running my answer through ChatGPT while I'm still talking. I love it. Check me. I'm not worried about a machine that reads everything and decides nothing. What comes back is a beautiful, balanced, on-the-other-hand answer with six options. And they sit there. Still stuck. Then they look up and ask me what I'd do, and I tell them in about nine seconds, and off they go. Same information. Totally different result. Once I understood why, I rebuilt my entire business around it. Important Points AI will hand you every option, and it will never pick one. The deciding is still your job, so quit waiting on it. Use AI for your figure-it-out mode at two in the morning, then shut it off and ask what you would actually do. Being curious about everything used to look scattered. In an AI world, it's the trait that lets you zero in fast. Memorable Quotes Humans are coming back in the mix, believe it or not. Human wisdom in an AI world is now very, very, very valuable. You're busy. The trip from a data center to your iPhone is very long, so this will take longer than you think. AI does it cheaper, easier, better, and faster, and I can't compete with that, so I'll just do what it can't do. Scott's Three-Step Approach Dump the whole mess into AI tonight and let it pull every angle, every option, and all of the data it can find. Then shut the machine off, take a walk with your eyes open, and answer one single question: what would you do? Write that answer down, act on it before today ends, and let your life experience be the tiebreaker from now on. Chapters 0:02 - Why human wisdom is suddenly in high demand 1:44 - Three years deep in AI and what it changed 3:20 - The clients who hire me to decide for them 4:30 - AI as your two in the morning life coach, flaws included 7:03 - The polymath advantage nobody warned you about 9:49 - Three things AI will never do for you, ever 12:43 - Take the position that turns you into a superstar Contact Email: support@motivationtomove.com Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast Instagram: https://instagram.com/heyscottsmith Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/motivationtomove Facebook Group: https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices