Adam Cogan, founder of SSW and one of Australia's most recognised voices in applied AI, joins Evolving Workforce to unpack how AI is changing not just how work gets done, but who makes the decisions inside organisations.

Adam shares why he thinks every company needs a "VP of AI" (or Chief AI Officer), how SSW uses Claude Skills and Claude Code to eliminate repetitive work, what "AI slop" actually is and how to avoid producing it, and the wild story of "OpenClaw", an AI agent, given full access to someone's computer. He also breaks down AGI in plain terms and shares a real example of a business owner who used Claude to build an entire caravan-hire business. Website, marketing campaign in minutes.

This is a practical, no-hype conversation for business leaders trying to work out where AI is genuinely adding value in their workforce, and where it's just noise.

00:00 Introduction: Adam Cogan, founder of SSW
01:00 From writing code to running AI-powered software teams
02:30 Where AI is genuinely adding value vs. where it's just hype
05:00 Real example: fixing a spreadsheet with a single Claude prompt
06:00 What are Claude Skills and Claude Code, explained simply
09:00 What "AI slop" is and how to avoid sending it
11:30 How AI is changing who makes decisions in a business
13:00 The OpenClaw story: an AI agent with full computer access
18:00 How SSW trains every employee to use AI from day one
20:00 Why every company needs a VP of AI (or Chief AI Officer)
21:30 Game: Humans vs AI: Where humans still matter most
23:00 Game: Change Your Mind: Anthropic's Mythos and Fable models
26:00 What AGI actually means, and are we close?
28:30 Game: Prediction: AI building a business in 10 minutes
32:00 Game: The Warning: What leaders need to watch for
34:00 Final thought: is AI doing the right work, not just doing work right

Evolving Workforce is a podcast from OAHI, exploring how AI and technology are reshaping how organisations lead, manage, and pay their people. Real conversations with the strategists, technologists, and workforce leaders on the front line of this shift.

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