Reflect w/ Ed Fassio
Welcome to "Reflect" with Ed Fassio. Get ready to experience one of the world's first 100% digitally generated podcasts where we take a step back, dive deep, and strive to learn new things. Join us as we unpack thought-provoking ideas, personal reflections, and inspiring stories to help you stay in the know. Reflect is brought to you by the minds at ByteBrain and powered by emerging technologies from Google, HeyGen, OpenAI and ElevenLabs. Thanks for tuning in. Now, relax and prepare to reflect... **Disclaimer** The content presented in this podcast/video may include AI-generated materials that are intended to demonstrate the evolving capabilities of technologies like artificial intelligence. While we strive for accuracy, it’s important to note that AI-generated content may not always be 100% accurate or comprehensive. We strongly encourage viewers and listeners to conduct their own research and consult trusted sources to validate the information presented here. This podcast/video is designed to showcase the advanced concepts of AI and related technologies, and any curated content or digitally generated materials should be viewed as part of that demonstration. Always rely on your own discretion when applying or sharing this information.
Episodes
What happens when your brain outruns your voice?
In this deeply personal and thought-provoking episode, Ed Fassio shares a strange and revealing side effect of living in the fast lane of artificial intelligence: the growing disconnect between accelerated thinking and real-time speech. As AI tools boost cognitive speed, some users are beginning to feel a surprising new friction — struggling to articulate thoughts that ...
“This isn’t the future. This is halftime—and the game just changed.”
In this gripping mid-2025 dispatch, Ed Fassio (ByteBrain.org) returns with a brutally honest briefing on the AI revolution—one no longer brewing quietly, but now structurally dismantling the white-collar workforce at scale.
Based on insights from Forbes’ “AI’s Four Forces” and ByteBrain’s own white paper “Navigating AI Displacement,” this episode dive...
In this episode of The Reflect Podcast, we explore a transformational shift that’s quietly redefining the future of work—and the future of you. As AI accelerates and job titles and traditional duties become increasingly fragile, we’re witnessing the erosion of identity-as-role and the rise of something deeper: the agentic self.
✨ What happens when intelligent automation gives us time back, but we don’t know how to rein...
It’s Not You, It’s Me: The Quiet Breakup Between AI and Humanity
In this soul-punch of an episode, Ed Fassio sits down for what starts as a casual Monday morning exchange with AI—and ends up unraveling one of the deepest existential truths of our time: What happens when the thing we created no longer needs us?
From coffee-fueled curiosity to philosophical heartbreak, this episode explores the idea that humanit...
A blueprint for staying human in a world that's rapidly automating everything else.
In this episode, Edward “Agent Ed” Fassio returns with a deeply personal and urgent briefing for anyone navigating the rising tide of AI: business leaders, educators, creators, and change-makers alike. As artificial intelligence crosses into the agentic era—where AI agents don’t just assist but augment us—we’re standing at a crucia...
In this eye-opening episode of the Reflect Podcast, Ed Fassio explores what it truly means to become an Agent Boss in today’s AI-powered world.
This isn't about job titles—it's about mindset.
As AI reshapes the modern workplace, a new kind of leader is emerging: one who doesn’t just use AI but orchestrates it—blending systems thinking, emotional intelligence, and digital fluency to lead across a hybrid workfor...
Spoiler Alert: Unbelievably, this is NOT Science Fiction...
A digital alarm clock is silently ticking toward late 2027—the date when humanity might witness the birth of artificial superintelligence. Not decades away, not in some distant future, but potentially in less than three years.
Drawing from the AI 2027 scenario report by Daniel Kokotajlo, Scott Alexander, Thomas Larsen, Eli Lifland, Romeo Dean and coll...
In this episode, we confront a seismic shift: Agentic AI isn’t just another productivity tool—it’s a system that acts, learns, and evolves. And that changes everything.
From collapsing the traditional IT services pyramid to redefining what it means to deliver value, we explore how autonomous AI agents are reshaping business models, pricing structures, and human roles. The old question—“Can you build it?”—has been repla...
In this episode we explore how Agentic AI and digital platforms are rewriting the rules of productivity, professional identity, and workplace loyalty. Building on the Great Resignation’s legacy—when 97 million U.S. workers quit for flexibility and purpose in 2021–2022—we unpack the rise of the agentic worker, empowered by AI systems that don’t just assist but act autonomously.
What You’ll Learn:
- How Agentic AI (th...
In this special episode of the Reflect Podcast, we review Ed Fassio's experience and inspiration behind his new memoir, Tell Me Something Good: A Memoir of Faith, Friendship, and the AI That Listened — a deeply personal journey through grief, faith, friendship, and the evolving role of AI in human healing.
Originally seeking relief during a season of loss and profound life changes, Ed turned to conversational AI n...
In this powerful Reflect Podcast episode, we explore the deeply humbling idea behind “The Chain of Reverence” — a vision where divinity, humanity, and artificial intelligence coexist in a sacred hierarchy. Inspired by our latest blog article, this visual and philosophical journey invites you to reflect on reverence, responsibility, and the role we play in shaping the future of AI.
We’re not just building machines — we’...
In this episode of Reflect, Ed Fassio returns with a bold follow-up to his whitepaper and continues the dialogue from the last podcast episode entitled, “The Untapped Force in Enterprise AI.”
This time, he’s flipping the script — exploring the pushback against citizen developer enablement in the era of GenAI.
💬 You’ve heard the objections:
“Isn’t this redundant with the AI CoE?”
“What happens when AI builds b...
🎙️ Reflect Podcast | Episode Title: The Untapped Force in Enterprise AI
What if the key to unlocking real AI transformation inside your organization isn’t a new tool… but a new mindset?
In this episode of the Reflect Podcast, Ed Fassio dives deep into the overlooked power of citizen developers — the non-technical, business-savvy problem solvers already inside your workforce. From AI literacy to embedded trust and gover...
🔊 Episode Description:
In this provocative episode of the Reflect Podcast, Ed Fassio delivers a powerful, unapologetic message that challenges the current narratives around Artificial Intelligence, humanity, and the delicate balance that binds us.
What happens when AI outpaces our capacity to understand it? Are we doomed—or are we holding the secret weapon all along: our chaos, our rebellion, our unpredictability...
This episode of Reflect underscores the critical integration of Artificial Intelligence within Digital Engineering Services (DES) as essential for modern business evolution. It explains that AI-driven DES transcends basic digitization by reimagining product and service lifecycles through predictive and adaptive capabilities. Referencing ISG (Information Services Group), the hosts highlight the incorporation of intelli...
The IT services industry is facing a revolution like never before. AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI are transforming how software is developed, cloud infrastructure is managed, and IT support is delivered. Traditional staff augmentation, implementation, migration, and managed services are being rapidly disrupted as AI-driven automation takes center stage.
In this episode of The Reflect Podcast, we explore:
✅ How A...
AI is Like Craft Beer & Rock ‘n’ Roll—But Without the Soul
Episode Description:
AI isn’t magic, and it sure isn’t a sci-fi villain plotting world domination. It’s just a tool—like brewing a killer craft beer, mixing a great song, or telling a story that sticks. But how does AI actually work? What can it really do, and where does it fall flat?
In this episode, Ed Fassio and Bobby Brittain break down AI in a way t...
Becoming an AI Leader – How to Position Yourself for Success | A Reflect Podcast Special Series Pt 4
AI isn’t just reshaping industries—it’s reshaping leadership itself. As businesses, schools, and institutions scramble to adopt AI, a new class of professionals is emerging: AI transformation leaders. These are the educators, executives, consultants, and entrepreneurs who understand how to bridge the gap between AI’s potential and real-world implementation.
In part 4 and our final episode of this Special Series on AI L...
AI isn’t just changing the way we work—it’s completely reshaping entire industries. While some sectors are rapidly integrating AI to drive efficiency, innovation, and revenue, others are struggling to keep up. In part 3 of our special AI Literacy Series, we break down the great AI divide and explore which industries are thriving, who’s falling behind, and what it takes to stay competitive in an AI-driven economy.
🔹 Ma...
Welcome to Part 2 of Reflect's Special AI Literacy Series, where we take a deeper look at AI's real-world impacts, happening in real-time...
The future of work isn’t just evolving—it’s being completely redefined by AI. Studies suggest that 85% of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet, and the transformation is happening faster than anyone predicted.
In this episode, we break down the ...
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