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Stop Replacing, Start Amplifying with Ted Yang | Ship's Log #56
“Stop talking about replacing people with AI and instead let’s talk about empowering people with AI.” — Ted Yang
Episode Summary
What if the best years of your professional life aren’t behind you — they’re just waiting for the right amplifier? Ted Yang is an MIT-trained engineer who built a career spanning Wall Street finance, a dozen-plus companies and nonprofits, and Connecticut’s Regent for Higher Education. His latest work, the book Ageless Peak Performance, makes a case that cuts against every headline: AI isn’t here to replace experienced professionals — it’s here to extend their prime…
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