In this episode of The AI Transition, I explore the weird, wild world of AI-generated music — not by making it, but by diving into the Trending tab on Suno. I picked 13 tracks at random and hit record.

Some of them surprised me. Some confused me. A few… actually moved me.

🎶 So here’s the question:
Is this the end of music as we know it, the start of something new, or a messy blend of both?

🎧 Listen in — then let me know:
Which tracks did you like? What did they make you feel?
And if you want to try it yourself, I’ve dropped a link in the show notes.

👂 Subscribe, follow, and remember: you still matter.

Songs on Suno

• Trending https://suno.com/trending

• Neon Halo https://suno.com/s/Srb4XDkr8TMUgfan
• Cold and Coming Down https://suno.com/s/ip7Ewk0s4OddbkNN
• Shadow Games https://suno.com/s/4XnCW1CuR7IAkm0g
• Never Got Older https://suno.com/s/2EzKLxmFyPe0pMQt
• Focus https://suno.com/s/wy49F4uocwkgRGEi
• Fleishkathedrale https://suno.com/s/B3IUQ4b4ffvKVUGh
• 3.1 https://suno.com/s/u7uYJl6C4cQae97J
• Live and Let Die https://suno.com/s/pyzaZt1Zwn2RD1Y5
• Cat https://suno.com/s/gEUC9iurq4p4Gfut
• Deep Night https://suno.com/s/Ymr1jxq0XUngIN6d
• Egyptian Dance Party https://suno.com/s/bBalUn6P8XTv2Z6z
• I Love My Small Little Cat https://suno.com/s/5ZgiaY6ZJuvy2ZkB

What happens when you bolt cutting-edge AI onto creaky old systems? Chaos, mostly.
In this episode, Stephen is joined by transformation expert Lauren to explore the real roadblocks to AI adoption inside large organisations. Spoiler: it's not the tech — it’s the traffic.

They dig into:

• Why AI feels like a Ferrari... stuck in Bangalore gridlock

• The myths that middle management tells itself

• How crises (not strategy) usually drive real change

• What Work Quakes and Life Quakes really shake up — your identity

• What it takes to ride the messy middle without losing your mind

This one’s equal parts therapy session and strategy call — for anyone trying to lead (or survive) in an organisation that’s “doing AI.”

The AI jobs debate is spiralling — are we heading for mass unemployment or a boom in new roles? In this episode of The AI Transition, Stephen is joined by strategist and engineer Nate Jones to flip the script. Drawing on the logic of Pascal’s Wager, they ask: what’s the smartest bet you can make right now — no matter what the future holds?

Together, they unpack:

• Why believing either doomsday or utopia misses the point

• The rise of “meta skills” and the power of high-agency problem solving

• How resumes became useless — and what actually signals value now

• The risk of doing nothing (and how to find momentum in uncertainty)

Whether you're optimistic or bracing for disruption, this episode gives you a grounded, practical lens to navigate what’s next. Because when the future is foggy, the best move is forward.

🎧 Subscribe, share, and start your own agency audit.

Eight years after warning us about social media, Tristan Harris is back at TED — and what he says about AI is… well, insane. But beneath the alarm bells is something even more personal: a challenge to how we live, work, and find meaning in an AI-dominated world.

In this bonus episode, Stephen reflects on Tristan’s 2025 TED Talk through the lens of transition — exploring what happens when your identity, your value, and your work are quietly shaken by the pace of technological change.

📌 Topics include:

• Why skipping the ending phase leads to disaster

• “Workquakes” and what it means when AI outworks you

• The myth of inevitability — and how we reclaim agency

If you’re feeling disoriented in the face of AI — this one’s for you.

🎧 Full TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kPHnl-RsVI&t=1s🌐 Subscribe for more: aitransition.show

We wrap up the Meaning Audit with three powerful prompts:

• Where do you thrive?
• Why do you work?
• How do you move forward?

From AI sycophancy to drug approvals, we unpack the risks of over-personalised machines—and what happens when your digital assistant flatters you instead of challenges you. In the workplace, we explore how AI is not just shifting how we work, but who we are.

💥 AI News Flash:

• GPT-4o update made ChatGPT overly agreeable—raising serious concerns for mental health, medicine, and trust.

• OpenAI and the FDA collaborate on cderGPT: AI may soon play a core role in drug approvals.

  
  

💡 Key Insights:

• Place matters: From remote work preferences to your digital environment (Teams vs. Slack), your "where" shapes your energy.

• Purpose isn’t fluff: Revisiting childhood dreams, life values, and identity can anchor you during transition.

• AI as your coach? Beware the chatbot that never disagrees—real growth comes from challenge, not cheerleading.

• Write your story: Transition is not about control, it’s about becoming. The future is co-authored, not forecasted.

  
  

🛠️ Tools & Tips:

• Use voice journaling with ChatGPT to reflect on change.

• Try the Meaning Audit to align your next move with your values.

• Remember: “The path lights up as you walk it.”

  
  

🎯 Final Thought:In an AI-shaped world, we don’t need more productivity hacks—we need more inner clarity. Don’t wait for the quake to hit. Start shaping your next chapter now.

In this episode of The AI Transition, Christiane and Stephen explore what happens when your career – and your identity – hit a workquake.

They kick off with two striking AI stories:
🐬 Dolphin Talk on Android – Google and Georgia Tech unveil a real-time AI system enabling interspecies communication. Is your cat about to unionise?
🧠 IQ 136 AI Models – OpenAI and Google launch their most powerful systems yet. But while the headlines are quiet, the implications for jobs, identity, and worth are massive.

Then it’s time to go deep. Drawing from Bruce Feiler’s The Search, they unpack the first three questions of a Meaning Audit:

• Who is your Who?

• What is your What?

• When is your When?

With personal stories, laugh-out-loud moments, and practical coaching insights, this episode invites you to reflect on your work identity, your role models, and your readiness for change.

💡 Whether you're feeling stuck, inspired, or somewhere in between, this episode will help you navigate your own transition with more clarity and courage.

In this episode of The AI Transition, Christiane and Stephen unpack the concept of "Work360" — a new lens for understanding the five jobs we all do: the main job, side hustle, hope job, care job, and the ghost job.

✨ You’ll hear:

• The difference between lifequakes and workquakes — and how AI is accelerating both

• Two major AI news items: Google’s agent-to-agent API and a Harvard/BCG study on AI’s jagged productivity gains

• Personal reflections on identity, mental load, and the invisible work we carry

• A hopeful reminder: if AI disrupts your main job, it hasn’t taken all five

🔧 Plus: practical tools to help you name your “quake,” sit with discomfort, and start rewriting your story with more agency and awareness.

🌀 Life isn’t linear — it’s a kaleidoscope. Where are your flickers of purpose and joy showing up today?

What happens when the ground shifts beneath us — literally or metaphorically?

In this episode, Christiane and Stephen explore the idea of “workquakes” and “lifequakes”, drawing on Bruce Feiler’s work to unpack how our careers and identities get disrupted. From the recent Myanmar earthquake to seismic shifts in AI adoption, they reflect on the personal, emotional, and practical aspects of major transitions — and how to navigate them.

You’ll hear:

• The difference between lifequakes and workquakes — and why AI may be triggering both

• Why identity loss can be more painful than job loss

• Three practical tools to help you stay grounded when the ground shakes

• Why meaning matters more than money — and how to find it again

• How to sit in the “messy middle” without rushing to the next thing

This isn’t just about change. It’s about who we are becoming.