Economist Podcasts Trailer: Boss Class Season 3
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Jan 25, 2026 A management columnist experiments with AI tools and even an AI clone to see what actually works. The show cuts through AI hype to find practical uses for managers and employees. It explores emotional reactions to automation and how companies already deploy AI for customer service and building businesses. The series looks at agents as co‑founders and warns against the easy‑button mindset.
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Host Trials His Own AI Clone
- Andrew Palmer experimented with his own AI clone and many other tools to test their limits.
- The experiments ranged from delight at capabilities to embarrassment when interactions felt odd.
AI Provokes Strong Emotional Reactions
- Andrew Palmer found AI evokes a wide range of emotions from delight to fear during real trials.
- Those emotional reactions reveal both practical promise and deep unease about AI's role at work.
Test Tools To Find Real Use Cases
- Andrew Palmer cut through hype to find where AI helps managers and employees now.
- He recommends learning which tools genuinely add value instead of assuming blanket replacement.