Infrastructure Management 5 December 2024 50 MIN

Book Review - With Folded Hands - Where is AI Talking Us? Where is Today's Bob Dylan?, Events Roundup, and 2024 Takeaways

We mixed things up for the December episode, with our first-ever book review. A novelette, actually, from the sci-fi genre, that we found to be very timely. Written by Jack Williamson in 1947, With Folded Hands is a prescient story about a world that’s looking very familiar, and with Humanoids running everything, the parallels to the trend du jour – Agentic AI – are pretty striking.

We discussed what it all means, and after you listen to us, we hope you’ll give it a read. In response to the conformity that comes with this brave new world, we raised the question about where is the next Bob Dylan to push back on all this? Following that, we reviewed our recent industry events – CREtech, ISC East, and the Talkdesk Analyst Summit. Being the last episode for 2024, we closed out with some big picture takeaways from this year, along with some things we’re expecting for 2025.

Jon Arnold
Principal at J Arnold & Associates
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Since 2001, Jon has been providing expert consultation, establishing his independent analyst practice in 2005. He partners with clients to deliver thought leadership that educates their customers on the business advantages of communications technologies, particularly in areas like hybrid work, the future of work, digital transformation, and customer experience. Jon's core technology expertise spans unified communications, cloud platforms (UCaaS, CPaaS, CCaaS), artificial intelligence (for both workplace productivity and customer engagement), speech technologies, contact centers, customer experience (CX), 5G, and VoIP. Based in Toronto, Ontario, JAA serves a diverse clientele throughout North America and Europe.