Living Well with Technology, episode 37 of the Human Pulse Podcast. The conversation was sparked by Joan Westenberg’s essay, "How We Lost the Living Now," which details how the 1840s railway expansion forced the synchronization of local clocks, transforming time from a fluid, personal experience into a rigid commodity. And there’s a striking parallel to the modern GenAI revolution: instead of freeing up our time, this hyper-optimization is simply being used to pile more tasks onto our daily load. We end on a hopeful note about human agency. Everyday professional clients are intentionally adopting AI at a slow, controlled pace. History shows that humans aren't helpless: we naturally question tools, establish boundaries, and discard technology when it no longer serves us.
« Changing your mind is actually the ultimate freedom, right? »- Anne Trager « AI bots don’t look at banner ads »- Fabrice Neuman ——— Chapters 00:00 Quote 01:25 AI and the Acceleration of Life 04:00 The Impact of AI on Human Agency 06:37 Trust and the Role of AI in Decision Making 09:18 The Dilemma of Freedom vs. Ease 11:53 Exploring Creativity in an AI-Driven World 14:34 The Future of Humanity and AI 17:01 Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics and Ethical Considerations 19:39 Finding Balance in Technology Use 22:06 The Incredible Advances of the Tools at our Disposal
⸻ Recording Date: June, 7th, 2026 Hosts: Anne Trager – Human Potential & Executive Performance Coach & Fabrice Neuman – Tech Consultant for Small Businesses ⸻ Connect with us
Anne Trager Connect with Anne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetrager/ Connect with Anne on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/annetrager.com Find out more: https://www.potentializer-academy.com
Fabrice Neuman Connect with Fabrice on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabriceneuman/ Connect with Fabrice on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fabriceneuman.fr Find out more: https://www.pro-fusion-conseils.fr
We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Thanks for sharing. ⸻ Resources & Links How We Lost The Living Now (Joan Westernberg) https://www.joanwestenberg.com/p/how-we-lost-the-living-now
This is your laptop… on AI (The Vergecast, June 5th) https://www.theverge.com/podcast/944058/ai-laptop-nvidia-build-gemini-spark-vergecast ——— 🎧 Listen on all platforms → https://humanpulsepodcast.com 📺 Also available on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@HumanPulsePodcast ⸻
36- The Sh** Cycles?
26/05/2026 | 26 min
Living Well with Technology, episode 36 of the Human Pulse Podcast. In this episode, we explore the complex relationship between humans and AI, discussing historical cycles of technological change, the potential of AI to improve lives, and the importance of maintaining agency and optimism amidst rapid innovation. ——— Chapters (00:00) Quote (00:19) Intro (02:44) Cycles of Technology and Human Bias (06:13) The Rational Optimist (11:50) Negativity Bias and Technological Innovation (15:33) Agency and Collective Solutions (19:34) Positive Technological Advances in Communication (24:46) Conclusion ⸻ Recording Date: May, 24th, 2026 Hosts: Fabrice Neuman – Tech Consultant for Small Businesses & Anne Trager – Human Potential & Executive Performance Coach ⸻ Connect with us
Anne Trager Connect with Anne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetrager/ Connect with Anne on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/annetrager.com Find out more: https://www.potentializer-academy.com
Fabrice Neuman Connect with Fabrice on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabriceneuman/ Connect with Fabrice on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fabriceneuman.fr Find out more: https://www.pro-fusion-conseils.fr
We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Thanks for sharing. ⸻ Resources & Links Can One Be a Rational Optimist About the World? with Matt Ridley - ep. 151 https://eagleman.com/podcast/can-one-be-a-rational-optimist-about-the-world-with-matt-ridley/
When Ideas Have Sex Matt Ridley’s TED talk in 2010 https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_ridley_when_ideas_have_sex
The Surprising Ways AI is Actually Helping (Matt Ferrell’s YT channel Undecided) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdxTm_Abqyg
Essentials: The Science of Learning & Speaking Languages | Dr. Eddie Chang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOPqSEK6GvA ——— 🎧 Listen on all platforms → https://humanpulsepodcast.com 📺 Also available on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@HumanPulsePodcast
35- Old News, New LLM
11/05/2026 | 25 min
Living Well with Technology, episode 35 of the Human Pulse Podcast. In this episode, Anne and Fabrice explore the fascinating (and often quite disturbing) intersection of history and artificial intelligence. They dive into the world of "Vintage LMs"—AI models trained on data with strict historical cutoffs—to see how they predict a future that has already happened. The conversation evolves into a deeper look at the cognitive biases that make humans notoriously bad at forecasting, and a cautionary discussion on the modern trend of "digital twins" and AI-driven productivity.
"Creating something new is extraordinarily hard. If Henry Ford had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." — Fabrice Neuman
"It’s amazing how incapable we are of actually predicting how much time something is going to take."— Anne Trager ——— Chapters (00:00) The Future of Society: Predictions and Reality (01:42) Exploring Vintage LMs (05:00) Human Predictions (09:57) Biases in Human Prediction (14:26) The Imagination Gap (18:59) Trusting AI: The Risks of Over-Reliance (22:03) The Digital Twin: Benefits and Ethical Concerns (23:06) The Future of Social Media: AI's Impact on Content ⸻ Recording Date: May, 10th, 2026 Hosts: Fabrice Neuman – Tech Consultant for Small Businesses & Anne Trager – Human Potential & Executive Performance Coach ⸻ Anne Trager https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetrager/ https://bsky.app/profile/annetrager.com
We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Thanks for sharing. ⸻ Resources & Links
Talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930: https://talkie-lm.com/introducing-talkie https://talkie-lm.com/chat https://decrypt.co/366015/talkie-1930-ai-model-pre-1931-training-hitler-stocks
Talkie could silence the tech bros by taking AI back to the 1930s: https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/talkie-could-silence-the-tech-bros-by-taking-ai-back-to-the-1930s
An AI agent deleted a software company’s entire database: https://www.fastcompany.com/91533544/cursor-claude-ai-agent-deleted-software-company-pocket-os-database-jer-crane
Stephen Robles and Jason Aten podcast Primary Tech https://primarytech.fm
34- Tech Is Good
28/04/2026 | 26 min
Living Well with Technology, episode 34 of the Human Pulse Podcast. After an episode focused on the "fast at all costs" culture of AI, they flip the script to look for the "optimistic" side of technology. From high-tech exoskeletons and medical breakthroughs to environmental solutions and the perfect glass of wine, this episode explores technology that is genuinely helpful, human-centric, and environmentally conscious. The two hosts challenge the "negativity trap" and discusses why the story we tell about technology today determines the reality we build tomorrow.
"Good technology does not always have to save the world. Sometimes it can just simply help us human beings enjoy something beautiful, more thoughtfully, and with less waste." — Anne Trager
"It seems that to get money, you have to say aloud that you want to replace humans by machines. And this is how you get money, which is very sad." - Fabrice Neuman
——— Chapters (00:00) The Power of Technology and Storytelling (00:40) Exploring Optimistic Technologies (02:25) Concrete Examples of Helpful Technology (04:53) The Role of AI in Human Enhancement (07:24) Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges (09:56) The Intersection of Technology and Human Experience (11:46) The Narrative of Technology and Job Creation (14:11) Trust and Accountability in Tech Companies (16:49) Shaping the Future of Technology Together (19:07) Enjoying Life Through Thoughtful Technology
⸻ Recording Date: Apr., 25th, 2026 Hosts: Fabrice Neuman – Tech Consultant for Small Businesses & Anne Trager – Human Potential & Executive Performance Coach ⸻ Resources & Links Aneesh Raman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aneeshraman/ Hypershell’s exoskeletons: https://hypershell.tech/ G.Tec: https://www.gtec.at Oxyle, Clean water to the last Drop: https://oxyle.com/ Gravity-powered micro-irrigation: https://ndrip.com Google’s Deepmind Weather Forecasting Tech: https://deepmind.google/science/weathernext/ See-Haptic: https://www.seehaptic.com Fear and loathing at OpenAI The Vergecast - Apr. 10th 2026 https://www.theverge.com/podcast/909621/openai-sam-altman-drama-vergecast Coravin, drink a glass of wine without spoiling the whole bottle: https://www.coravin.fr Enomatic, wine distribution systems: https://enomatic.com/ Huge* if true, Cleo Abram’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@CleoAbram
33- Starting the Slow AI Movement
24/03/2026 | 27 min
Living Well with Technology. In Episode 33 of the Human Pulse Podcast, hosts Anne Trager and Fabrice Neuman explore the rush to adopt AI and automation, driven by FOMO and a desire not to be left behind. They also develop the concept of the slow AI movement, based on the slow food one, emphasizing the need for more intentional and discerning use of AI tools, prioritizing usefulness, trustworthiness, and enrichment. And they tell the story of Marco Arment, creator of the Overcast app, who was able to go head-on with Apple adding a transcription service to his app… by himself, partly thanks to AI. ——— Chapters (00:00) The Consequences of an Unexamined Inner Life (00:36) The Rush to AI: Are We Moving Too Fast? (06:13) The Dangers of Speed in AI Adoption (11:28) Imagining a Slow AI Movement (23:12) The Positive Potential of AI When Used Thoughtfully ⸻ Recording Date: March, 22nd, 2026 Hosts: Anne Trager – Human Potential & Executive Performance Coach & Fabrice Neuman – Tech Consultant for Small Businesses ⸻ Connect with us Fabrice Neuman https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabriceneuman/ https://bsky.app/profile/fabriceneuman.fr Anne Trager https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetrager/https://bsky.app/profile/annetrager.com https://www.potentializer-academy.com
We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Thanks for sharing. ⸻ Resources & Links
Marc Andersen is Wrong about Introspection - Joan Westenberg https://www.joanwestenberg.com/marc-andreessen-is-wrong-about-introspection/
Tech Connect Europe: A WITI Networking Hour https://www.witi.com/networks/france/events/6344/Tech-Connect-Europe:-A-WITI-Networking-Hour/
Duolingo cut the humans and crossed $1 billion - Kamil Banc https://aiadopters.club/p/duolingo-cut-the-humans-and-crossed
Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/
I Didn’t Want to Melt My Rug (ATP episode 683) Marco Arment, creator of the Overcast podcast app tells the story of how he integrated transcripts with the use of AI (starts at 00:54:55) https://atp.fm/683
Hosted by Anne Trager (Human Potential Coach) & Fabrice Neuman (Tech consultant for small companies). We dive deep into the beautiful chaos of being human in a world increasingly shaped by technology.What to ExpectHosts human potential coach Anne Trager and tech advisor Fabrice Neuman share a passion for technology and a deep appreciation for the messiness of human experience. They delve into the singular challenges and superpowers that make us who we are.Through insightful conversations, this podcast celebrates the art of navigating life and tech. How can we stay human and embrace technology to thrive, enhancing our well-being, productivity, and overall quality of life?Inspiring ConversationsEngage with thought leaders, innovators, and everyday individuals who are navigating the intersection of life and technology. We'll examine the implications of AI, biotech, and other cutting-edge innovations on society and human relationships.Practical AdviceLearn actionable strategies to thrive with curiosity and calm in a fast-paced digital world. We'll discuss strategies for navigating the online world safely and effectively, exploring how social media, screen time, and other digital habits affect our well-being. Future TrendsStay ahead of the curve with discussions on emerging technologies and their potential impact on our lives. We'll highlight stories and examples of people who are using tech to improve lives, solve problems, or create positive social change.OptimizationDiscover tips and insights on how to stay organized, focused, and balanced in a world where technology is increasingly ubiquitous. And the hosts promise this podcast will never be longer than 30 minutes.Anne TragerAnne Trager, a Human Potential Coach, has years of experience in communications, personal development and executive coaching. She works with high-achieving individuals to navigate change, uncertainty and overwhelm to unlock their full potential and lead fulfilling lives. She helps them thrive with ease and flow in the chaos of today’s time-crunched, information-overloaded, ever-changing world. She excels as a thought partner in strategic conversations and provides a grounded approach to living well.Fabrice NeumanFabrice Neuman, Tech Adviser, is a forward-thinking tech enthusiast and journalist, who brings a wealth of knowledge about the latest technological advancements. He works with small companies and professionals to help them find and implement the right tech to meet to their needs. His passion for understanding, using and explaining technology helps listeners navigate the digital landscape with confidence.Have feedback? A suggestion? A gripe? Or some praise? Shoot us an email: contact@potentializermedia.com
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