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Will AI Take My Job?
Tippie Leads | Season 5 | Episode 2
Faculty Insights: Ken Brown | Student Story: Gwen Piette
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Our next big question: How are people actually using AI? And what can we learn from the ways it’s already becoming part of our everyday lives? In this episode of Tippie Leads: The Big Questions AI Forces Us to Ask, Nick Westergaard talks with Ken Brown, Tippie Children Professor of Management, about a national survey exploring how people are using AI—and some of the surprising patterns they found.
We’ll also hear from Tippie student Gwen Piette, who shares a story about learning some “unusual new skills” on the job—and what it means to adapt when the workplace changes. Because understanding AI isn’t just about knowing what the technology can do. It’s about understanding how we’re choosing to use it, and what those choices mean for our work and lives.
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Ken Brown