How to Survive the AI Disruption Coming for Your Career w/ Taryn Southern

Everyone's talking about AI, but almost nobody knows what to actually do with it. The disruption isn't just hitting creatives and tech companies — it's coming for everyone who refuses to adapt. Taryn Southern is an award-winning storyteller, creative technologist, and founder of Creative AI Bootcamp. In this episode, she explains why we all need to be concerned about AI, how everyone (especially solopreneurs) can integrate it into their business, and why storytelling is the skill that will keep your business alive. You'll get tips and tools for protecting yourself from AI scams and discerning what's real and what's AI. Topics discussed: Introduction (00:00) Taryn's career: from YouTube to AI (01:46) The real dangers of AI and how to protect yourself (05:31) How AI will force creatives and all knowledge workers to adapt (11:24) "Tech will make buddhists out of all of us" (17:52) YouTube's role in elevating voices and brands (19:43) How entrepreneurs and businesses can integrate AI (21:29) Turning a breast cancer diagnosis into a GPT (24:40) What brought you JOY today? (30:28) If you're a writer who wants to take control of your finances, read Mitlin Financial's Write Your Financial Future: A Financial Guide for Authors: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/insights/blog/write-your-financial-future-a-financial-guide-for-authors/ Resources: Sending your child to college will always be emotional but are you financially ready? Take the College Readiness Quiz for Parents: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/college-readiness-quiz/Doing your taxes might not be enJOYable but being more organized can make the process less painful. Get Your Gathering Your Tax Documents Checklist: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mitlin_ChecklistForGatheringYourTaxDocuments_Form_062424_v2.pdfWill you be able to enJOY the Retirement you envision? Take the Retirement Ready Quiz: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/retirement-planning-quiz/ Connect with Larry Sprung: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencesprung/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larry_sprung/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LawrenceDSprung/X (Twitter): https://x.com/Lawrence_Sprung About Our Guest: Taryn Southern is an award-winning storyteller, speaker, and creative technologist whose works explores the intersection of emerging technology and human potential. As an early YouTuber with more than 750+ million views, Taryn has more than two decades experience in story and brand strategy for digital audiences. Her groundbreaking AI experiments include composing the world's first AI pop album in 2017, cloning herself in 2020, and directing a Tribeca Film Festival documentary on brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). At one of the world's leading implantable neurotechnology companies, Taryn oversaw marketing and communications for two successful funding rounds totaling over $230M+. She advises and speaks at Fortune500 companies on AI and human potential. Connect with Taryn Southern: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarynsouthern/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TarynSouthernX: https://x.com/TarynSouthern Website: https://tarynsouthern.com/ Disclosure: Guests on the Mitlin Money Mindset are not affiliated with CWM, LLC, and opinions expressed herein may not be representative of CWM, LLC. CWM, LLC is not responsible for the guest's content linked on this site. This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com