Aaron Strout, author of Wired for Purpose, joins Geoff Livingston on Episode 1 of AI Hope to discuss humanity as a differentiator in a digital world and how to approach AI with rational optimism amid reactive, toxic social media. 

Strout shares early lessons using generative AI tools, both helpful outputs and hallucinations then describes how AI now acts as a thought partner that saves him significant time across his work, podcasting, and content creation.

 They discuss staying calm under pressure (“flight attendant energy”) during Now Is Gone moments, experimenting with AI tools without getting attached to any single platform, and encouraging people to start using accessible AI like Gemini. 

Strout outlines AI’s potential in healthcare, including freeing clinician time, enabling synthetic trials and real-world data analysis, and accelerating pattern-finding and research, emphasizing technology-led but human-guided use
 
 Aaron is on an East Coast mini book tour to Washington, DC, New York and Boston (6/16-18). Get more details on his book site:  https://getwiredforpurpose.com/

You can follow Aaron directly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronstrout/

And you can listen to the Reaching Higher Podcast here: https://reachinghigherpod.com/