Who Gets to Control AI? Julie Koehrer on Risk, Work, and Public Trust | The Weekly Blitz

AI risk stories are getting louder, regulation proposals are getting more serious, and most people still have a workday to finish. In this Indiana Women IN Tech Week special, Julie Koehrer and Jason Padgett sort through what deserves attention, what deserves skepticism, and where the human judgment still matters.Julie brings the perspective that makes The Weekly Blitz work: curious, grounded, willing to disagree, and always connected to how technology lands in real life. The conversation moves from catastrophic AI headlines to data center oversight, teacher workload, healthcare documentation, employee value, work-life balance, self-driving cars, and public surveillance.WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAYWhy controlling increasingly capable AI is harder than writing a simple ruleHow AI productivity gains collide with work-life balance and workplace incentivesWhere AI may reduce administrative burden for teachers and healthcare workersWhy public trust depends on accountability, not just technical capabilityHow respectful disagreement can produce a better conversation than certaintyABOUT JULIE KOEHRERJulie Koehrer is a branding and marketing consultant and afternoon host at Lafayette's Q106.7. She co-hosts The Weekly Blitz, the AGI Podcast's fast Monday conversation about what changed in AI and what might matter during the workweek.RESOURCES MENTIONEDIndiana Women IN Tech Weekhttps://www.indianawomenintechweek.com/The AGI Podcast Networkhttps://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/networkWoof Boom Radio Indianahttps://woofboom.com/indiana/CONNECT WITH JASON PADGETTJason Padgett | AI Solutions Architect | Co-Founder, Wooden Boy Industries | Host, AGI Podcast | AI Adoption, LLM Systems & Human-AI WorkflowsAGI - Advance Grow and Innovate with AI Podcast Network🌐 https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/CoFounder, Wooden Boy Industries🌐 https://woodenboyindustriesai.com/Chief Solutions Architect, Chakra AI Solutions🌐 https://chakrasolutions.ai/📧 jason@agipodcast.aiTOOLS USEDRiversideSpotify for Creators