Silicon Valley and Oil and Gas Are Playing the Same Game

Houston has always run on optimism, spending everything to drill a hole where nobody has drilled before and then finding out what came back. Leon Coe, founder of Amplify Intelligence and the Houston AI Club, thinks that same instinct is exactly what AI needs. He and Chuck get into why executives cannot delegate this one, why augmentation beats automation, and why your own level of ambition is a hard ceiling on what the models will ever hand back.Join the conversation shaping the future of energy.Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward.Apply today at collide.ioClick here to view the episode transcript. 00:00 The perfect podcast length02:03 What executive AI coaching actually is04:48 Building the Houston AI Club08:50 Why Houston is wired for AI14:29 Augmentation, not automation18:29 Talking to AI instead of typing at it22:41 Cost savings versus new revenue24:37 The real prize in oil and gas27:54 What executives are actually asking31:52 Banned in 2024, bought in 202533:31 Why you cannot delegate this one38:51 The Burton McMurtry card story40:32 Ambition as a technical limiter44:08 AI as a thought partner48:23 The September 30 operator spotlight50:24 Where to find Leonhttps://twitter.com/collide_aihttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai