Tippie Leads with Nick Westergaard

How Are We Actually Using AI?

October 14, 2026·29 min
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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. From the finding that people use AI more for personal reasons than for work to the mixed feelings many have about the technology, the conversation explores how we’re adapting to AI, what we’re gaining from it, and what we might be giving up along the way.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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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