The Buzz by Geoff Livingston
Geoff Livingston's Substack, "The Buzz" is dedicated to embracing change, usually that brought on technology, including AI, innovation, and media trends. He is publishing his fourth business book Now Is Gone in 2026.
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- 14
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- Sep 28, 2026
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- Jul 29, 2026
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Episode 13: GovCIO's Amy Kluber on AI in Government and the Newsroom (opens the original)
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As AI Hype Jumps the Shark, Utility Wins (opens the original)
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Episode 12: Is AI Regulation Actually Coming? (opens the original)
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The AI News Cycle Is Fearmongering that Avoids Addressing Real Problems (opens the original)
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0:00 Reid Hoffman calls out AI's marketing problem0:54 IPOs, regulation rhetoric, and competitive positioning1:23 The real issue: LLMs are still flawed1:46 Agentic AI's decision-making failures2:02 What AI actually needs right now2:20 The long-term cost of the omnipotence narrative
AI Hope #11: Seema Alexander on the Great Business Rewiring with AI (opens the original)
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