Bonus Episode: AI Can’t Lead. The Human Responsibilities We Can’t Outsource

This is a bonus episode of Drink Coffee. Do Cool Stuff.

It’s not a traditional conversation.
It’s a short, focused leadership reflection.

As AI continues to accelerate, the real challenge facing leaders isn’t how powerful the tools become. It’s what we decide to hand over and what we refuse to.

AI can execute.
It can generate answers.
It can optimize decisions.

What it cannot do is carry responsibility for the consequences.

In this episode, I walk through the core human responsibilities that cannot be automated or outsourced, even in a highly AI-driven world:

• Judgment
• Moral courage
• Interpretation
• Accountability
• Presence

This isn’t about competing with AI or trying to outwork it. It’s about out-framing it. Deciding what remains human work when systems get faster and pressure increases.

We’ll be back to our regular conversations next episode.