AI Fails Without Trust | GPTW CEO + WWT CTO

AI spending is soaring. Adoption isn’t.
The gap isn’t technology — it’s trust.

In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Great Place to Work CEO Michael Bush and WWT CTO Mike Taylor break down why culture, leadership, and access determine whether AI pilots quietly stall or actually scale. They share how people-first leadership turns fear into confidence, experimentation into momentum, and trust into a durable competitive advantage.

If you’re investing in AI but struggling to see it stick, this conversation explains what most strategies miss.

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Support for this episode provided by: Tanium

Chapters:
0:00 The AI Gap
2:19 Hype vs. Reality
4:13 Trust Gets Messy
6:40 Trust, by the Numbers
9:55 From Fear to Curiosity
12:20 Atom AI in Action
15:21 Trust Under Fire
18:07 Monday Morning Leadership
21:01 Humans vs. AI?
25:05 Talking Through Fear
28:03 Agents, Signals, Skills
31:07 AI Driver’s Ed
34:15 Measuring What Works
37:18 Final Takeaways

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