Siren Investigates: Identity, Truth and the Curious Rise of AI

In this episode of Siren Investigates, host John Randles, CEO of Siren, sits down with Julian Stodd, writer, researcher, 17x published author, and Founder of Sea Salt Learning, to explore three paradigm shifts reshaping our world:

🌍 The Social Age – Radical connectivity is changing how we share power
🏠 Post-Pandemic Reality – Shattering the link between productivity and physical workplaces
🤖 AI – Redefining knowledge, truth, and creativity itself

Julian’s latest book, The Engines of Engagement: A Curious Book About Generative AI, doesn’t tell you what to think about AI — it invites you to question everything. As Julian says:

“AI doesn't just do what we did before, faster. It lets us do things we've never done. And that changes everything.”

Together, John and Julian unpack how AI is not just changing systems — it’s changing the system itself. From disinformation and digital identity to leadership and the future of policing, this episode challenges us to rethink what truth means in the social age.

🎙️ In this conversation:
✨ Why curiosity, not fear, is the key to leading through uncertainty
✨ Why leaders must hold ambiguity, not eliminate it
✨ How AI disrupts truth, identity, and social trust
✨ Lessons from NASA and SpaceX on failure and adaptation
✨ How law enforcement and national security organizations can adapt when change outpaces regulation
✨ The rise of disinformation and deepfakes in criminal investigations
✨ Why compassion and civility must guide innovation

Key takeaway: To thrive, we must not just adapt in the system — we must adapt the system itself.

Julian is guaranteed to make you challenge what you already believe.

If you’re interested in AI and society, investigative intelligence, or how technology is reshaping security and governance, this conversation will change how you think.
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👉 Watch to learn how leaders and investigators can thrive in a world where ambiguity is not the enemy it’s the key to resilience.

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YouTube Chapters
0:00 – Intro: Welcome to Siren Investigates
1:00 – Introducing Julian Stodd & Sea Salt Learning
2:30 – A Curious Book About Generative AI
4:10 – Fear, Uncertainty, and the Price of Certainty
6:40 – Three Forces Reshaping the World: The Social Age, Post-Pandemic Reality, and AI
10:00 – Paradigm Shifts and the Fracturing of Power
12:00 – How AI Is Redefining Truth, Creativity, and Trust
15:00 – Fear, Regulation, and Competitive Disruption
20:00 – The Half-Life of Culture and Crime in the AI Era
25:00 – Trust, Identity, and the Unreconciled Self
33:00 – Law Enforcement in a World of Infinite Identities
37:00 – Lessons from NASA, SpaceX, and Learning from Failure
43:00 – Holding Ambiguity: Why Uncertainty Is an Asset
47:00 – AI as a Tool for Good: Everyday Examples of Empowerment
50:00 – Rethinking Organizations in the AI Age
53:00 – The AI in Court: When Machines Outperform Leaders
54:30 – What Investigators Really Need: A Heat Map of Certainty
56:00 – Compassion and Civility in a Fractured World
57:30 – Closing Thoughts: The Future of Truth and Trust