Terminator or Teammate? The Truth About AI

Terminator or Teammate? What AI Really Means for Humans

Is artificial intelligence leading us toward a Terminator-style future—or could AI become one of the most powerful tools humans have ever created?

In this episode of The Autistic Mile, Jim Gaffney sits down with Derek Crager, owner of Practical AI and author of Human First AI: Save Your Business, Save Your Job, for a wide-ranging conversation about artificial intelligence, technology, the workplace, and what it means to remain human in an increasingly AI-driven world.

Jim and Derek also share a unique perspective: both are late-diagnosed autistic adults. Their conversation explores AI through the lens of two people who have spent much of their lives thinking, working, and experiencing the world a little differently.

They dive into:

🤖 Is the fear of AI becoming the Terminator justified?
🧠 How AI is already part of our everyday lives
💼 Will AI eliminate jobs—or transform them?
🌎 The global race for AI superiority
👥 Why humans still need to remain at the center of technology
♾️ Autism, different ways of thinking, and the potential advantages of neurodivergent minds in the AI era

🚀 Where AI may take us next

AI is moving incredibly fast. The question may no longer be whether it will change our lives.

The question is whether AI becomes our Terminator… or our teammate.

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