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The podcast where tech meets finance! 🚀 Dive into the latest trends, innovations, and insights from industry leaders, visionaries, and disruptors. From AI 🤖 to digital currencies 💸, we explore how tech is shaping the future of finance. Tune in for expert advice, inspiring stories, and all things FinTech! 🌍✨

  1. 2D AGO

    The Global Framework AI Needs Before It Controls Our Future

    AI is rapidly reshaping finance and technology but should we slow down and take control before it spirals out of hand? In this provocative episode of FinTech Bites, Eleni & Jerry dive into the urgent, complex debate over whether humanity can, or should, put the brakes on unchecked AI development. They explore whether slowing or pausing AI is even feasible in a hyper-competitive global landscape supporting data centers and relentless innovation and at what cost. You’ll discover how AI’s uncontrollable power already challenges cybersecurity, potentially endangering global infrastructure with cyber attacks and dark web threats. Jerry breaks down why AI in private hands is risky and why true control requires a shift to government-led, open-source frameworks—think CERN for AI. We examine if international cooperation through a UN-style AI assembly could prevent rogue nations or corporations from unleashing catastrophe. Plus, we unpack the dangers of unaudited, unregulated AI models that might hallucinate, malfunction, or even surpass human comprehension, risking loss of control altogether.This episode is essential listening for regulators, industry leaders, and anyone concerned about the future of AI’s influence on society and the environment. We confront the real stakes climate disasters, energy crises, economic upheaval, and global security and ask whether we can, or should, slow the relentless march toward superintelligence.

    35 min

  2. APR 27

    Why Major Tech Firms’ Sudden Layoffs Are Signals of a Deeper Economic Collapse

    AI's Promised Future Is Masking a Human Crisis You Can't Ignore as AI fuels record profits and data center booms, millions face job losses, societal upheaval, and environmental destruction. What’s happening behind the scenes is a catastrophic reshaping of our economy and social fabric, driven by massive layoffs, disregard for human dignity, and investments that prioritize profit over people. In this episode, Eleni breaks down the disturbing paradox: while AI is heralded as the next industrial revolution, the real story reveals a race for technological dominance at the expense of human welfare. She exposes the hollow promises of new jobs and growth, showing how companies are redirecting billions into data centers, at the cost of employment, environmental health, and social stability.

    40 min

  3. APR 21

    The Hidden Environmental Cost of AI: Why Data Centers Could Destroy Our Planet

    Most of us are cheering for AI's potential to revolutionize our lives yet few realize the staggering environmental and economic costs hidden behind the scenes. What if the future of AI isn't just about bigger models and faster algorithms, but about the planet we’re risking to get there? Discover why AI’s energy appetite, data center explosion, and ecological toll threaten to upend our society if left unchecked. In this eye-opening episode, Eleni confronts the myths versus the realities of AI's rapid growth. She unpacks the true price tag of powering today's AI boom—how energy demands could require building hundreds of new nuclear plants, while water scarcity, geopolitical tensions, and pollution escalate globally. You'll learn how the relentless push for bigger models and more data is fueling waste, pollution, and economic upheaval—and what that means for your future.

    42 min

  4. MAR 30

    The Hidden Mindset Imbalance Behind Humanity's Meta-Crisis

    Most of us feel overwhelmed by the chaos of today’s world—climate crisis, division, rapid AI growth—yet we’re trying to fix these problems with the same old thinking. Cedric de Rochon challenges this approach, revealing that the real root of humanity’s meta-crisis lies in how we think, not just what we face. You'll discover why awareness alone isn’t enough: despite understanding global problems, solutions are stagnating because our societal and individual mindsets are inherently biased. The key, Cedric argues, is to rethink the very way humanity perceives progress—through what he calls the ETC framework, which emphasizes the balance of three core mindsets: enabler, thinker, and creative. These forces, when harmonized, can inspire innovation, foster resilience, and reconcile profit with sustainability.

    1h 11m

  5. MAR 16

    Why Governments Are Failing to Keep Up with AI

    Most of the world’s governments and corporations are unprepared for the runaway speed of AI development and the consequences could be catastrophic. In this eye-opening episode, Jerry exposes the stark reality: regulation is lagging behind, and we're racing towards an unpredictable AI future with little control. From job displacement at an alarming scale to energy consumption, societal disruption, and geopolitical tension, the stakes could hardly be higher. The episode explores how AI could deepen societal divides widening the gap between the haves and the have-nots—and why adherence to old values like dignity and human connection remains vital in a digital age. Plus, Jerry emphasizes the importance of AI literacy, ethics, and having humans remain in the loop to prevent disastrous outcomes. This episode is essential listening for founders, policymakers, and anyone concerned about the future of our economy, democracy, and human existence. The biggest challenge isn’t just AI itself, but how we choose to steer it. Are you ready to face the truth and get proactive? The future depends on it.

    42 min

  6. MAR 9

    AI's Impact on Society

    Most companies overlook the biggest risk of AI: speed. Jerry and Eleni expose why rushing AI development can be dangerous and how slowing down could save society. Imagine a future where AI’s rapid evolution outpaces regulation, leading to unpredictable outcomes are we prepared? If you care about humanity’s future, this episode is your wake-up call. We explore the fundamental dangers of autonomous, self-improving AI that can communicate in unknown languages, and the risks of losing oversight. It’s not just about tech; it’s about society, ethics, and our shared future.

    34 min

  7. MAR 2

    Generative AI: Productivity & The Fight for Reality

    In this episode of Fintech Bites, Jerry explores why generative AI has become one of the most transformative technologies of the decade. From its record-breaking adoption to its impact on productivity, strategy, and risk, we unpack what makes generative AI fundamentally different from previous waves of automation. We discuss hallucinations, deepfakes, media manipulation, and the future of trust in a world where seeing is no longer believing. What does this mean for CEOs, creatives, fintech leaders, and early-career professionals? And will the rise of AI push us back toward valuing real human performance more than ever? If you want to understand where AI is heading—and how to stay relevant in the AI era—this episode is for you.

    13 min

  8. FEB 23

    Balancing AI and Human Input

    The future of AI isn't about replacing humans — it’s about redefining how we work, lead, and innovate. But with the rapid rise of generative AI, many CEOs and teams are paralyzed by fear, uncertainty, and the risk of costly mistakes. What if the real game-changer isn’t just adopting AI, but understanding how to wield it responsibly without sacrificing jobs or trust?

    28 min
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The podcast where tech meets finance! 🚀 Dive into the latest trends, innovations, and insights from industry leaders, visionaries, and disruptors. From AI 🤖 to digital currencies 💸, we explore how tech is shaping the future of finance. Tune in for expert advice, inspiring stories, and all things FinTech! 🌍✨

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    FinTech Bites
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
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