Convergence - The Signature Series
Hosted by Faisal Hoque and Lauren Hawker Zafer · Lauren Hawker Zafer and Faisal Hoque
5.0from 4 ratings
- 26
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 4
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Convergence - The Signature Series
The lines between technology, business, and humanity are blurring. In a world of constant disruption, success is no longer about mastering one domain, but about navigating the pivotal intersections where they converge. Join us (Lauren Hawker Zafer and Faisal Hoque) for Convergence, the series that deconstructs the complex forces shaping our future. Based on our hands-on experience, research, and our publications, each episode provides actionable frameworks and candid insights on humanity, business, ethics, transformation, AI, modern leadership, governance, sustainable growth and philosophy.
- Publisher
- Lauren Hawker Zafer and Faisal Hoque
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Jul 2025
- Latest episode
- 29 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 26 episodes have a transcript.
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Convergence Pulse Three: Anthropic Lost $80 Billion in 6 Months. Would You Buy the IPO?
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Convergence Pulse Two: Crossing the Line: AI in Discovery, Diagnosis & the Home
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Convergence Pulse One: Pulling the Brakes - Who Controls AI Now?
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Convergence Pulse Three: Anthropic Lost $80 Billion in 6 Months. Would You Buy the IPO?
Published 29 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So this is a story about where AI is allowed to live. Last Monday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security made public an order telling federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek. Now, DeepSeek is the Chinese AI model, and they were asked to remove it from their IT systems. The order was actually signed back in July. It also covers third-party services built on deep seeks models and bans future purchases. The stated reasons are national security and the protection of sensitive American data. Now, the same day the state government sanctioned Shanghai Zisuan Technology, an AI company founded by former Google engineer Linh Wai Ding, who was convicted in January of stealing Google's AI trade secrets. […]
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