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Personalisation Without Surveillance: Can AI Understand You Without Tracking? with Ian Cook

Personalisation has become one of the most powerful promises of AI – but it has also come with a growing cost: surveillance. From social media feeds to targeted ads, many systems rely on tracking individuals across the internet to predict what they might want next. In this episode, Kenny sits down with Ian Cook, SVP of AI Technology at Qloo, a company building AI that maps culture and taste without tracking personal data. Instead of analysing individuals, their systems study the relationships between music, restaurants, brands, travel, and entertainment to understand how human preferences connect. They discuss how AI can uncover cultural patterns without relying on personal identifiers, why recommendation systems can quietly create echo chambers, and what businesses can learn from analysing taste instead of behaviour. The conversation also explores a growing concern for parents and leaders alike: how the next generation should learn to question and think critically about the information AI and algorithms present to them. As AI becomes more embedded in everyday life, the real question isn’t just what these systems can predict – but whether we can build technology that expands curiosity, encourages critical thinking, and understands people without turning them into data products. --- Chapters 00:00 – Meet Ian Cook (SVP of AI at Qloo) 01:03 – What Qloo Actually Does: Teaching AI to Understand Culture 03:27 – How AI Maps Human Taste and Preferences 08:56 – Personalisation Without Surveillance 13:09 – The Algorithm Problem: Echo Chambers and Doom Scrolling 16:46 – Parenting in the Age of AI and Social Media 19:21 – Teaching the Next Generation to Question AI 22:25 – The AGI Hype: Why So Many People Are Fearful 28:26 – Why Ignoring AI Is the Worst Strategy 31:04 – “Action Kills Anxiety” — The Best Advice for the AI Era --- Find us on socials: 🔗 Follow Kenny on LinkedIn:   / kennyalegbe   🤖 Follow Brim on LinkedIn:   / joinbrim   📩 For business or guest inquiries: hello@joinbrim.ai #ai #artificialintelligence #aiprivacy #personalisation #aiethics #futureofai #aigovernance #techpodcast #aidiscussion #aiinbusiness