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What if the most valuable data about you isn’t labs, steps, or purchases - but your own spoken story?

Bill Welser, CEO and cofounder of Lotic AI, explains how narrative disclosures can power practical, private, and personalized artificial intelligence. We dig into why “unknown unknowns” are hard to surface with prompt-only tools, how a relational AI can proactively ask better questions, and what it takes to keep sensitive data secure while still useful. We also explore real-world use cases, from health decisions and wearables to reducing wasted care and building a fairer “story economy.”

You’ll learn:
Why story is a richer signal than traditional data, and how to capture it safely
How proactive, goal-aligned prompts uncover insights you didn’t know to ask
Practical ways to combine narrative, CGM, and wearable trends for better decisions
The privacy model Bill favors, including what to avoid when sharing with LLMs
Risks of cognitive offloading and how to keep your own thinking strong
A bottom-up path to value where individuals control and benefit from their data
What a Jarvis-like companion could do for everyday choices over the next decade

Bill’s forthcoming book, “The Story Economy,” outlines how personal data stewardship can unlock new value without turning people into statistics.

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Chapters
0:00 Welcome, Techno‑Optimism, and Bill’s Mission
0:44 Why Your Story Is the Richest Data
2:56 From Messy Narratives to Meaningful Patterns
6:45 Prompts vs. Unknown Unknowns
9:21 The Risk of Cognitive Offloading
12:04 Rethinking the AI Economy From the Bottom Up
15:04 Big Tech’s Model vs. Individual Agency
17:50 Practical Wins: Health Decisions and Care Navigation
20:18 Privacy First: Keeping Data Useful and Secure
22:44 The Hidden Costs of Sharing Data With LLMs
28:03 The Story Economy Book: Wealth Beyond Dollars
29:26 Wearables Reality Check: Oura, WHOOP, Apple Watch
35:45 Research Superpowers: Using AI Without Losing Judgment
38:15 CGM, Energy, and Managing Distractions
47:29 Inspiration Loop: Sci‑Fi, Behavior, and Belief
50:06 Ten‑Year View: Jarvis‑Like Companions and Choice
53:27 Beyond Labels: Human Uniqueness as an Advantage
55:47 Closing Thoughts and What Comes