Keeping Humans in the Loop - with Nuri Cankaya (Intel)

In this episode of The Better Build, host Steven Markow sits down with Nuri Cankaya, VP of Commercial and AI Marketing at Intel, for an in-depth and nuanced conversation on the latest in AI.

Nuri draws from decades of experience in engineering and AI, from early machine learning experiments in the ’90s to today’s cutting-edge LLMs and agentic workflows. The two explore the practical and philosophical questions facing tech leaders today:

Will AI eliminate jobs or transform them? (02:32)

What exactly is AGI, and how close are we to it? (06:19)

How do we avoid fatigue in a world flooded with AI-generated content? (26:56)

Why the future may depend on human-AI collaboration, not replacement. (32:14)

Whether you're an engineer, a product leader, or just AI-curious, this episode offers an optimistic yet grounded take on what’s coming, and how to prepare for it.