Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley

Why You Must Be an AI Optimist (Or Get Mowed Down)

June 4, 2026·21 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

You are being lied to about artificial intelligence.  The talking heads on television and the doomers in your social media feeds want you terrified. They want you scared because fear is profitable. It keeps you docile, it keeps you buying their products, and most importantly, it keeps you late. --- I help founders & executives generating more than $10M in revenue find their Easy Mode. Start here: https://ryanhanley.com/subscribe Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/ryanmhanley --- The hard data from the Federal Reserve, Stanford, and Harvard tells a completely different story. Half of America is already using these tools to build, cure, and scale. Sitting this revolution out is not a conservative strategy. It is business suicide. In this solo episode, I break down the exact numbers that prove why optimism is the only rational path forward. We will steel man the doomer case, look at the real threat of job disruption, and explain how the most safety-focused AI minds in the world are secretly betting on massive abundance. You do not get credit for being right about the risks if you also missed the wave. Follow Ryan: Website: https://ryanhanley.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryan_hanley Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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