What do the American people actually expect from companies deploying AI — and are corporate leaders listening?

In this episode of One Vision Podcast, Theodora Lau sits down with longtime friend Tyler Spalding, Chief Marketing, Communications & Engagement Officer at JUST Capital, to unpack the organization's latest research on how the public, investors, and corporate executives view AI's impact on society, jobs, and the economy.

They dig into the perception gap between public sentiment (66%) and corporate optimism (94% of investors and 90% of corporate leaders see AI as a net positive), and what that gap means for business leaders navigating workforce decisions, reskilling investments, and responsible AI deployment.

The conversation also explores the tension between AI-driven efficiency gains and the human cost of disruption — from layoffs framed as AI transformation and the anxiety facing the next generation entering the workforce, as well as the importance of defining and incentivizing responsible AI through consistent, comparable standards guided by public expectations.

📍Hot take: “ I've long believed that listening is a superpower.”

Keywords: AI, Trust, Financial Services, Responsible AI, Future of Work, Venture Capital 

#AI #ResponsibleAI #FutureOfWork 

00:00 Welcome and Introductions

04:02 What Just Capital Does

04:29 AI Optimism and Trust Gap

05:43 Responsible AI Expectations

12:34 Jobs Anxiety and Layoffs

15:13 Reskilling and New Opportunities

17:51 Next Generation and Education

21:34 Defining Responsible AI Standards

More about our guest 

🌐Tyler Spalding on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-spalding/ 

🌐Spring 2026 American Public, Investor, and Corporate Leader Perspectives on Responsible AI Deployment: AI Optimism Rises but Concerns Remain: https://justcapital.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Wave-2-AI-Report.pdf 

More about our host and One Vision Podcast 

🌐Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/ 

🌐Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence (book): https://www.bankingonaibook.com/ 

🌐Unconventional Ventures (company): https://www.unconventionalventures.com/ 

🌐Listen to all One Vision Podcast episodes by visiting: https://shows.acast.com/one-vision 

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One Vision Podcast is a fintech, banking, and AI podcast hosted by Theodora Lau (Founder, Unconventional Ventures; author of Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence). One Vision goes beyond the headlines on AI, agentic commerce, digital banking, financial inclusion, and the future of money — with founders, analysts, venture capitalists, technologists, and operators building the next chapter of financial services. New episodes weekly. Featured guests include leaders from Ant, bunq, J.D. Power, Forrester, IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce, SAS, SAP, and Wall Street Journal. Recognized in American Banker's Top 20 Most Influential Women in Fintech.

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Episode ID: 1000768339905

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Release Date: 18/05/2026, 10:30:15