Welcome to The McKinney Podcast, where we celebrate the people and happenings that make our city “Unique By Nature.”
Our guests for this episode are Josh Stone and Erik Woodward, Co-Founders of North Texas AI (NTX AI)
The MCKPOD is presented by RiskWell and FredShots Photography and recorded at the RiskWell studio in McKinney. Your hosts are James Jenkins and Fred Mahusay.
Key Topics:
- Josh’s early tech immersion, from a childhood Tandy computer to a multimedia degree
- Josh’s dot-com career, including early work on Fandango and leadership at AT&T and Hotels.com
- Josh’s shift into startups, launching multiple ventures starting in 2007
- Josh and Erik co-founding North Texas AI to drive applied AI adoption
- How NTX AI meetups build community and hands-on learning for attendees
- Using blockchain and Web3 to verify authentic content in an AI-driven world
- Josh tracing the path from vibe coding to AI agents and digital workforces
- Helping enterprise clients build AI policies and move past initial fear
- Josh on copyright complications from co-creating a book with AI
- Erik on past tech disruptions and confidence in society’s ability to adapt
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