The Tightrope With Dan Smolen

What’s Your Work Fit? welcomes back JLL Managing Director, Future of Work, AI Adoption & Data Center Advisory, Ram Srinivasan, for a mind-expanding conversation at the intersection of AI, philosophy, and the future of work. Together with Executive Producer and Host Dan Smolen and Co-Host, MorteVita‘s Fran Saele, they explore whether agentic AI is evolving beyond tools into something more—and what that means for leaders, organizations, and your personal Work Fit. This episode challenges assumptions, reframes fear into opportunity, and delivers a powerful message: AI isn’t replacing work—it’s expanding what’s possible. Key Topics & Takeaways 1. Is Agentic AI Approaching Consciousness? The critical distinction between awareness, self-awareness, and consciousness Why today’s AI may exhibit “subjective experience”—but not sentience The philosophical debate: materialism vs. non-dual consciousness Why the real risk isn’t conscious AI—but perceived consciousness 2. From AI Tools to AI Agents E