This AI Skeptic Built One of America's Fastest-Growing Tech Communities: How to Use AI Without Losing Your Humanity
What happens when a self-proclaimed AI skeptic decides to dive in headfirst? In this episode of The Disruption Lab, host Kevin McGinnis sits down with Chris Kovac, marketing expert and co-founder of the Kansas City AI Club, to unpack how one blog post changed everything—and how he turned curiosity into a movement. You’ll hear how Chris went from dismissing AI to becoming a national leader in AI community-building, what’s really happening behind the scenes in Kansas City’s tech ecosystem, and how marketers, entrepreneurs, and everyday people are using tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity…
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