Welcome to a new episode of the @MAGICademy Podcast! Our guest for S4E10 is Dr. Alexander Young, who is very well-known in the fields of education technology and health. Dr. Alex is mostly recognized as the founder and CEO of Virti, an innovative platform aimed at transforming how individuals learn and perform in professional settings. We talk about AI and coaching, how these two concepts intertwine, and how they can be harnessed to develop talents and form excellent professionals. Dr. Alex graduated with a degree in Medicine from the University of Bristol in 2009 and subsequently trained as a trauma and orthopedic surgeon until 2018 when he decided to fully dedicate himself to Virti and focus on enhancing training and performance in business environments by leveraging advanced technologies. In this episode, he also shares some insights about AI-powered avatars, recognizing AI from real people, and some stories on how AI + coaching have improved talent development. Conversation Outline 00:57 - Dr. Alex introduces himself 03:24 - The story behind Virti and its foundation 08:42 - Creating micro-scenarios  11:11 - Staying within the learning objectives 14:31 - Defining effective coaching inspired by sports 19:04 - Stories about overcoming challenges in Dr. Alex’s life 23:21 - Best skills for coaches to have 27:57 - Developing empathy 31:14 - Role of childlike wonder in performance and coaching 33:31 - The landscape for AI one-on-one coaching 36:42 - Room for improvement and benefits of AI-powered avatars 40:14 - Recognizing human voices and AI voices 42:40 - Fighting inaccuracy or AI hallucination 45:25 - Virti impact stories 47:46 - Thought leaders to keep in mind 47:27 - Jiani’s recap of the episode 50:12 - Dr. Alex at 11 years old 51:28 - Particular challenges in Dr. Alex’s life 53:52 - Dr. Alex’s magic #MAGICademy #podcast #surgery #surgeon #innovation #Virti #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #coaching #talents #workplace #workenvironment #professional #childlikewonder #AIavatars #coaches #virtualscenarios #leadershipdevelopment