1. Operations & Supply Chain

OffBeat:  KC/In Conversation with “Gray Man” Author Mark Greaney

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Today, Mark Greaney – author of The Gray Man series of novels – returns to MNB for a conversation about his newest book, “The Chaos Agent.”

I’m a big fan of Greaney’s work, and I found “The Chaos Agent” to be one of his best, a page turner that focuses on nefarious uses for AI by global interests. I found this to be fascinating grist for our chat, since AI is so central to so many industries these days.  It is a terrific book that will go on sale next Tuesday, and I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mark Greaney.

If you’d like to listen to this conversation as an audio podcast, click and download below.

“The Chaos Agent” is available on Amazon, the iconic Portland independent bookstore Powell’s, from Bookshop.org, and wherever books are sold.

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