# Silicon Valley and Oil and Gas Are Playing the Same Game

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Podcast: [Chuck Yates Got A Job](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chuck-yates-got-a-job-1369602)
Published: 2026-08-17T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://cynaj.collide.io/episodes/silicon-valley-and-oil-and-gas-are-playing-the-same-game
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## Resource

Houston has always run on optimism, spending everything to drill a hole where nobody has drilled before and then finding out what came back. Leon Coe, founder of Amplify Intelligence and the Houston AI Club, thinks that same instinct is exactly what AI needs. He and Chuck get into why executives cannot delegate this one, why augmentation beats automation, and why your own level of ambition is a hard ceiling on what the models will ever hand back. https://www.meetup.com/houston-ai-club/events/316056350/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at collide.io Click here to view the episode transcript. 00:00 The perfect podcast length 02:03 What executive AI coaching actually is 04:48 Building the Houston AI Club 08:50 Why Houston is wired for AI 14:29 Augmentation, not automation 18:29 Talking to AI instead of typing at it 22:41 Cost savings versus new revenue 24:37 The real prize in oil and gas 27:54 What executives are actually asking 31:52 Banned in 2024, bought in 2025 33:31 Why you cannot delegate this one 38:51 The Burton McMurtry card story 40:32 Ambition as a technical limiter 44:08 AI as a thought partner 48:23 The September 3rd operator spotlight 50:24 Where to find Leon https://twitter.com/collide_ai https://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io https://www.facebook.com/collide.io https://www.instagram.com/collide.io https://www.youtube.com/@collide_io https://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai

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