Logistics is a multi-trillion-dollar industry that quietly powers the entire global economy — and it's shockingly manual. Ryan Petersen (@typesfast), founder & CEO of Flexport, joins the @LightconePod to break down how AI is finally touching the physical world: making shipping cheaper, speeding up global trade, and automating work that used to live inside emails, spreadsheets, and phone calls. 03:17 - When did AI tools become serious at the company 06:27 - The benefit of internal hackathons 12:03 - What internal AI projects have been most impactful at Flexport 14:40 - What software can do better and faster in logistics 19:08 - Goods get cheaper if more logistics get automated 21:18 - The spiritual/philosophical implications of AI in society 23:51 - How does AI change the model structure for companies? 26:38 - Would Ryan have built Flexport differently today?