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  • Why We All Need to Get More Technical (& 5 Places to Start)

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  • How to Get Your Org Started with AI (even if you don’t want to)

    Completely, 100% written by a human.

    Short version: An intentional approach to AI will help your org introduce it effectively and with less stress. Jump ahead to:
    – The Prep Work
    – The Policy Work
    – The AI Planning Work

    If you’re feeling the pressure of needing to make AI happen at your organization — along with the dread of actually putting those gears in motion — know that you’re not alone.

    The tension is normal. AI is advancing faster than most of us can catch up, technologists included. And when you can’t even wrap your head around how the underlying tech really works, or what it means for your organization’s data, it can feel like you’re staring at the top of an impossible mountain.

    But just like with any big task, you want to break this down into smaller, manageable chunks. An AI implementation need not be any different, no matter what anyone else tells you about how fast you need to be moving.

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  • The Case for Discernment in AI

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    Completely, 100% written by a human.

    Short version: Discernment in AI is a critical skill to be practiced on 3 levels: personally, professionally, and as an organization. Jump ahead to:
    – The Case for Discernment in AI Personally
    – The Case for Discernment in AI Professionally
    – The Case for Discernment in AI Organizationally

    As I sit here writing this, it feels like the entire world is sprinting towards AI. Individuals and organizations of every size seem sold on this promise, that artificial intelligence is going to drastically change the ways we work and live.

    And to some extent that’s real. For better, and for worse.

    But regardless of where you sit on the zoomer/boomer(?) -to-doomer scale, the AI “revolution” is here. And while I don’t see a world where we all come out of this unscathed, I do believe there’s one specific attribute that’s guaranteed to separate the technology victors from the rest.

    Well, aside from access to resources & capital I mean.

    That thing? Discernment. Our ability to perceive, judge and distinguish the role AI plays in this world is the boldest and most impactful skill we can all possibly exercise right now.

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