What happens to human judgement with AI?
Many of you I am sure are being encouraged to use AI more, embed it fully and become even more productive. Yet there is a deeper question sitting underneath the flurry of activity and hype: are we simply outsourcing the very human skills that make us so valuable?
In this conversation with Rahim Hirji, author of 'SuperSkills: The Seven Human Skills for the Age of AI' and keynote speaker on AI and human capability, we explore the specific skills to focus on as AI becomes increasingly enmeshed in our work and lives.
He shares a powerful leadership tension that AI can help us move faster, but it can also quietly, and without us even noticing, weaken our judgement as we forget where our own thinking begins and ends in 'algorithmic drift', those moments when we slowly hand over our agency.
This conversation is not anti-AI, in fact, Rahim talks clearly about being both pro-human and pro-AI, and argues that the real opportunity is to develop an augmented mindset, knowing when to use AI, when not to use it, and where the human needs to remain firmly in the process.
Rahim co-founded the skills platform EtonX, led international growth at Quizlet across more than 60 countries, and his SuperSkills research spans more than 200 organisations in over 30 countries. He also writes 'Box of Amazing', a weekly briefing on AI, technology and human capability read by more than 25,000 leaders.
What you will learn in this episode:
- Why judgement has become one of the most important human skills in the age of AI
- How we are sleepwalking into 'algorithmic drift', unconsciously handing over decision-making
- Where humans belong in AI-enabled processes
- How leadership can help their people to focus on their agency and human capabilities
- The power of real curiosity
- The opportunity of the augmented mindset - the power of both AI and humans together
- Why global adaptability still matters
- The inherent cultural values and biases in AI
- A message of hope
Where in your work are you already outsourcing more judgement to AI than you realise?
How often do you pause to consider how to answer your questions, and if AI is the right channel?
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