Noelle Russell, Founder and Chief AI Officer of the AI Leadership Institute, joins me to explain what responsible AI leadership looks like as companies move beyond experimentation and begin building agents and more autonomous systems.
Recorded live at eMerge Americas 2026, this conversation explores why your values should be built into the AI you use, what organizations should consider before automating more of their work, and why clarity of thought may be one of the most valuable skills we can develop right now.
In this conversation:
- Why Noelle compares a new AI system to a baby tiger
- What constitutional AI means and how it keeps systems aligned with your values
- Why companies should evaluate value, risk, and complexity before choosing an AI use case
- How security, accuracy, and trust determine whether an AI pilot succeeds
- What founders and leaders should think carefully about before automating
- Why people may become less receptive to AI salespeople and relationship builders
- How custom GPTs and focused AI systems can solve specific business problems
- Why clarity of thought matters more than technical experience when building with AI
About Noelle
Noelle Russell is a multi-award-winning AI executive, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and Founder and Chief AI Officer of the AI Leadership Institute.
She is a five-time Microsoft AI MVP and was named the number one agentic AI leader in 2025. Noelle has led teams at NPR, Microsoft, IBM, AWS, and Amazon Alexa and is the author of Scaling Responsible AI and Custom GPTs.
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Mentioned in this episode
- Constitutional AI, Reinforcement Learning, AI Safety systems, System Prompting
- EU AI Act for Global Nationals
- Marbelism Agents, Custom GPTs, Claude Skills, and Google Gems
If you are excited about what AI makes possible but do not want to lose the trust, relationships, or values behind your work, this episode is for you.
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