Welcome to AI: A Human Guide to Artificial Intelligence
Presented on: Thursday, April 4th at 11:00 AM CDT
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Artificial intelligence is dramatically reshaping every aspect of business and society. Nearly every job will face some impact from AI - and positions making more than $100,000 per year are particularly vulnerable to AI disruption in professions such as consulting, investment banking, asset management, software engineering, and general management. How can leaders respond to this magnitude and pace of disruption? What new questions of corporate management and governance arise in the AI age?
In this dynamic, content-rich webinar with David Shrier, Professor of Practice in AI & Innovation with Imperial College London and author of Welcome to AI: A Human Guide to Artificial Intelligence, you will learn:
- What is the scope of AI's impact on business and the global economy?
- How will it affect the nature of work?
- What are the new skills that people need to acquire to thrive in the AI future?
- What are five concrete steps boards and executive leaders can take to address AI disruption?
- What are the fundamental cognitive biases that will inhibit AI innovation?
- How can leaders overcome this resistance to change?
About the author: David Shrier is a futurist and innovation catalyst with expertise in harnessing artificial intelligence and other technology to grow revenue. He is a Professor of Practice in AI & Innovation at Imperial College London, where he leads the Centre for Digital Transformation and co-directs the Trusted AI Alliance. He also runs venture studio Visionary Future LLC, helping Global 2000 companies create breakout growth and incubating new technology-enabled businesses. David has led public and private companies in AI, fintech, and digital technology, including, as CEO, delivering an oversubscribed IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. His efforts have driven more than $11 billion of institutional innovation across multiple global enterprises. He has helped over 100 national governments on technology policy and served on the advisory committee for the EU AI Act. David has published nine books in the past nine years about the impact of technology on business and society, most recently Welcome to AI: A Human Guide to Artificial Intelligence.
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