The Evergreen AI Strategy: Build a Decision Operating System

00:00 The Inspiration behind 'Steal These Thoughts'

07:55 Concept of an AI Decision Operating System

15:05 The importance of context

19:40 Aligning AI with Talent and Business Outcomes

24:42 Figuring Out the Problem First

30:58 Increased and Decreased Productivity with AI

43:45 Ross's MAGIC

💕 Story Overview

Ross Stevenson discusses the concept of a decision operating system for AI, proposes key questions to explore, and how it can be applied to enhance workforce performance focusing on problem-solving rather than technology adoption. He shares the inspiration behind his work, 'Steal These Thoughts,' and emphasizes the importance of context in implementing AI tools. Ross also emphasizes the value of human intelligence and critical thinking in conjunction with AI technology. 

Story Takeaways

• An AI decision operating system is a set of guiding principles to help organizations make informed decisions when implementing AI in the learning and development space. 

• Focus on solving real problems with existing tools and avoid getting caught up in the hype of new technologies.

• Using the five whys framework can help uncover the root cause of a problem and determine the best approach to solving it.

• Human AI collaboration is crucial as conversational AI tools alone cannot fully understand the context and nuances of a situation.

• AI can enhance performance in low to mid-risk tasks, such as generating ideas and data analysis, but may struggle with high-risk tasks requiring critical thinking and analytical judgment.

• 🐣 Quotes

  Ask why and how always in AI decision operation system: https://youtu.be/-hyKGvzb8lQ 

  Think strategically about AI's impact on talent dev: https://youtube.com/shorts/8tj9iheRpnw

  Enhancing skills with AI tools: https://youtube.com/shorts/OCHICN5ViFo 

  Tacit context is the human super intelligence: https://youtu.be/tNwjiNbOK3g 

  Lack of tacit context limits AI capacities: https://youtube.com/shorts/QqjLEldZ0TE

  Curiosity is the cure for AI distraction: https://youtube.com/shorts/_20WDojIBIQ 

• 📚 Reference

  • Hechler, E., Oberhofer, M., & Schaeck, T. (2020). Deploying AI in the Enterprise. IT Approaches for Design, DevOps, Governance, Change Management, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing, Apress, Berkeley, CA.

  • Desouza, K. C., Dawson, G. S., & Chenok, D. (2020). Designing, developing, and deploying artificial intelligence systems: Lessons from and for the public sector. Business Horizons, 63(2), 205-213.

  • He, M., Li, Z., Liu, C., Shi, D., & Tan, Z. (2020). Deployment of artificial intelligence in real-world practice: opportunity and challenge. Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, 9(4), 299-307.

• ☕ Connect with Our Guests

  Ross Stevenson has spent nearly two decades building learning and performance functions for global organizations. He now runs a company called "Steal These Thoughts" to help L&D teams maximize their learning technology, leverage AI effectively, and develop modern skills. 

  Website: https://stealthesethoughts.com/

  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rstevensonuk/

  Newsletter: https://stealthesethoughts.beehiiv.com/

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