Working Humans

As a leader of an organization, team or department, getting serious about AI adoption is the ultimate change management challenge. Successful AI integration isn't just about learning to use the latest tools and training your staff; it's about aligning your entire organization to undergo a process of intensive learning, adaptation and the hardest thing we Humans do: change. A few tips for taking th...

The Voice-Activated Workflow works differently; both the AI and Human leverage the strengths of their own brain-type. But this style of working is not for everyone. It might speak to younger portions of our working community and help make us old people seem more innovative than we actually are. A quick overview of what it is and how it works. READ the article: https://www.working-humans.com/ai/voi...

AI’s Insatiable Energy Demand The rapid growth of AI is driving a significant increase in global energy demand. The technology simply requires far more power than traditional computation. As companies shift from CPUs to energy-intensive GPUs for AI development, the need for massive upgrades to data center infrastructure, including energy management and cooling, is growing. This poses challenges fo...

We all intuitively identify with the “Left-Brain, Right-Brain” model; some of us were better at math while others were linguists. Today’s AI algorithms use a "Mixture of Experts" structure that allows for narrow efficiencies in intelligence types. More than just our “logical friend”, AI is highly competent in understanding and generating emotional-relational content. It can help us in all the area...

RAG AI - short for Retrieval-Augmented Generation - has redefined how we interact with AI by blending web searches with generative responses. With answers enriched by live data and backed by real-time sources, RAG AI may well change our traditional view of search engine like Google or Meta. We look at what RAG is, how to use it best and what upstart companies such as Perplexity can do for our work...

Introducing the new book: "AI-Powered Professional: Awareness and Integration Guide for Non-Technicals" written by Fiona Passantino. This latest title in the Comic Books for Executives series is a witty, fun, no-nonsense guide, created for the non-technical professional navigating the transformative world of Artificial Intelligence. Whether you're in communications, HR, sales, ormarketing, AI-Powe...

In a world increasingly shaped by AI, the future of our most cherished Human skills - writing, designing and creating – is at risk. As AI generates more content, it reduces our language to a bland, uniform "vanilla," stripped of the richness, personality, and nuance that comes from lived physical experience. This shift could make our language feel more like a processed product than a living, evolv...

GPT-o1, rolled out in September 2024, introduced chain-of-thought reasoning. This new model design thinks before it answers. Instead of guessing, it breaks problems into steps, double-checks its work, and delivers more accurate results, even if it takes longer. Aimed at developers, it’s smarter than most humans, with a 120 IQ, making it ideal for building better AI systems and apps. This makes it...

Sentience Are we on the brink of creating a sentient AI that not only thinks but feels, and knows the nature of its existence? We explore the creepy, eerie emergence of a non-Human consciousness in machines and look at a few unsettling real-life cases, like Bing’s “Sydney” and Google’s LaMDA and grapple with the ethics, rights, and potential dangers of sentient AI. A matter of time and engineering...

Nothing is harder than delivering a “tight five” in a crowded bar. For a professional keynote speaker seeking to level up, stand-up comedy is the perfect training ground. Specifically, learning the tricks and techniques of comedians. What I gained from my time in the comedic Dojo and how I became hooked along the way. READ: https://www.working-humans.com/leadership/standup/ Thank you for listening...

The rapid advancements in AI, towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) at all costs, have profound implications for the rest of us. We are being disrupted, rendered irrelevant with every new feature, model and rollout. Combine this with the slow pace of legislative oversight, and lack of the vital “Why” behind these advances. The non-technical community needs to understand where the Tech Bros...

Today’s high-level leaders are expected to not only run their companies but be highly visible in their field. They need to regularly share insights through industry publications, keynote speeches, podcasts, blogs or interviews. They also need to provide insights within their organizations for panels, roundtables, and seminars. Whether you do it yourself or have an executive comms professional help...

Could it be that AI needs us? With all the swirling emotions, it’s good to know that Humans still – and may always – have the edge when it comes to communicating with other Humans (which, thankfully, we are still doing). Why the absence of Human-generated content will actually make LLMs “dumber”. The “poisoned pool” and seven ways we still outperform. READ THE ARTICLE: https://www.working-humans.c...

AI can be a valuable tool to improve the onboarding process for new hires. Onboarding is critical because roughly 90% of employees decide with the first six months whether to stay or leave a company, and 20% leave within the first 45 days. AI can personalize the onboarding experience for each employee, for a hyper-personalized feeling. READ the full article: https://www.working-humans.com/ai/ai-po...

Why do we remember a face but often, not the name? Why do we understand diagrams more quickly than explanations? Visual Communication is effective because it connects us with the natural language of the brain. And given the faster pace of change, visual communication is more crucial than ever. From the way brands tell their stories to how individuals express themselves, visuals are a powerful tool...

Turning repetitive tasks into raw materials for light, fun competition works for training, testing, awareness, problem solving and performance at work. It increases our engagement, builds teams and has the capacity to make these tasks more enjoyable. A few easy ways to tap into the benefits at work. READ: https://www.postcovidhandbook.com/read/2022/gamification   WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be...

Things didn’t go as planned: you got caught in a re-org, a merger. Whether due to AI efficiencies or not, you suddenly find yourself out of work and primed for a re-boot. You will need to re-enter a very different job market since you last visited, now dominated by AI. With 40% of working hours affected due to the rise of this technology, you will likely need to adapt and re-train for an AI-Powere...

In our current media landscape, with its barrage of information, chatter and noise, building in silence has become essential. Generative AI will thousandfold this condition as it issues forth video, images, audio, words-words-words… more than we could ever hope to consume. The true art of communication is reductive. Mastery of the tool of silence puts us in another league of Storytellers; the abue...

Every impenetrable LLM can be jailbroken. And every service agreement that guarantees your data, entered into a prompt window, will not be used to train future models can be broken, loopholed or hacked. Once you enter content into a Large Language Model, or post anything onto the web, it’s no longer yours. A guide to keeping data safe in the AI landscape.

Microsoft Copilot is a set of AI-driven features that combine and power existing Microsoft products (Windows 11, Bing Search, Microsoft Edge) and all your unmissable productivity apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams). The idea is to use Copilot as you search, write, and brainstorm, right in your workspace. Or use the free version from your browser. A quick overview of how it works and wha...

AI software is advancing at lightning speed. But what about the hardware? Moore's Law states that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles every two years. This drives computing power. But there are physical limitations of how small transistors can be. Introducing Quantum Computing and the fascinating Qbit; a system that leverages the principles of quantum mechanics to perform calculat...

AI is one of the world’s fastest growing industries in 2024, predicted to grow 38% until 2030[i]. But in this exciting space with room to expand, why are only 22% of AI employees female? Like many things, the imbalance is due to a complex combination of societal, educational and workplace forces. READ the article: https://www.working-humans.com/ai/women-ai/ Thank you for listening to Working Human...

Designed to make sure Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used safely and ethically across Europe, the EU AI Act like a rulebook for AI development and use. AI is a powerful tool, but it can also be risky. What’s the EU Act all about, and what do you need to know? The basics in plain Human language. READ THE FULL ARTICLE: https://www.postcovidhandbook.com/read/2024/eu-act   Thank you for listening to...

As non-technical professionals are learning about AI and incorporating it into their workflows, the bar will slowly be raised at work. Employees will soon be expected to handle a wider range of tasks and responsibilities because they can process information and perform tasks at higher speed and at scale that surpasses their traditional colleagues. The result? Higher expectations for everyone. Are...

If you work in a diverse, complex, international organization, chances are a portion of your working community will be practicing Muslims. This means, for an entire month starting in the spring (depending on the moon), those who practice will refrain from eating or drinking from sunrise to sundown. A few small actions state loud-and-clear that your culture is one of curiosity, respect and celebrat...