Embracing GenAI: Navigating Productivity and Emotion

How much are you using ChatGPT or Claude or one of the other LLMs in your job? Have you, like the Amys, largely avoided it because you haven’t been impressed with what you’ve seen it do? Or you haven’t thought of a compelling use case? Or maybe you feel professionally threatened?

The Amys have gone from being skeptical dabblers to skeptical enthusiasts. Why? They heard several listeners describe how they’ve gotten surprisingly good results, not to mention mental relief, greater agency at work, and imaginative business leads.

If you haven’t yet tried your hand at GenAI, we hope these power users, along with our guest expert, data journalist Alexandra Samuel, inspire you to finally do that; and if you’re already using the technology, that you come away with new ideas.

Guest expert:

Alexandra Samuel is a tech speaker and data journalist who creates data-driven reports and workshops for companies around the world.

Resources:

• “How the Next Generation of Managers Is Using Gen AI,” by Gabriele Rosani and Elisa Farri
• “Using ChatGPT to Make Better Decisions,” by Thomas Ramge and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger
• “The AI Skills You Should Be Building Now,” from the HBR IdeaCast
• “A Toolkit to Help You Manage Uncertainty Around AI,” by Oguz A. Acar and Bob Bastian
• “Embracing Gen AI at Work,” by H. James Wilson and Paul R. Daugherty

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