WorkLab Cassie Kozyrkov on How AI Can Be a Leadership Partner
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May 14, 2025 Cassie Kozyrkov, an AI advisor and the mastermind behind decision intelligence, shares insights into leveraging AI for better leadership. She highlights the pitfalls of confirmation bias and the complexities of decision-making in an age flooded with choices. Cassie discusses how to effectively integrate AI as a thought partner, fostering creativity while maintaining human agency. The conversation also touches on the evolving workplace dynamics, emphasizing the need for creative leadership amid automation.
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Essence of Decision Intelligence
- Decision intelligence integrates psychology, managerial sciences, and data science to improve action based on information.
- It addresses whether we ask the right questions and understand the AI's answers in decision-making.
Avoid Data-Inspired Decisions
- People often confuse being data-driven with simply using numbers to justify decisions they have already made.
- Pre-committing to how data informs decisions prevents confirmation bias and improves decision quality.
Managing Choices with AI
- Too many options overwhelm human decision-making; limiting choices can improve clarity and speed.
- Generative AI produces many good but similar options, requiring clear criteria to break ties efficiently.