LH #97 What Do We Speak About When We Speak About AI? with Donald H. Taylor

What does the intense focus on AI in learning today have to say about the future of L&D?

Don Taylor is a well-recognised commentator and thinker in the fields of workplace learning and supporting technologies. He speaks world-wide, and has chaired the Learning Technologies Conference in London since 2000. His annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey, started in 2014, provides a unique perspective on L&D trends from over 100 countries, asking the question, what’s going to be hot in L&D? No surprise, perhaps, that the answer this year was AI. But the scale of the vote for AI was unprecedented, and raises serious questions about the future of L&D.

• 00:00 - Start
• 01:06 - Intro
• 03:39 - An unprecedented survey result
• 06:07 - Has any other tech ever dominated the survey quite so much?
• 08:42 - How has the sentiment about AI changed over time?
• 21:13 - Are we on the verge of a ‘correction’ to AI enthusiasm?
• 28:37 - What does the survey tell us about L&D challenges?
• 32:27 - With all the focus on AI, what are we NOT focusing on?
• 36:38 - Preview of Learning Technologies Ex & Conf, London
• 45:56 - Who does Don draw inspiration from?
• 51:30 - End

Sponsor event:

• Celebrating its 25th year, the Learning Technologies conference & exhibition 17-18 April 2024 is Europe’s leading workplace learning event. Register today at https://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/

Sponsor event:

• Webinar: Designing a Successful Learning Content Strategy with Mike Taylor and Bianca Baumann on 9 April 2024, register now at: https://hubs.la/Q02qdB160 The Mindtools visualization of GSS over time:
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gent-ahmetaj_lndtrends-data-ai-activity-7165807077620195328-SftU

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