The Josh Bersin Company AI Adoption and Optimism: More Power Plants, Transformed Companies
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Nov 4, 2025 The discussion highlights the rapid transformation in business driven by AI adoption and a shift towards more creative job roles. Key insights include the rise of the 'Supermanager' who balances execution with innovation. New research reveals increasing optimism around AI's potential, while HR is urged to evolve from a cost center to a value driver. Additionally, the podcast explores the significant investments in AI infrastructure and the economic implications that the technology brings. Tune in to learn how these trends will reshape the workforce!
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AI Adoption Is Mainstream And Budget-Backed
- Generative AI has gone mainstream and is already used by most managers for email, summaries, document creation, and analysis.
- Wharton research and rising budgets show executives expect tangible returns despite imperfections.
AI Is Driving Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Shifts
- Massive investment in AI infrastructure is shifting capital into data centers, chips, and power, reaching over a trillion dollars.
- Data centers and new power demand are reshaping energy, construction, and semiconductor industries.
Energy Crisis Experience Frames AI Power Needs
- Bersin recalls studying energy during the 1978 oil embargo and links that era's urgency to today's power needs for AI.
- He uses this personal context to highlight renewed interest in energy and infrastructure careers.