Leadership Tea Managing Anxiety in the Age of AI with Soribel Feliz, The AI Therapist | S4 EP13
Belinda and Shelby are joined by tech policy and AI governance expert, Soribel Feliz, also known as The AI Therapist. Soribel tackles the anxiety currently gripping the professional world: fear of being replaced by artificial intelligence. If you're wondering what your kids should study, how to upskill mid-career, or how to maintain your mental health amid constant doom-and-gloom headlines, this episode is for you.
Soribel discusses the legitimate concerns surrounding AI, from plagiarism in higher education to the AI automation impacting white-collar work. She dispels one of the biggest myths—that AGI will be "god-like.” And she offers practical advice on how to manage your anxiety around AI by focusing on what you can control, and how executives can build a collaborative AI adoption strategy.
Also in this episode:
- Legitimate concerns everyone should have about AI's impact on work and society
- Why learning all the AI tools is an overwhelming and ineffective strategy
- Soribel's advice for maximizing your data privacy and security immediately
- How leaders can create a vision for integrating AI on their teams
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You can also watch our conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A-RocnSZfl0
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