Ethan Mollick, a Wharton professor and the author of 'Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI,' joins Nicolai Tangen to discuss the urgent need for companies to adopt AI. He emphasizes the transformative potential of AI tools in enhancing workforce performance and reshaping hiring practices. Ethan warns against using AI solely for cost-cutting, advocating for innovative strategies that prioritize long-term success. He elaborates on the importance of collaboration between AI and employees, highlighting how organizations can avoid being left behind in the AI revolution.
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Implement AI Awareness And Labs
Raise awareness about current AI capabilities among leadership and staff immediately.
Create an AI research lab and develop a plan to implement AI across the organization.
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Companies Using AI Incentives
Moderna uses AI integrated in annual reviews, boosting employee adoption.
Some firms pay weekly $10,000 bonuses to employees best using AI for job automation.
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Lead By Example Using AI
Combine positive incentives with mandatory AI use in workflows to drive adoption.
Leaders must model AI use to make it essential for their teams.
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In *Co-Intelligence*, Ethan Mollick explores the profound impact of AI on business and education. He urges readers to engage with AI as co-workers, co-teachers, and coaches, using numerous real-time examples to illustrate its potential. Mollick argues that AI should augment human intelligence rather than replace it, and he provides practical advice on how to harness AI's power to create a better human future. The book addresses the transformative potential of AI, its ethical concerns, and the importance of mastering the skill of working with smart machines[1][2][4].
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Which companies will lead and which will be left behind as AI transforms the way we work? Nicolai Tangen connects with Ethan Mollick, Wharton professor and author of 'Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI,' to explore how organizations can harness AI's revolutionary potential. They discuss the growing adoption of AI tools across workforces, proven tactics for driving company-wide implementation, the rise of autonomous AI agents, and why traditional training approaches may be missing the mark. Ethan reveals insights from his research showing that AI works best as a collaborative teammate rather than a replacement. With AI capabilities advancing faster than expected, organizations face increasing urgency to act.
In Good Company is hosted by Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management. New full episodes every Wednesday, and don't miss our Highlight episodes every Friday.
The production team for this episode includes Isabelle Karlsson and PLAN-B's Niklas Figenschau Johansen, Sebastian Langvik-Hansen and Pål Huuse. Background research was conducted by David Høysæter and Yohanna Akladious.
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