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#166: AI Isn’t Coming for Your Job, But It Is Joining Your Team with Dr. Michael Housman

Nov 12, 2025

Dr. Michael Housman, CTO and founder of AI-ccelerator, discusses the transformative power of AI in the workplace. He explains how AI tools are reshaping team collaboration and decision-making, challenging misconceptions about adoption rates. Michael highlights AI's role in enhancing project predictability and effort estimation, and imagines a future where AI is listed as a team member. He emphasizes the importance of ethical considerations and using AI as a collaborative partner rather than expecting quick fixes.

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INSIGHT

AI Is Already Changing Teamwork

AI is already embedded in many collaboration tools and is changing teamwork today.
Expect evolution from automating admin tasks to generating insights and active adaptation of workflows.

ADVICE

Offload Admin Work To Focus On Strategy

Use AI to offload repetitive admin tasks so humans can focus on strategy and collaboration.
Let AI improve estimates and visibility so Scrum Masters can lead on strategic decisions.

INSIGHT

Human In The Loop, Then Strategic Work

AI will usually remain human-in-the-loop while models learn company habits.
That shift frees people to collaborate, lead, and handle strategic trade-offs instead of status-checking.

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AI is already changing how we work—and how we work together. In this episode, Dr. Michael Housman joins Brian Milner to explore how AI is reshaping team collaboration, decision-making, and the very structure of Agile teams.

Overview

We keep talking about AI like it’s something that’s coming. But as Dr. Michael Housman points out, it’s already here—embedded in our tools, shaping how we collaborate, and quietly shifting the makeup of our teams.

In this episode, Brian sits down with Dr. Housman, CTO, keynote speaker, and author of the upcoming Future Proof: Transform Your Business with AI or Get Left Behind, to talk about what AI is already doing in Agile environments. From how it’s helping Scrum Masters level up decision-making to how it might literally join your org chart, they dig into what’s helpful, what’s hype, and what leaders need to pay attention to right now.

References and resources mentioned in the show:

Dr. Michael Housman
#82: The Intersection of AI and Agile with Emilia Breton
#99: AI & Agile Learning with Hunter Hillegas
#151: What AI Is Really Delivering (and What It’s Not) with Evan Leybourn & Christopher Morales
#165: Can Your Product Process Keep Up With AI with Cort Sharp
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Brian Milner is a Certified Scrum Trainer®, Certified Scrum Professional®, Certified ScrumMaster®, and Certified Scrum Product Owner®, and host of the Agile Mentors Podcast training at Mountain Goat Software. He's passionate about making a difference in people's day-to-day work, influenced by his own experience of transitioning to Scrum and seeing improvements in work/life balance, honesty, respect, and the quality of work.

Dr. Michael Housman is the author of Future Proof: Transform Your Business with AI (or Get Left Behind) and the founder and CEO of AI-ccelerator where he helps organizations leverage advances in artificial intelligence. He is a seasoned technologist with over 15 years of experience architecting AI platforms in sectors ranging from hiring and fraud detection to customer communication and real estate lending. His research has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and profiled by such media outlets as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and The Atlantic. Dr. Housman received his A.M. and Ph.D. in Applied Economics and Managerial Science from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his A.B. from Harvard University.