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Top 6 Employee Pain Points in AI Adoption (and How to Solve Them)
Implementing AI at the organizational level often gets significant attention, but the true battle happens at the individual level. As organizations strive to harness AI's potential, it’s essential to understand and address the personal challenges employees face when integrating AI into their daily workflows. We combine the core insights from both approaches to highlight key pain points and provide actionable solutions.
Her Code, Our Future: The Trailblazing Women Behind the AI Revolution
Tracing the Legacy – Women Who Shaped the AI Transformation
Artificial intelligence (AI) is omnipresent today—from the virtual assistants in our phones to sophisticated robotics in healthcare and transportation. Yet, behind every breakthrough in AI lies a rich history paved by women whose pioneering ideas and relentless innovation have changed the way we think about technology. This post explores the journey from the earliest visions of machine intelligence to the cutting-edge research driving modern AI, celebrating the women whose work remains the backbone of today’s technological revolution.
Ada Lovelace is celebrated as the first computer programmer for her work on the Analytical Engine.
Grace Hopper pioneered compiler development and helped create COBOL, transforming how we write software.
Margaret Hamilton led the software engineering effort for NASA's Apollo missions, ensuring the safe execution of flight systems.
Dorothy Vaughan played a critical role in early computing at NASA, laying the groundwork for modern algorithmic processing.
Among modern pioneers:
Fei-Fei Li co-created ImageNet, a landmark dataset that fueled the deep learning revolution in computer vision.
Joy Buolamwini brought algorithmic bias to light through her Gender Shades research, leading to industry-wide changes in facial recognition technology.
Joelle Pineau leads a major AI research team at Meta, championing open science and inclusive data practices.
Rachel Thomas co-founded fast.ai to democratize deep learning education, making advanced AI techniques accessible to a broader community.
AI + Brands: February 2025’s Top Stories Shaping the Future of Business
This months stories showcase how AI is revolutionizing brand strategies worldwide. From driving innovation to creating new challenges, these stories highlight the opportunities and risks brands face in the AI era.
Act Now, Don’t Get Left Behind – The AI Revolution is Here
The hardest part of setting safe, effective AI strategies today is figuring out what’s real and what’s not. It’s hard to tell which bold claims will reshape your industry and which ones will fade into the background.
If you’re hesitating, you’re already falling behind. The AI wave is crashing over every industry, and if you’re not riding it, you risk losing your spot in the market. Yes, AI might upend some jobs—but it’s also creating massive opportunities for those who act fast and smart. The trick isn’t to go all in at once, but to start small, learn quickly, and build up your skills as you go.
Maximizing Your Personal ROI: How AI Helps Busy Professionals Get More Done in Less Time
If you’re wondering whether AI is actually helping you, try this simple exercise:
1️. Track how long key tasks take you without AI. Example: Writing a blog post takes 4 hours.
2️. Use AI to assist and measure the difference. If AI helps you cut that to 2 hours, that’s a 50% efficiency gain.
3️. Calculate your value per hour. If you bill clients at $200/hour, saving 2 hours per week = $20,800 in annual reclaimed time.
4️. Assess qualitative benefits. Are you feeling less overwhelmed? More creative? More strategic?
The Bottom Line: AI Is Your Leverage
Is Your Nonprofit Leading with Insight—Or Stuck in the Weeds? How AI Can Strengthen Board Decision-Making Without Introducing Risk
Nonprofit boards are the backbone of mission-driven organizations, tasked with making high-stakes decisions that impact funding, strategy, and community outcomes. Yet, too often, governance policies and processes create bottlenecks instead of clarity, leading to delayed action, misaligned priorities, and compliance risks. AI is already transforming business decision-making, and nonprofit boards can harness the same tools to improve oversight, efficiency, and strategic insight—when done responsibly. However, without proper AI governance, these same tools can introduce bias, opacity, and misalignment with mission-driven objectives. Here’s how nonprofits can use AI effectively and ethically to enhance board decision-making.
Is AI Helping Public Governance—Or Creating Unseen Risks?
Governments and public agencies are increasingly adopting AI to analyze policy data, enhance compliance tracking, streamline hiring, and improve citizen services. But as AI systems become more embedded in decision-making, who is governing the AI itself? Without clear AI governance frameworks, public agencies risk:
Lack of transparency in AI-driven policy recommendations
Bias in automated hiring, policing, and citizen services
Regulatory misinterpretations leading to compliance failures
Erosion of public trust if AI decision-making is opaque
To ensure AI serves the public interest, agencies must develop clear governance structures that balance efficiency, accountability, and ethical oversight.
The future of work - what’s coming by 2030
Some good stats here from the World Economic Forum about jobs in the next five years. Regardless of what we’re doing today, upskilling should be in our future.
When AI ROI Falls Apart in Execution: Why a Solid Strategy Isn’t Enough
If your AI strategy looks great at the top but becomes a mess at the execution level, you’re not alone. Many organizations struggle to move from big ideas to real impact. The solution? Prioritize governance, break down execution into manageable steps, and ensure alignment across all levels of the business. AI success isn’t just about having a strategy—it’s about making it work in practice.
Is Your Company Prepared for the EU's AI Act? Turns Out, It’s NOT Groundhog Day.
The implementation of the EU AI Act marks a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence. U.S. companies must recognize that this isn't a scenario where they can hit the snooze button and hope for a different outcome. Proactive engagement and compliance are essential to navigate this new reality successfully.
Policy or Perish? Why Ignoring GenAI Could Break Your Bottom Line
Companies are missing out on a massive ROI opportunity by not offering guidance on generative AI. Don’t let fear or uncertainty keep you quiet. Policies aren’t about restricting innovation; they’re about guiding it. By addressing the concerns head-on, providing guardrails, and encouraging thoughtful experimentation, companies can ensure GenAI becomes an engine for sustainable growth rather than a murky gray area of untapped potential.
Are You Missing a 145x ROI? Uncover the Hidden Cost of Not Measuring GenAI Efficiency
Generative AI (GenAI) has captured everyone’s imagination—from drafting emails in seconds to creating full-blown marketing campaigns on autopilot. Yet despite the hype, many businesses fail to measure the true impact of these efficiency gains at the individual knowledge-worker level. The result? A staggering 145x ROI that goes unnoticed and unrecorded.
AI + Brands: January 2025’s Top Stories Shaping the Future of Business
This months stories showcase how AI is revolutionizing brand strategies worldwide. From driving innovation to creating new challenges, these stories highlight the opportunities and risks brands face in the AI era.
Artificial General Intelligence: Lessons in AI on the Road to AGI
As I walked through the process of writing an article on #ArtificialGeneralIntelligence #AGI, I found using two LLMs really helped to clarify my thoughts with their very different approaches. See how the sausage was made here. #AI #FutureOfWork #Productivity
900 Bird Species, Zero Algorithms: What Costa Rica Revealed About Life Beyond AI
Spending a week immersed in the vibrant landscapes and rural communities of Costa Rica offered me more than an adventure—it provided a lens through which to reflect on the role of AI in our lives. From the bustling beach towns of Puntarenas to the untamed jungles of Corcovado National Park, my family and I encountered challenges and experiences that revealed the limits and opportunities of technology in ways I hadn’t anticipated.
Congratulations to the 2025 EDSAFE AI Alliance Catalyst Fellows!
Huge congratulations to all the newly selected Catalyst Fellows! We’re inspired by your dedication to innovation, collaboration, and making a real impact in your fields. Your commitment to pushing boundaries and driving positive change is what makes this program so special. We can’t wait to see the leadership and growth you’ll achieve as you work together to forge new paths. Here’s to each of you—may this fellowship be a milestone on a journey filled with success, community, and transformative ideas. Keep raising the bar!
Exciting news to share! I have been selected as a 2025 EDSAFE AI Alliance Catalyst Fellow!
Exciting news to share! I’ve been selected as a 2025 EDSAFE AI Alliance Catalyst Fellow! Can’t wait to get started reimagining education as a learning system enabled by AI.
The AI Catalyst Fellowship is a year-long program that supports exceptional and impact-minded individuals by providing an outstanding platform to learn and work on questions of AI in education. Fellows have the opportunity to work with world-renowned experts in AI safety, ethics, and policy. They also participate in a rigorous seminar series, where they learn about the latest advances in AI research and discuss the potential impacts of AI on education and society.
Why Your AI Strategy Is the North Star of the ‘Future of Work’
The future of work isn’t a distant horizon—it’s unfolding before our eyes. Organizations that proactively develop and refine an AI strategy anchored by a powerful North Star will be best positioned to navigate this seismic shift. They’ll not only reimagine workflows and customer experiences but will also emerge as industry leaders, setting new standards for ethical, impactful, and profitable AI use.
AI Saved My Sanity
This is a very personal reflection on finding humanity in the age of AI algorithms. Studying AI saved my sanity when new life and unexpected death arrived within five months of each other in my home.
From AI Curious to AI Fluent: Building Your Own AI Partnership
Want to build a productive AI partnership? After months of experimentation, I've compiled a practical guide for getting started with AI assistance. From choosing your first AI platform to developing effective prompts and workflows, this post covers much of what you need to know to begin your journey confidently. #AI #FutureOfWork #Productivity