Effective leaders understand the automation paradox: the more sophisticated and complex technology gets, the more vital human users become to its operation. While artificial Intelligence (AI) is not new, advancement of the technology through generative AI has been so rapid that many business leaders have had trouble keeping pace with the changes.
With thanks to Jackson Bremen, Katie Mumford, and members of the Northwestern University Robotics Club, following are eight actions required to use generative AI effectively and ethically during its early stages:
Effective leaders evolve the role of human users in parallel with generative AI technology to maximize the benefits of these new and developing tools while mitigating their associated risks.
A version of this article originally appeared on Forbes on July 27, 2023.
One of the cited references is the son of the author.