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Megan Torrance discusses the essential strategic conversations L&D teams must have regarding AI implementation.

Your L&D team is experimenting with AI. But are you strategizing? Megan Torrance shares the 14 strategic conversations every learning leader must have before implementing AI. Organized into four pillars: business alignment, technology infrastructure, design enablers, and human-centered adoption. Navigate three zones of AI impact while managing governance, data protection, bias, and human connection.

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Van Wingerden, Paul Schneider

Guest: Megan Torrance

Topics covered

• AI in L&D
• strategic conversations
• business alignment
• technology infrastructure
• human-centered adoption

Keywords

• AI
• L&D
• strategic conversations
• business alignment
• technology infrastructure
• human-centered adoption
• data protection
• bias
• governance

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Organizations: L&D

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