#292: AI Without Adult Supervision with Aubrey Blanche

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of AI adoption without proper oversight, featuring insights from guest Aubrey Blanche.

As Kevin McCallister once taught us: just because the house is still standing doesn't mean everything's under control. Everyone's racing to adopt AI, but has anyone actually read the fine print? For this year's International Women's Day episode, we are joined by Aubrey Blanche to unpack the hype, the hidden tradeoffs, and the quiet ways teams are giving up agency in the name of "productivity." We explore how data and tech teams are uniquely prepared and positioned to ask better questions, measure what really matters, and avoid letting the AI teenager run the house. Learn more about "phantom value" and why faster isn't always better… or even cheaper! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page .

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Helbling, Moe Kiss, Tim Wilson, Val Kroll, Julie Hoyer

Guest: Aubrey Blanche

Topics covered

• AI adoption
• productivity
• data teams
• agency
• phantom value
• International Women's Day

Keywords

• AI
• productivity
• data teams
• agency
• phantom value
• International Women's Day

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