Dan Smitley - What do we want from AI in WFM?

About this episode

Dan Smitley discusses the practical applications of AI in workforce management.

Dan Smitley is a WFM Guru - You may have seen him posting Will Ferrell gifs on LinkedIn every Friday, but for this episode he joins Calabrio to talk about AI in WFM and how we might get real-world, practical uses out of AI and what that means to the average user. Topics include how WFM can benefit from AI, especially in the "Art vs. Science" front, and what we as humans need from AI assistants. Want to be a guest on the Calabrio podcast? Send us an email! dave.hoekstra@calabrio.com

People in this episode

Guest: Dan Smitley

Topics covered

• AI
• WFM
• business
• technology

Keywords

• Will Ferrell gifs
• AI assistants
• Art vs. Science

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Products: Calabrio

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