The AI Leader: Mastery of Humans and Machines in the Workplace

Length: 166 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: First Hill Books
Publication Date: 2021-08-03
ISBN-10: 1785279939
ISBN-13: 9781785279935
Sales Rank: #6990829 (See Top 100 Books)

Artificial intelligence and robotics have defined and redefined work environments worldwide. Utilizing stories, news events, and academic research, the book highlights the new realities of business and leadership in the world of AI and provides meaningful insights to help executives and corporations manage and succeed. The business and academic communities would find the book insights useful in understanding the basic notion of artificial intelligence and its impact on an organization’s success. The book discusses strategies that executives can use to best manage business in an AI environment. Written with an equally educational and fun approach, the book covers practical business strategies that will help managers succeed in an AI world.

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Chapter 1 Why AI Leadership?
    Automation has a Cost and AI Will Make it Worse
    A Never-Seen-Before Change takes Shape
    Not Just about Progress, People Matter
    AI Needs New Types of Leaders
    What Becomes of Leadership?
Chapter 2 Intelligence Comes Alive
    The Era of Intelligent Automation
    The Winters of Intelligent Automation
    The Four Forces that Helped end the AI Winters
    The Whole AI Revolution and Work
    AI Leaders Should Invest in the Four Forces
Chapter 3 A Leader who Tames Machines
    Broad Types of ML
    Algorithms and Data
    Deep Down in the Consciousness of Being
    Reinforcement and Deep Learning Combined
    Robotic Process AutomatioN—The Other Automation
    The do, Think, Develop Model
Chapter 4 The Three States of an AI Leader
    The Automation Leader
    State 1 Leadership: Business Context
        All Strategy Needs to Be About AI
        Build Strong AI-Centric Transformation Programs
        AI Is Not IT, A Good Automation Leader Understands That
        Define Problems Differently
        Operate with a Plan
        Move to a Centralized Planning Model
    State 2 Leadership: Strategic Ownership
        Understand the Risks of AI
        Remove the Bias
        Learn about the Technology
    State 3 Leadership: Stakeholder Responsibility
        Reliance on Decisions by Machines
        Recognize That AI Will Be Analyzing Your Leadership Style
        Self-Awareness Means to Learn to Focus on Value Creation
        Leaders Can Garner the Power of AI to Communicate Better
        Management Approaches Are Significant
    AI will define Leadership as one that Fills the Cognitive Void
Chapter 5 State 1 Leadership: Business Context
    The Leader’s Challenge
        Develop New Business Models with AI and Robotics
        Develop New Employee Skill Sets with and for AI
        Think Differently in the AI World
        AI Is Changing Both the Company’s Internal and External Environments
        Develop Rapid Response to AI and Robotics Revolution
        Understand the New Rules of Competition
Chapter 6 State 2 Leadership: Strategic Ownership
    Emerging Executive Considerations
    Proactive Mindset
    The AI Strategic Plan
Chapter 7 State 3 Leadership: Stakeholder Responsibility
    Responsible Adoption
    A Few Stories
        Spy Cab
        Travel Planner
        Virtual Recruiter
        The Infiltrators
        Better Than Cocaine
        The Art of Winning
    Beyond the Stories
Chapter 8 AI Leadership and the Way Forward
    Workplace Scenarios
        Louella, Retail Store Cashier
        Ben, Factory Worker
        Steve, Publisher
        Michelle, Market Researcher
        John, Surgeon
    The Future of AI Leadership
    Coming out of the Barrel
    Paying Attention to AI Governance
    Leading AI Change
        1. Evidence-Based Decision-Making
        2.  Complex System
        3.  Deviation from Human-Driven Explanations
        4.  Use of Unstructured Data
        5.  Development of Change Measurements
    AI Leadership and Governance
    Sadal Framework
    Cognitive Management
    Conclusion
References
Index