Why the next workplace inequality may not come from biased algorithms—but from how organisations implement AI. For the past two years, organisations have focused on an important question: Can artificial intelligence discriminate? The evidence suggests it can. Research has shown that AI systems can reproduce or amplify bias embedded in training data, system design and …
The AI Adoption Gap Between Women and Men Needs a System Lens Generative AI is moving fast from novelty to infrastructure. Investment is accelerating. Boards are paying attention. AI capability is increasingly seen as central to future competitiveness. But the more important question is not simply: who has access to AI? It is: who is being enabled …
What leaders must understand about AI adoption Artificial intelligence is transforming more than workflows. It may be changing the way humans think. Recent work by neuroscientist Dr Hannah Critchlow raises precisely this issue. In her recently- published book, The 21st Century Brain, Critchlow explores how rapidly changing social and technological environments shape cognition, emotional regulation, behaviour and even the long-term development of human …
For many organisations, AI is still being treated primarily as a technology project. The conversation is dominated by questions of tools, platforms, automation, productivity and technical skills. Which systems should we adopt? Which workflows can we streamline? Where can we reduce effort? How quickly can we capture efficiency gains? These are all legitimate questions, but …
Artificial intelligence is changing how we work. And more importantly, it is changing how we think. Most perspectives about AI focus on productivity: faster outputs, greater scale and increased efficiency. Those gains are real, but beneath the surface, something more significant is happening, and many organisations are only beginning to recognise it. People are starting to think less, not because they are incapable or disengaged, …
When the Australian technology company Atlassian recently announced layoffs (1600 jobs, 10% of global workforce) as part of a broader restructuring, many employees were reportedly taken by surprise. The company explained that the changes were linked to a strategic shift toward platform efficiency, automation and increased use of artificial intelligence tools. Public statements emphasised productivity …
“The right to be left alone is the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilised people.” — Warren and Brandeis, The Right to Privacy (1890) From online shopping to airport security to digital health records, most people now live with a level of monitoring and data collection that would have been unthinkable …
Australia’s National AI Plan is now firmly directed towards acceleration: attracting investment, scaling infrastructure, and capturing productivity gains. For business leaders, this matters. Not because the plan tells organisations how to deploy AI—it largely doesn’t—but because it reshapes the environment in which leadership decisions about AI will be made. The plan rests on three pillars: capturing the opportunities of AI spreading the benefits …
On 15 January, Microsoft entered into a landmark agreement with the ACTU, committing both to work together on AI skills, consultation and public policy. ACTU ‘s Joseph Mitchell said: “Workers through their unions have consistently raised concerns that AI was being rolled out without meaningful consultation”. The agreement reflects a maturing view of successful AI …
Inclusive Leadership in the Age of AI: De Cremer’s Weighty Insight AI is now front of mind for most business leaders, managers & employees—it is already embedded in how organisations make decisions, deliver services & interact with employees & customers. Yet many leaders have not yet formulated a clear vision as to how AI fits …