How would (and should) the notion of leadership change in the era of AI (Artificial Intelligence)? Interesting and insightful!
"Certain qualities, such as deep domain expertise, decisiveness, authority, and short-term task focus, are losing their cachet, while others, such as humility, adaptability, vision, and constant engagement, are likely to play a key role in more-agile types of leadership. "
How is the notion of humility (as mentioned above) is defined?
"Humility - In an age of rapid change, knowing what you don’t know is as valuable as knowing what you do. Unfortunately, leaders are often shielded from learning about new developments by the sheer volume and variety of new information that is captured daily. Leaders in the AI age need to be willing to learn and be open to seeking input from both inside and outside their organizations. They also need to trust others to know more than they do. This knowledge may well come from someone 20 years younger or three levels down the organizational hierarchy. In the AI age, an effective leader understands that someone having lower status or less experience doesn’t mean they cannot make a key contribution."
https://hbr.org/2018/01/as-ai-makes-more-decisions-the-nature-of-leadership-will-change?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_recent_activity_details_shares%3BYpUKMUKwTjqWMx52S896%2Fg%3D%3D
As the article highlights, experts in several fields are being met with rising machine (AI) performance and accuracy, when it comes to hard factual reasoning. However, I think a large part will be how best to use the AI being built, and this is where human inputs can play a role. Can we use AI to improve the quality of lives of the poor and ensure less disease and better nutrition? Yes, of course. Will be do it and how soon? This is a question for leaders and the general public to grapple with.
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