Smarter machines, wiser leaders: Navigating the next decade of work
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Smarter machines, wiser leaders: Navigating the next decade of work

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 15, 202650 min
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AI is moving from experimentation to embedded workflow. But with new opportunities for productivity and innovation, come important questions about workforce design, governance, skills, safety, employee wellbeing and the role of human judgment. In this fireside chat, Scientia Professor Toby Walsh will explore how AI is likely to reshape workplaces and the broader economy. Drawing on his work on the intersection of AI, industry and public policy, you will learn how leaders can harness AI responsibly, build workplace capability and create sustainable value. This session brings practical insights into how organisations can adapt with confidence...

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Music Welcome and thanks for joining us. We're joining you today from Sydney, lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and we pay our respects to their elders past and present. Long before skyscrapers defined this part of Sydney, the Gadigal cared for these

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sweeping harbor shores. Across the digital future summit, we've been talking about ways to harness change so that businesses can equip themselves for what is ahead. In this session, we'll be talking about AI in the workplace. There's so many different issues, reporting, skills, job design, accountability, all of these things are on the minds of my clients. I'm delighted to be joined by

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by Sientia Professor Toby Walsh, the Chief Scientist at UNSW's AI Institute. Toby and I were on a panel together about three years ago, and I'm really excited to be able to talk to him

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