Many people tend to assume AI thinks similarly to a human. While its outputs may be reminiscent of how a human expresses thoughts, AI is mostly predictive text and does not actually understand what it is doing.

“Overall, this panel was a demonstration of what happens when the people most affected by extractionism are allowed to define the rules, the pace, and the limits.”

The organizations that will thrive won’t be those that resist these changes or those that thoughtlessly automate everything. They’ll be the ones that find the right balance between leveraging AI for efficiency while doubling down on the real human connections and mission-driven work that no algorithm can replicate.