#6 New Govt Edition: Human + AI - Mastering the Blend for robustness & antifragility

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Changing governments bring uncertainty, but what if we could capitalise on disruption as forward-thinking leaders? By mastering the Human + AI blend, businesses can develop robustness AND anti-fragility:

• Stay ahead of the curve: AI tools analyse vast amounts of data in seconds, giving you insights that would be impossible for even the largest and most impressive teams. This allows faster understanding of and adaptation to new policies and market shifts. Bain & Company reports that companies integrating AI significantly improve their risk management and decision-making processes. It makes sense really. Think of it like this... While the average human reads 750 books in a lifetime, a human working with AI can access and analyse the equivalent of millions of books' worth of information in a matter of hours, cross-referencing it with data, trends, market movements, and up-to-date variables. AI won't take your job, as they say, but a human using AI will. Let's adjust that: AI won't put you out of business, but a competitor using AI well, will.
• Build unshakeable resilience and thrive on uncertainty: The true power of the Human + AI blend lies in the ability to not just adapt, but to evolve and improve because of challenges. The most successful companies are using AI to model multiple future scenarios - more scenarios, using richer data, quicker than their competitors - enabling them to prepare for a range of outcomes and even identify potential advantages in each. This approach turns uncertainty from a threat into a strategic asset.
• Transform risks into rewards: In a volatile environment, risks are inevitable. But with the Human + AI blend, we can turn these risks into strategic advantages. AI can help us quantify and analyse risks faster, allowing us to make bold moves with greater confidence. Companies that master this approach can seize opportunities that their competitors are too cautious to explore, gaining first-mover advantages in emerging markets or technologies.
• Supercharge your efficiency: Done right, AI streamlines operations, saving precious time and resources. Studies show that AI can accelerate upwards of 40% of worker tasks without compromising quality, boosting productivity and cutting costs - more than any any other technology. Microsoft reports a 50% reduction in time spent on routine tasks and more sources back these kinds of stats. It gets rid of the mundane stuff, does it more effectively eliminating human error, and gives your humans space to do the high-value, innovating stuff - all the more impactful in a shaky environment.
• Give your clients greater value, because they'll soon be asking for it: When you can do more in less time with ai, you can deliver greater value to your clients than the competition can. There's a chance on the table now to grab market share. (If you don't, another will.)

You're the expert in your business. AI is simply a tool – albeit a powerful one – to amplify your vision and capabilities. It's your new racing bike when the competition's still using a penny farthing.

Of course, none of these epic gains are possible without paying attention to giving people the skills they need to use ai, communicating the benefits to them clearly and allaying their fears, and managing the change process properly. Otherwise, it's easy to become one of the 86% of ai projects that fail.

More about how AI is our new racing bike >

I've been finishing my Applied Generative AI for Digital Transformation diploma at 美国麻省理工学院 - 斯隆管理学院 this week, and it's interesting how the dynamics have changed. The group functioned more as a working group on how best to leverage the immense power of ai for business - very collaborative and hugely helpful in sharing ideas and experiences.

At Atheni we've been working with clients this week on:

• Interactive real-time investor reports
• Transitions from powerpoint to powerful data visualisation tools like Flourish + Canva
• Building clients their bespoke engineered prompt library for secure advanced data analysis
• Rolling out clients' internal GPTs to streamline all communications on-brand
• Prototyping our top secret project, Atheni.ai

Generative AI: One Tip

Time to start playing with Claude and ChatGPT's data analysis capabilities.

Hey Claude: "Tell me some surprising insights from this dataset and create a beautiful visualisation of the best fact you can find from it."

Integrated Communications: One Useful Thing

According to Gallup, 74% of employees feel they're missing out on company information and news. That lowers engagement.

While there are no end of communication tools to mitigate this, our favourite is fireflies.ai : it records all your online and face to face meetings, transcribes the notes, draws insights, lays out action points, and over time creates a searchable library of content that constitutes a formidable start to any onboarding process or client relationship transition.

Skills & Workplace: One Shocking Statistic

By 2030, AI literacy is expected to be one of the most crucial skills, with 85% of executives believing it will become as essential as computer literacy today. However, "only 21% of employees feel their employers are preparing them for an AI-driven workplace" (TDWI) (World Economic Forum).

Cohesion Pays Off: the AIX Factor

Businesses that strategically align their generative AI initiatives across departments can unlock significant value, with studies showing increases in employee productivity by 48% through reducing repetitive tasks and allowing more focus on creative thinking (FDM Group). By creating a cohesive AI-driven culture, front-runners are now amplifying innovation, streamlining operations, and delivering superior client experiences, driving sustainable growth (Chowdhury, Budhwar & Wood, 2024).

Have a great weekend.

Kenz

www.atheni.co.uk

Human + AI. Victory is reserved for those who master the blend.

We help our ambitious clients surge ahead of their competitors by delivering cohesive Race Plan strategies that align AI/Digital, Integrated Communications, and Skills & Workplace to turn the environment of rapid change and disruption to their advantage.

Further reading

https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/how-align-generative-ai-business-strategy-shambaditya-mukherjee-ptzzf

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-8551.12824

https://research.ibm.com/blog/what-is-alignment-ai

https://www.bcg.com/capabilities/artificial-intelligence/generative-ai

https://www.fdmgroup.com/news-insights/unlocking-business-potential-with-generative-ai-key-takeaways-from-aws-summit-2024/