Artificial Intelligence gives us new tools —
what happens next depends on all of us.
Emerging tech gives us new tools —
what happens next depends on all of us.
AI gives us new tools —
what happens next
depends on all of us.
Let's Talk About the Human Dimensions of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is already changing "possible". A key driver of competitive success will soon be how effectively you harness its power. What stands in the way is often not the technology itself, but the challenge of the human dimensions: how to raise AI literacy, navigate vast and complex implications, understand where and how to innovate, and foster adoption. Alison McCauley stands out among artificial intelligence keynote speakers for her focus on the human dimensions of AI. She is dedicated to demystifying this future through her writing, speaking, and teaching.
- Career strategist focused on closing the gap between transformative technology and people’s understanding of how to use it to unlock business value
- Decades of experience advising both founders and the Fortune 1000 C-Suite
- International best selling author (O' Reilly Media, 2019); articles in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Venture Beat; over 90,000 learners for online course
- Linkedin Top Voice in Artificial Intelligence
- Recognized among artificial intelligence keynote speakers
Falling for Humanity in a Silicon World
Growing up among orchards that would one day be eclipsed by Silicon Valley startups, it was easy to get excited about how technology works. How circuitry could seemingly pull sound out of thin air when my brother and I built a radio. How we could extract data from a cassette for our first computer, the Timex Sinclair ZX81 I still treasure. Yet, it wasn’t until I understood how technology could amplify human potential that I truly fell in love with it.
I became obsessed with how technology could make so much “impossible” humanly possible. I devoted myself to understanding how people — individuals, organizations, and society — could leverage emerging technology to advance our world (which is often a tough and compicated path).
For decades, I've had the honor of working with the pioneers and builders who create at the edge of possible. I’ve been fortunate to be in the nexus of innovation and the enterprise at the birth of many categories that are now ubiquitous: from the web's infancy in my Stanford University dorm to the revolutionary shifts brought about by cloud computing, SaaS, mobile technology, the transition of blockchain from niche forums to mainstream.
My work in artifical intelligence began in 2010, working with founders using AI to augment human capabilities in a range of fields, and then joining the ranks of artificial intelligence keynote speakers. But this last year and half have been exhilarating, as AI broke visibly into the mainstream, giving everyone easy access to extremely sophisticated AI they can touch, feel, and use in their day to day lives.
- Alison McCauley