People and AI
Who’s Doing the Thinking?
AI can change the output. What happens to the person doing the work?
What should we hand to AI—and what must we stay capable of doing?
Delegating a task also changes who frames the problem, checks the answer, and learns from the effort. This keynote explores the human–AI handover: what to delegate, what to keep thinking through, and how to judge whether the combined system is actually getting better.
Is this your audience?
AI forums, leadership events, and organisations making decisions about AI adoption and the future of work.
Questions and takeaways
- Distinguish better performance with a tool from stronger independent capability.
- Examine where judgement, verification, and responsibility sit in an AI-assisted workflow.
- Ask more useful questions about the human side of an AI rollout.
Built through Poko and Pokodex
What this talk draws on
Informed by building with AI at Poko, the public work in Pokodex, and Dave’s examination of published research. Practical examples and exploratory work are distinguished from research findings.
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Programme description to copy
For leadership audiences deciding how to use AI well. Dave Morris explores what people delegate, what they keep thinking through, and how to judge whether the human–AI system is becoming more capable. Drawing on practical work at Poko, the public work in Pokodex, and published research, the keynote gives audiences a clearer way to examine judgement, learning, and responsibility. Exploratory work is distinguished from research findings. Available as an in-person or live virtual keynote: 45–60 minutes total, with the talk and Q&A split agreed for your programme. A leadership keynote and discussion runs 75–90 minutes total.
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