This session looks at what recent breakthroughs in AI mean for our lives. You'll leave with a better understanding of how to use AI while keeping your own knowledge and skills sharp, and where to focus your energy now. This includes building knowledge management systems, protecting the effort that builds memory instead of letting it atrophy, and investing in Durable Skills that don't expire. More concretely, I'll show you tools to help you move from prompting a somewhat competent intern to working alongside a reliable AI coworker. I'll start with an overview of what changed in the last few years, and why the shift to goal-oriented AI (versus only task-based) has changed what's possible with computers and robotics. We'll look at the impact large language models (like ChatGPT) are having on our cognition. The very tool that makes everything seem much easier may be eroding our abilities and building dependence. A related question is whether our kids are learning the knowledge and skills they'll need. I've been exploring this for years because the stakes for me personally are high. I've spent sixteen years in labor-management training and workforce development, so I need to know what's going on in the economy and how it will affect workers. More importantly, I need to prepare my kids for a world where much of today's work will be augmented or automated.

Understanding AI Today, Preparing Ourselves for Tomorrow

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