So a lot FUN talking on the All Things AI convention in Durham this week—two days of vitality and curiosity leaning all the best way in on AI. I additionally had the possibility to ship a brief Copilot coaching and… | Pam Didner

So a lot FUN talking on the All Things AI convention in Durham this week—two days of vitality and curiosity leaning all the best way in on AI.

I additionally had the possibility to ship a brief Copilot coaching and share my very own AI upskilling journey. Loved the conversations earlier than, throughout, and after the classes.

Here are my prime takeaways:
1. AI doesn’t know what’s true—it is aware of what’s statistically possible. Verify, don’t blindly belief.
2. “Hallucination” is only a dangerous output. The repair? Better inputs, clearer steerage, stronger guardrails.
3. If you possibly can’t clearly clarify your workflow, don’t automate it. AI amplifies readability… and confusion.
4. Let’s reframe the concern: AI takes the chores, not the job (sure… that line can get blurry).
5. Give AI sufficient context, however not an excessive amount of. Overloading known as overfitting that results in dangerous outcomes.
6. AI makes “thinking” low-cost. That means crucial considering turns into much more helpful—that is the place we stand out.
7. Jobs aren’t disappearing, they’re being redrawn. (I do not agree with that 100%, some jobs will definitely disappear…)
8. Don’t use AI to outsource your development. Whether you’re a founder or an worker, your studying journey nonetheless issues.
9. Trust your experience. Build a human-guided AI working mannequin that works for YOU.
10. Coders (and all of us, actually) can’t simply code or execute anymore; we have to join the dots, perceive clients, and drive enterprise worth.

The largest spotlight:
It was unimaginable to fulfill so many professionals at totally different crossroads of their careers. If that’s you, I SEE you. Keep studying. Keep shining.

If you have been there, what stood out to you?

Patsy Kravitz Navyatej Tummala Sarah Larkin Taylor Shields Pushpendra Kumar Pandey @Rebecca Fertziger Amelia Brand Leslie Mayne Haipeng Chen 🔥 Jax S. Crystal Weber Kim G. Bryan Hellman Erika E Kido, MBA, MPH Jack Fleming ✴️📢 Lauren Blackwell (you might be my woman!) Wendy Gates Corbett, MS, CPTD ☁️ Steven Tardonia Mark Grover, MS, PMP Leanne Ross Faisal Z. Noa Ronen, MCC Luqman Rasheed II, M.Ed. Morella W. Amanda Liimatainen she, her, hers Matt Nicholson Chris Moore Karen McCann, CPMAI, PMP Sylvia Landis Travis Mims Greg Boone Mila Parker, MMB Sandeep Karandikar Deb Hanson Natasha Young Lisa Lester Brian Lobo

Thanks to Mark Hinkle Todd Lewis, and their complete workforce for pulling this sold-out occasion collectively. You. Rock.

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