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Is AI Making Us Dumber?

In this issue of AI Unfiltered, we explore a provocative question: Is AI making us dumber—or are we just using it wrong? Drawing from a recent MIT study on cognitive engagement and AI-assisted writing, we unpack how leaders can leverage AI as a force multiplier for creativity and strategic thinking, without undermining human judgment.

AI, Strategy, Talent

Jun 30, 2025

Innovating Beyond the Core Business

Innovating Beyond the Core: How autonomous teams, strategic ambiguity, and AI-led execution unlock speed, scale, and value inside legacy organizations.

Strategy, Business Models

Jun 30, 2025

AI's Reality Check: Moving Beyond Hype To Drive Real Business Impact

AI - catalyst for value or a cautionary tale of missed opportunities? It all comes down to the decisions businesses make today.

Artificial Intelligence, Strategy

May 19, 2025

Navigating AI, Leadership & Innovation on the Data Radicals Podcast

On the Data Radicals Podcast, Todd James joins Satyen Sangani, Founder & CEO of Alation, to discuss AI, data leadership, and the human side of digital transformation.

Strategy, Artificial Intelligence

May 2, 2025

Why Kroger’s former chief data officer is starting an AI-focused firm

An interview with Todd James by Catherine Douglas Moran of Grocery Dive on why he left Kroger to found Aurora Insights.

Strategy

Apr 29, 2025

8 Strategies for Chief Data Officers to Create – And Demonstrate – Value

The CDO role is poorly understood, and incumbents of the job have often met with diffuse expectations and short tenures. There is a clear need for CDOs to focus on adding visible value to their organizations.