01/20/2026
This past week, our Founder & CEO attended ‘s MLK Celebration hosted by and listened in on a powerful panel about AI, adoption, and trust.
A few themes really stood out.
As AI continues to mature, the conversation is shifting from if to automate… to what and how. Manual work that can be measured is increasingly expected to be streamlined. But meaningful progress also requires pushing past familiar tools and intentionally experimenting with new ones. And despite all the momentum, one thing was clear: human judgment, context, and accountability still matter.
One insight that especially landed came from the marketing legend , who spoke about the role of cultural activation in building trust with AI. Adoption isn’t just technical, it’s cultural. If people don’t trust how tools are introduced and used, scale breaks down quickly.
Our POV: this moment is about speed and scale.
There’s a growing expectation that leaders deliver more impact, faster, by using AI as part of the engine. But AI shouldn’t be driving the car. Humans still set direction, values, and standards.
The real advantage comes from knowing what to automate, what to augment, and what should remain human.
Curious how others are thinking about that balance 👇
