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Crosschq ranked Fortune 500 companies on hiring practices. CEO Michael Fitzsimmons discusses how AI helps identify top talent and improve recruitment. How is AI shaping hiring in your organization? Bloomberg Television
Crosschq has launched a ranking of Fortune 500 companies based on their hiring practices. Michael Fitzsimmons, CEO of Crosschq, digs into the results and the role AI plays in hiring with Ed Ludlow on Bloomberg Technology https://lnkd.in/egVBu_Kt
Microsoft EVP Yusuf Mehdi discusses how professionals can leverage AI for ideation, prototyping, and insights. How are you using AI daily? LinkedIn News
"You won't be replaced by AI, but you’ll be replaced by people who know how to use it." Microsoft EVP and Consumer CMO Yusuf Mehdi isn't afraid of AI. "If you're a CMO... you have a new job," he says. And that job is being empowered with AI to be more effective. Here's how he's putting AI to work: 1️⃣ Creating video concepts before editors turn them into ads 2️⃣ Vibe coding to prototype new products 3️⃣ Glean insights from data “Whether you're a CMO or you're just out of college, it's an incredible opportunity for you to use AI in that way.” How are you empowering yourself with AI tools in your day-to-day workflows? Share your strategies below!
Andrea Glenn notes, AI works best as a thought starter that removes busywork, giving people more space to focus on the creative, strategic work they care about most. How are you using AI to clear space? LinkedIn News
Human creativity isn’t going anywhere. "AI is a great thought starter, but it's not a replacement for human thought, human ideas, human creativity," says Andrea Glenn, CEO of Ledger Bennett. For Andrea, the real power of AI is in freeing people up to focus on what matters most. "I’d love the idea that more people in our agency can do more of what they love and less of what they don't love because AI can do the things they don't enjoy doing every day." Creativity, problem-solving, and imagination remain the differentiators. AI just clears the way. How do you see the balance between AI and creativity playing out in your work? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Ignore AI at your own risk. As Shelley Stewart III puts it, the future is human and AI. Impact comes from iterative collaboration, treating AI as a thinking partner, not a vending machine. How do you work with AI today?
Ignore AI at your own risk. "It is critically important for organizations and individuals to take advantage of the changing technology," says Shelley Stewart III, senior partner at McKinsey & Company. "The good news," he says, "is that the future is human plus AI." Shelley's approach: Don’t just ask AI for an answer. Have an ongoing, iterative conversation to tweak and improve each response. This framework, which Shelley calls a "human-to-machine interaction," ensures the output will still come from human creativity. What's your favorite way to collaborate with AI? Share your experiences below!
With AI, it's important to understand the specialized tools that deliver clear outcomes. Hype fades fast, but value lasts. Waiting, watching who’s backing a tool, and adopting with intent saves time and effort. LinkedIn News
Not every AI tool is worth your time. “There are more and more tools coming out that are specialized to specific industries,” says Morten Rand-Hendriksen, Principal Instructor at LinkedIn. “That’s going to be the big new thing. Instead of having these overgeneralized tools that try to be everything for everyone, we'll start getting very specialized tools.” Morten cautions that with any new innovation comes noise. While there is a “pour AI on everything” approach right now, he says that mindset will soon shift to using AI only when it delivers real utility and better outcomes. So how do you stay up to date without wasting time on a flash in the pan? “My recommendation is to hang a little bit back. When there’s hype about a tool, wait to see if the hype stays around, and look at who’s hyping it up.” How do you decide which AI tools are worth adopting? Share your thoughts below! For more insights and tips on how to best use AI— especially during a job search— LinkedIn Premium subscribers can watch the full interview with Morten Rand-Hendriksen here: https://lnkd.in/eqEtf5Sr
Alex Kantrowitz talks with Jim Cramer on his take on AI and investing by using it to research. AI can surface insights across sectors and companies, but judgment still sits with the human. But the edge comes from how you interpret and act on the information.
CNBC's Jim Cramer says use AI for research, not stock picking. While the technology is helpful to investigate different sectors and companies, the human element at the end always matters most. AI, in a sense, can get you a portion of the way there, but ultimately it's what you do with that information that makes the difference.
Iterating is the key to gaining value from AI. Cat G shows how to refine when outputs feel robotic, bloated, off-brand, or just wrong.
Most people think getting good at AI is about writing the perfect first prompt. It’s not. It’s about knowing what to say after the output misses the mark. In this video, I walk through the exact follow-up prompts I actually use when AI: sounds robotic is too long misses the point feels off-brand or is technically “fine” but just… not it 90% of real AI work happens in iteration. Refining, redirecting, sculpting. If you’ve tried AI once, disliked the answer, and never went back, this is probably why. Watch the video and steal the phrases that turn AI from a novelty into a real tool.
AI agents handle individual tasks well, but replacing an assistant is a higher bar. Justin "Mr. Fascinate" Shaifer tested tools on real assistant workflows, and the results show why clear instructions matter. Prompting agents effectively is becoming a practical, everyday skill.
AI agents can perform small tasks well, but can they replace assistants? I threw a few assistant-type tasks at a few different agentic AI tools to see how they perform. Knowing how to precisely prompt AI agents for desired results will be a practical skillset in the near future, regardless of your opinions about replacement. Which agent tools are you using? What are some of your apprehensions with using AI Agents? Let's talk about it! #AIInAction
Generative AI outcomes depend on how leaders apply, govern, and own it. As AI shapes real decisions, accountability sits with the implementer, not just the tool. More on this topic with Cassie Kozyrkov
Generative AI providers don’t hand you a finished dish. They sell pure potential — dishes on demand. 🍝 In kitchen terms: a foundation model provider can turn wheat into the *potential* for pasta and it can sell you pasta without knowing it's selling you pasta... or what you’ll turn that pasta into downstream. Too many unknowns for providers to anticipate or protect against. That creates a leadership question: When you build on top of a foundation model and generate outputs in response to requests its creators couldn’t have tested in advance, who’s accountable for what gets served: the model provider, or you? Did they really know what they were selling you? Leaders, you can’t outsource all accountability to the provider, even if you’d like to. So what will you do about it? 👉 How are you approaching accountability in your AI projects? #genai #ai #aileadership #AIinAction If this resonates, please repost it for the community.
AI is advancing quicker than we think. From lifelike images and voices to coding, problem-solving, and art, AI is quickly becoming part of everyday work and creativity. An important transition lies in how we use that power responsibly. Which AI skill impresses you most right now? Bernard Marr
🤯 Think you’ve seen what AI can do? Think again. In this video, I showcase some of the amazing skills artificial intelligence is developing – from generating lifelike images and voices to solving complex problems, writing code, and even creating art. What once seemed like science fiction is now part of everyday reality, changing how we work, learn, and create. But behind the “wow” factor lies a deeper question: how can we harness these capabilities responsibly, ensuring AI remains a tool for good? 🎥 Watch now to see just how powerful – and surprisingly human – AI has become. Which AI skill impresses you the most right now? Let me know in the comments 👇