Making, Using, and Managing AI
Insights and Headlines from the Weekend for Board members and Brand leaders
Happy Monday. In addition to the headlines over the weekend, 3 provocative posts of insights from accomplished thinker-doers about how we are using AI: from the engine rooms of LLM innovation, right up to the cockpits of purpose and impact:
Ethan Mollick - Can we stop now with o3/Gemini 2.5, and figure out how to actually use it?
Birju Shah - Launching new study for use-cases of AI-driven daily consumer cost inflation.
David Shing - Responsibility isn’t a feature of your comms plan. It is your comms plan.
And now the AI headlines for Board members and Brand leaders:
AI Applications and Impact
Figma's 2025 AI report: Perspectives From Designers and Developers. Figma
Is AI going to kill real music?. rouse.com
Synthetic users: is there a place for “AI-generated users” in UX Research?. Medium
AI And Citizen Developers: The Future Of Personalized Learning Experiences. eLearning Industry
McKinsey builds generative AI solutions for clients through an "ecosystem" of alliances with 19 AI companies, including Microsoft, Google, Anthropic, and Nvidia, and has completed over 400 genAI projects for clients. (subscription required) Business Insider
AI Technology and Infrastructure
The cost of compute: A $7 trillion dollar race to scale data centers. McKinsey & Company
Impatient About Making AI Agents Useful? Check Your Data. Forbes
Accenture Introduces Trusted Agent Huddle to Allow Seamless, First-of-its-Kind Multi-System AI Agent Collaboration Across the Enterprise. www.businesswire.com
Marketing and AI
Comprehensive Analysis of Digital Marketing Strategies for 2025. Gold Shark Media
Why mindset, not just tech, defines AI success in marketing. MarTech
Business Strategy and Transformation
10 Strategies for Leading in Uncertain Times. MIT Sloan Management Review
Empowering the US workforce. McKinsey & Company
How Türkiye is transforming into a digital and sustainable manufacturing hub. McKinsey & Company
AI Governance, Risk, and Trust
Trust will make or break AI agents. Ready, Set, Cloud!
What progress was made in 2024 tackling AI risks?. www.gtlaw.com.au
EU Commission seeks input to clarify rules for general-purpose AI models. Shaping Europe’s digital future
Kevin Fumai’s impressive list of AI governance webinars. www.linkedin.com