In the age of AI, ‘old-school AI’ is what will set you apart

I’ve been teaching strategic communication at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) and coaching executives for almost two decades. Recently, I’m consistently hit with one concern from students and executives alike: With AI taking over, what will be left for me? It’s a fair question. When AI can complete many of our administrative tasks better and faster than we can, what will set us apart? My answer: the original, Old School AI, Authenticity and Influence. As technology seeps into eve...