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EPISODE · Jul 28, 2026 · 41 MIN

506 — Is your AI companion a colleague or rival?

from The Mindtools L&D Podcast · host Mindtools Kineo

If you're rolling out AI licenses, how do you get people to use them? For AI learning designer Emily Valencia, there are two key requirements: that people can experiment safely, and that they can share results with others. In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross D and Matt meet with Emily to discuss: What organizations get wrong about AI rollouts What effective AI adoption looks like Whether we should really see AI as a coworker (or whether this framing is one of the obstacles we've created for ourselves) During the discussion, Matt referenced recent news that an OpenAI experiment went rogue. Find out more about Emily at emilyvalenciaai.com In 'What I Learned this Week', Matt discussed the always-round-the-corner nature of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Emily discussed Anthropic's partnership with Detroit Public Schools. Ross D discussed the documentary Rafa. For more from Mindtools Kineo, visit  our new website mindtools-kineo.com. There, you'll find out how our AI Skills Academy supports practical, hands-on AI upskilling for the enterprise: four weeks, role-specific use cases, governance built in from week one. Like the show? You'll LOVE our newsletter! Sign up to The L&D Dispatch now. Connect with our speakers     If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with us on LinkedIn: Ross Dickie Matt Mella Emily Valencia

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