Welcome back to Alter Everything! Explore the evolving landscape of AI and its increasing integration with human decision-making, collaboration, and societal impact. This episode features insights from Tiankai Feng, a thought leader in human-centered AI governance, discussing how organizations can responsibly deploy AI while maintaining accountability, authenticity, and social trust. Panelists: * Tiankai Feng, Data & AI Strategy Director @ Thoughtworks - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiankaifeng/ * Joshua Burkhow, Chief Evangelist @ Alteryx - https://community.alteryx.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/280080, https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaburkhow/ Resources and Links * https://www.amazon.com/Humanizing-Data-Strategy-Leading-Heart/dp/1634625153 - _by Tiankai Feng_ * https://www.amazon.com/Humanizing-AI-Strategy-Leading-Sense/dp/B0FLW95BNM - _by Tiankai Feng_ * https://thoughtworks.com/ - Official website * https://amazon.com/s?k=AI+ethics+governance * https://youtube.com/tiankaifeng Start your 30 day free trial of Alteryx desktop or the Analytics cloud platform at https://www.alteryx.com/AlterEverything Subscribe to the Alter Everything podcast on your favorite podcast app: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alter-everything/id1356137854 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/17KLxb23QlvgcbvLiaPck1?si=FWmOQEITRFCQ42smFjOpfA Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alteryx/alter-everything Episode Chapters 0:00 Opening teaser 2:09 Meet Tiankai Feng 3:41 Why AI failures are really human failures 8:55 Should humans adapt to AI or constrain it? 13:19 Defining your relationship with AI 16:02 Decision-making, prompting fatigue, and trust 19:27 AI, teams, and collaboration 27:37 The "they" layer and unseen stakeholders 32:18 Deepfakes, disinformation, and critical thinking 36:02 The environmental cost of AI 39:48 Why AI governance must evolve 42:14 A dual-track AI strategy for leaders 45:54 Lightning round 48:28 Where to find Tiankai Feng

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