Jason Gulya was a pessimist about artificial intelligence - until he took the time to learn it.

Now, he is an AI enthusiast, with a particular interest in how generative AI can help people learn faster and better.

Listen to our conversation to find out:

• Why AI helps us slow down
• How Jason applies AI to his day-to-day right now
• Jason's advice for trying out and keeping up with generative artificial intelligence

Connect with Jason on LinkedIn to keep learning!

If you are a corporate training department of 1, what does artificial intelligence mean for your day-to-day?

Erin Peterschick (Aballant Learning Innovation) joins us to consider that question. We discuss:

• Why AI is frightening, and how you can manage your reaction to it
• Where AI can help a training team of 1 do more
• How AI can actually empower you to become a strategic advisor to your organization

Here are some of the resources Erin mentions in the episode:

One Useful Thing newsletter by Ethan Mollick, Wharton Business School Professor

One Useful Thing | Ethan Mollick | Substack 

TLDC AI Labs event resources: Sign up to be a member to access the archive. See especially Nick Floro's roundup of the tools he uses:  Airmeet: The TLDC AI Labs: Elevating Instructional Design

Other L&D AI Thought Leaders to follow:

https://www.aiinnovationlounge.com/ Kambria Dumesnil, L&D AI Fusionist

Myra Roldan’s Medium posts https://myraroldan.medium.com/ 

Christy Tucker https://www.christytuckerlearning.com/techlearn-2023-highlights-and-tools-to-try/

Ross Stevenson Steal These Thoughts https://stealthesethoughts.com/

General AI news and resources roundups:

Ben's Bites (bensbites.co)

How AI works, in plain English: Three great reads (axios.com)

New free or paid-certificate course from AI Leader Andrew Ng https://www.coursera.org/learn/generative-ai-for-everyone

SUPERHUMAN https://www.joinsuperhuman.ai/subscribe 

Plus, work with Erin at aballant.com or connect with her on LinkedIn!

To kick off our investigation on what generative AI means for corporate L&D, we speak to Sourabh Bajaj, CTO at Uplimit.

With a career at Coursera and Google, Sourabh has been at the forefront of digital learning and artificial intelligence. Now, Uplimit is using AI to change the game and scale courses for thousands of learners at a time.

Listen to our conversation to hear:

• Why generative artificial intelligence is different than the tech that has come before it
• How AI helps tiny L&D teams scale courses to thousands of people
• Why AI is going to impact L&D - even if you don't incorporate it into your own day-to-day

Check out Uplimit's FREE course on AI for learning and development here: https://uplimit.com/course/the-ai-game-changer-for-ld

In this bonus episode, Tom sits down with Mimeo's Chief Technology Officer, David Uyttendaele, to talk about artificial intelligence in training.

In particular, they discuss MICA, Mimeo's forthcoming AI tutor assistant.

Tune in to hear:

• Why Mimeo is investing in AI for Mimeo Digital, our content distribution platform (CDP)
• How David sees MICA evolving as customers start to use it
• Why no one should be scared of MICA
• How MICA will add to trainers' analytics, branding, and instructional design capabilities

 Listen now!

PS Good news! The Secret Society of Success has been named one of the Top 10 Corporate Training podcasts by Feedspot! https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_training_podcasts/

Whether you spent the week in San Diego or missed ATD ICE 2023 entirely, catch up with this 15-minute episode straight from the expo floor!

We interviewed real-life attendees plus Secret Society of Success member/speaker JD Dillon to find out what they were learning at the conference.

Tune in to hear:

• Which sessions were their favorites
• Why user-generated content, ROI, and learner engagement topped people's lists
• How L&D leaders at ATD ICE feel about Artificial Intelligence

Thanks to everyone who shared their expertise with us! See you at ATD ICE 2024!

For our final episode, we're talking to VP Service Design Lead Lexi Malouta (JP Morgan Chase) about what user personas are and what L&D leaders can learn from them. Lexi shares how user personas are researched, which is very similar to the classic learner persona. She also peels back the curtain to show how user personas can be used to earn a seat at the table in discussions with business partners, which gives you more credibility and authority in planning conversations.

In this special live broadcast, we wrap up season 1 by answering your questions.

JD Dillon, Ann Rollins, and Brian Washburn return with Mimeo's VP of Talent to answer questions submitted by you, our listeners, about hybrid learning. That includes what kind of transformation the industry has experienced, how to strike a balance of content formats, and tactical tips for making sure virtual, in-person, and asynchronous learners are all engaged.