The Learning Geeks Podcast S8 E6: This Isn’t the AI You’re Looking For
Feb 6, 2026
David Chestnut, an experienced learning and technology leader who built genAI enablement at Accenture and now consults on AI and agentic workflows. He challenges the idea that AI replaces expertise. He explains why context and teaching AI delegation matter. He contrasts prompt tricks with robust context engineering and outlines where generative AI falls short.
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From Factory Work To Global AI Enablement
- David shared his nontraditional path into learning after bouncing jobs and failing college due to mental health struggles.
- He later became a Salesforce trainer and rose to lead global genAI enablement at Accenture.
Treat AI Like A Colleague, Not An Oracle
- We set people up for failure by treating GenAI as a flawless system instead of a colleague you must iteratively work with.
- Asking about cost of being wrong and whether a task is sharp or soft helps decide when to use AI.
Define Context Before Prompting
- Provide clear context and boundaries so AI reasons within the right world and reduces hallucinations.
- Combine deterministic lookups and probabilistic generation to get reliable outputs.