Harvard Data Science Review Podcast AI Won’t Take Your Job (But It Might Change It)
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Sep 26, 2025 
Join Ben Waber, a workplace analytics pioneer and former CEO of Humanyze, alongside Raffaella Sadun, Harvard Business School's expert on managerial productivity. They dive into how AI is reshaping job roles rather than replacing them, and discuss the critical need for firms to adapt through experimentation. Insights include the changing landscape of skills, with an emphasis on creativity and collaboration, and the importance of treating AI as a collaborative tool rather than a threat. They also highlight the risks of widening productivity gaps among slower adopters.
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Learn Stats And Collaborate Well
- Get basic statistics to interrogate AI claims and outputs.
- Build strong collaboration and communication skills because creative human judgment remains valuable.
Prioritize Decision-Making Experience
- Seek roles that let you make decisions and build contextual expertise through real organizational experience.
- Raffaella Sadun suggests apprenticeship-style learning over polished classroom-only training.
Stage AI Adoption With Leadership And Metrics
- In early AI adoption, leaders should set strategic direction and allow teams space to experiment.
- After discoveries, implement measurable KPIs to scale successful uses.