Michael Alf - Most Dangerous Idea Executives Have About AI

Connect on Linkedin:   / sergeyrosslive   Michael Alf has spent 30 years inside big organizations, rising to VP at Capgemini, and now advises executives on AI, having trained 500+ of them. His whole thesis cuts against the hype: the next wave isn't the agents, it's human. The budget gets approved, the transformation officer gets hired, and then nothing happens. Rushed customer chatbots that quietly failed. The question no one can answer yet: how do you monitor the AI that monitors the AI? And the case that AI is actually under-hyped. Chapters: 0:57 The most dangerous idea executives have about AI 3:05 The risk of outsourcing your thinking 6:16 Leadership lessons from the Air Force 8:10 Why AI change is about people, not tech 11:57 The AI literacy gap in leadership 16:55 Are AI projects really failing? 19:35 Where AI actually works — and where it's risky 20:56 Augmentation vs. agents that replace people 25:02 Who governs the AI? 29:30 The belief he changed his mind on 30:52 What most people get wrong about AI 35:01 The skills that get more valuable 38:13 If AI vanished tomorrow — and a final message #AI #EnterpriseAI #AItransformation #ClaudeAI