Human or AI? Why That’s the Wrong Question

The Myth of Either/Or

When people talk about AI in the workplace, it usually sounds like a choice: 

Either we go all-in on AI and risk losing our soul... 
Or we stay human and risk falling behind. 

That binary thinking? 

It’s outdated. 
And honestly — it’s dangerous. 

In 2019, I flew to South Korea for a global conference on the Fifth Industrial Revolution. 

It brought together university presidents, futurists, policymakers, and AI experts from around the world to explore one central question: 

How do we prepare humanity for machine learning and artificial intelligence? 

 And the answer that echoed again and again was this: 

“We have to remind humans that they are human.” 

We are the creative thinkers. 
The problem solvers. 
The designers of how the future works. 

That conference transformed me. I realized my work wasn't just to lead change. It is to help people own their role in a world where AI would become a daily collaborator. 

That’s when my tagline was born: 

Un-robotize your humans. 

Here’s the truth: We don’t need to pick one or the other. We need to integrate wisely. 

AI can (and should) automate the draining, mechanical tasks that zap our energy. 

But what’s left — strategy, empathy, insight, values — that’s deeply human work. 

According to a 2023 McKinsey report, only 11% of companies using generative AI say they feel “very prepared” to manage the human implications of this shift. 

And that’s where leadership comes in. 
You don’t have to fear the change. 
You just have to lead it — human first. 

Next week we'll talk about leading through uncertainty with the right tools. 

P.S. Watch the 90-second video where I share the exact moment that sparked my mission to un-robotize work.