What AI Still Can’t Do for Leaders

As leaders weave generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude into their daily workflows, where does the output fall short? Moreover, where are leaders falling short for their organizations by giving away too much agency to artificial intelligence?

MIT Sloan School of Management professors Deborah Ancona and Katherine W. Isaacs have thought deeply about the limits of AI’s capabilities — in their research, and in their classroom work with students and executives. We invited them to share what they’ve learned.

In this video conversation, they reflect on their own experiences and the dangers leaders face when using AI in their work and personal lives. Ancona and Isaacs also share concrete recommendations for delivering value as a leader in the age of AI.

What You’ll Learn From This Conversation

• Why purpose and presence can’t be automated.
• How AI quietly erodes users’ judgment and authenticity.
• What interoception brings to human leadership.
• Why it’s critical to retain your voice in an AI-driven world.

Crédits vidéo

Deborah Ancona is the Seley Distinguished Professor of Management and founder of the MIT Leadership Center at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Katherine W. Isaacs est maître de conférences à la Sloan School of Management du MIT.

M. Shawn Read est le rédacteur multimédia de MIT Sloan Management Review.