The Human Edge in an AI Enterprise

The first time AI freed me wasn’t in a lab. It was in a meeting. That moment showed me what invisible AI really does: clear the mechanical so you can be fully present. Instead of frantically typing notes while trying to stay engaged, I hit record and let AI handle the documentation. Suddenly, I could be fully present: reading body language, catching hesitation in voices, noticing when energy shifted in the room. The transcript and action items were better than any notes I’d ever taken. More importantly, I was actually leading the meeting, not just documenting it.

That moment crystallized something fundamental: AI doesn’t diminish our humanity in the workplace. It amplifies it by clearing away the mechanical tasks that prevent us from being fully human.