About this episode
Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept. Project leaders are putting AI to use on everything from automating day-to-day tasks to analyzing risk. We discuss this with: Milie Taing, founder and CEO, Lili.ai, Paris: Taing explains how project leaders’ perspective of AI has changed over the last few years, how AI is helping project leaders deliver more value and what impact a larger AI ecosystem will have on project management moving forward. Syed Ahsan Mustaqeem, PMP, senior engineer, Pakistan Petroleum, Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan: Mustaqeem talks about how AI-driven tools help him automate processes and glean insights from data, how these tools allow team members to reallocate time toward more strategic and problem-solving tasks and challenges project leaders might face using AI on projects. Key themes [02:20] How AI is adding value to projects [04:26] The future of AI: Moving from early use cases to an AI ecosystem [05:23] How AI is changing the role of project leader [11:01] Using AI-driven tools to boost efficiency and glean insights from data [13:45] Why AI is pushing project leaders to further develop power skills [15:24] How AI can help project leaders—not replace them