MPR News with Angela Davis

Navigating artificial intelligence in the workplace

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Artificial intelligence is changing how we work, so how are employers keeping up? MPR News host Angela Davis explores the growing role of AI across different industries and how organizations are responding.
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Artificial intelligence is changing the way we work — faster than many of us expected. 

From writing emails to screening job applications, AI tools are showing up in offices, warehouses and other workplaces. 

But are employers ready? How are they setting expectations and drawing ethical lines around using this powerful technology? 

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the growing role of AI across different industries and how organizations are responding.

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Eran Kahana (left), an attorney who specializes in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy and intellectual property law, and James Holmberg (right), co-founder of VILAS, an organization focused on helping businesses understand, navigate and explore using artificial intelligence, poses for a portrait in the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on Monday.
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Guests:

  • James Holmberg is the co-founder of VILAS, an organization focused on helping businesses understand, navigate and explore using artificial intelligence. 

  • Eran Kahana is an attorney for Maslon LLP, a business law firm based in Minneapolis. He specializes in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy and intellectual property law. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Law School.  

  • Chris Farrell is the senior economics contributor for MPR News and Marketplace. 

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