Using AI at Work · 2025-10-20 · 53 min
Send us Fan Mail Chris Daigle sits down with Zac Engler , Chief AI Officer and author of Turning On Machines , to discuss how organizations can adopt AI responsibly and practically while preparing their teams for a transformed future of work. Zac shares his framework for helping companies move through the Crawl → Walk → Run stages of AI adoption, from getting every employee comfortable with large language models and prompting frameworks, to deploying agentic workflows that drive exponential productivity gains. They discuss how leaders can address fear, risk, and confusion around AI tools, how to decide between infrastructure vs. operations strategy, and why delaying adoption means falling exponentially behind. Zac also gives a preview of his new book, Turning On Machines , exploring the three meanings behind the title: activation, rebellion, and connection, and how each reveals the complex relationship between humans and intelligent systems. If you’re leading AI transformation or rethinking how humans and machines will work together, this episode delivers both frameworks and foresight.
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