AI and robots are already changing how work gets done, and the gap between people using the latest tools and those relying on Microsoft Copilot alone is widening fast. In my keynote at Sphere24 in Helsinki, covered as a front-page story by Sweden’s IT publication Voister, I presented Google research showing how much more efficient workers become once generative AI enters their workflow.
Thank you to Voister, Sweden’s leading publication for IT Leaders, for making my keynote at Sphere24 in Helsinki on “How Leaders can Benefit from AI” today’s front page story.
What the Google efficiency data shows
During my presentation, I discussed how artificial intelligence and robots are already changing the work world by providing statistics reported by Google. Google performed a study that looked at ten different industries and evaluated the efficiency of a worker prior to artificial intelligence and what it was after GenAI came to market. The difference was drastic and the difference is only increasing.
Why using Copilot alone leaves you behind
The scary reality is that so many workers and leaders who use Microsoft Copilot think that they now have used GenAI to its fullest. Microsoft Copilot is a good solution but it is an infant as compared to the latest version of Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. If you have only used Copilot, it’s like saying you can be a professional football player by only watching tv. You’re not!
The greatest innovations and innovation risks are being taken by these startups who do not have to worry about upsetting other revenue models within the existing business like Microsoft does. Use Claude or ChatGPT to assist you in your day-to-day work. I keep them both open in a browser tab next to each other so I can compare and contrast answers as well as keeping a feeling that I have a team of people working with me to solve a problem.
Leaders and employees from all industries should have downloaded both Claude and ChatGPT into their mobiles so they can use them 24/7. The leaders and employees who are not incorporating these tools into their work and personal life are being left behind at an accelerating rate. Watch my “How leaders can benefit from AI and Robots now” presentation on YouTube and get inspired to be a leader that is leading your colleagues and others in your industry.
AI-driven humanoid robots are already here
Lastly, I discussed the state of AI driven humanoid robots. They are here and Tesla is one of the first to incorporate them into day-to-day work at their battery factory in the US. Look out for BYD to make major announcements in the near future about their humanoid robot and how it too is being utilized in their facilities and being trialled in other industries.
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Frequently asked questions
How much more efficient does generative AI make workers? In the Google research I presented, across ten industries the efficiency of a worker rose drastically once generative AI entered the workflow, and the gap is only widening. The point is not the exact number but the direction: the distance between people using the latest tools and everyone else is growing fast.
Is Microsoft Copilot enough to say you are using AI? No. Copilot is a good solution but an infant compared to the latest versions of Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Relying on Copilot alone and thinking you have used generative AI to its fullest is like believing you can be a professional footballer by only watching it on television.
Which AI tools should leaders and employees actually use? Use Claude and ChatGPT for day-to-day work, and keep them on your phone so they are available around the clock. A simple habit that works well is keeping both open side by side to compare answers, which feels like having a small team helping you solve a problem.
Are humanoid robots already in real workplaces? Yes. Tesla is among the first to put AI-driven humanoid robots into day-to-day work at its battery factory in the US, and BYD is expected to make major announcements about its own humanoid robot being used in its facilities and trialled in other industries.
Thomas Anglero is a Strategic AI Advisor, keynote speaker and author of Intro to Artificial Intelligence. He has delivered over 450 keynotes across 30 countries for organizations including IBM, the WHO, the World Governments Summit and the European Commission. He founded the IBM Watson AI Lab for Cancer at the Oslo Cancer Cluster and closed over $500 million in enterprise transformation deals as CTO and Chief Innovation Officer at Cognizant.