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March 02, 2026

“The true power of AI lies not in replacing humans, but in working alongside us to achieve what neither can do alone.” – Sebastian Thrun

Be part of the Humans + AI team!

We have a number of ventures under way, including software platforms for AI-Augmented Strategy and AI-Augmented Thinking and a course on Humans + AI Teaming. To help get these into beta and the market and to support the Humans + AI mission and community we have two part-time roles available. Please apply on the site if you’re interested, or pass these on to people who might be a great fit!

Be well!

Ross

 

📖In this issue

  • Framework: Assessing AI Fluency

  • Humans + AI update: The gap between saying and doing transformation, behavioral indicators of AI Fluency, and the state of organizations.

  • Humans + AI Podcast: Davide Dell’Anna on hybrid intelligence, guidelines for human-AI teams, calibrating trust, and team ethics

💡Framework: Assessing AI Fluency

This is not new, but it is more relevant than ever as an increasing number of organizations assess and prioritize AI Fluency in their staff, and use in their performance reviews. Lisa Carlin and I used this as an example to generate similar frameworks for participants in our “Using AI to Design an AI-First Culture” workshop last week.

🧠🤖Humans + AI

The gap between saying and doing transformation

A recent Deloitte report on the state of AI in the enterprise shows the gap between rhetoric and reality. Many say they are redesigning work - which is what they need to do - but few are yet.

Behavioral indicators of AI Fluency

Anthropic has studied the correlated behaviors that align with AI Fluency, with the standout being iterating and refining in LLM interactions rather than accepting the outputs.

McKinsey on the AI drivers of the state of organizations

McKinsey’s latest State of Organizations provides a big picture frame of what is shaping organizational success, with three of nine indicators focusing on AI and its adoption.

🎙️This week’s podcast episode

Davide Dell’Anna on hybrid intelligence, guidelines for human-AI teams, calibrating trust, and team ethics  

Why you should listen

Davide Dell’Anna is one of the top researchers globally focusing on hybrid intelligence in teams.

Thanks for reading!

Ross Dawson and team