AI is transforming how we work, think, and create value.

Its ability to process vast amounts of information, recognise patterns, and automate complex tasks is extraordinary.

Used well, AI can sharpen decision-making, improve efficiency, and unlock new opportunities across business and life. Ignoring it would be short-sighted.

Upskilling yourself and your people in AI is no longer optional - perhaps it is a strategic necessity.

Yet, for all its power, AI does not replace the most important differentiator we have: our humanity.

The ability to think independently, communicate clearly in the moment, and connect with people face to face remains uniquely human.

Trust is built through presence.

Influence is earned through empathy.

Leadership is expressed not just through insight, but through how ideas are shared, challenged, and felt in real time.

Our brains are wired for in-person communication - for tone, body language, spontaneity, and emotional connection. These are not inefficiencies; they are strengths.

In business, deals are still shaped by relationships.

In life, meaning is still created through connection.

AI can support these outcomes, but it cannot substitute for them. The danger is not that AI becomes too capable, but that we forget to develop our own capabilities alongside it.

The way forward is not a choice between technology and people, but a combination of both. AI plus human judgement. Automation plus intuition. Data plus dialogue.

Or, put more simply: “AI and Chat DGT.”

Use AI to enhance thinking, but rely on human connection to turn thinking into impact.

Those who thrive will be capable with AI but, more importantly, grounded in conversation - able to leverage machines while mastering what makes us human.

In case it’s not obvious - my initials are “DGT”.

Maybe we should have a chat?

With a proven track record in relationship based sales training, MC’ing events and independent facilitation we might be able to work together on the “human connection” piece.

NOTE : Credit to the team at “Sportscafe”. I borrowed their photo of Richie and Eddie that AI helped them with.