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EPISODE 98

Critical Thinking for AI in the Workplace

How can critical thinking shape our AI use in the workplace?

Large Language Models (LLMs) function as sophisticated “auto-complete” engines that predict the next most likely word based on statistical patterns rather than reasoning, understanding truth, or possessing consciousness. While there are many good uses for LLMs in daily life, their application in high-stakes and high-judgement tasks can have professional consequences. When we over-rely on LLMs at work, we risk eroding core intellectual skills, flattening diverse perspectives, and creating workplace inequalities.

On this episode of Just One Q, Dominique chats with Dr. Aaron Barth, founder and president of Dialectic. They demystify the mechanics under the hood of Large Language Models (LLMs), discuss the psychological traps of ascribing intelligence to software, and share practical frameworks for using AI responsibly without sacrificing equity or human judgment in the workplace.

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dr. Aaron Barth

Workplace Science Champion | Founder and President of Dialectic

Aaron has deep expertise in critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving, grounded by a PhD in Philosophy from Western University. Inspired by the need for transformational, evidence-based solutions to business challenges, he left academia to launch Dialectic in 2010. For the past 16 years, Aaron has been innovating in the field of learning design and human reasoning in the workplace, merging learning science, design, and technology to help transform organizations and improve how people work.

Aaron is also an experienced speaker and has reached academic and professional audiences with talks and engaging workshops on Fast and Slow Thinking, The Psychology of Negotiation, and (more recently), on Critical Thinking for AI.

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