I put together this slide deck for the second guest lecture in my AI series for business students. The first lecture explored what AI can do, from chat to agents. This one asks how humans stay in charge as AI becomes more capable. No programming background is assumed.
The slides cover:
- What AI can do today, including longer tasks, browser use, and falling costs.
- How language models work, with next-word prediction and attention exercises.
- Where AI struggles: unreliable answers, generic writing, hidden instructions, and agents that work around the rules.
- How context, judgment, and responsibility help people stay in charge.
The deck includes polls, interactive examples, and a coffee-shop activity about deciding which tasks to delegate to AI and which need human oversight.
Use the arrow keys or on-screen controls to move through the slides and reveal each step. Notes shows the speaker notes, Presenter opens a separate presenter window, and Fullscreen expands the presentation. Original source links are included alongside the examples.
AI guest lecture series
- What AI Can Do: From Chat to Agents — lecture one.
- Smarter Than You Think, Weaker Than It Looks — lecture two.