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AI as Teammate: Reclaiming Humanity at Work

From The Human Workforce - Podcast Series
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Overview

Jacques San Dimas reflects on how a fractured childhood, kitchens, and decades in IT shaped his view of leadership, risk, and resilience. He explores the promise and pitfalls of AI at work, arguing that automation should create more dignity, purpose, and human agency—not just more efficiency.

AI, Work, and Human Judgment for Leaders: AI as Teammate: Reclaiming Humanity at Work — full transcript

. [reflective] “Hello, I’m Jacques San Dimas. Over the past thirty years, I’ve worked across technology operations, resilience, risk management, and leadership inside some of the most complex corporate environments in the world. But my story really started long before technology — in difficult life experiences that taught me how human behavior, trust, fear, and leadership shape every organization we build.Before entering technology, I was a chef in New York City, where I learned how to lead under pressure and survive chaos. Today, I bring those lessons into conversations about AI, workplace culture, operational resilience, and the future of human work. On The Human Workforce podcast, I’m here to challenge assumptions, explore the human side of technology, and remind people that no matter how advanced our systems become… people are still the solution.”