I regularly get questions and inquiries around what I read and follow related to the intersection of the workplace and artificial intelligence. I finally got the chance to put all my resources in one place and am sharing them in this email.
There are a number of different categories ranging from people to follow, podcasts to listen to, and articles and thought leadership to review.
My hope is that this is helpful to you in your own thinking about how AI is impacting you.
People I Follow on LinkedIn for Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence
The following are people who regularly share (On LinkedIn) insights, thought leadership, and content related to their work and role in artificial intelligence. This is a mix of researchers, professors, entrepreneurs, and leaders from service and software providers.
Conor Grennan (Applied AI) - Conor is the Dean of Students at NYU Stern and has become one of the preeminent voices in AI in the education and corporate world. (Here is my interview with Conor)
Helen Lee Kupp (Women Defining AI) - Helen is a former Slack Product Executive and Co-Founded Women Defining AI, a community for women who are exploring and experimenting with artificial intelligence.
Nicole Sterling (Women Defining AI) - Nicole is a Co-Founder (with Helen) of Women Defining AI.
Ethan Mollick (University of Pennsylvania) - Ethan is an author, professor at the University of Pennsylvania who is one of the leading voices on AI, sharing experiments and research he comes across (and conducts) as well as how he uses AI to reimagine how he teaches. You can follow his newsletter
Ross Dawson - Ross is an expert futurist and keynote speaker, who often shares research, content and thought leadership on AI developments.
Charlene Li - Charlene is a former analyst, founder and management consultant and is writing a book about using AI. (Here is my interview with Charlene)
Kathy Pham - (Workday) - Kathy is a VP of Product at Workday, and regularly posts about AI.
Jim Rowan - (Deloitte) - Jim is the Head of AI Strategy at Deloitte, and responsible for Deloitte’s AI offerings and internal AI enablement. He regularly shares updates from the work Deloitte is doing around AI to insights from attending conferences and events related to AI.
Greg Shove - (CEO, Section) -
is the CEO and Co-Founder at Section, a cohort learning company, who regularly posts insightful ideas about AI as a founder of a company that teaches and upskills around AI. He also writes a newsletter on substack calledJeremiah Owyang - Jeremiah is a former emerging technology analyst turned VC investor. He is very embedded in the AI Ecosystem in the Bay Area and shares a lot around things he’s seeing and hearing from founders and others in the space.
Jason Averbook - (Senior Partner, Mercer) -
shares commentary and insights around developments in AI as well as from his client work, on LinkedIn, as well as in his newsletter,Kevin Schawinski - Kevin is based in Zurich and heavily involved in the European AI Ecosystem. He regularly posts about regulation and governance with AI.
Allie Miller - Allie is a former IBM Product Manager turned keynote speaker and AI adviser. She regularly posts commentary and insights as well as ways she is testing out AI applications in her business and life.
Kelly Monahan - Kelly is the Managing Director at the Upwork Future of Work Institute. In addition to posting insights about AI and the future of work on LinkedIn, she also has a podcast (which uses her AI enabled voice) called the Work Week.
Paul Baier - Paul covers the GenAI Industry. He regularly posts content related to AI in the enterprise on LinkedIn and has a newsletter for weekly updates on developments in AI.
Andreas Welsch - Led AI Product Marketing efforts at SAP for almost 2 decades. Currently an AI Speaker, Consultant and Trainer who regularly shares his thought leadership on Linkedin.
Giani Giacomelli - One of the heads of the Design Innovation at the Collective Intelligence Lab at MIT, Giani regularly shares research studies, ideas and commentary related to new developments in Artificial Intelligence.
Kieran Snyder - Founder at Textio and currently an Executive Coach and newsletter writer. Conducting experiments and writing about them in her newsletter and on Linkedin.
Peter Yang - Product Manager at Roblox by day and newsletter writer and content creator on the side. Regularly posts on the intersection of AI and product management as well as general insights and thoughts about AI developments.
Research, Point of Views and Thought Leadership
Many of the top management consulting firms produce points of view and thought leadership around artificial intelligence and the workplace. Here are a few examples of reports that are of relevance and interest
Mercer Talent Trends - Mercer runs a yearly talent trends report which covers the intersection of talent, technology and HR.
Deloitte State of Gen AI Report - Deloitte runs a survey on a quarterly basis on the latest advancements and attitudes related towards AI
BCG AI Radar Report 2025 – BCG’s most recent research which focuses on the gap between AI aspirations and AI realities.
McKinsey QuantumView AI Global Survey - McKinsey’s latest insights on research on how leaders and organizations are using AI.
Deloitte Human Capital Trends 2025 - Deloitte’s yearly human capital trends report which covers the intersection of human capital, talent and AI
Stanford-Lightcast 2025 AI Index Report- A joint report between Stanford University’s Institute for Human Centered Artificial Intelligence and Lightcast on the recent developments of AI.
PWC: The AI Jobs Barometer - A report from PWC that analyzed millions of data points to predict how AI is impacting jobs
Podcasts on Artificial Intelligence and The Workplace
The TED AI Show - Produced by TED, this show features guests who are experts, journalists and entrepreneurs in the world of AI.
Work Lab - This show is produced by Microsoft and features short interviews with people who are innovating in the AI space
Everyday AI Podcast - The name says it all. This is a daily podcast that covers diverse topics related to artificial intelligence.
AI Applied - This show is co-hosted by Conor Grennan and features episodes giving his perspective on some of the latest AI developments.
The Artificial Intelligence Show - The name says it all. I probably listen to this podcast the most frequently.
Me, Myself and AI - A show produced by MIT Sloan and in conjunction with BCG. They interview experts in the AI space ranging from product executives of AI companies to founders and economists.
The Edge of Work - On my podcast, I regularly share episodes with guests who talk about AI and the workplace. Here is my interview with Conor Grennan.
The Talent, Workplace and AI Podcast Playlist - This is a Spotify playlist of some of my favorite podcast episodes related to the intersection of talent and AI in the workplace.
Reporters
These are reporters who cover news and developments related to AI and the workplace.
Jacob Clemente (Charter) Jacob covers the latest developments and research related to AI for Charter.
Steven Rosenbush (WSJ) - Steve is a longtime technology reporter for WSJ and covers AI and the enterprise.
Alex Kantrowitz (Big Technology) - Alex is the Host of The Big Technology Podcast and newsletter, where he covers the latest in AI developments each week.
Jeremy Kahn (Fortune) - Jeremy is the Lead AI Editor at Fortune.
Ina Fried (Axios) - Ina is the lead technology reporter for Axios.
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I would also (selfishly) add https://www.fullstackhr.io/ - a lot of the people you mention above subscribe to FullStack... and it's not uncommon that I see patterns of topics emerge from my writing. :)