{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"AI: Voice or Victim?","title":"AI Literacy vs. AI Fluency: The Leadership Skill That Will Define the AI Era","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/59b9c27c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1460,"description":"What’s the difference between AI literacy and AI fluency - and why does it matter for leaders right now?\nRecorded live at MIT during the AI Powered Women Conference, this episode of AI: Voice or Victim breaks down why understanding AI tools is no longer enough. Erica Rooney was joined by Elena Alikhachkina, a global technology and data leader with over 25 years of experience across companies like Dow Jones and Johnson & Johnson.\n\nTogether, they explore how AI has been influencing decisions in hiring, healthcare, finance, and content personalization for years - long before ChatGPT entered the spotlight. The real risk today isn’t AI itself, but passive leadership that fails to question, guide, or challenge automated systems.\nThis conversation is designed for executives, HR leaders, founders, and non-technical decision-makers who need practical clarity on AI without hype or jargon.\nIn this episode, you’ll learn:\nThe key difference between AI literacy and true AI fluency\nWhy AI fluency is a leadership and behavioral skill, not a technical one\nHow AI already impacts hiring, recruiting, healthcare, and financial decisions\nWhere leaders unknowingly become “victims” of AI systems\nWhy curiosity, critical thinking, and asking better questions are future-proof skills\nWhat it means to manage both human employees and AI-driven systems\nIf you’re responsible for people, strategy, or organizational decisions, this episode will help you move from reacting to AI -  to shaping it with intention.\nChapters\n00:00 Welcome to AI: Voice or Victim\n01:05 Live at MIT: AI-Powered Women Conference\n02:10 Meet Elena Alikhachkina\n03:40 AI Literacy vs AI Fluency\n06:15 AI Before ChatGPT\n08:40 AI in Hiring and Recruiting\n11:10 When Leaders Become the Victim\n13:55 The Three AI Opportunity Zones\n17:45 Why Digital Transformations Fail\n20:30 Leadership Mindset in the AI Era\n24:10 Managing Digital Employees\n27:45 Trust, Bias, and Overconfidence\n31:10 Curiosity as a Leadership Skill\n34:20 Teaching Better...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2uNrlH0794qxIFZGO92VBpWplf9qvS0tjCj6Jc5TJTk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85NTcw/OTA5N2Q1OGNkMWNl/ZmRlM2ViYzYxMzIw/OTA2ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}