Ankur PancholiAsk BYBNotes from an ongoing inquiry
Technology. Leadership. Consciousness. Three ways of looking at what it means to be human.
A short reflection
AI can offer possibilities. It does not remove our responsibility for choosing among them. I keep returning to the distinction between the ability to produce an answer and the willingness to live with its consequences.
A short reflection
Speed is useful when the direction is sound. Before automating a decision, we still need to ask whose assumptions it carries and who will bear the consequences.
A short reflection
A decision can be clear without its outcome being certain. Perhaps leadership begins with noticing which kind of reassurance we are actually seeking.
A short reflection
A title helps people understand our responsibility. It can also become something we feel compelled to defend. What changes when protecting the role becomes more important than doing the work?
A short reflection
Wanting to do good work need not mean making every result a verdict on our worth. The difficulty lies in practising that distinction when the stakes feel personal.
A short reflection
Attention to outcomes is part of responsibility. Being consumed by them is another matter. The question is how to remain fully engaged without letting a result define the self.