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Gut Check—Intuition in the Age of AI

In this Hot Topic video presentation, Kate Isaacs of MIT Sloan School of Management discusses the importance of understanding why and where a human should be in kept "in the loop" of AI governance.
Abstract

As AI becomes increasingly capable, it forces a reckoning with what makes us uniquely human, and how we can best partner with it. We are still responsible for how we show up in relationships, the values that we stand for, how we guide what we create, and what we decide to use AI for in the first place. In this presentation, Kate argues that four distinctly human capacities will become more—not less—important in the age of AI: presence, character, judgment, and purpose. 

Key takeaways from this session

  • Trust. Accept and awaken the capacity you already have. But intuition isn't always right. Take a learning approach.
  • Train. Anchor awareness in your own intuitive signature. Open the aperture to body sensations, emotions.
  • Tune. Adapt and evolve your intuition in relationship with the world and other people.

This presentation was recorded during MIT CISR's Hot Topic event on September 15, 2026. Hot Topics are online MIT CISR events that feature leading-edge research findings from a variety of sources and are offered exclusively to the center's consortium members. The session was moderated by Stephanie Woerner, Director and Principal Research Scientist at MIT CISR.

Kate W. Isaacs is a senior lecturer in work and organization studies at MIT Sloan. She is a scholar, teacher, and strategy advisor who designs organizations and stakeholder partnerships for people and places to thrive. She draws on design thinking, system dynamics, and developmental psychology to help leaders create conditions for collective intelligence, agile performance, and transformative change. Kate consults with organizations in all sectors on strategy and culture change, and she specializes in designing peer-based learning experiences and facilitating multi-stakeholder collaborations.

Download a PDF of the presentation in the recording under Resources, above.

For more on this material, read "Inside interoception: The hidden sense of how you feel inside," an MIT Technology Review article Kate authored.

About the Presenters

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Katherine W. Isaacs, Senior Lecturer, Work and Organization Studies, MIT Sloan School of Management

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