How to Create AI-Powered Cultures of Innovation and Collaboration

The real challenge in organizational use of AI lies in building a workplace culture that embraces AI as a co-worker.
By Joshua Summers

We’re entering a new era of AI. The recent breakthroughs from DeepSeek, Google with Gemini 2.0, and OpenAI’s Deep Research—a new AI agent within ChatGPT that can sift through online sources for you—all signal a rapid shift in what’s possible. As global leaders convened at the Paris AI Action Summit in February 2025 to discuss the future of this transformative technology, the question was: How do we not just implement AI but integrate it into the very fabric of our organizations and work culture?

While the potential benefits are immense, from increased productivity to economic growth, a lingering skepticism persists, often framing AI as a job-stealer rather than a smart, reliable collaborator. But the truth is, AI isn’t about replacing people; it’s about empowering them. The real challenge lies in building a workplace culture that embraces AI as a co-worker.

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Co-founder and CEO of EnFi, an AI-driven risk management and monitoring platform for the private credit and lending space. Summers’ previous startups have exited to PayPal and AT&T.

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