CHAPTER 10

AI Must Pass Into Communication for Its Fulfillment

A client meeting is a ritual. It is a rite of passage for AI. For its avatar, it is about visibility and acceptance. For the avatar’s role, the meeting is about survival.

The avatar writes a document circulated prior to the meeting. Odds are good the paper will not be read. A PowerPoint deck is the next step. Printed copies are called leave behinds because they are left in a wastebasket after the meeting.

From 1 to 20 people gather in a conference room, depending on topic and the client’s personnel schedule. Unlike hotel or academic seminar venues, chairs are comfy and amenable to sleeping. AI has no trouble in filling the room. Decision makers with time available on the schedule ...

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