453- Make Approved AI Easier to Use w/Mason Herbel
Mason Herbel describes the shift from an AI startup to Parallel Systems, where the first questions were about governance and company data. Some employees already used AI. Others had barely started. His advice for IT leaders: give people a clear route to approved tools, then make that route easy enough to use at work.
He suggests company enterprise plans, agreements about data handling, and a trial period for tools employees request. After the trial, check actual usage and whether another paid app already does the job. Blocking a website has limits when someone can reach for a personal phone…
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