Microsoft Partnership, Academy Updates, and Spatial Intelligence | Human-Centered AI Ep. 008
Three signals from the AI frontier this week. Each one reshapes how we think about AI readiness.
SIGNAL 1: Microsoft Partnership
DTJ is now Microsoft's official training partner for AI education in Japan—working with government officials and policymakers. When governments invest in AI literacy (not just tools), it confirms: this skill is baseline now.
SIGNAL 2: Academy Confidence
Our graduates walk into interviews ready when asked "How do you think about AI trade-offs?" They've built conviction, not memorized answers. December and January cohorts now open.
SIGNAL 3: Spatial Intelligence Is Live
Dr. Fei-Fei Li's work on AI that understands 3D space just dropped. Take one photo, AI generates a navigable 3D environment. For manufacturing, logistics, robotics—the next wave isn't coming. It's here.
THREE CRITICAL INSIGHTS:
1. AI Literacy Moved From Vertical to Horizontal - This isn't specialized anymore. It's baseline. Every role. Every level.
2. Confidence Is the Competitive Advantage - Technical knowledge is optional. Strategic conviction about AI is not.
3. The Frontier Keeps Revealing Itself - While most organizations are figuring out ChatGPT, AI just moved from digital to physical.
We watch the frontier so you don't get blindsided. 37 minutes that translate what's coming into what it means for your work.
LINKS:
🔗 Human-Centered AI Leadership Academy: https://www.designthinkingjapan.com/ai-leadership
🔗 DTJ Website: https://www.designthinkingjapan.com/
🔗 Microsoft Elevate Japan: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/elevate
🔗 World Labs (Spatial Intelligence): https://www.worldlabs.ai/
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