When everyone has the same AI tools, where does my edge live?
The Human Edge series, course 1 of 2
The foundation. Builds the hands-on fluency and the judgement that everything else depends on: at your desk, and in the work you deliver.
When everyone has access to the same AI, generic competence stops being an advantage; it becomes the baseline everyone shares. The edge moves to what the tool can’t manufacture: your judgement. That means knowing what to ask for, when to trust the answer, and where a person must stay in charge.
This hands-on, one-day masterclass builds that judgement on your own work. You’ll learn to brief AI well, so it produces something close to usable rather than generic filler. You’ll learn to decide in seconds how much any output needs checking, on any tool, and to check it from outside the tool rather than asking the AI whether it is sure. You’ll analyse a real dataset with AI and find out how a fluent, professional-sounding claim can still be wrong.
Then you’ll put AI into a real workflow from your own role. You’ll decide which steps AI leads and which stay with a person, design the human checkpoints in from the start, and set a clear scale, pivot or kill decision for 30 days’ time. Responsible use runs through the whole day: what you can safely paste into an AI tool, how bias hides in fluent output, and when people should be told that AI was involved, in line with Australia’s guidance on safe and responsible AI.
The tools you learn are deliberately tool-agnostic. They work on whichever AI platform your organisation uses, and they don’t expire when the next model ships. No technical background is required, only curiosity and a willingness to experiment.
How this course connects to the series
This is the first course in The Human Edge series. It builds personal judgement with AI, at your desk and in the work you deliver. The Human Edge: Leading AI with Judgement takes the same judgement to the organisation: choosing which AI projects to back, and making sure they deliver. Each course stands alone. Ethics of artificial intelligence is the related masterclass for governance, risk and regulation in depth.
Find out more about The Human Edge: Leading AI with Judgement.
About the facilitators
Dr Michael Borck
Dr Michael Borck is a recognised authority in information systems and artificial intelligence, with a career spanning over two decades in machine learning, software engineering, and AI-driven innovation. Dr. Borck has held diverse roles, including Software Developer, IT Manager, Consultant, Associate Lecturer, and Researcher, equipping him with a comprehensive understanding of both technical and strategic aspects of AI applications in business.
A Certified Professional of the Australian Computer Society and an active member of the IEEE Computer Society, Dr. Borck has contributed extensively to the fields of image engineering, mobile mapping data, and object recognition through his research and publications. His practical expertise is complemented by a deep commitment to advancing AI research and its real-world applications.