The AI-Enhanced Team: A New Playbook for Product Leaders (with Andrew Saxe, VP of Product at Smartling)

The Product Manager

As we navigate the AI revolution, we’re collectively creating a new reality that’s far from utopian, and both leaders and individual contributors are struggling to find their way through the uncertainty. Questions around workplace ethics, output quality, and long-term impacts are top of mind for many, but this presents an opportunity to learn from each other’s breakthroughs and shape the future we want to see.

Andrew Saxe, VP of Product at Smartling, shares his experience leading a company that has evolved from manual translation services to integrating AI-driven workflows. He discusses how to distinguish real AI value from hype, the ethical considerations leaders must consider, and the rapid shift in the skills that are in highest demand in today’s AI-driven landscape.

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• Check out Smartling

Chapters

1. The AI-Enhanced Team: A New Playbook for Product Leaders (with Andrew Saxe, VP of Product at Smartling) (00:00:00)

2. Meet Andrew Saxe from Smartling (00:01:33)

3. Impact of AI on Translation Workflows (00:02:23)

4. AI's Impact on Translation Workflow (00:07:49)

5. Ethical Considerations in AI Implementation (00:09:13)

6. Deciding AI vs. Human Tasks in Translation Workflows (00:13:12)

7. Adoption and Integration of AI at Smartling (00:15:17)

8. Navigating AI Hype vs. Real Value (00:17:40)

9. Broader Implications of AI in Product Management (00:20:53)

10. Future of AI and Human Collaboration (00:23:35)